Livability News - Houston

Public meetings for coastal water plan

Three July meetings

Vilas Bhuchar, Jul 08, 10.

Three July meetings will give the public an opportunity to be involved in the creation of an implementation plan to improve water quality along the Texas coast.

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Renew Houston claims 35,000 names

Jon Boyd, Jul 08, 10.

Renew Houston, an engineer-led ballot initiative to create a dedicated funding source for street and drainage repairs, claims 35,000 names

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General Growth asks for Chap 11 extension

Owner, Bridgeland development

Jay Blazek Crossley, Jul 06, 10.

General Growth Properties, owner of Bridgeland, along the proposed Grand Parkway Segment E, has asked for an extension for filing its Chapter 11 reorganization.

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A retail bridge over I-10?

Energy Corridor proposes it

David Crossley, Jul 06, 10.

A bridge over I-10 that contains retail shops has been proposed for a section of the Energy Corridor District.

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EPA rejects 24 Harris County air permits

122 rejected statewide

Jon Boyd, Jul 01, 10.

The Environmental Protection Agency rejected air permits for 122 plants in Texas, including 24 in Harris county and 7 in Galveston county.

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H-GAC calls for bike/ped studies

Bicycle-pedestrian planning

Jon Boyd, Jul 01, 10.

The Houston-Galveston Area Council asks local governments for proposals for studies that will help them improve bicycle and pedestrian conditions.

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Gulf “dead zone” growing

Oxygen too low to support life

Jon Boyd, Jul 01, 10.

The "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico will grow this year, covering an expected area of 6,500 to 7,800 square miles.

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Net Attraction Framework

Andrew Burleson's new paradigm

Jay Blazek Crossley, Jul 01, 10.

Net Attraction Framework, created by Andrew Burleson, is a tool for studying the interaction between property value and urban form, walkability, and interface.

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Galveston calls for sustainable code

RFP issued

David Crossley, Jun 30, 10.

Galveston has asked for qualifications to create "sustainable development code for a barrier island"

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Montgomery County to study viability of Grand Parkway Segment G

Hires firms to study toll road

Jay Blazek Crossley, Jun 28, 10.

Montgomery County Commissioners Court voted to spend around $50,000 to have three firms study the proposed Grand Parkway Segment G.

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