Austin, Texas Emerges as America's Greenest Big City
In a recent Chicago Tribune front page article, writer Howard Witt details the Texas capital's rigourous efforts to curb climate change and set an example for cities around the world.read more
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New Urbanism and the other half of the city?
pols_naked1-3.jpgI have been reading literature on New Urbanism for nearly four years now and I am also a student of Sociology which has set me on a collision course to combine the two subjects into...
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The Myth of the Gas Tax
banner_keep_texas_moving.gifThis study from the Texas DOT or TxDOT seeks to challenge the idea that the gas tax pays the entire cost of roads. The methodology they employ is pretty interesting.read more
View ArticleDallas insulated from housing downturn?
In a story on NPR's "Morning Edition", Dallas-area realtor Jeff Updike suggests that much of Texas's residential real estate market has been insulated from the recent downturn, because of a more...
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Urban churches foster a sense of community
1_large_urbanismcover340.jpgIn Texas newsmagazine The Baptist Standard, reporter Robert Dilday discusses how churches are beginning to take advantage of the qualities of New Urbanism.read more
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Initial Phase of Fort Worth, TX Modern Streetcar Chosen, Funding Identified
streetcarphase1.jpgThe Fort Worth, Texas Modern Streetcar Project consultant HDR, Inc. has now selected a Phase One alignment, and identified funding. The starter alignment would link Trinity Uptown,...
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Waltz Across Texas
This post orginally appeared on RGordonArchitect, the architecture and design blog of Chicago-based architect Robert Gordon.******read more
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