Monumental changes require removing monuments to the Confederacy
Since the death of George Floyd, the United States has been in nothing short of a reckoning with systemic racism — a reckoning that has, in part, focused on how we remember our past.
Chris Servidio
How the mayor of Washington D.C. used ‘graffiti’ to protect public space
When President Donald Trump sent heavily armed federal law enforcement officers and unidentified officers in riot gear into Washington, D.C. during the height of protests recently, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser responded by painting “BLACK LIVES MATTER” directly on the street leading to the White House.
How Houston can reinvent itself and be bigger and better
Houston was born from bold entrepreneurialism and big infrastructure.
The Allen Brothers put the city on the map as a hub of the transcontinental rail network. The Ship Channel connected Houston to the world, enabling it to become the capital of the oil and gas industry.
NASA made Houston famous around the world as Space City.
Snapshot taken of Houston just before pandemic shows the inequalities COVID-19 would exploit
What’s the biggest problem facing people in the Houston area today?
If asked that question in the past month and a half, it seems like easy money to bet every response would involve the economy or health.
But back in late January and early March of this year, when interviews for the 2020 Kinder Houston Area Survey were conducted, congestion on the city’s streets and freeways was the most-common concern. (It was the top response in the previous three years as well.)
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2020 Results
Could parklets help Houston restaurants recover from the pandemic?
Houston has become as well-known for its food scene as it has for its sprawl and the whole no-zoning thing.
Dear cities: Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to remake and retake streets
As businesses begin to reopen and more and more people leave their homes more often, we’ll have to continue to be vigilant about good hygiene and physical distance. Guidelines for grocery stores can include signage and announcements reminding shoppers to avoid touching their faces and leaving space between themselves and others as well as sneeze-guards at the checkouts.
Here’s what our cities will look like after the coronavirus pandemic
Part two looks at changes such as an increase in remote work arrangements, which will lead to more activity in neighborhoods, more flexibility in public transit options and a renewed appreciation for taking a walk. Read part two here.
A few weeks ago — before all of our everyday assumptions about travel and social interaction were blown to bits — I attended the UN-Habitat World Urban Forum in Abu Dhabi.