The following are clips of Joshua Sanders sharing the perspective of Houstonians for Responsible Growth on the Houston PBS telecast of Houston Have Your Say on Regional Growth and Transportation. The Center for Houston's Future has teamed up with Houston PBS, Houston Community Newspapers, and Houston Public Radio to get the community talking about solutions for big issues facing the region. Throughout the discussion, HRG highlighted the benefits our local system of land use has afforded us even in a troubled national economy. While other major cities face a growing number of issues, Houston is able to discuss the future with great optimism and promise of our continued growth and success.

Part 1

I found this comment on a local Houston Blog from David Crossley (Houston Tomorrow) about HRG and his misrepresentation of our position on a variety of issues. This is a prime example of what types of tactics are being used by our opponents in this fight.

Link to Blog: http://neohouston.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/land-use-morals/#comment-109
“The Urban Corridors recommendation that the Houstonians for Responsible Growth (HRG) cabal is fighting is simply intended to legalize and promote urbanity around the existing and future rail stations.

From the Houston Business Journal. Written by Tricia Lynn Silva reporter with the San Antonio Business Journal, an affiliated publication.

Real estate councils from across the state’s major markets have formed a coalition to monitor and advocate for legislative issues that impact their industry.

Christened the Real Estate Councils of Texas, the founding members of the coalition are:

• The Houston Real Estate Council;

• Houstonians for Responsible Growth;

• The Real Estate Council of San Antonio;

• The Real Estate Council of Austin;

For online access we have put together a compilation of news reports and research that reflects the work of HRG. Scholars and journalist the world over have declared Houston as the city that has "got it right."

The American Dream Coalition held the "Preserving the American Dream Conference" May 16-18 at the Omni Houston Hotel. HRG President Kendall Miller and City Councilman Peter Brown participated in a forum where each presented different views on Houston’s land use policies and methods for growth.

HRG,

Below is a link to a great article that was published in the recent Great Houston Partnership newsletter, highlighting HRG's recently held Public Land Use Forum. Please share this with those who were not able to attend. Let's keep educating Houston on the advantages of our market driven system of planning!

http://www.houston.org/atwork/200804/ashoustongrows.asp

Joshua Sanders
Executive Director, Houstonians for Responsible Growth

We want to invite you to a very exciting conference being held here in Houston, May 16-18 at the Omni Hotel on Woodway Drive.

Would you be surprised to hear that experts from across the nation—and around the globe—believe that Houston has a lot to teach the nation and the world?

That’s right. Our Houston is a model for the world.

Houstonians for Responsible Growth,

First and foremost, I want to express my gratitude to everyone who helped make our Land Use Public Forum held on February 26th a complete success! You, the members of HRG, were responsible for the attendance of over 500 of your colleagues and friends. A broad base of support behind our city’s continued affordability and economic success was represented including builders, developers, architects, bankers, community leaders, rental property professionals, construction excutives and many more. Special thanks to our speakers: Tory Gattis, Bob Eury, Arthur C. Nelson, Wendell Cox, David Crossley, and the Honorable Bob Lanier. Video presentations and slides from the forum are available online at:
www.houstongrowth.org/forum-videos