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GIS Data Reveals Likely Source of NE Houston Flooding Unrelated to Historic Disinvestment

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 22:58:48 +0000

In northeast Houston, where residents and activists frequently chant “historic disinvestment,” I accidentally stumbled onto a much more likely cause of the frequent flooding than systemic racism. It happened while browsing a GIS database with hundreds of layers containing a broad range of information. The instant I saw it, it unlocked a mystery. Tumblers suddenly […]

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$230 vs. $2,000,000,000: Where’s the “Historic Disinvestment”?

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:27:51 +0000

Pardon my rant about the phrase “historic disinvestment.” I just came out of another Harris County Community Flood Resilience Task Force meeting. Much of the conversation centered around “historic disinvestment” in low-to-moderate income (LMI) neighborhoods. Having examined Harris County flood-mitigation spending in detail for two years now, I asked a simple question. “What is your […]

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Myth Buster: Historic Disinvestment in LMI Watersheds?

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:27:13 +0000

When it comes to flood control in Harris County, you often hear claims of “historic disinvestment” in low-to-moderate income (LMI) neighborhoods. Residents allege that they flood because Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) funneled dollars into affluent neighborhoods for decades while ignoring lower-income watersheds. But are those claims true? Not if you look at the […]

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