Topic – Development
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Should Gross National Happiness replace GDP?
A more sustainable approach
A new report shows that social factors are more important than wealth when it comes to happiness, and some believe a new development paradigm is in order.
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Galveston council approves 20-story beach-front development
Criticized by residents
The Galveston city council has approved a specific-use permit for a controversial multistory housing development on East Beach.
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Shyam Kannan
Real estate keep public alive
How the real estate industry will keep public investments alive
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Urban America losing tree cover at a steady rate
4 million a year
US cities are losing 4 million trees a year, a trend which may have numerous detrimental effects.
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Can Houston become the “Gateway of North America”?
Center of global freight
The Fourth Annual Harris County International Trade & Transportation Conference examined the ability for the area to become the hub of North American trade.
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Austin planning 208 acre mixed-use / income development
Far east Austin like Mueller
The City of Austin plans to transform a 208 acre property in far east Austin into a mixed-use, mixed-income urban village, similar to Mueller.
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Houston shown as example of excessive surface parking
Overhead shots comparing city
In a post circulating the web, Houston is used as the example of excessive surface parking, compared to more urban cities.
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David Crossley
Is the City of Houston shrinking?
Richard Florida
The limits of density
Kaid Benfield
New housing forecast mostly good for walkable communities
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