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Showing posts with label #localgov. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #localgov. Show all posts
Friday, January 15, 2016

New Year's Resolutions: Houston's Urbanism and Civics Calendar

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Each year we're prone to give ourselves New Year's resolutions. I'm sure many of us have already broken those resolutions no...
Monday, July 6, 2015

Once Around the Block: Monday, July 6, 2015

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I hope everyone had a blast of an Independence Day weekend (pun totally intended). Here are a few articles from the world of city planning, ...
Thursday, July 2, 2015

For the Love of Local Access - Stephen Colbert Hosts "Only in Monroe"

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Local access channels have always gotten a bad wrap. But, if you think about it, they're the closest thing that we had to YouTub...
Thursday, May 7, 2015

Houston Mayoral Candidates and Campaign Photography; Sabine Street Bridge

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As the Houston mayoral race starts to collect momentum, it is interesting to note each candidate's choice of Houston imagery. Political ...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Houston, Zoning & the New Donut Model

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Mmm, donuts. A few weeks ago on Urbanophile   Aaron Renn  discussed a historical concept of urban development known as the "donut...
Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Parkitecture: Surface Parking Lots in Downtown Houston - Pay Stations, Honesty Boxes and Parking Huts

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***Update: Portions of my post were featured in the Gray Matters column on the Houston Chronicle website on September 3, 2014. Hou...
Thursday, August 28, 2014

Houston: The Adolescent City

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Recently, people have struggled to describe Houston, to give it an identity. We've got a new slogan that touts Houston's endles...
Thursday, July 3, 2014

METRO Musings: Theater District Station Platform Art; Bike Storage At METRO Rail Stations

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Theater District Station Platform Art - Sprawl "On Stage"  There are a lot of things that the  Metropolitan Transit Authority ...
Monday, June 23, 2014

Disappearing Urban Drinking Fountains; The Search For Houston's Best Bathrooms and Drinking Fountains

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There are too many parts of my life that are shaped by Seinfeld. Much like George Costanza, I pride myself on being able to "sniff o...
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

The Limit Does Not Exist in Houston - Borrowing A Line From Mean Girls

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The limit does not exist. At least not here in Houston. Officials from the Greater Houston Partnership economic development group revea...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

"Ride" Your New METRO Route

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Nearly two weeks ago the Metropolitan Transit Authority for Harris County, Houston, Texas (METRO) released their System Reimagining proposa...