Fall 2007 Volume 2, Number 1 Download (pdf, 8 mb) The essentials for life and crucial components of our quality of life are food, air, and water. This issue of TOMORROW Magazine looks at food, in terms of the food supply for the Houston region’s growing population of 5.5 million…
Winter 2006 Volume 1, Number 2 Download (pdf, 22 mb) The intent of transportation infrastructure investment is to provide citizens with access to jobs, shopping, arts and culture, and each other. This issue of TOMORROW Magazine examines the gap between this goal and the actual focus of most of our…
In four of these six cities, the initial light rail line was to some extent a disaster, but in each of these, the city or transit agency undertook mitigation efforts on the subsequent lines and this made the difference. Dallas and Minneapolis, which did not report negative experiences during construction…
Spring 2006 Volume 1, Number 1 Download (pdf, 10 mb) According to forecasts from the Houston-Galveston Area Council, the 8-county region around Houston will grow by 3.5 million people by 2035. The first issue of TOMORROW Magazine considers the implications of this growth and sets the framework for citizens and…
As our towns and cities grow, we have choices to make about our natural areas, our historic heritage, our mobility,…
A survey of recent light rail lines in six cities similar to Houston reveals that construction can cause some disruption…
A collection of examples (124 kb pdf) of the synergy between university campuses and light rail transit.
Houston Tomorrow (formerly the Gulf Coast Institute) recognized in 2003 that a Richmond Avenue transit line is the ideal option…
During the creation of a series of five reports on the impact of light rail on business, development, traffic, and…
A brief literature review of the effects of transit development on property values. Download (190 kb pdf)
A fact sheet (152 kb pdf) on the six cities (Los Angeles, Dallas, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Diego, and…
Houston voted to pursue a long rang mass transit plan on November 4, 2003, giving METRO the authority to issue…
LaHood: airlines should support high-speed rail: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told US airline officials tha... http://bit.ly/b2GlJE
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