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PBS Loves Houston, We Need an Exploratorium, HTX #1 in Homebuilding
in Blog/by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — Houston needs its own version of the San Francisco Exploratorium museum – it’s just awesome. Meanwhile, we’re #1 in homebuilding, as Houston’s population booms.
Texans don’t leave, checklist for opportunity cities, exurbia rising
in Blog/by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — Lessons from history and from the success stories of the present point to clear priorities for cities to become today’s opportunity cities.
Sprawl is Good — The Environmental Case for Suburbia
in Blog, Suburbs/by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — ‘Sprawl is Good — The Environmental Case for Suburbia’ makes a comprehensive case for why and how sprawl can be pro-environment and address climate change.
Houston #1 for Standard of Living, Debunking the 15 Minute City, and More
in Blog/by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — Houston offers the highest standard of living in the country (discretionary income after costs), especially among growing cities. And, Alain Bertaud debunks the “15-minute city.”
The URI Next American Cities Report, Texas MUDs as a Model
in Blog/by Tory GattisThis newly released report from Urban Reform Institute examines the places that offer opportunity for a revitalized American Dream for more citizens.
Can Houston Avoid L.A.’s Mobility Disaster?
in Blog/by Tory GattisOver the past 20 years, Los Angeles County drastically curtailed highway improvements and poured massive resources into expanding public transit. The result: disaster. Why do Harris County officials want to bring Los Angeles-style transportation planning to Houston?
2021 Highlights
in Blog/by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — Houston #3 for wage growth in the last year, maybe around the goldilocks zone of not too low or too high (which drives inflation).
Road Subsidies, Challenging Parking Minimums, and Wage Growth
in Blog/by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — Houston #3 for wage growth in the last year, maybe around the goldilocks zone of not too low or too high (which drives inflation).
Preventing big infrastructure failures, mass migration to Texas and more
in Blog/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 Blog/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.