Livability News - Megaregion

College Station & Bryan councils trying to spur bioresearch corridor

Split costs and revenues

Jay Blazek Crossley, Dec 20, 11.

The cities of College Station and Bryan have agreed to invest in street improvements to attempt to spur development of a bioresearch corridor along their border

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Austin to downsize $1.3bn bond wish-list before urban rail vote

Primarily for urban rail

Jay Blazek Crossley, Dec 20, 11.

City of Austin expects to cut down a wish-list of projects totaling $1.3 billion potential projects before sending a bond package to voters to fund urban rail.

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New statistics portray scope, toll of heat, drought

Expected to go on

David Crossley, Dec 13, 11.

Several reports show the scope of this year's heat, drought, and extreme weather events.

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Texas Climatologist posting on climate change

From a conference

David Crossley, Dec 09, 11.

Texas State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon has been attending the annual meeting of the American Geographical Union and made several blog posts

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Lawsuit pits whooping cranes against chemical companies and State of Texas

Fight for the Guadalupe river

Jay Blazek Crossley, Dec 06, 11.

The Aransas Project is suing the State of Texas for neglecting the freshwater inflow needs of bays crucial to endangered whooping cranes.

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Taskforce calls for using BP fees to rebuild Gulf of Mexico ecosystems

Limit nutrient flows to Gulf

Jay Blazek Crossley, Dec 06, 11.

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force released its "Restoration Strategy" calling for using most of the fines to improve the Gulf.

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Majority of Dallas residents would reduce auto lanes for bikes

85% would give 5% of streets

Jay Blazek Crossley, Dec 06, 11.

Dallas voters overwhelmingly say they would give up 5% of the streets for modes of travel other than cars, according to a new survey

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Drought to last at least until early summer

Then it's just a guess

David Crossley, Dec 01, 11.

The drought that has plagued Texas is virtually certain to continue at least until early summer, climate experts said.

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Coastal forums seek to unite 12m residents to plan for healthy Gulf of Mexico

America's WETLAND Foundation

Jay Blazek Crossley, Nov 30, 11.

Residents, public officials, businesses, and nonprofits of the Texas Gulf Coast met in Galveston to plan for the health of the entire Gulf and its communities.

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Texas water future uncertain, difficult

New sources needed

David Crossley, Nov 15, 11.

Texas thirst won't be quenched any time soon if the population actually doubles as projected

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