Mayor unveils compliant housing models for new post-Harvey flood elevation regulations
Continuing the debate over the City's proposed higher elevation requirements for post-Harvey development in the city, Mayor Turner today unveiled new housing models that "meet the requirements in a pragmatic, aesthetic, affordable, and - most importantly - neighborhood-friendly way while also being unprecedentedly flood resilient."
Upscale / Meyerland
Commercial / Industrial
And finally, affordable housing options:
Public health experts also endorsed the standards as providing substantial health benefits from forced daily stair climbing, which should remove us from any future fattest city rankings.
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Hope you enjoyed this year's April Fools post ;-D
Here are previous years if you missed 'em and would like a chuckle:
- 2017: City bike plan expanded to include freeways
- 2016: TXDoT responds to Mayor Turner's call to rethink urban transportation and freeways
- 2015: J.J. Watt running for Mayor of Houston
- 2014: HPD forming task force against ride services
- 2013: Astrodome to be restored to host 2017 Super Bowl LI
- 2012: Hobby to close, IAH turned over to United
- 2008: Neighborhood happy with new Ashby tower modifications
- 2007: Mayor expands historic preservation, air pollution initiatives
- 2006: Metro settles Universities/Westpark/Richmond rail alignment
- 2005: Houston embraces "New Weather Urbanism"
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