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Texas Transportation Projects Update
in Economics, Planning/by Tory GattisTexas transportation projects update: the legislative regular session ended on Memorial Day. Transportation related issues were mostly low priority, and the Senate focused mainly on a few important long-term funding bills.
BRT Should Use Shared Not Dedicated Lanes, HTX #1 real estate market, and more
in Economics, Planning/by Tory GattisMETRO’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) plan should use shared lanes rather than dedicated lanes to minimize traffic congestion.
The Future of Cities: Conclusion
in Planning, Urban Issues/by Joel KotkinOver five millennia, cities have demonstrated their essential resiliency. They now are transforming to a pattern based on digital commuting.
Is the 18 year Rebuild of 45N a Good Thing or Will it Kill Downtown?
in Economics, Planning/by Tory GattisWill the two decades long rebuild of 45N eventually ease traffic, or will it cause employers to move to the suburbs and permanently shift to remote work, killing economic vitality in the downtown area of Houston?
The Future of Cities: Next Generation American Suburbs
in Housing, Urban Issues/by Alan BergerNext generation suburbs can be designed to preserve the environment, and advantage that urban core cities could never achieve.
The Future of Cities: Utah Policy Innovations in Homelessness, Poverty and Health
in Housing, Urban Issues/by Natalie GochnourThe proper size of government permeates public policy discussions about homelessness, poverty, and health care. The left and right debate varying degrees of government involvement, typically failing to act and often deteriorating into a state of policy paralysis.
Update for METRO’s Inner Katy BRT Plan
in Urban Issues/by Tory GattisIn January Houston’s METRO received a Categorical Exclusion (CATEX) determination for the Inner Katy Bus Rapid Transit project from the Federal Transit Administration. This will allow the project to proceed to construction without further years of environmental assessment.
The Future of Cities: A New Path for Black Urban Voters?
in Housing, Urban Issues/by Charles BlainFor decades, a large majority of black Americans have aligned with the Democratic Party, but the modern-day Democratic Party’s leftward shift may cause a reevaluation of that relationship. The welfare of black people has not been made better from their support of the Democratic Party.
The Future of Cities: False Dawn – The Future of Work and Cities After the Illusions of Globalization
in Housing, Urban Issues/by Michael LindThe disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of remote work, and partial de-globalization have shattered neoliberal narratives about the future of work and cities. A consensus about what will replace it has yet to emerge.
Reason Interviews Tory Gattis About Houston’s Affordability
in Urban Issues/by Tory GattisReason interviews me (Tory Gattis) about Houston’s unorthodox, unzoned approach to land-use regulation and how it reduces our homelessness, as well as my suggested solution for zoned cities.