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Preventing big infrastructure failures, mass migration to Texas and more
in Demographics, Planning/by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — To prevent big infrastructure failures, we need to compare a proposed project estimate to similar projects actual costs BEFORE a project goes through the approval process.
Houston Should Learn from the Future of Public Transit in Las Vegas
in Planning/by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — This week we have a post from Oscar Slotboom on how Houston should learn from the future of public transit that Las Vegas is pursuing.
Carbon Capture Subscriptions, Climate Entrepreneurs and more
in Energy & Environment/by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — Every day I meet another oil and gas guy who is now a climate entrepreneur. I think there is going to be an explosion of clean energy activity out of the O&G sector…
Demographia United States Housing Affordability, 2021 Edition
in Demographics, Housing, Reports/by Charles BlainThe Urban Reform Institute is pleased to present the 2021 edition of Demographia United States Housing Affordability.
What the Katy Managed Lanes Tell Us About the NHHIP 45N Expansion
in Politics & Policy, Urban Issues/by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — This week we have a post from Oscar Slotboom on on the effectiveness of managed lanes and why they’re so critical to the 45N expansion plan in Houston, TX.
The Post-Pandemic Future of Cities
in Urban Issues/by COUby Tory Gattis — Fracking has a bad rep, but know-how born of the shale boom is now helping power clean energy entrepreneurship in Texas.
Frontier Thinkers Corner: Housing Affordability
in Housing, Video/by COUWendell Cox, senior fellow at Urban Reform Institute, joins David Lees to discuss housing affordability and the root causes of the housing affordability crisis.
Clean Energy Entrepreneurship in Houston, Densification, Welcoming Refugees and more
in Energy & Environment, Urban Issues/by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — Fracking has a bad rep, but know-how born of the shale boom is now helping power clean energy entrepreneurship in Texas.
Houston vs. Austin, Kudos for Museum of Fine Arts Houston
in Planning/by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — A just published review compares Houston vs. Austin, Woodlands ranked Best City to Live in America, and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston receives praise from Travel + Leisure.
Political Guide for Moving to Texas, Houston No-Zoning Video, and More
in Demographics/by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — This week’s post starts with my political guide for moving to Texas: progressives to Austin, conservatives to DFW, and pragmatic centrists and independents to Houston.