Archive for January, 2009
Walkable Weather
Kuffner wrote a great little ditty today about how the weather affects Houston. Here’s what he had to say:
Tory Gattis: “Houston has a pedestrian-hostile tropical climate five months of the year. While northern transit-based cities benefit from a personal warming technology – the coat – the only personal cooling technology that exists for southern cities [...]
Road Signs warn of Zombies
I thought this, from KXAN in Austin, was hilarious:
Hackers change public safety message
Shannon Wolfson – KXAN Austin
Austin drivers making their morning commute were in for a surprise when two road signs on a busy stretch of road were taken over by hackers. The signs near the intersection of Lamar and Martin Luther King boulevards usually [...]
The value of transit
Today I wanted to take a few minutes to talk through the effect that transit has on cities, and to illustrate one of the least appreciated aspects of the car-only infrastructure system.
When land prices are high, there are only two ways to develop that land profitably: you can either charge extremely high rent/sale price, or [...]
Rumors
Earlier today I was told that the UT System has decided to move UTMB from Galveston to Austin. This came second hand, but from a source I would consider credible.
That said, this is merely the latest mention of a rumor that has been swirling around for a long time. I found a great page of [...]
Tagged :)
I got “tagged” by Thomas from ‘Mean Green Cougar Red.’ This means I’m supposed to list seven facts about myself and tag seven other bloggers. I’ll play along, but I’m not going to tag anyone else just yet. This is partly because it seems all the bloggers I read have been tagged recently, so I’m [...]
Peter Newman Presentation at Houston Tomorrow
I attended Peter Newman’s presentation at Houston Tomorrow last night. It was an interesting talk; I didn’t find any of it to be shockingly original information, but it was a great overview of the situation we’re in right now and how the city can be made better.
There are two critical points Newman illustrated. These are [...]
VisitHoustonTexas.com and Ask Veronica
I was listening to NPR this morning on my way to work, and I heard a story about a website called VisitHoustonTexas.com, which I thought deserves a mention on neoHouston, especially since it has some pretty good information about Houston. It was created recently by the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, and has various [...]
From the Newswire: January 22, 2009
There was a huge wreck on I-45 yesterday, traffic was almost completely stopped in both directions. We need better alternate routes, folks. How about a commuter train? Leave the car in downtown for a day and have a friend or your spouse pick you up at a park + ride when the freeway is completely [...]
Inauguration Day
Congratulations to Barack Obama on becoming the 44th President of the United States.
Whether you love him or hate him, it’s important that we respect the office, and even more important that we pray for our leaders. Remember, he is the President whether you voted for him or not, and we’re all better off if he [...]
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