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Food Policy Workgroup
for the Houston region
The mission of the Houston Food Policy Workgroup is to nurture the growth of a sustainable local food system, accessible to all, through education, collaboration, communication, and creation of a food policy council for the Houston region. The Houston Food Policy Workgroup is a voluntary group open to the public,…
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2013 Houston Tomorrow Catalyst Awards
Save the date
Houston Tomorrow announces the first annual Houston Catalyst Award Ceremony for September 26
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Livable Houston Initiative
Next meeting: May 22
Houston Tomorrow and H-GAC co-host monthly lunch meetings to discuss urban planning, transportation, and quality of life issues.
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My Houston 2040: A Happy Hour meeting of the minds
Next Event: May 9
Houston’s monthly meeting of the urban, eco, creative, and hungry minds
What Houston Tomorrow is doing for you today
Improving the quality of life
The staff, board, and volunteers of Houston Tomorrow work every day to improve the quality of life for all the people of Houston.
Invest in a Sustainable Houston
2013 Mitchell Foundation Match
2013 Mitchell Foundation Matching Grant Campaign
The Houston Coalition for Complete Streets
Safe streets for all users
Join the growing coalition asking our city officials to build road networks that are safer, more livable, and welcoming to everyone.
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Catalyst Awards Student Competition
4-minute video required
Houston region High School and College students are invited to submit short videos in a competition for Houston Tomorrow Catalyst Awards.
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Take Rep. Culberson’s Richmond rail survey
Support Richmond Rail?
US Representative John Culberson asked residents, property owners, businesses, and employees who work along Richmond if they support or oppose rail.
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Comment on the COH Inner West Loop Study
Mobility, Access, Equity
The public comment opportunity closes on Friday, January 11 at midnight on the City of Houston Inner West Loop Mobility Study and we encourage you to do so.
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Help us meet the Mitchell challenge - Donate now!
Promote sustainability
Houston Tomorrow received a three-year, $150,000 grant from the Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation to support sustainable development in the Houston region.
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Finals days: join the grassroots transit campaign
Vote AGAINST Metro referendum
Houston Tomorrow and the Citizens' Transportation Coalition's grassroots efford to vote against the Metro referendum and open the door to fair transit funding.
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Sustainable Cities: The Business View
September 13, 2012
Register Today - $60 includes lunch at the Roof at the Westin Oaks Galleria and a serious discussion of sustainability and business
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Let’s spend our transit taxes on transit
Write your email today!!
For years, one fourth of Houston's transit sales taxes have been diverted away from transit projects. We can fix this mistake this year!
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Houston’s Transit Future: symposium & workshop
ONE DAY - THREE EVENTS
Presented by Houston Tomorrow and Metro, Sponsored by Daniel P. Barnum FAIA, TSU Center for Transportation Training & Research
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Distinguished Speaker Series
Next: Jarrett Walker
Houston Tomorrow hosts the Distinguished Speaker Series several times each year.
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Mitchell Foundation Sustainability grant
Donate to the matching fund
Houston Tomorrow goes over the top to meet Mitchell Challenge Grant!
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Distinguished Speaker Series: Frederick Steiner
Design for a Vulnerable Planet
Dean Steiner will discuss his latest book, Design for a Vulnerable Planet, and his ideas for a sustainable future based on new regionalism.
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Free Press Summerfest and People Powered Parade
Houston Tomorrow will be there
Houston Tomorrow is the official nonprofit of the 2011 Free Press Summerfest and we are hosting the People Powered Parade for Complete Streets
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Metro’s George Greanias speaks at Livable Houston Initiative (VIDEO)
Metro's long range planning
Metro's George Greanias discussed Metro's long range plan during Houston Tomorrow's May 25th Livable Houston Initiative event.
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How would you spend $350 million?
Toll road on the prairie? Or?
Would you spend $350 million of the Texas Mobility Fund to improve access & quality of life for Houstonians, or for a speculative development toll road?
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MetroCores: Creating and sustaining the places where jobs grow
RCLCO's Gregg Logan
The Houston Tomorrow Distinguished Speaker Series presents Gregg Logan on MetroCores, Wednesday, May 4
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COH budget breakdown
FY2011 Budget - Visually
Houston Tomorrow helps make sense of the City of Houston's budget including visual representations of funds and expenses.
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FY2011 COH Budget - Day 8
Meeting Notes - June 23, 2010
City Council passes the FY2011 budget after discussing the ninety-six proposed amendments.
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County Commissioners
Meeting Notes - June 22, 2010
Harris County Commissioners Court approved the Capital Improvement Plan and discussed many budgetary issues, the hiring freeze, and the Sheriff's authority.
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FY2011 COH Budget - Day 7
Meeting Notes - June 16, 2010
Mayor Annise Parker and Members of the City Council met to begin a series of discussions regarding proposed amendments to the FY2011 City Budget.
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FY2011 COH Budget - Day 6
Meeting Notes - June 10, 2010
Budget presentations by Fire, Legal, Parks and Recreation, General Services and City Council.
