Topic – Urban Corridors

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  New study: Smart Growth works

  Reduces CO2, VMT

  Steve Hawley, Sep 01, 09.

  The report, requested by Congress, says that compact development reduces VMT, lowers carbon emissions, and lower infrastructure costs.

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  Urban Corridors passes

  City of Houston wants TOD

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Aug 19, 09.

  City Council voted unanimously today to approve the Urban Corridors ordinance in an effort to encourage transit-oriented development

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  City design manual may prohibit high-density development

  Urban Corridors at risk?

  Wendy Natt, Jul 10, 09.

  Provisions in the new city design manual may conflict with the goals of a new urban corridors ordinance for designing Houston's future transit neighborhoods.

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  Transit corridor ordinance nearing approval

  Hearings in June, July

  Steve Hawley, Jun 04, 09.

  The measure would create 6-foot sidewalks plus a voluntary 15-foot pedestrian realm near the light rail; City Council is expected to take up the issue in July.

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  Urban Corridors Forum

  Livable Houston Initiative

  Wendy Natt, Mar 05, 09.

  LIVABLE HOUSTON INITIATIVE A group of around 50 planners, engineers, architects, transportation employees, community transportation activists, and others gathered at…

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  Livable Houston Initiative: Open Community Forum on the Urban Corridors

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Feb 25, 09.

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  Urban Corridors

  Analysis

  David Crossley, Dec 09, 08.

  UPDATE: Urban Land Institute (ULI) proposes urban standards. On Wednesday, February 25, 2009, the Urban Land Institute’s Urban Corridor Planning…

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  Looking Forward to 2008

  Houston reaches puberty

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Jan 01, 08.

  Written for OffTheKuff.com by Jay Blazek Crossley

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