Texas
Texas' Big, Bold Transportation Plan
Texas Governor Perry's transportation plan would create 4,000 miles of new transportation corridors across Texas for $175 billion.
Dallas: Failure Of Visionary Planning
Dallas News charges that the city's failure to fund a new bridge is indicative of the city's lack of long-range, visionary planning.
What To Do With A Beer Can House?
A house covered in beer cans has become a folk legend in Houston. Will it now become a historic monument?
Texas Sprawl Pushes Into Smaller Towns
When the interstate came to Texas' rural Comal County, it was suddenly in communting distance of San Antonio, San Marcos and Austin.
Can Galveston's Port Become A Waterfront?
Galveston Port's proposed merger with the Houston Port Authority is rejected by voters. It's now being called a 'Waterfront.'
Planner Sets Dallas' Political Urban Agenda
A report by Dallas urban planner Antonio Di Mambro sets the agenda for an endorsement of the city's next mayor.
When A Mayor Becomes A Developer
A local mayor in Texas ramrods his beachfront home development, despite state concerns over who owns the property.
What Does Dallas Want To Become?
A Dallas News columnist suggests that it's about time Dallas decide what it wants to be when it grows up.
Galveston Rejects Port Merger
Talked about for decades, a proposal to merge Galveston's historic port with the Port of Houston fails.
Construction Threatening Downtown Businesses In Houston
Small businesses that helped revitalize downtown Houston could be threated by construction projects.
Urbanizing A Rural Lake In Dallas
Dallas' Lake Ray Hubbard has attracted thousands of new residents and millions in development. Is this progress or sprawl?
Creating A Regional Vision For Central Texas
John Fregonese and Peter Calthorpe lead an effort to develop a regional vision for Central Texas.
Dallas Light Rail Vindicated?
Dallas neighborhoods who once fought against light rail are now begging for local stations.
Houston's Top Issue: Traffic
Houston residents says that transit mobility is the top issue in the upcoming mayoral election.
Ambitious Plan To Improve Houston Air Quality Approved
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a five-year clean air plan for Houston, TX.
Chemical Foul Play Near Houston
A five-year study finds that two chemical companies near Houston have been releasing benzene into the air.
Transit Helps Rural Tourism In Texas
A nonprofit organization is hoping to rebuild a 14-mile train from Teague to Mexia to boost tourism in the area.
Downtown Retail To Be Renovated For New Use
A historic downtown retail site in Austin, TX, will be renovated for office and residential use.
Houston Finds New Is Not Better
Houston -- the town that once prided itself on knocking down the old to build the new -- is returning to traditional real estate values.
Why Texas Cities Will Stop Recycling
For some Texas cities, recycling is five times more expensive than burying waste in a landfill.
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.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association
