Topic – Houston
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Our Urban Neighborhoods
A KPFT radio dialog
Recording Available Now: Houston Tomorrow's David Crossley discussed the City's new transit-oriented development ordinance with Robin Holzer and Kay Warhol
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Building permit & new building contract data for Houston
2008 figures revised upward
Preliminary data show 2009 building permits and contracts in the Houston region to be down substantially, but upward revisions of the data are likely, says GHP.
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Sims Bayou: A more natural approach to flood control
Shanley's slow-water model
The Houston Chronicle recently ran a story crediting landscape architect Kevin Shanley with finding "a way to make a necessity beautiful," and make it work.
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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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May inflation figures for Houston area, nation
In Houston housing rose 4.8%
Falling energy costs since last May resulted in a lower overall cost of consumer goods, but core inflation fell within an "acceptable" range, says a GHP update.
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Posted foreclosures up in Harris County
Completed foreclosures down
Rising unemployment and the recently lifted moratoria on foreclosures are important factors, according to the Foreclosure Information & Listing Service.
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Car, truck, and SUV sales in Houston rising
Majority are trucks and SUVs
While Houston region auto sales are still well below 2008 levels, sales have been increasing for the past three months.
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Public hearing to consider Draft Transit Corridor Ordinance, Chapter 42 amendments
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Report: climate change will cause $12 billion in damage to Houston, Galveston
Says 100k households displaced
A new study estimates that over the next 100 years, over 100,000 households will be displaced, including 78 percent of those in Galveston County.
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