Urban Planning

Houston extends minimum parking exemptions into East End, Midtown

Car-centric Houston gets a little less car-centric.

How landmarks and cognitive maps could help create social cohesion

As researchers continue to investigate how we go about forming our mental maps, understanding their impacts is important too.

As downtowns continue to evolve, cities have a critical role to play

As more people move into large metropolises, the landscape of the city will also change. One of these changes will be having more than one "downtown."

How the I-45 project will affect two affordable housing communities

This post is part of a series on the I-45 project, published every Monday and Wednesday throughout June.

Houston's historic Independence Heights' complicated past, present and future with divisive freeways

This post is part of a series on the I-45 project, published every Monday and Wednesday throughout June.