http://www.houstontomorrow.org An institute for research, education and discussion en vilas.bhuchar@houstontomorrow.org Copyright 2010 2010-03-05T22:33:28+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/events/details/project-row-houses-house-party-to-support-zerow-house/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/events/details/project-row-houses-house-party-to-support-zerow-house/#When:00:00:55Z 2010-03-11T00:00:55+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/events/details/free-fta-webinar-on-new-transit-rules/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/events/details/free-fta-webinar-on-new-transit-rules/#When:20:00:00Z 2010-03-10T20:00:00+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/austins-first-rail-era-lasted-from-1875-to-1940/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/austins-first-rail-era-lasted-from-1875-to-1940/#When:19:18:36Z Although Austin’s soon-to-be-opened commuter rail line has drawn a lot of attention, it is not the first time the city has had a rail system, according to the Austin American-Statesman. The city had a streetcar line for 65 years - from 1875 to 1940 - before it was forced to… Megaregion 2010-03-10T19:18:36+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/events/details/houston-food-policy-workgroup-meeting-march-2010/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/events/details/houston-food-policy-workgroup-meeting-march-2010/#When:17:30:28Z 2010-03-10T17:30:28+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/infrastructure-bank-could-provide-benefits-and-pitfalls/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/infrastructure-bank-could-provide-benefits-and-pitfalls/#When:17:25:39Z A national infrastructure bank could jump-start badly-needed infrastructure projects, but current proposals provide no long-term funding benefits, according to The Transport Politic. President Obama has proposed a $4 billion national infrastructure bank in his Fiscal Year 2011 budget, but The Transport Politic notes that it would be nothing special: [W]hat’s… Beyond 2010-03-10T17:25:39+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/report-historical-preservation-spurs-jobs-investment/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/report-historical-preservation-spurs-jobs-investment/#When:16:12:20Z A federal income tax credit designed to encourage historic preservation has resulted in billions of dollars of economic activity, according to a Rutgers University report cited by the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance. The program, which Congress implemented in 1981, “[provides] a 20 percent income tax credit for the rehabilitation of… Beyond 2010-03-10T16:12:20+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/fta-meets-deadline-in-awarding-100-of-recovery-act-transit-dollars/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/fta-meets-deadline-in-awarding-100-of-recovery-act-transit-dollars/#When:20:20:29Z The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on Friday met its deadline of awarding 100%, or over $7.5 billion, of its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds toward transit projects, according to Fast Lane, the official blog of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. The final round of 191 grants, announced Friday… Beyond 2010-03-08T20:20:29+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/events/details/capital-improvement-project-meeting-district-d/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/events/details/capital-improvement-project-meeting-district-d/#When:16:00:45Z 2010-03-06T16:00:45+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/commentary/story/robert-bob-h.-voelker/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/commentary/story/robert-bob-h.-voelker/#When:22:33:28Z A recent Harvard Business Review article states that since the founding of the country, “the U.S. economy has been about ideas, experimentation, and exploration: businesspeople imagining new concepts and launching new ventures; entrepreneurs engineering new products or methods based on new ideas; marketers conceiving of niches for new products or… 2010-03-05T22:33:28+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/austin-hopes-to-direct-future-growth-along-rail-lines/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/austin-hopes-to-direct-future-growth-along-rail-lines/#When:17:46:33Z Austin approved the East Riverside Corridor Master Plan last week, the first step in the city’s plan to direct future growth along rail lines, according to the Austin Chronicle. The mayor and city council rejected a last-minute attempt by the planning commission to limit height in the area, which the… Megaregion 2010-03-05T17:46:33+00:00