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"