Livable Places - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/livable-places/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Sun, 18 Jun 2023 19:16:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Livable Places - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/livable-places/ 32 32 103504436 Would Livable Places Initiative Really Make Housing More Affordable? https://houstonnewmedia.org/would-livable-places-initiative-really-make-housing-more-affordable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=would-livable-places-initiative-really-make-housing-more-affordable Sun, 18 Jun 2023 19:16:53 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=39809 Third in a Series on the City of Houston Planning Commission’s Livable Places Initiative In the first two posts in this series, I discussed how the Houston Planning Commission’s 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 […]

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]]> 615494 Houston Planning Commission’s “Livable Places” Initiative Could Increase Flooding https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-planning-commissions-livable-places-initiative-could-increase-flooding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-planning-commissions-livable-places-initiative-could-increase-flooding Fri, 16 Jun 2023 22:27:59 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=39795 Second in a series on the Houston Planning Commission’s Livable Places Initiative “Livable Places” 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 […]

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]]> 614687 Livable Places Initiative Would Create Higher Density in Flood-Prone Areas https://houstonnewmedia.org/livable-places-initiative-would-create-higher-density-in-flood-prone-areas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=livable-places-initiative-would-create-higher-density-in-flood-prone-areas Tue, 13 Jun 2023 22:38:12 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=39732 First in a series on the Houston Planning Commission’s Livable Places Initiative On 6/8/23, the City of Houston Planning Commission approved an initiative called Livable Places that it has worked on since early 2020. Goals include creating a more affordable, walkable and equitable City. Planning Commission Website All laudable goals! However, the goals do not […]

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