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FY2011 COH Budget - Day 5
Meeting Notes - June 9, 2010
Departmental budget presentations were given by HR, Finance, ARA, the Mayor's Office, the Houston Emergency Center, and Affirmative Action.
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FY2011 COH Budget - Day 4
Meeting Notes - June 8, 2010
Departmental budget presentations were given by Solid Waste Management, Health and Human Services, and the Houston Airport System.
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FY2011 COH Budget - Day 3
Meeting Notes - June 3, 2010
Budget presentations from City of Houston Information Technology, Municipal Courts, and Convention & Entertainment Facilities.
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FY2011 COH Budget - Day 2
Meeting Notes - June 2, 2010
Budget presentations by the Office of the City Controller and the Houston Public Library.
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FY2011 COH Budget - Day 1
Meeting Notes - June 1, 2010
The Planning and Development Department, PW&E, and HPD present before City Council.
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County Commissioners
Meeting notes - Feb 9, 2010
Harris County Commissioners Court approved a resolution to pay $50K in dues to join the Texas High Speed Rail and Transportation Corporation.
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County Commissioners
Meeting notes - Jan 26, 2010
Harris County Commissioners Court approved revised articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Gulf Coast Community and Recovery District, Inc.
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Public meeting notes
from the Houston region
Houston Tomorrow publishes notes from the Technical Advisory Committee, Transportation Policy Council, City Council, and Harris County Commissioners Court.
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County Commissioners
Meeting notes - Dec 22, 2009
Harris County Commissioners Court dismissed Grand Parkway condemnation lawsuits and deferred action on a Gulf Coast recovery district until January.
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Houston Neighborhoods
HoustonNeighborhoods.org
Houston Tomorrow launches its Houston Neighborhoods project in January 2010 to provide tools for stronger communities to neighborhoods and civic associations
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Transit-Oriented Development in Austin
Austin preparing for transit
Molly Scarbrough explained how Austin is preparing for TOD, even though the city does not yet have an operational rail transit system.
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TIA Committee
Meeting notes - Oct 22, 2009
The Committee discussed City of Houston parking, Houston Airport System parking, and H-GAC's Regional Transit Framework Study.
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County Commissioners
Meeting notes - Oct. 13, 2009
The commissioners discussed Segment E of the Grand Parkway and formed a task force to address fine particulate matter at a specific monitoring station.
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New Urbanism
John Norquist of CNU w/ video
John Norquist said that urban streets serve transportation, social, and economic functions, but US policies have ignored the last two with disastrous results.
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TIA Committee
Meeting notes - Sept. 28, 2009
The committee discussed METRO's plans to build a transit center at Palm Center, and Sue Lovell reiterated that only a portion of the property would be affected.
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Freshwater Inflows
Necessary for Galveston Bay
Scott Jones discussed how inflows maintain proper levels of sediments, nutrients, and salinity in the Galveston Bay, and how growth could threaten those flows.
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Mark Ellis
TPC Interviews
The Gulf Coast Freight Rail District chairman discusses TPC, rail, alternative transportation, and the need for roadway maintenance.
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Brandon Capetillo
TPC Interviews
The Baytown City Council member discusses TPC, sprawl, light rail expansion, and balancing maintenance and new construction.
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TPC Interviews
What does the TPC do?
Over the summer, Houston Tomorrow interviewed members of the H-GAC Transportation Policy Council to learn more about the council's role in shaping the region.
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Larry Calhoun
TPC Interviews
The Conroe Downtown Manager discusses the region's growth, the Grand Parkway, quality of life, and new urbanism and transit-oriented development.
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Scott Elmer
TPC Interviews
The Missouri City Director of Public Works discusses balancing maintenance and new construction, the role of transit, and public involvement in planning.
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County Commissioners
Meeting notes - Sept. 15, 2009
The Commissioners Court approved local primacy for the Grand Parkway, meaning that construction must start within two years or the project reverts to TxDOT.
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TIA Committee
Meeting notes - Sept. 14, 2009
The City Council members approved renewing Houston's membership in the Gulf Coast Regional Mobility Partnership and discussed the Mobility Plan.
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Randy Redmond
TPC Interviews
TPC INTERVIEWS The Houston-Galveston Area Council’s Transportation Policy Council (TPC) is comprised of transportation leaders reflecting a variety of cities,…
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Don Brandon
TPC Interviews
The Chambers County Engineer discusses the region's growth, transportation planning, Chambers County's representation on TPC, and toll roads.
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Urban District Mobility
Cities must plan ahead
Sam Lott said cities must plan ahead and set aside land for fully-automated circulators to get pedestrians the "last mile" to their destinations.
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Alan Clark
TPC Interviews
H-GAC's Transportation Director, who assists the TPC but does not have a voting seat, addresses ARRA projects and several aspects of transportation planning.
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Michael Hughes
TPC Interviews
The private-sector attorney, who represents the City of Galveston, discusses TPC's role, smart growth, and Hurricane Ike's effect on traffic in Galveston.
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County Commissioners
Meeting notes - Aug. 25, 2009
The commissioners authorized the county to review potential impacts of commuter rail on county projects and authorized the acquisition of land for Segment E.
