Triton Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Sounds awesome! We desperately need some city planning... City Council on Wednesday could approve Houston's first-ever "general plan," a guiding document for the city's growth that virtually all other major cities already have in some form and that local planners and many community leaders have long championed to little political avail.If the council signs off, Houston would have its first policy template for the city's growth. For more than a year, local planners and neighborhood leaders have worked to outline broad long-term goals for Plan Houston, such as regional mobility, sufficient affordable housing and community access to parks and public spaces.Advocates say the plan formalizes a vision for Houston and will allow the nation's fourth largest city to be more deliberate in where and how new development is built, for instance.During a public hearing last week, City Council members also raised concerns about whether the plan could be paid for or enforced, and whether it is too general to be constructive. Houston's lack of zoning means the plan will have to be implemented by some other means, likely through specific policies set by the council.Mayor Annise Parker said the concerns are fair, but the document is intended to be a starting point. http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/City-Council-weighs-Houston-s-first-ever-general-6522860.php?t=702fade0e8&cmpid=twitter-premium#photo-8289668 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 How does this differ from zoning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Kinda like how people use the word "thug" to mean..."that word"It's basically the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Kinda like how people use the word "thug" to mean..."that word"It's basically the same.Big while I agree with the general statement, it's not entirely applicable to every use of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Don't hold your breath. This sounds like the equivalent of a corporate mission statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 We're not against rap. We're not against rappers. But we are against those thugs. And zoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Like the mayor said, it's a small step, however small it may be. But it's in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curbur Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 We're not against rap. We're not against rappers. But we are against those thugs. And zoning. It's the smug-ish shrub-ish zone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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