Texas
Will Houston Try To Limit Apartments?
With many single family neighborhoods unhappy with the encroachment of large apartment complexes, one city councilmember is backing new guidelines to limit the number of apartments in the city.
Texas Program Helps Motorists 'Trade Up' To Lower Pollution
With several of the state's metro areas failing federal clear air standards, Texas lawmakers are dramatically increasing funding to a program that help drivers of older cars buy new, less polluting vehicles.
Galveston Emerging As Texas Riviera
With new high-rise condos and even a New Urbanist community designed by Duany Plater-Zyberk, Galveston Island is capitalizing on its proximity to Houston as it attracts second home seekers and full-time residents alike.
A Champion For Planning In North Texas
Fernando Costa, the director of planning for Fort Worth, Texas, has won praise from residents with his common sense and consensus building approach to planning in this fast growing region.
Does The Trans-Texas Corridor Have A Future?
Plans for the construction of several mega-highway and rail corridors across Texas are facing growing opposition.
Proposed Legislation Helps Manage Expected Growth Around Austin
Special districts would allow cities and counties in Central Texas to impose development rules and collect sales and property taxes to pay for roads, streets and utility improvements without requiring immediate provision of city services.
Austin Permitting System Goes Online
Developers, neighborhood leaders and all interested parties will be able to track project approvals at every stage of the process.
State Legislator Trying To Overturn Austin 'McMansion' Ordinance
A State legislature is proposing a bill that would essentially gut Austin's recently passed 'McMansion' ordinance.
The Invisible Problem Of Suburban Homelessness
This article from the Houston Press looks at the issue of homelessness in nearby suburban Fort Bend County, a problem many public officials deny.
Texas Counties Cooperate For Aerial Photography Project
In an effort to improve the accuracy of property information, 13 counties in North Central Texas have initiated an aerial photography project to document the land. Many hope the publicly available project will improve property appraisals.
Texans Wrangle With Wildlife In Sprawling Suburbs
Increasing conflicts between suburbanites and wild critters battling for habitat prompts urban biologists to find solutions for coyotes, racoons, and feral pigs.
Mall Plans Incite Protesters In Austin
As plans to develop a Wal-Mart and a shopping mall draw thousands of protesters in Austin, Texas, the public seems to be demanding a new kind of development.
Houston Plans Citywide Wi-Fi Network
The city of Houston is looking to create a wi-fi wireless Internet access network that covers the entire city. If approved, this would be the largest citywide wi-fi network in North America.
Central Austin Zones For Vertical Mixed Use
To encourage development that is consistent with the city's vision for sustainable development, planners have created a new zoning designation that looks like a win-win for developers and neighborhoods -- if they can stand the density.
Austin Tries A Waterfront High Rise (Again)
In a rerun of a failed 1999 plan to build a high-rise near the city's Town Lake, officials in Austin, Texas, are looking to increase downtown density. The City is hoping this try works, but the original plan's opponents are still opposed.
Growth Means More Seats In House For Texas
According to Census data and growth projections, Texas appears to be on track to gain between two and four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives when the seats are reallocated in 2010. The rise in population will also increase federal funding.
Austin Grapples With Downtown Height Limits
Developers in the city's booming downtown are pushing to change the rules originally enacted to preserve view corridors to the Texas State Capitol Dome.
Urban Village To Rise On Stadium Grounds
Forest City Enterprises has put forth a proposal to bring a major mixed-use urban infill community to Dallas-Ft. Worth on the grounds of Texas Stadium.
Homestead Preservation District Could Soften The Blow Of Gentrification
With its downtown booming, Austin, Texas is trying to help homeowners who are feeling the squeeze from rising property values -- by buying their land.
Using YouTube As A Planning Advocacy Tool
Advocates for the preservation of historic homes in Houston's 6th ward, east of downtown, have posted video testimonials on the Web to help gain support for their cause.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
