signs Houston will succeed
11 signs Houston will succeed
Market Urbanist Scott Beyer on the pros and cons of tax increment financing. (TIFs)
The WSJ on how to make city housing more affordable, which basically comes down to allowing more supply and http://www.cheapjerseys11.com/ variety rather than affordable housing programs, which are inherently very limited. Houston might be the best at the country at this, including the lack of zoning easily enabling townhomes, duplexes, apartment mid and high rises. Also has the novel although exceedingly difficult suggestion of improving schools so homes in those districts become more competitive. Love this chart Houston wins, as you’d expect (and I expect that rent number to come down as thousands of new apartments finish construction during our slowdown).
Hahaha!Widening freeways never fixes traffic, but darnit, it did in Texas. We should be looking at doing similar shoulder conversion projects in Houston! West Loop would be a great first target
“IN A TRUE fairy tale of a transportation project, Texas spent a measly $4.25 million widening a highway and, in cheap jerseys defiance of conventional wisdom among transportation planners, doubled the speed of rush hour traffic on a notoriously congested highway in Dallas.”
The Dallas Fed on the power of Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) to increase housing supply.
McKinsey: Urban mobility at a tipping point As more of the world’s cities become congested and polluted, new business models and technologies are emerging to solve the mobility challenge. Too many strategies and graphs to summarize you’ll just have to check out the whole thing.
Finally, The Atlantic on Eleven Signs A City Will Succeed. I think Houston scores pretty well would love to hear your thoughts in the comments:
Divisive national politics seem a distant concern. I think we’re a pretty pragmatic and balanced “purple” city and metro.
You can pick out the local patriots. Too many to name.
“Public private partnerships” are real. Houston First comes to mind other suggestions?
People know the civic story. I think Klineberg’s annual Houston Area Survey helps a lot here. I would also argue for Houspitality here whether people use the term or not, it definitely exists.