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Houston is set to shine a spotlight on the remarkable talents of queer Latinx creatives with the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs’ latest exhibition, “AquĂ and Now.” As part of […]
Read MoreThird in a Series on the City of Houston Planning Commissionâs Livable Places Initiative In the first two posts in this series, I discussed how the Houston Planning Commissionâs Livable Places Initiative had the potential to: Despite well intentioned efforts to help limit the growth of impervious cover, the Commission has not conducted a flood [âŠ]
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Read MoreSecond in a series on the Houston Planning Commissionâs Livable Places Initiative âLivable Placesâ is a new initiative by the City of Houston Planning Commission designed to increase housing affordability and equity while increasing the walkability of neighborhoods. To achieve these goals, the Commission is recommending new rules that govern development, platting and parking. They [âŠ]
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Read MoreSince I last reported on damage to the Tree Lane Bridge over Benâs Branch in January, the situation has worsened considerably. Pictures Taken on 6/12/23 Show Extent of Damage The bridge will probably not collapse in the next big rain. However, the cumulative damage to all these components underscores the need for urgent repair and [âŠ]
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Read MoreMayor Pro Tem Dave Martin has announced that Houston City Council unanimously accepted an additional $29,000,000 in state grant funds to continue dredging around the canals and channels of Lake Houston. The money will also help start a pilot program to trap sediment upstream before it reaches the lake, thereby hopefully reducing dredging costs in [âŠ]
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Read MoreThe rate of excavation for another stormwater detention basin on the Woodridge Village property picked up 47% in the last five weeks. Thatâs compared to the weekly average since Sprint Sand and Clay began excavating last year under the terms of its Excavation and Removal (E&R) contract with Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD). Demand [âŠ]
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Read MoreCity of Houston Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martinâs office has supplied ReduceFlooding.com with the Black & Veatch Engineering report on the recommended alternative for adding floodgates to Lake Houston. One key finding immediately jumped out at me that wasnât in Martinâs press release last week. The recommended gates would have a release capacity that virtually [âŠ]
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Read MoreCity of Houston Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martinâs office has supplied ReduceFlooding.com with the Black & Veatch Engineering report on the recommended alternative for adding floodgates to Lake Houston. One key finding immediately jumped out at me that wasnât in Martinâs press release last week. The recommended gates would have a release capacity that virtually [âŠ]
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Read MoreCity of Houston Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martinâs office has supplied ReduceFlooding.com with the Black & Veatch Engineering report on the recommended alternative for adding floodgates to Lake Houston. One key finding immediately jumped out at me that wasnât in Martinâs press release last week. The recommended gates would have a release capacity that virtually [âŠ]
The post Recommended Floodgates Could Release at Rate of Lake Conroe During Harvey appeared first on Reduce Flooding.
Read MoreCity of Houston Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martinâs office has supplied ReduceFlooding.com with the Black & Veatch Engineering report on the recommended alternative for adding floodgates to Lake Houston. One key finding immediately jumped out at me that wasnât in Martinâs press release last week. The recommended gates would have a release capacity that virtually [âŠ]
The post Recommended Floodgates Could Release at Rate of Lake Conroe During Harvey appeared first on Reduce Flooding.
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