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Sunday, June 01, 2025

HCTRA Update: Legislative session is a bust for reform, but no action is better than bad action

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This week we have another excellent guest post from Oscar Slotboom . In December I reported on HCTRA's massive diversions of toll r...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Houston Still #1, And Why Bad Planning Hurts (Elsewhere)

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Just a few quick items that have crossed the screen recently, reinforcing some long-held Houston Strategies principles: Houston: Still Drawi...
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Whitmire = Bob Lanier, Vision Zero doesn't work, people prefer sprawl over walkability, and more

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  Clearing more from the smaller items backlog this week: This Texas Observer piece on Houston's northside is so scattershot and random...
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Wednesday, May 07, 2025

The advantages of no-zoning in Houston, The Economist on Dallas, Chicago's fiscal warning

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 Clearing more from the smaller items backlog this week: No-Zoning Flexibility (and Complications):  The Houston Landing recently explored  ...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Minimum Lot Size Reforms big win for Houston, AI-resistant HTX economy, 'Abundance' and Housing, and Cloud Streets!

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Life has been busy and I haven't posted in a while, so the smaller items have gotten backlogged: Abundance and Housing:  Ezra Klein has ...
Tuesday, April 01, 2025

Astrodome to become SpaceX Mission Control & Starship Facility Under Musk Deal!

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In a stunning development poised to reshape Houston's aerospace identity and finally resolve the decades-long Astrodome question, source...
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Saturday, March 29, 2025

Metro's 2024 Annual Report: finally heading the right direction

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This week we have another excellent analytical guest post from Oscar Slotboom . --- The past 14 months have been very eventful for Me...
Saturday, March 08, 2025

The best posts from the first 20 years and 2.3 million pageviews

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Today is  the 20th (!) birthday of Houston Strategies  with our 1,412th post.  It's hard to believe that two decades have passed since I...