You're Wrong About Houston and Here's Why

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🌏 Get the exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/CityNerd It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌ ---------- 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/ ---------- CityNerd is on Nebula, the creator-owned streaming service, ad-free! Use my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/citynerd ---------- Patreon - a way to directly support continuing CityNerd output! Thanks to all who have signed up so far. https://www.patreon.com/CityNerd ---------- Support better biking in Houston! https://www.bikehouston.org/donate ---------- If you don't follow Segregation By Design, you should! Instagram: @segregation_by_design Twitter: @SegByDesign ---------- Jarrett Walker's great book, Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives -- Get it at your local bookstore or library, but if you really can't help yourself, order it from my affiliate link! I make a very small commission if you do. https://amzn.to/40hppZW ---------- Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced: - The 10 most urbanist MLS stadiums! https://youtu.be/v4Nj5WBJj6Y ---------- 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 ---------- Images - All taken on location October 2023 by yours truly! ---------- Instagram: @nerd4cities BlueSky: @nerd4cities Threads: @nerd4cities Twitter: @nerd4cities ---------- Music: CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library) ---------- Business Inquiries: thecitynerd@nebula.tv