Texas

Debate Over Trans Texas Corridor Plan

Opposition is growing to Governor Rick Perry's proposal for a 4,000-mile network of quarter-mile-wide multimodal corridors for transporting goods, people and utilities.

November 29, 2004 - Time

Austin Voters Pass Commuter-Rail Referendum

The ballot measure, called Capital Metro, may lead to a multi-modal transportation system in Central Texas.

November 12, 2004 - The Austin Chronicle

Calatrava Bridge Project May Be Phony

Local columnist argues that Dallas project is corrupt and doesn't deserve federal transportation funding.

November 12, 2004 - The Dallas Observer

Austin Rail Referendum Passes

Voters approved a scaled-back version of commuter rail proposal that was rejected in 2000.

November 4, 2004 - Austin American-Statesmen

Are Rural Prisons A Good Economic Development Strategy?

A columnist explains how the small Texas town of Eden grew to love its private prison.

September 1, 2004 - Texas Public Policy Foundation

School And The Suburb

Does the placement of schools encourage sprawl.

August 28, 2004 - The Austin Chronicle

Schools And Freeways Don't Mix

Studies show emissions from traffic on freeways detrimental to schoolchildren's health.

August 24, 2004 - San Antonio Express-News

The Economic Impacts Of An NFL Stadium

An Economic Research Associate study finds that a proposed stadium in Arlington, TX will generate $15.82 billion in economic impacts for the city over 30 years.

August 16, 2004 - City Of Palo Alto, California

New Nicknames For Houston Light Rail

'Wham-Bam-Tram'and 'Streetcar Named Disaster' are some the nicknames given to the Houston's new light rail line between downtown and the Astrodome.

August 9, 2004 - ABC News

Houston Uses Faults To Highlight Assets

A new marketing campaign uses some of the reasons people hate Houston to introduce why "It's Worth It."

August 7, 2004 - The Houston Chronicle

Anatomy Of A Dallas Development

A blighted area of downtown Dallas is being transformed -- inch by dogged inch -- into an upscale urban neighborhood by Dallas-based Hillwood Development.

August 7, 2004 - The Slatin Report

When the Real Estate Market Ruins Your Plans

Planners in Houston finally establish a municipal land-bank program for redevelopment, but find after years of delays, that the real estate market has changed.

July 15, 2004 - The Chicago Tribune

'Vancouver Of The South'

Inspired by Vancouver, the Trinity River plan could transform Fort Worth, TX.

June 24, 2004 - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Houston 2025: Linking Mobility And Quality-of-life

A 2025 vision of Houston where mobility enhances quality-of-life.

June 22, 2004 - The Houston Chronicle

Breaking Up The Big Box

A former Wal-Mart store becomes home to a Mexican-style market.

June 18, 2004 - The New York Times

Critics Wary Of Houston's New Form Of Annexation

Planners around Texas are worried that Houston's deals with municipal utility districts will hamper regional development strategies.

June 15, 2004 - The Houston Chronicle

The Forbidden City

Want to see China's Forbidden City? Go to Texas.

April 24, 2004 - National Public Radio

Stakeholders Scrutinize Proposed Trans-Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor

The Texas Department of Transportation gets regional comment regarding its proposed 4,000-mile-long network of passenger and truck lanes, high-speed rail and data infrastructure corridors.

April 15, 2004 - The Victoria Advocate

Austin's 'Land-use Queen'

A profile of Austin's veteran planner who is both feared and respected.

April 5, 2004 - The Austin Chronicle

A Streetcar Named Disaster

The Houston Review takes a hard look at Houston's new MetroRail transit system.

March 21, 2004 - The Houston Review

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