Topic – Construction
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Next phase of Grand Parkway to begin
On track to being US' longest
The ambitious and oft criticized plan to build a 180-mile ring road around Houston is entering its next phase of construction.
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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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Atlanta’s businesses impacted by streetcar construction
Small businesses affected
Streetcar construction leads to a newer list of H Street tenants
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METRO faces budgetary woes
Temporary shortfall of $49 mil
While METRO is still waiting for $800 million in federal funding, two reports claim there are cash shortfalls for 2010.
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Road builders want new transportation bill
Priority for December
APTA asks the President to start working on a new six-year bill by the end of 2010.
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Employment estimates for Houston, nation
Highest unemployment in 6 yrs
GHP says that the Houston economy is "fundamentally sound," and is still faring better than the nation in terms of job losses and unemployment.
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New retail space projections for Houston lowest in 10 years
Some new mixed-use development
Ed Wulfe predicts that in 2009 Houston will add less than 50 percent of the amount of new retail space that it added in 2008, which may not be all bad news.
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Building permit values in Houston fall far below last year’s
New residential hardest hit
The value of building permits issued by the City of Houston fell substantially, with new residential faring the worst, according to city permit data.
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New construction in Houston down by over 50%
Preliminary data for Feb ’09
From a March 20 Greater Houston Partnership (GHP) email update on McGraw Hill data for new construction in the region:…
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