Featured Mayor Parker Wants Houston’s Streets More Accessible To Pedestrians And Cyclists (Gail Delaughter – KUHF News, 10/10/2013) Mayor Annise Parker is unveiling a new initiative designed to make Houston’s streets accessible to everyone, and that includes walkers, cyclists, and people who use mobility devices. Parker says she’s drafted an executive order that lays out what’s called a “complete streets”…
Featured Capture rain to save on water bill, help environment (Patricia Lopez – ABC 13 News, 10/3/2013) Houston has been getting some much needed rain lately, but a time will come again when a lack of precipitation will have communities restricting water usage. For a few dollars, and some elbow grease, you can build your own rain barrel system. One…
Featured 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…