September 24-25, 2009 - A conference in Houston will explore energy, transportation, water, and food nationally and in the Texas Triangle
The American Climate and Energy Security Act (ACES) would establish a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases, reducing emissions 17 percent by 2020.
Texas Governor Rick Perry vetoed a bill that would have agencies work together to advise the legislature on ways to plan for the State's growth
The new bill, as outlined, would provide roughly $350 billion for highways, $100 billion for transit, and $50 billion for high-speed rail over six years.
Recording Available Now: Houston Tomorrow's David Crossley discussed the City's new transit-oriented development ordinance with Robin Holzer and Kay Warhol
At the 17th Congress for the New Urbanism there was a decided impulse to just declare victory.
Robin Holzer, chair of the Citizens' Transportation Coalition, noted that the federal funding process favors highways at the expense of transit projects.
Correction: Next food policy workgroup meeting is July 8 - http://eepurl.com/b81y
Jun 30, 2009, 3:00pm
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Robert Puentes
Transportation, housing, and the environment.
David Crossley
Houston's move toward walkable urbanism.
Christof Spieler
Proposed ordinance: better sidewalks mandatory; better buildings optional
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