Texas
New Nicknames For Houston Light Rail
'Wham-Bam-Tram'and 'Streetcar Named Disaster' are some the nicknames given to the Houston's new light rail line between downtown and the Astrodome.
Houston Uses Faults To Highlight Assets
A new marketing campaign uses some of the reasons people hate Houston to introduce why "It's Worth It."
Anatomy Of A Dallas Development
A blighted area of downtown Dallas is being transformed -- inch by dogged inch -- into an upscale urban neighborhood by Dallas-based Hillwood Development.
When the Real Estate Market Ruins Your Plans
Planners in Houston finally establish a municipal land-bank program for redevelopment, but find after years of delays, that the real estate market has changed.
'Vancouver Of The South'
Inspired by Vancouver, the Trinity River plan could transform Fort Worth, TX.
Houston 2025: Linking Mobility And Quality-of-life
A 2025 vision of Houston where mobility enhances quality-of-life.
Breaking Up The Big Box
A former Wal-Mart store becomes home to a Mexican-style market.
Critics Wary Of Houston's New Form Of Annexation
Planners around Texas are worried that Houston's deals with municipal utility districts will hamper regional development strategies.
The Forbidden City
Want to see China's Forbidden City? Go to Texas.
Stakeholders Scrutinize Proposed Trans-Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor
The Texas Department of Transportation gets regional comment regarding its proposed 4,000-mile-long network of passenger and truck lanes, high-speed rail and data infrastructure corridors.
Austin's 'Land-use Queen'
A profile of Austin's veteran planner who is both feared and respected.
A Streetcar Named Disaster
The Houston Review takes a hard look at Houston's new MetroRail transit system.
Can Houston Drivers Adapt To Light Rail?
For the last year, Houston has been trying to prepare its drivers for light rail, but already there have been 15 accidents since January 1.
Texas Environmental Fines Dwarfed by Polluter Savings
Cutting corners, saving money, spewing toxins: is this Texas environmental policy?
Dallas's Black Neighborhoods Failed to Deliver
After World War II, black neigborhoods in Southern cities suffered overcrowding, and even those with money could not move up-- due to segregation.
LRT Helping To Revitalize Houston CBD
Houston is hopping these days with new public and private investments.
Houston's Focus On Planning Gets Noticed
A Super Bowl visitor to Houston writes that although the city's reputation for visual blight is deserved, the city is catching on to good city building.
Rail Transit Politics Continue In Houston
Harris County District Attorney rules that the anti-rail group Texans for True Mobility violated no state campaign laws.
Houston: Urbanism Meets The Wild West
SpaceCity is beginning to bridge its auto-dominated wide open spaces with more attention to developing its urban fabric.
Houston's Makeover
After years of national criticism about Houston's livability, the city is trying to remake itself -- fast.
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
