Topic – Urban Planning
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TPC Interviews
What does the TPC do?
Over the summer, Houston Tomorrow interviewed members of the H-GAC Transportation Policy Council to learn more about the council's role in shaping the region.
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Distinguished Speaker Series: City of Seattle neighborhoods director Stella Chao
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Report: historical preservation spurs jobs, investment
Includes Post Rice Lofts
The tax incentives, which Congress implemented in 1981, have created 1.8 million jobs on projects such as the Post Rice Lofts and JPMorgan Chase Building.
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Austin hopes to direct future growth along rail lines
Approves first master plan
The mayor and city council paved the way for transit-oriented development, rejecting a last-minute recommendation that would have limited density in the area.
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Mississippi cities consider ‘complete streets’
Roads designed for all users
Several cities are expected to adopt the rules, which would allow pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users to safely share space with cars.
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Texas 10th-deadliest state for pedestrians
Street design to blame?
11 of the 13 deadliest states are in the Sun Belt, and evidence strongly suggests that poor street design contributes to many of the fatalities.
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Zoning overhauls reshaping New York City
City becoming more sustainable
By re-zoning 20 percent of the city, the Bloomberg administration hopes to direct new growth to transit-oriented neighborhoods.
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