Texas
Downtown Dallas As Urban Residential Mecca
With one of the nation's most forlorn downtowns, Dallas plans to convert most of the glass-and-steel downtown business district into an upscale residential neighborhood.
Katrina Evacuees Isolated In Car-Dependent Suburbia
Evacuees forced out of dense, vibrant New Orleans by Hurrican Katrina feel isolated in car-dependent suburbia.
Why Commuter Rail Doesn't Work For Modern Multipolar Cities
Why express buses are a better commuter solution than heavy rail in Houston.
How Overregulation Breeds Sprawl
With Houston as a case study, Michael Lewyn argues that overregulation creates automobile-dependent urban form.
A Plan To Raise Galveston
The article, which first appeared in 1990, details plans made after the September 8, 1900 hurricane to reshape the city of Galveston to prevent vulnerability to flooding.
How Houston Survived Hurricane Katrina
After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, Houston, TX, became the "shock absorber of the nation."
Houston Faces The Challenge Of Sprawl
One editor's solutions for Houston's unique challenges in embracing its population boom.
Valentine, Texas Land Rush: $65 Per Acre
The cost of property in major US cities is so expensive that many city residents are buying cheap, bleak land in the middle of the Texas desert. Why? Because they can.
Wal-Mart Goes Green
Wal-Mart opens its first environment-friendly superstore.
New Safety Problem For HOV, HOT Lanes?
Robert Poole evaluates a Texas Transportation Institute before-and-after analysis of accident rates on Texas freeways with HOV lanes.
Big Box Battles
In Austin, new ordinances seek growth limits, and aggressive design standards for commercial development.
Bribery and Under-the-table Land Deals
The FBI is now investigating allegations that Southwest Housing Development Co. bribed Dallas building officials.
The Next Big Dig?
A Houston transportation engineer envisions an ambitious plan for ten miles of underground highway.
'Bus Rapid Transit' Systems Gaining Support
The hybrid service is already a hit in Las Vegas. With the promise of FTA start-up funds, can cities like Houston be far behind?
Reevluating Development In Free-market Houston
As the effects of Houston's continued outward sprawl hit suburbanites as well as those in the city, there are renewed calls to examine planning issues.
Congressional Delegation To Ensure Houston's Transit Funding
Houston's transit plan takes a small step for commuter-kind.
McMansions or 'Recycled Homes'?
Homeowners calls them McMansions. Developers consider them reinvesting and recycling homes.
Houston Needs Innovative Traffic Solutions
Can combining technology, incentives and HOV lanes solve Houston's traffic problems?
SUV Sales Begin To Fall In Texas
As the cost to gas up a full-size SUV nears $100, even Texans are beginning to rethink purchasing the 'National Car of Texas'.
Houston Embraces 'New Weather Urbanism'
Houston decides to tackle the weather as its biggest impediment to New Urbanism.
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.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Ada County Highway District
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
