June 2008 - Page 11 of 11

Mobility planning is great (unless METRO is involved)

June 2, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Rad Sallee checks in on the area’s mobility planning process: Transportation planning is both hugely important and often mind-numbing. Houston, for example, has a Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan (MTFP), an Urban Corridors

DMN reporters push for muni hotel, cite Houston

June 2, 2008 Kevin Whited

A reader passes along a two-reporter story from the Dallas Morning News on our northern neighbor’s efforts to justify municipal government getting into the hotel business. The headline pretty much suggests this isn’t exactly going

New METRO service "improvements" begin today

June 1, 2008 Anne Linehan

METRO has posted a new listing of service changes effective June 1st — today! Just because METRO no longer calls them “service improvements” doesn’t mean we can’t continue to relive METRO’s PR department’s glory days,

Chron profiles one Houstonian's travel hobby

June 1, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Dai Huynh profiles a Houston man who makes a habit of being on inaugural Continental Airlines flights: Circling the Earth by plane would add 25,000 miles to your frequent flier account. Imagine doing

Agenda item 29: City will abandon portion of South Post Oak for BLVD Place (updated!)

June 1, 2008 Anne Linehan

This city council agenda item’s wording is enough to make one’s eyes glaze over: 29. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use (1) as public streets of