Posts Tagged ‘future’
Houston – Part 3
To finish laying the framework for inter-city rail, we need a regional corridor that serves Northwest Houston. Today we’ll take a look at the Northwest Corridor, and see what it looks like when we tie this in to the rest of the system.
Advancing Houston
Tory Gattis wrote this column yesterday, and I have to say I heartily agree with it. Here’s the bulk of it: Houston has a unique window of opportunity right now to secure its economic future as well as improve its world-city status. We’re currently the global capital of the oil and gas industry, one of [...]
A New Vision for the Katy Prairie
Over the course of the last month we’ve discussed the Grand Parkway and all the reasons for and against it. I’ve offered an alternative concept that I believe would better support the existing development in the area, and I suggested that I think that also offers a better land-development scenario for the Katy Prairie. Today [...]
De Lange Conference: Day Two
Another great day at the De Lange Conference. Here were some of the notable quotes and excerpts: Today 1 in 7 people are living in slums and shanties, and in 20 years it will be 1 in 3. This is the market for housing in the world, and the most important priority for architects, urban [...]
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 [...]