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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.
Carbon Capture Subscriptions, Climate Entrepreneurs and more
in Blog, 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…
What the Katy Managed Lanes Tell Us About the NHHIP 45N Expansion
in Blog/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 Blog, 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.