City Limits?

Living in the Sprawl: What Counts as Houston?

From Montrose to Katy, the question of where Houston begins—and ends—has never been harder to answer.

12/18/2025 By Erica Cheng

Snub

Abundance Suffers from a Houston-Size Scarcity

Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s new book lays out a compelling reason why it’s so hard to build in America, but treats existing Lone Star solutions like flyover country.

04/21/2025 By Evan Mintz

Walking On a Dream

If Only Houston Could Have No-Car Zones in These Areas...

Imagine not being constantly swarmed by cars.

12/23/2024 By Allyn West

Threading the needle

A Closer Look at the Double Helix-Shaped Park Set to Join the TMC3 Campus

The monumental park comes courtesy of James Corner, architect of Manhattan's much-loved High Line.

05/30/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Ice House

This Swedish Architect Devoted More Than Two Decades to Studying Houston. This Is What He Found.

Lars Lerup finds beauty and order among what he calls Houston's "continuous city."

01/30/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Urban Planning

Cornering the Futures Market

Four of Houston’s think tanks square off.

05/31/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

essay

Apologia Pro Urbe Sua, Part II

Why do so many Houstonians flee the city for the suburbs? Cort McMurray has a few ideas.

09/16/2014 By Cort McMurray

point/counterpoint

What's the Matter with Houston?

A blog post sparks a debate about urbanism, highways, mass transit, and whether it makes sense to compare ourselves to New York.

09/12/2014 By Michael Hardy and Allyn West

Houstonia Magazine

Urbanism