When it comes to Texas highways, if you build it, they will keep coming. That fits well with the state’s objective to continue its ever-upward economic path.
Even in the face of economic uncertainties and efforts to improve program efficiencies in several governmental departments, there always seems to be money available for investment in roads and highways.
In August, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced more than $146 billion in new spending for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) over the next decade, targeting new road construction and maintenance…
In his recently-released analysis of 22 U.S. cities, Robert Noland of Rutgers University detailed the environmental impact of urban sprawl, citing Houston in particular.
“Houston is often cited as a city with a large population growth rate without housing costs being that high, but when you factor in the costs of owning cars and traveling long distances every day, that’s no longer the case,” he says.
When housing costs and transportation are combined, Noland’s study says Houston is the fourth most expensive city in the U.S. in which to live.