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September 28, 2013

ECONOTES 2013-10-01: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

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  1. This flood-control project needs further discussion – Opinion (Houston Chronicle, 9/24/2013)
    The Harris County Flood Control District’s job is to control flooding. Sometimes the district does that job in ways that allow detention ponds or bayou banks to double as parks or wetlands; we love some of those projects. But the flood-control guys’ expertise isn’t really in ecology, park management, water recreation, archaeology or native plants. The problem with the flood-control district’s Memorial Park Demonstration Plan is that it would impact much more than flooding. The flood-control district (along with its quiet partners, the city of Houston and the River Oaks Country Club) proposes to move major amounts of earth along 1.5 miles of Buffalo Bayou, the part that forms the southern, wild boundary of Memorial Park.
    http://www.chron.com/
  2. Metro Solicits Public Input For Transit Redesign (Ed Mayberry – KUHF News, 9/30/2013)
    Metro is soliciting input from the public as it redesigns it’s transit network. As the agency rethinks priorities, the idea is to get feedback from those who actually use the system. It’s an 18-month-long online project, and the goal is to come up with a more efficient system that can carry more people. The survey is not necessarily a route-by-route consideration, but a blank-slate redesign of the system, taking into account light rail.
    http://app1.kuhf.org/
  3. New Caney ISD students building super-modern home (The East Montgomery County Observer, 9/27/2013)
    The Piney Woods United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Branch of Montgomery County has entered into a partnership with New Caney ISD to build a “green” demonstration home from used shipping containers. It will be the first of its kind built in the country. When completed, the fully functioning demonstration home will showcase to the public the most energy efficient, affordable home features available, including energy efficiency, recycling, water management, and use of readily available green products.
    http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/

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