Texas
Getting Started On The Trans Texas Corridor
The Trans Texas Corridor is a planned statewide corridor for rail, passenger and freight roadways.
New Urbanism With A Texas Twang
Sandy Sorlien continues the MainStreet Diary series with a visit to Fort Worth, a city in the midst ofrebuilding and revitalization.
Fighting The Homeless?
Proposed Austin ordinances would criminalize common homeless activities -- but might some of these activities be more common than many realize?
A Mall Is Not A Town Square, Court Rules
Texas courts uphold a controversial ruling on privately-owned shopping centers to regulate solicitation on center properties.
Debate Over Trans Texas Corridor Plan
Opposition is growing to Governor Rick Perry's proposal for a 4,000-mile network of quarter-mile-wide multimodal corridors for transporting goods, people and utilities.
Austin Voters Pass Commuter-Rail Referendum
The ballot measure, called Capital Metro, may lead to a multi-modal transportation system in Central Texas.
Calatrava Bridge Project May Be Phony
Local columnist argues that Dallas project is corrupt and doesn't deserve federal transportation funding.
Austin Rail Referendum Passes
Voters approved a scaled-back version of commuter rail proposal that was rejected in 2000.
Are Rural Prisons A Good Economic Development Strategy?
A columnist explains how the small Texas town of Eden grew to love its private prison.
School And The Suburb
Does the placement of schools encourage sprawl.
Schools And Freeways Don't Mix
Studies show emissions from traffic on freeways detrimental to schoolchildren's health.
The Economic Impacts Of An NFL Stadium
An Economic Research Associate study finds that a proposed stadium in Arlington, TX will generate $15.82 billion in economic impacts for the city over 30 years.
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.
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.
Smith Gee Studio
City of Charlotte
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
