Author Archive for Jay
Texas Sunset Commission Report on the Texas Department of Transportation
Closed Published by Jay July 16th, 2008 on ConnectionsThe Texas Sunset Commission has released the staff report on the Texas Department of Transportation with a substantial amount of criticism and suggestions for sweeping changes.
ULI Advisory Services Panel Report on the Houston Region
Closed Published by Jay July 11th, 2008 on ProcessULI - Houston hosted a lunch on Thursday, July 10, 2008 to present a new report that “proposes that the Houston Region embrace a “new paradigm” for defining and thinking about its future in a 21st-century global economy” to a sellout crowd at the Westin Galleria.
The role of metropolitan regions in the national climate change strategy
Closed Published by Jay June 2nd, 2008 on ConnectionsBrookings Institution offers a nationwide index of metropolitan carbon footprint
Representative Matsui (D, CA) has introduced the Safe and Complete Streets Act (HR 5951), and a companion bill in the Senate has gained its first co-signer.
The Land Use Forum that we cosponsored Tuesday, February 26 was a great success with over 500 people in attendance and many people from all sides of the planning debate said it was a good constructive discussion of Houston’s future.
Grand Parkway Segment E Map and Comment Deadline
Closed Published by Jay January 30th, 2008 on ConnectionsThe deadline for comment on the FEIS for the proposed Grand Parkway Segment E is tomorrow, January 31, 2008
Form-based code is the answer to Houston’s urban/suburban friction, and we already have form-based code (albeit a truly ugly version)
Jay Blazek Crossley gave a presentation last week at the Livable Houston / Smart Growth Initiative lunch on the 2006 Residential Permit figures from the US Census comparing the Houston region to other cities in Texas and the US.
METRO announced the acquisition of office space for their METRO Solutions / East End Corridor Office that will be open to the public to voice questions and concerns about construction of the East End Guided Rapid Transit line.
The Transportation Policy Council extended the public comment period for the 2035 Regional Transportation Plan for an additional two weeks to July 16th.