http://www.houstontomorrow.org An institute for research, education and discussion en m.dietrichson@gmail.com Copyright 2013 2013-05-22T21:18:11+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/events/details/green-film-series/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/events/details/green-film-series/#When:00:30:01Z 2013-05-23T00:30:01+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/commentary/story/jarrett-walker7/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/commentary/story/jarrett-walker7/#When:21:18:11Z The Driving Boom is over. So argues the U.S. PIRG’s Frontier Group think tank in a report released this week entitled “A New Direction: Our Changing Relationship with Driving and the Implications for America’s Future” (follow the link for a download of the full document). From the end of the… 2013-05-22T21:18:11+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/events/details/livable-houston-initiative5/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/events/details/livable-houston-initiative5/#When:18:00:11Z 2013-05-22T18:00:11+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/local-elementary-school-encourages-active-transportation/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/local-elementary-school-encourages-active-transportation/#When:20:43:42Z Briargrove Elementary School in west Houston is encouraging students and parents to make a conscious effort to walk, bike, or scoot to school every Friday.  The program has expanded from previous years and now includes bicycle safety training for participating students. Below are some of the motivating thoughts the school… Houston 2013-05-21T20:43:42+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/local-review-requirement-for-developments-gets-axed-in-texas-house/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/local-review-requirement-for-developments-gets-axed-in-texas-house/#When:20:32:08Z The Texas House has killed a provision that would have required public-private development projects on state land to go through local zoning, according to The Austin American-Statesman: State Rep. Harold Dutton, D-Houston, said he stripped out the provision because he and Perry were concerned that the state was giving up… Megaregion 2013-05-21T20:32:08+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/mysterious-oil-spill-washes-up-on-galveston-beaches/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/mysterious-oil-spill-washes-up-on-galveston-beaches/#When:20:21:13Z A mile and a half of beaches in West Galveston were lightly damaged from an oil spill that officials say could have come from an offshore ship, according to The Houston Chronicle: Rich Arnhart, regional director of the Texas General Land Office, said that Texas-based Phoenix Pollution Control & Environmental… Houston 2013-05-21T20:21:13+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/metro-to-bring-back-articulated-buses/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/metro-to-bring-back-articulated-buses/#When:20:14:12Z With hopes of helping overcrowding issues, Metro is bringing 60-foot articulated buses back to the streets of Houston, according to The Houston Chronicle: Right now, the 40-foot buses are a tight fit for some riders, and the new 60-foot articulated buses should help. Margaret O’Brien-Molina, spokesperson and senior media specialist… Houston 2013-05-21T20:14:12+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/the-most-bikeable-neighborhoods-in-the-us/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/the-most-bikeable-neighborhoods-in-the-us/#When:18:03:20Z Using data provided by the organization Walk Score, The Atlantic Cities has ranked the top 25 American neighborhoods by bikeability, according to The Atlantic Cities: Bike Score places neighborhoods and cities into four categories based on a 100-point score (ranked on bike lanes, hills, destinations and road connectivity, and bike… Beyond 2013-05-21T18:03:20+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/commentary/story/william-lindeke/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/commentary/story/william-lindeke/#When:17:18:23Z There’s a certain bar in my city that is famous for being right-wing. It’s an old family joint in a run-down corner of downtown. The people are surly but friendly, and the inside of the place is half-covered with right wing bumper stickers ridiculing Obama, bashing immigrants, and promoting guns.… 2013-05-21T17:18:23+00:00 http://www.houstontomorrow.org/events/details/h-gac-board-of-directors-meeting/ http://www.houstontomorrow.org/events/details/h-gac-board-of-directors-meeting/#When:16:00:22Z 2013-05-21T16:00:22+00:00