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Remember When Houston Was Wild?
Sixty years ago, Houston was a dense city where the wilderness was within reach. Maybe we should look to the past as we plan our future.
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A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
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What We Mean When We Talk About Immigrant “Integration”
Even when communities embrace foreigners, integration can be fraught with hurdles.
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Can a Food Truck Entrepreneur Teach Governments?
Gabe Klein has the unusual distinction of having led two big city transportation departments despite an unorthodox background.
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Why Working Class Candidates Don’t Pose a Threat to Women or Minorities
Research sheds light on the declining rate of blue-collar workers in public office.
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A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
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Why Achieving L.A.’s Ambitious Transportation Plan is Far from Certain
The city’s new mobility plan is ambitious, but whether it ever becomes a reality remains an open question.
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Ryan Holeywell | October 7, 2015 Following a process that took more than a year, the city approved an outline of its goals. Now the real work starts.
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What Copenhagen and Houston Tell Us About How “Trust” Affects Cities
You’d be hard pressed to find two Western cities that are more different than Houston and Copenhagen. The reason for that may have something to with the idea of trust.
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When Faced With Poor Neighborhoods, Planners Often Struggle With Solutions
Investments in development and transportation don’t solve the fundamental problem of how to put more money in residents’ wallets.
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