Posts Tagged ‘transit’
Introduction
Today I’m starting a series on high-speed rail. This first post contains my opening thoughts, and some of the background assumptions that inform the rest of what I’m going to write about.
Phone call with Robert Kane, candidate for District F
Robert Kane, a candidate for City Council District F, called me last week. Now, I’m not a political whiz. I don’t intend to run extensive coverage of the local campaign (if you’re looking for such coverage, try Off the Kuff). I also am not planning to endorse any candidates, and I’m not endorsing Kane today. [...]
A tiny step in the right direction
I was pretty excited to be quoted in the Chronicle two days ago. With regards to the passage of the Transit Corridor Streets ordinance, Mike Snyder reported the following: The changes drew support from real estate organizations including Houstonians for Responsible Growth, which generally resists new development regulation. But others who have followed Houston’s efforts [...]
Update on Transit Corridors
Alright, I’m back from vacation in Alaska, and I have an update to add to my previous post on the proposed Transit Corridor Streets ordinance. First, if you haven’t read it, Christof wrote a very detailed explanation of what the ordinance does and doesn’t do. If you want to understand the nuts and bolts of this [...]
Pedaling Revolution
Thanks to Matthew Harding for the tip on this one. There’s a new book out from the Oregon State University Press called Pedaling Revolution. David Byrne had this to say in his review in the New York Times: …the book is useful — for those of us who occasionally find ourselves on the defensive, Mapes [...]
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 [...]
The Urban Network
A few years ago Peter Calthorpe, one of the leading urban designers of our generation, was looking at a bunch of the tools that are advancing good urbanism today (like the Transect, Context-Sensitive Streets, and SmartCode) and felt that something was missing. What we needed, he argued, was a pattern for holding these things together [...]
Three Interesting Reads
Houston Transit in an Alternate Universe Christof Imagines what it would be like if Houston’s plans from 1983 had come to fruition. China Vies to be a Leader in Electric Vehicles It’s scary how far behind the curve we’re getting. 20/20 Segment on Private Roads From Market Urbanism, a look at the difference between public [...]
Grand Parkway
Ok, I couldn’t help myself. There’s been loads of hoopla surrounding the Grand Parkway recently. The most interesting piece, I think, is that the Sierra Club has now sued TxDOT to stop the Grand Parkway. Now, most of the environmental issue with the Grand Parkway is that it tears right through the middle of a [...]
ULI-Houston Mayoral Candidate Forum
Today I had the chance to attend the ULI-Houston Mayoral Candidate Forum. Since this was a members-only event for ULI, most of Houston didn’t get to be there (which is a shame, really, because it was a great event!). So, knowing my readers would probably have appreciated knowing what was discussed, I took the best [...]