You're Wrong About Houston and Here's Why

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Houston gets a pretty bad rap for bad walkability, bad bikability, poor transit, and car dependence. Is this fair, though? If you haven't been to Houston recently, especially the inner loop, and if you don't know what's going on in the November 2023 election -- well, you should watch!

Thanks as always to Dwellsy for the data! https://dwellsy.com/

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Jarrett Walker's great book, Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives
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Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced:
- The 10 most urbanist MLS stadiums! https://youtu.be/v4Nj5WBJj6Y

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Resources:
- Read up on Proposition B, Fair For Houston: https://www.fairforhouston.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhypen
- https://www.segregationbydesign.com/houston
- https://www.segregationbydesign.com/support
- https://www.h-gac.com/about
- https://www.h-gac.com/board-of-directors/roster
- https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2023/08/23/fair-for-houston-november-ballot
- https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Houston-once-again-feels-stiffed-on-federal-16921712.php
- https://www.houston.org/news/houston-maintains-position-most-diverse-city-nation
- https://www.governing.com/community/houston-is-the-nations-most-diverse-city-report.html
- https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/04-20-21-houston-most-diverse-city-in-america-wallethub-dallas-fort-worth-austin-san-antonio-plano/
- https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-houston-diversity-2017-htmlstory.html
- https://kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/not-only-houston-getting-more-diverse-residents-households-are-too
- https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2013/07/01/195909643/tx2020-houston-racial-ethnic-diversity-americas-future
- https://www.star-telegram.com/detour/article267776522.html

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Images
- All taken on location October 2023 by yours truly!

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