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A website for Houston 3.0
Gateway to sustainability
Here it is, a new set of windows to the research, education, and discussion we’ll all need to work on improving quality of life for coming generations - not to mention ourselves. We’re going to need a ton of information, analysis, and conversation to figure out what that means and…
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Obama and the cities
Neal Peirce on his policy
Noting that in Barack Obama we have our “first truly urban-based president” in many decades, syndicated columnist Neal Peirce told a Houston Tomorrow audience that “Obama has promised to create a White House Office of Metropolitan Policy to coordinate various agencies’ policies related to urban America - a big and…
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Transportation 4 America
New ideas for access
Houston Tomorrow is a partner in Transportation for America, a broad coalition of individuals, organizations, public officials, government agencies and businesses from across the nation who have joined forces to bring about a new approach to transportation that betters serves people and their communities. The coalition is concerned that the…
Commentary
Hi-speed rail dreams
Interactive future map
As interest grows in connecting America’s great cities with high-speed rail, many look to Shanghai’s 270-mile-per-hour Maglev train, a train…
Research
Houston’s active centers
Where jobs and people are
The key to successfully reducing automobile dependency and enabling transit ridership is knowing where the people are. Houston Tomorrow has…
Initiatives
Urban Corridors
Analysis
An important study and set of recommendations are being discussed by the City of Houston Planning Commission’s Mixed Use Committee…
Upcoming Events
- Distinguished Speaker Series: Peter Newman
- Jan 22, 09 – Peter Newman, author of “Cities and Automobile Dependence:…
- Richmond Rail TNO at Pepino’s
- Jan 06, 09 – “For our first Tuesday Night Out of 2009…
Commentary
Alex Steffen
What if climate change is not an energy problem?
Christof Spieler
A new streetcar era? A three-part post.
David Crossley
Houston in a world of change
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