Perspective: Hopes, Questions As Community Undergoes Planning Effort
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With a draft plan in hand, one of five pilot Complete Communities neighborhoods reflects on the process.
Changes Bigger Than Self-Driving Cars Headed to a City Near You
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Governing | Online shopping and the automation of jobs are going to transform cities.
Welcome to Acres Homes. Acres Home. Acreage Homes?
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A community in transition contemplates its future and its name.
Listen: Near Northside Awaits I-45 Project and the History of Houston’s Transportation Struggles
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The podcast is back with a visit to one of the neighborhoods in the path of a major highway project and an interview with Kyle Shelton about his history of Houston transportation decisions.
Perspective: From the Notebook of Pedestrian Pete
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A lifetime thinking about his hometown and beautiful spaces across the world led him to believe in the power of place.
Watch Two Decades of Growth in Houston
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21 years. One GIF. The spread of development in the fast-growing Houston area.
How Can We Make Sprawling Houston Feel Urban and Walkable?
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Why the city needs to revisit the city-wide code.
Houston Solutions Lab Pairs Academics with City
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Three projects were selected in the first round of funding, including two for flood research.
The 'New Urbanism' Movement Might Be Dead
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City revival has ceased to be a radical idea, and that’s a good thing.
Developing Houston: Land-Use Regulation in the “Unzoned City” and its Outcomes
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This report lays out the existing elements of Houston’s land development system and highlights several areas where it could be improved.
One Hundred Years Later, Camp Logan and the Houston Riot Bring Fresh Questions
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At a ceremony Wednesday, the Houston mayor called for the anniversary to be a moment of reflection.
In San Antonio, Armed Groups Oppose Confederate Statue's Removal
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As Houston weighs what to do next, tension escalates in San Antonio.
Dallas-Houston High-Speed Rail Takes A Step Forward
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Good news for people eagerly awaiting the high-speed connection.
In Houston, Those Crosswalk Buttons Actually Do Something
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You push the button to cross the street. Then what?
In Houston, Walking For Health and Change
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The local branch of GirlTrek brings together black women to do a deceptively simple thing: walk.
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