Archive for May, 2009
Constitutions
From the Chronicle: Voters to decide if Open Beaches Act will become part of the Texas Constitution
This is one of those funny bits of state politics that I find interesting. For all of Texas’ aversion to big brother and big government, we have declared by law that the State, and only the State, owns the [...]
A good look at Portland
The guys over at “Fort Worthology” have been writing a series of posts on their recent visit to Portland, Oregon.
Portland is a pretty cool city, one I enjoyed visiting a few years ago. Fort Worthology has done a great job explaining what their experience in Portland was like, and providing tons of photos to show [...]
Houston Tomorrow Form-Based Codes Presentation
This was an interesting presentation, though somewhat limited in its applicability to Houston. While form-based code is extremely relevant for Houston, most of the panel presenters were focused on understanding the difference between conventional zoning and form-based code, and they spent most of their time talking about the processes and challenges involved in transitioning from conventional [...]
Like I said…
I thought this post on the Chron blogs was interesting, especially in light of my earlier post this week about cultural traffic calming. When talking about the experience of walking a few blocks from her parking area to City Hall, Tara had this to say:
…I realized it is not the walk that bothers me, it [...]
Gallery Furniture?
My wife was on her way back from a performance in the Woodlands when she got tied up in traffic on I-45. I know what you’re thinking, traffic at 10pm? It turns out Gallery Furniture was on fire. The Chron has already picked up the story, and I’m sure the local TV news will be [...]
Form-Based Code Luncheon
Just a quick reminder for anyone who hasn’t heard or has forgotten, Houston Tomorrow is hosting a lunch presentation today called, “How form-based codes can transform cities and towns.” This is a free presentation, it starts at noon. You can read all about it here. This should be a great presentation, one I highly recommend [...]
Cultural Traffic Calming
One of the recent discussions on the Streetsblog network was related to an interesting traffic calming measure taken in Germany. In places where speeding near school zones was a problem, the Police have been taking a new approach. Instead of just giving motorists a ticket, they’ve been making the motorists stop and explain to a [...]
There’s a new kind of green in the Army…
I found this article really interesting… apparently there’s been a notable uptick of environmental consciousness in the US and British militaries. The two are taking major steps to increase fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions, steps they believe are saving lives.
“We will pay to reduce greenhouse gas emissions today, or we will pay the price [...]
Paging Dr. Klineberg: Grave bias in the Houston Area Survey
Update: Response from Dr. Klineberg
I haven’t met Dr. Klineberg, but he seems like a nice guy. Despite my frustrated rant, he took the time to send me a polite letter explaining his stance on things. I thought it was only appropriate that I post his response here, since I posted my letter to him for [...]
Vauban, the Car-Free Suburb in Germany
I enjoyed this read in the New York Times about Vauban, a “no-cars-allowed” suburb in Germany. Thanks to Matthew Harding for the link!
If you haven’t heard about it, Vauban is one of those ‘buzzy’ places that people in the urbanist community love to talk about. I think the concept it interesting, but it relies on [...]
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