Livability News
Houston
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Contract awarded to dredge Intracoastal Waterway
Keeping waterways open
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, has awarded a $3.3 million contract to dredge the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
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Can Houston become the “Gateway of North America”?
Center of global freight
The Fourth Annual Harris County International Trade & Transportation Conference examined the ability for the area to become the hub of North American trade.
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Unincorporated Harris in a bind it thought COH would fix
County/MUDs can't fix streets
Unincorporated areas of Harris County that were developed expecting City of Houston to annex them have no funding to maintain neighborhood streets.
Megaregion
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Low-income housing project planned for downtown Austin
City's first in decades
An Austin nonprofit plans to build the first downtown development in decades to house low-income residents
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Water being trucked to dried up Spicewood, TX
Historic drought still lingers
As the historic drought continues, Spicewood is being forced to import water by truck
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Travis County considering water-use rules for development
Controversial vote pending
Travis County commissioners may vote soon on a controversial set of rules as a moratorium on development in the western part of the county is scheduled to end
Beyond
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Small-scale eco-solutions answering some big city problems
Green infrastructure growing
The world's biggest cities are discovering that it sometimes makes sense to go small.
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Major differences between House, Senate transpo bills
Still much to work on
With major differences existing between House and Senate versions, Congress still has ample work to do before a long-term surface transportation bill is signed
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Transpo Secy proposes streamlining transit projects
Responsive to local needs
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood proposed a significant change in the way major transit projects compete for federal funds by streamlining the process.
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