Texas

Texas Feels Housing Slowdown

After years of big increases, home building is softening in Texas.

September 20, 2000 - Wall St. Journal

Speed Buttons Lose To Thermoplastic

Alas, the Texas Department of Transportation is replacing the ceramic lane divider buttons with thermoplastic striping.

September 16, 2000 - Wall St. Journal

Warehouses Are Booming In Laredo

The warehouse-building boom in this border town is reaching proportions that would have seemed incredible a few years ago.

September 14, 2000 - Wall St. Journal

Houston's Suburban Housing Program?

Suburbs get subsidies intended for inner-city residents in Houston's revitalization program. What went wrong?

September 12, 2000 - The Houston Chronicle

Gentrificaton Meets South Austin, Houston-Style

What some see as a renaissance, others see as an unwelcome invasion.

September 11, 2000 - The Austin Chronicle

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.