Posts Tagged ‘Houston Tomorrow’
My Houston 2040
For those who are interested, I’ll be presenting some ideas at the My Houston 2040 happy hour tomorrow night. This should be a fun presentation, and it’s a wide-open discussion format, so there will be plenty of opportunity to chime-in. The full details are attached to the end of this post.
John Norquist to Speak in Houston Tonight
If you’ve heard of New Urbanism but don’t know much about it, you should absolutely attend John Norquist’s presentation tonight. As part of Houston Tomorrow’s Distinguished Speaker series, Norquist will be giving a free speech at 7:00 at the United Way Center, 50 Waugh Dr. The good folks at Houston Tomorrow have described the event [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Urban Corridors Debate
Yesterday I attended the Livable Houston lunch meeting put together by the Houston Tomorrow foundation. The topic was Houston’s Urban Corridors program, and the discussion was pretty good.
Here’s an overview:
The city’s current development codes make truly urban, pedestrian-oriented development extremely difficult outside of the CBD. Meanwhile, METRO is building a massive new light-rail system(PDF) which [...]
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 [...]
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