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A world-class downtown requires financial incentives

August 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

KTRK-13 has a story up about a developer’s proposal to change radically the look of one part of downtown: There’s a bold plan to change the face of downtown Houston. Some developers want to turn

Maybe Kingwood feeder roads need SAFEClear

August 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

KPRC-2 and KHOU-11 both have this little press release story posted about Mayor White taking a helicopter tour of Kingwood with Rep. Ted Poe to look at Kingwood’s traffic woes. The KPRC story adds this:

Here comes the Parking Authority Revenue Stream/Bureaucracy

August 22, 2005 Kevin Whited

Reader and commenter Vernon Guy alerts us to the following items on City Council’s agenda this week: 16. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, to provide for the creation of

I-45 tunnel concept is far from a "no-brainer"

August 22, 2005 Kevin Whited

Patrick Kurp reports in today’s Chronicle that Gonzalo Camacho is continuing to push his I-45 tunnel concept: Gonzalo Camacho remains convinced that running 14.5 miles of Interstate 45 under the ground would cost less, be

Red light camera revenue stream to be ready by Thanksgiving

August 22, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reports that city officials expect to have the Red Light Camera Revenue Stream supplying city coffers by Thanksgiving. KHOU-11’s Mike Zientek has an amusing quote from HPD: Police deny charges they’ll

They are killing trees to print these editorials (cont'd)

August 22, 2005 Kevin Whited

Nuevo Laredo is literally beyond effective control of government, and the Chronicle editorial board has wasted 500+ words with a poorly written critique of U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza’s recent comments? I suppose we should be

Rad Sallee exposes how Metro ill-serves those who depend on it

August 22, 2005 Anne Linehan

Wow, wow, wow! Rad Sallee has given us so much truth in one story about Metro ridership. In clear black and white, all of Metro’s obfuscation is on full display: [Metro President Frank] Wilson passed

They are killing trees to print these editorials

August 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s editorial board recently gave the President and Mrs. Bush a little advice on how to show some Texas hospitality to the Cindy Sheehan anti-war protesters who are just down the road in Crawford.

Mayor changes course; Now there's money for HPD probe

August 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reports that Mayor White has stepped up with funding plans for the next phase of the Bromwich investigation of the HPD crime lab: The investigation into problems at the Houston crime

Steffy hits the "covert hospitality" brigade

August 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

On Friday, the Chronicle‘s L.M. Sixel reported on a gathering by Houston movers, shakers, and spin artists (such as Jordy Tollet, Jeff Moseley, and Frank Michel) to discuss how the city can boost itself to