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Architect as Mayor? Headlines October 10 to 30

Four major mayoral candidates [Wikimedia Commons]

Architect Peter Brown has a lead in the polls for the Houston mayoral race as early voting closes. In regards to the built environment, Brown has advocated for form-based codes. Annise Parker is known for preservation efforts. Gene Locke has talked about investing in underdeveloped areas. Christof Spieler analyzes them [...]

 10.31.09 Architecture

Mayoral Candidates on Bicycle Commuting

Bicycle on rack in Phoenix [From biketrain]

Houston METRO has installed bike racks on its buses and the usage of these racks has grown at a phenomenal rate. METRO failed, however, to extend rush hour access to the light rail train, despite exemplary equipment and policies that have been successfully deployed in other American cities. Now [...]

 10.07.09 Architecture