August 2007 - Page 4 of 6

Council committee considers park set-aside proposal

August 14, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Mike Snyder reports that the City of Houston may soon enact legislation requiring developers either to set aside park space or pay the city significant fees: A draft ordinance reviewed by a City

It's time for more METRO service adjustments!

August 14, 2007 Kevin Whited

Laurence Simon notes that METRO is promising another round of “service adjustments” on August 26, 2007. This latest round of “service adjustments” doesn’t look as if it will get METRO much closer to fulfilling the

Way to serve the community, Metro!

August 13, 2007 Anne Linehan

Last week, the Memorial Examiner ran a story about how the Spring Branch Family Development Center was given the cold shoulder by Metro, after being promised four years ago that the taxpayer-funded transit agency would

Mayor White excels at getting pro bono legal representation for city

August 12, 2007 Anne Linehan

This City Hall blog post by Matt Stiles about Mayor White’s response to a lawsuit aimed at the city’s tougher smoking ban, included information that a law firm will represent the city pro bono. That

Klineberg: A mature Houston is a Houston that embraces planning

August 12, 2007 Anne Linehan

Today’s Outlook section runs an op-ed by Rice University’s Stephen Klineberg about how his annual Houston Area Survey shows that experts and residents agree that the health of Houston’s future depends on higher taxes and

Where's the rest of the story?

August 12, 2007 Anne Linehan

There’s something missing from today’s Chronicle story about “dozens of lawmakers” who have failed properly to report credit card expenses charged to their campaigns: The Texas Ethics Commission has fined three legislators in the last

Can The Woodlands be world-class without light rail?

August 11, 2007 Anne Linehan

Remember how The Woodlands began a trolley service around its downtown area? Well, officials are pretty excited about it (via the Chron): The new, free transportation system for The Woodlands Town Center officially was dedicated

"Urban planner" laments lack of opposition to highway 290 expansion

August 10, 2007 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Jeremy Desel reports that public comment sessions on the proposed highway 290 expansion have produced very little in the way of public comment/opposition: The planned expansion of State Highway 290 could impact hundreds of

Isn't it time for The Plagiarist to get back to work?

August 10, 2007 Kevin Whited

Back on March 4, Chronicle columnist Rick Casey announced he was about to take a sabbatical: WHEN I began writing this column two newspapers ago, I was 40 years old, had never worked for anyone

Breaking news: Editorial LiveJournalists in favor of Richmond line

August 9, 2007 Anne Linehan

You’re surprised, no doubt, that the Chron‘s editorial board has decided that the study compiled by Metro staff and consultants should be the final say in the University Line debate. So, there you go. No