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How the Walkable Places Committee Plans to Make Houston More Pedestrian Friendly
The Houston Walkable Places Committee aims to make the Bayou City a more pedestrian-friendly city one new construction at a time.
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This week, a handy how-to guide on submitting comments on federal proposals, plus a call out to do just that at the state level to support safer roads in Texas and a look at a new park in Tulsa, an existing Dodger Stadium connection and more.
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In Unearthed Mass Grave of Prison Laborers, Fast-Growing Houston Suburb Confronts Its Past
The Conversation | In theory, Texas law should protect these heritage sites.
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Urban Review: Parking, A Football Oz and How To (Not) Write About Los Angeles
This week, new data on parking, a review of a fabricated sports city, the problem with work requirements and a lesson in writing about Los Angeles (and all cities).
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Urban Review: Parks versus People, Prenatal Care in Texas and School to Prison Research
This week's roundup covers a new analysis of maternal risk factors across Texas, asks whether big park projects and the communities around them can get along, looks at law enforcement referrals in schools after high-profile shootings and even a Drake reference.
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