Research and discussion for citizens and decision makers

  • TOMORROW Mag: Houston’s Transit Future

    TOMORROW issue #4

    David Crossley, Sep 30, 11.

    Summer 2011 Volume 1, Number 1 Download (pdf, 4 mb) The Houston region is poised to become a leader in transit and transit-oriented development - if we just don’t lose our nerve, and are able to think outside the traditional boxes about how to deliver service in a huge, diverse,…

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  • Houston’s Food Supply

    TOMORROW Magazine #3

    Jay Blazek Crossley, Oct 01, 07.

    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…

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  • Access and Mobility 2035

    TOMORROW Magazine #2

    Jay Blazek Crossley, Dec 01, 06.

    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…

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  • Light Rail Construction

    Mitigation of business impacts

    Jay Blazek Crossley, Jul 21, 06.

    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…

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Choices for Growth

Quality of life & environment

As our towns and cities grow, we have choices to make about our natural areas, our historic heritage, our mobility,…

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The Impact of Light Rail

on local businesses

A survey of recent light rail lines in six cities similar to Houston reveals that construction can cause some disruption…

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Light Rail and Universities

Examples of synergy

A collection of examples (124 kb pdf) of the synergy between university campuses and light rail transit.

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