Podcast: How to Build Stronger Suburbs
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If you think you know the suburbs, think again.
Recent Streetsblog TEXAS posts about Planning
CAMPO Suggests Grid of Safe Streets as Part of Freeway Project
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The final public meeting for a CAMPO “study to develop a plan for bicycle and pedestrian accommodations near and across US 183 from MoPac in Austin to Cypress Creek in Cedar Park” will be this evening in Austin at Spicewood Springs Library: Thursday, November 10 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 8637 Spicewood Springs Road, Austin, TX 78759 […]
Hays County Used Flawed Population Forecasts to Lobby for Road Bond
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Local governments in Texas are not supposed to spend public funds to lobby for a particular outcome to a local bond election. But Hays County went ahead and used bogus population forecasts to make the case for a proposed road bond. This video, which seems to have been created with public funds, includes a county EMS employee making an […]
What Makes a Great City? Great Public Spaces. And These 6 Rules
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Ryan Holeywell | October 3, 2016
A new book explains the six steps needed to create amazing spaces.
Is Something Wrong With TXDOT’s Data on Driving?
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Recently, we explored how Texans seem to be driving less than they did 10 years ago. According to Texas DOT’s data, the average Texan is driving less every day, and Dallas, Tarrant, and Harris counties saw a decline in total driving mileage, even though they added millions of people. If this data is accurate, it suggests […]
What Downtown Plano’s Rebirth Can Teach Other Mid-Sized Cities
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Andrew Keatts | @andy_keatts | September 8, 2016