Urban Edge
Houston extends minimum parking exemptions into East End, Midtown
Car-centric Houston gets a little less car-centric.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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