Urban Planning

'Invisible Women:' How cities aren't including women in their plans

From city infrastructure to car safety to proper lighting to health, cities can do better to be more inclusive toward women's urban needs.

Houston's Walkable Places Committee presents plan for more pedestrian-friendly city

A Q&A with Bill Baldwin, Houston planning commissioner and chair of the Walkable Places Committee, reveals his goals for Houston.

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.

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.