Space City: Underutilized Lots Provide New Opportunities for Houston Neighborhoods
Empty lots and odd bits of underutilized land are hallmarks of urban life in Houston. Here are four spots that are ripe for change.
Space City: Underutilized Lots Provide New Opportunities for Houston Neighborhoods
Empty lots and odd bits of underutilized land are hallmarks of urban life in Houston. Here are four spots that are ripe for change.
You Can Now Visit Houston's Trails Without Leaving Home (But You Probably Should)
A new partnership means more than two dozen of Houston's parks and trails are now available via Google Street View.
Houston in Flux: Understanding a Decade of Bayou City Development
This report quantifies, visualizes and analyzes new construction and demolition in Harris County between 2005 and 2015.
Houstonians Want to Live in Walkable Communities. Often, That Doesn't Happen.
The findings suggest huge numbers of Houstonians want to live in a different type of community but have been unable to do so.
Cities Need to Change the Way They Examine Rising Sea Levels
New research suggests cities need to adapt a new way of modeling -- or else prepare for the consequences.
City Underwater: A Collection of Drone Footage of this Week's Houston Floods
Aerial footage offers a new vantage point for understanding the water's impact.
Some critics say zoning creates sprawl. But if that's the case, how do you explain Houston?
In Defense of the Urban Freeway
Many of the people who choose to live downtown actually work in the suburbs. Ironically it's the much-maligned urban freeway system that makes this lifestyle possible.
As Cities Encourage Pedestrians and Biking, Another Trend Emerges: More Deaths
Communities have done a great job encouraging residents to walk and bike more. But they're struggling to keep those same residents safe on the streets.
California's New Model for Growth? "Mashable" Metros, With Transportation Options
It won’t be cars or transit; it won’t be houses or apartments; it won’t be downtowns or malls. It’ll be a mashup that gives residents options.
Phoenix, Houston, and the Rest of the Sun Belt Cities Are Misunderstood
Cities across the South and Southwest have a reputation for being unsustainable. Maybe it's time to rethink that label.
Houston's Having an Urban Revolution. Catch Up With This Reading List.
Our roundup of articles and books that capture the magnitude of the changes facing Bayou City.
To Thrive, Cities Must Figure Out How to Make "Thick" Infrastructure
Underutilized spaces present the chance to reconnect neighborhoods, offer new transportation options and encourage physical activity.
How the "Missing Middle" Can Make Neighborhoods More Walkable
One designer argues that housing like the duplex can save cities.
Are Houston’s Transportation and Urban Revolutions here to Stay?
Linking citizen-advocates, transportation officials and public officials is big first step.
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