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Strong Towns Houston

@StrongTownsHTX

We advocate for safe streets, affordable housing, and livable communities.

Houston, TX Katılım Mart 2024
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Strong Towns Houston
Strong Towns Houston@StrongTownsHTX·
Important goals for Houston: - Eliminate lot size minimums - Eliminate parking minimums - Eliminate setback minimums - Eliminate the buffering ordinance - Reform overall building code (e.g. single-stair) - Reform the residential code (financing standards) - Reform permitting
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Alicia, Courtyard Urbanist
Alicia, Courtyard Urbanist@UrbanCourtyard·
“Can’t build up to water front because Houston floods in heavy rain.” In Middle Ages, you could just do things. Like Florentines filling in the Arno river bank to raise their buildings above the flooding area.
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Kristoffer Nilsen@krobbn

@UrbanCourtyard I agree but this area in Houston floods in heavy rain you couldn’t build up to the waterfront if you wanted to. Things need to be built up and setback here.

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Mr Pomble
Mr Pomble@realmrpomble·
@BayouBikeyBoi Haha no siree you can build whatever you want... provided of course you adhere to the deed restrictions
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Strong Towns Houston@StrongTownsHTX·
@SaveUSHeritage We have events. Although the two that we have at this time are both recurring: - City Council speaking signup (every Monday) - Office Hours (every Wednesday)
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Historic Vids@historyinmemes·
Downtown Houston in the 1970s—when it was largely a sea of parking lots, with hardly a tree in sight. Houston is the only major U.S. city without traditional single-use zoning. Retail, offices, and residential spaces can exist side by side, letting market forces shape neighborhoods instead of strict zoning laws. This approach fosters flexible, organic development, though it has also contributed to the city’s sprawl and reliance on cars.
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Strong Towns Houston@StrongTownsHTX·
@SaveUSHeritage @bgurley @historyinmemes Only Austin eliminated them entirely. Dallas still has parking minimums, although reformed. Additionally, the image (from the 1970s) predates the creation of Houston's current minimum parking standards (1989).
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Marek Janouš
Marek Janouš@marekjanous·
@historyinmemes Mixed zoning is commonplace in Europe. It cannot be a major factor to urban sprawl. Something else has to be the cause.
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Strong Towns Houston@StrongTownsHTX·
@historyinmemes But there's a contradiction. A lot of sprawl and car-dependency is precisely driven by separation of uses. Which Houston's "lack of zoning" demonstrably isn't. Hence, there are other factors that must be looked at to explain the car-dependency that took over Greater Houston.
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Strong Towns Houston@StrongTownsHTX·
But there's a contradiction. A lot of sprawl and car-dependency is precisely driven by separation of uses. Which Houston's "lack of zoning" demonstrably isn't. Hence, there are other factors that must be looked at to explain the car-dependency that took over Greater Houston.
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Downtown Houston in the 1970s—when it was largely a sea of parking lots, with hardly a tree in sight. Houston is the only major U.S. city without traditional single-use zoning. Retail, offices, and residential spaces can exist side by side, letting market forces shape neighborhoods instead of strict zoning laws. This approach fosters flexible, organic development, though it has also contributed to the city’s sprawl and reliance on cars.

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Strong Towns Houston@StrongTownsHTX·
@HOUmanitarian In fairness, Richmond does have somewhat of an "Old Town/Main Street" to work with. But definitely still car-dependent in that area, though.
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HOUmanitarian ™@HOUmanitarian·
@StrongTownsHTX They are building this Potemkin village in Richmond. Let’s wait a see how it ends up serving all the F-150s that live out there first.
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james myers
james myers@arsetechnica·
@StrongTownsHTX If they worked, in practice, we’d have them everywhere. There’s soo much that can go wrong here though
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Strong Towns Houston@StrongTownsHTX·
@Panzaredda Actually, the commercial standards for Houston are even worse 😶 5000 sqft is the minimum lot size for an unrestricted reserve (uses not for single-family). So, yes, the land-use restrictions are problematic, and need to be wiped for good. rb.gy/7q4ugs
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🍤Nicky Panzareḍḍa🌴
🍤Nicky Panzareḍḍa🌴@Panzaredda·
@StrongTownsHTX I don't know if there is a different min size for commercial, my understanding was that 1400sqft was the minimum for lot sizes. That's still too big for this property, this is a 800sqft footprint on a 1000sqft lot. There needs to be no minimum.
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🍤Nicky Panzareḍḍa🌴
🍤Nicky Panzareḍḍa🌴@Panzaredda·
Very few are building this kind of product today. I'm honored to be working with one of the few groups in the US doing this now here in the Houston area. And we've got 22 units coming down the pipeline!
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Lindsay Loves Cities@LindsayJS

We’re missing a crucial housing type in the U.S.: Housing over small shops Life on the ground floor Starter homes above It creates the backbone of a walkable city. Also known as a Residential-over-Retail, a 15 minute street, and a Livable Community.

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Evan
Evan@evan7257·
Creeping Communism Alert: Government busybodies won't let a Houston landowner build a mixed-use tower on the land that they own in the middle of the city. Check out item 71 at yesterday's planning commission meeting. houstontx.new.swagit.com/videos/374295
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Jack Miller
Jack Miller@houstontxjack·
@evan7257 Just accept the 25’ setback and build much taller to accommodate the additional parking. That’s what the people want.
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