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HAT Mayoral Forum
Questions from public process
Houston Area Table hosted a City of Houston Mayoral Forum on August 18 that Houston Tomorrow helped put together. Includes video.
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Sue Lovell
TPC Interviews
The Houston City Council Member and Vice Mayor Pro-Tem discusses Houston's projected growth, the Grand Parkway, and proposed new federal transportation rules.
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Frank Wilson
TPC Interviews
The METRO President & CEO discussed TPC representation, METRO's efficiency, and commuter rail to Galveston and Hempstead.
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TxDOT’s Delvin Dennis
Interviews with the TPC
TxDOT's Houston District Engineer discusses the Grand Parkway, toll roads, financing, public input, and a multimodal TxDOT.
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TIA Committee
Meeting notes - Aug. 11, 2009
The committee discussed amendments that would grant the Gulf Coast Freight Rail District the powers to develop commuter rail along 290 and down to Galveston.
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County Commissioners
Meeting notes - July 28, 2009
The commissioners approved a financial study for the Grand Parkway and requested $181 million in stimulus funds to begin its construction.
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Neighborhood planning
A Seattle case study
The Director of Seattle's Department of Neighbhorhoods spoke about the city's neighbhorhood planning process, and their ongoing work to improve it.
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Greenhouse gas reductions
Livable Houston Initiative
Uri Avin spoke at Livable Houston on July 22 about strategies some regions have employed to reduce emissions, including Atlanta, Charlotte, and Tysons Corner.
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County Commissioners
Meeting notes - July 14, 2009
The Harris County Commissioners Court expressed its support for a joint US-Canada proposal that would limit emissions from ships within 200 miles of shore.
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TIA Committee
Meeting notes - July 9, 2009
The City Council committee discussed the upcoming light rail expansion, which will be completed in four stages to reduce traffic and business impacts.
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Jackson: Health & Urban Form
UCLA Environmental Health Sciences Chair discusses our "built" environment.
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County Commissioners
Meeting notes - June 23, 2009
The commissioners discussed the 2010-2014 Capital Improvement Program and approved ethics reforms and a burn ban in unincorporated areas.
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Our Urban Neighborhoods
A KPFT radio dialog
Recording Available Now: Houston Tomorrow's David Crossley discussed the City's new transit-oriented development ordinance with Robin Holzer and Kay Warhol
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The Texas Triangle
Megaregions & MetroProsperity
September 24-25, 2009 - A conference in Houston will explore energy, transportation, water, and food nationally and in the Texas Triangle
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County Commissioners
Meeting notes - June 9, 2009
The commissioners discusses Harris County's infrastructure.
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Parks and Recreation Budget Workshop
Workshop notes - June 4, 2009
Joe Turner presents the Parks and Recreation Department Budget to City Council
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City Council Budget Workshop
Meeting notes - May 26, 2009
Budget presentations by Houston's Finance, Planning and Development, and Public Works and Engineering Departments
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City Council Meeting
Meeting notes - June 3, 2009
City Council discusses Veterans' Affairs, reports from the Controller and the Finance Department, and various Administrative and neighborhood concerns.
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“Changing Directions”
Transportation town hall
Six local panelists and 115 participants provided their comments and questions about how to reform the federal transportation process.
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County Commissioners
Meeting notes - May 19, 2009
The commissioners responded to a resident seeking to create a drainage district for his subdivision and recognized a retiring employee for her service.
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County Commissioners
Meeting notes - May 5, 2009
The commissioners debated a transit consultant's contract and fees, named May 24-30 as Hurricane Preparedness Week, and conducted two public hearings.
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Charlier: Walkable Streets
Urban form is critical
Walking is a critical human function, according to Distinguished Speaker Jim Charlier, and urban streets must be designed with pedestrians in mind.
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County Commissioners
Meeting notes - April 21, 2009
The commissioners discussed the county's toll violation policies and the fact that no single entity is overseeing the county's stimulus efforts.
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County Commissioners
Meeting notes - April 7, 2009
The Harris County Commissioners Court authorized grants benefiting Harris County RIDES and the Low Income Repair and Assistance Program.
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Adapting to climate change
Livable Houston Initiative
LIVABLE HOUSTON INITIATIVE UPDATE (8/01/09, 9:50 am): Video added below.————— In November 2007, the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) assembled a…
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County Commissioners
Meeting notes - March 24, 2009
PUBLIC MEETING NOTES Harris County Commissioners Court March 24, 2009, 10 am Download a pdf of these notes Houston Tomorrow…
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County Commissioners
Meeting notes - March 10, 2009
PUBLIC MEETING NOTES Harris County Commissioners Court March 10, 2009, 10 am Download a pdf of these notes Houston Tomorrow…
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Urban Corridors Forum
Livable Houston Initiative
LIVABLE HOUSTON INITIATIVE A group of around 50 planners, engineers, architects, transportation employees, community transportation activists, and others gathered at…
Upcoming Events
- H-GAC Board of Directors Meeting
- May 21, 13 – H-GAC Board of Directors Meeting The agenda and…
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- May 22, 13 – Livable Houston Initiative: Jay Blazek Crossley will propose…
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