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New Zealand Adopts Texas Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs)
/in Blog, Housing, Planning, Politics & Policy, Urban Issues /by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — In 2018, New Zealand sent delegates to the USA to study urban development, with a focus on revenue bonds and municipal utility districts (MUDs) in Texas.
Best Posts of 2020 from Houston Strategies
/in Blog /by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. Time for our annual round-up of the best posts of 2020 – a year we might otherwise like to forget.
Post-Pandemic Housing Reality, Alt Cities to CA-NYC Housing Boom
/in Blog, Economics, Housing, Politics & Policy /by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — A post-pandemic housing boom is underway in alternative cities as residents flee high housing costs and low quality of life.
Silicon Valley Exits California for Texas
/in Blog, Economics /by Tory GattisSilicon Valley exits California for Texas in a quest for lower taxes, less competition for talent and an affordable cost of living for employees.
Reason: Toll Agency Politicized in Houston
/in Blog /by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — Reason’s newest Surface Transportation Newsletter by Bob Poole talks about Harris County’s dangerous raid on HCTRA’s toll road money, and this is so important I’m reposting it in full here (highlights mine)
A better alternative to channelizing Buffalo Bayou, VC leaving CA for TX, life science and entrepreneurship rankings, big solar, and more
/in Blog /by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — My lead item this week is my proposed alternative to channelizing Buffalo Bayou or an expensive tunnel to better drain the westside reservoirs and avoid a future Harvey flooding tragedy.
Planning Starts for Houston’s Managed Lanes Network, Plus COVID Impact on Metro Ridership
/in Blog /by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — Dallas has experienced a ridership drop of 57%, nearly identical to Houston. We probably won’t see a rebound in transit ridership until there is widespread vaccination and rush-hour traffic congestion returns to pre-covid levels.
Texas Central High Speed Rail Looking for Federal Loan Guarantees, HTX Future, Energy, and More
/in Blog /by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — Texas Central high-speed rail is now looking for federal loan guarantees. But to repay the $30B in loans, rail prices will exceed comparable air fares, assuming 6M riders.
A New Strategy for Securing Houston’s Economic Future
/in Blog /by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — What will be Houston’s economic future in a less carbon-intensive energy world? Will we still be an energy capital, or could we play to other strengths?
Houston Top 5 Global City in America, Big SWA increase at Hobby, Dilbert vs. City Red Tape
/in Blog /by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — Houston ranks in top 5 of America’s global cities behind NYC, LA, and SF. We’re still the most affordable global city in America!