Houston
Houston May Revive Long-Dormant Committee to Investigate Substandard Apartments
The city received 18,000 complaints about living conditions in multifamily housing between 2020 and 2024.
Houston Trains Once Again Get Green Lights Downtown After Travel Times Doubled
Recent changes to the Red Line’s signal priority forced trains to wait at red lights, leading to complaints of longer commute times.
Once a Leader in Reducing Homelessness, Houston Reports Fewest Shelter Beds in 2 Decades
The number of unsheltered Houstonians grew after a decline in 2024.
Artists Blanket Houston in Rainbow Murals After City Removes Rainbow Crosswalks
Houstonians are responding to the removal of rainbow crosswalks with new murals celebrating diversity.
Houston 'Abandons' Street for Convention Center Expansion
The city plans to eliminate multiple blocks of public streets as part of an expansion project that some residents say didn’t take into account local connectivity.
The Texas Art Town Trying to 3D Print Housing Affordability
A Houston-based company is building 3D-printed homes that will sell for much less than other homes in the area.
Houston to Open ‘Super hub’ for Homeless Residents
The city has agreed to buy and redevelop a property that will provide shelter and services for over 200 unhoused residents.
Study: Houston’s Vacant Lots Worsen Heat Island Effect
Paved lots and abandoned buildings can raise surrounding surface temperatures as much as 20 degrees, according to a new study.
Houston Trains Now Have to Stop at Red Lights, Risking 'Train Traffic Jams'
The city’s light rail trains no longer get signal priority, forcing them to wait through the entire light cycle at intersections.
After Years of Success, Houston Sees Spike in Unsheltered Homelessness
Unsheltered homelessness rose by 16 percent in 2025 despite the city’s previous success in reducing the number of people living on the streets.
Houston Construction Reveals Former Streetcar Rails
Road construction workers dug up buried streetcar rails and brickwork paving.
Report: One-Fifth of Houston Homes in Flood Areas
The 2025 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report highlights the health risks posed by inadequate housing.
Houston Mayor Kills Another Bike Lane
The mayor rejected a proposed bike lane in the Montrose district in keeping with his pledge to maintain car lanes.
Housing Vouchers as a Key Piece of Houston’s Housing Strategy
The Houston Housing Authority supports 19,000 households through the housing voucher program.
Houston Mayor Promises Dedicated Austin Street Bike Lane After Public Backlash
Although the one-way bike lane won’t be protected by physical barriers, the proposal is an improvement over the mayor’s initial plan to only include sharrows on the Austin Street project.
Preserving Houston’s ‘Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing’
Unsubsidized, low-cost rental housing is a significant source of affordable housing for Houston households, but the supply is declining as units fall into disrepair or are redeveloped into more expensive units.
Houston Metro Plan Centers Safety, Accessibility
A new plan from the city’s transit agency focuses on improving the rider experience and boosting safety, but remains uncommitted to previous plans to build new BRT lines.
Retro-silient?: America’s First “Eco-burb,” The Woodlands Turns 50
A master-planned community north of Houston offers lessons on green infrastructure and resilient design, but falls short of its founder’s lofty affordability and walkability goals.
Public and Private Collaboration Advances Park Development in Houston
Houston may be known to some as a concrete jungle, but its greenspaces continue to expand thanks to combined support from the public, private, and philanthropic sectors.
How Houston Can Be a Model for Housing Reform
The city builds more new housing than almost any other and has dramatically reduced homelessness, yet low-income families struggle to find affordable housing.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
