Urban Planning

Houston's Transit Guru on the City's Moment in the Sun

An interview with Christof Spieler, who may understand transit better than anyone else in Houston.

Local Governments Are Inefficient. Here Are Four Ways to Fix Them.

Most American cities are either too big or too small to serve the people who live in them in a cost-effective manner.

5 Things to Know about Houston's New Bike Plan

The plan would create hundreds of miles of new bikeways.

The Furor Over Artsy Crosswalks Misses a Broader Point About Safety

If we're just relying on the white lines of a crosswalk to protect pedestrians, we're in big trouble.

What Scalia Meant For Land-Use Planning

Thirty years ago, in his first big majority opinion -- a land-use case from the California coast -- Antonin Scalia found the colorful and irreverent style that came to distinguish his career on the Supreme Court