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The Fight Against “The New Exclusionary Zoning”
What happens when not just neighborhoods but entire cities become gentrified?
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Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
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Houston's Former Mayor on Pensions, Politics, and What's Next
Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker says it's not a matter of "if" the city's pensions get addressed -- it's "when."
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How to Make Public Bike-Sharing More Popular
Bike-share providers shouldn't ignore the elephant in the room: consumers' fears about safety.
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Stadium Debt; L.A.'s Energy Disaster; and Uber vs. Texas: Urban Insights From Around The Web
Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
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A Change in California Might Prompt Other Places to Reconsider Their Approach to Traffic
Andrew Keatts | February 4, 2016 The state may shift from measuring congestion to measuring driving. That slight distinction makes a big difference.
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Market-Based Zoning Needed During the Age of the "Sharing" Economy
As the sharing economy takes hold, it may be time to embrace a new type of zoning.
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Harris County Judge Lays Out Latest Plan for Astrodome Overhaul
The new plan would cost considerably less than the $217 million overhaul voters rejected in 2013.
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Study: Development Regulations Linked to Segregation
Strict housing regulation – including limits on housing density, or requiring numerous regulatory approvals for new housing – are related to economic segregation, a new report says.
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Houston Endowment Awards $7 Million Grant to Kinder Institute
It marks the largest contribution the Kinder Institute has received since 2010, when Rich and Nancy Kinder provided a permanent endowment gift of $15 million.
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