Topic – Livability
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Cities without highways?
A future possibility, some say
A prominent American architect-planner believes expansive urban highways may not make sense in the mega-cities of the future.
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Community Transformation Initiative seeks public input
Ask how to improve livability
The Houston health department is asking area residents to offer their suggestions for making the city and Harris County communities more "livable."
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Houstonians speak out for transit at METRO Board
Meeting lasts nearly 4 hours
The METRO Board heard more from those in favor of ending the transit tax diversion than those opposed, but Metro opponents threatened to go to the legislature.
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UH wants to re-route Southeast rail line
Prefer it go around the campus
Construction has halted on a section of the Southeast light rail line, as University of Houston officials have asked Metro to move it off of campus property.
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Presentations available from TTI Livable Communities conference
Performance Measures
Presentations are available from the Texas Transportation Institute's Conference on Performance Measures for Transportation and LIvable Communities
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USDOT budget promotes livability, Complete Streets
Unexpected reforms in proposal
The proposed 2013 budget of the US Department of Transportation includes several surprising livability initiatives.
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