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Proposing an Autonomous Transit Service for Houston
/in Blog /by Tory GattisTory Gattis covers transit issues: Houston needs a forward-thinking solution when planning transit that will be in place for the upcoming decades. Autonomous vehicles are that solution and Houston can be the leader in pioneering autonomous systems for public transit..
Ten Worst Things About Houston, Best State Rankings, Economic Diversification, and SF vs. TX Homes
/in Blog /by Tory GattisTory Gattis covers the Ten Worst Things About Houston, Best State Rankings, Economic Diversification, and SF vs. TX Homes in this weekly roundup. Texas ranked near the top for residents that feel their state is the best place to live: standard of living and trust in state government are key reasons.
Should You Vote for MetroNext 2040?
/in Blog /by Tory GattisBack in January, I wrote an op-ed in the Chronicle giving MetroNext’s draft 2040 plan a grade of B-, with the primary penalty being too many miles of extremely expensive, low-ridership light rail, including two redundant lines to Hobby airport. Since then, they’ve made some good improvements to the plan, the most dramatic being consolidating […]
What Hawaii Can Learn From Houston, Our Tourism Niche, Metro Population Racing, and More
/in Blog /by Tory GattisJust a few items from the Houston Strategies blog this week: Very cool animated “bar race chart” of metro areas adding the most population between 2011 and 2018. As you can see, Houston was #1 much of it while oil boomed and the rest of the country struggled to get out of the 2008 crash. […]