BETA
Chapter 1
How Houston grew without a master plan
Chapter 2
The hidden rules shaping the streets
Chapter 3
Living in the ultimate urban mix
YOUR GOAL
Master of The city without zoning
Ch 3 · Living in the ultimate urban mix
dash Arrange houses, shops, and factories together to discover how cities grow without zoning laws.
dash Houston's low-density, sprawling design makes public transportation highly challenging to implement.
dash Rapid development and vast paved surfaces have worsened Houston's flooding vulnerabilities.
Fun Fact
Urban size: Houston is so geographically massive that the entire city of Chicago could fit inside it twice.
Glossary
zoning (noun)
The legislative division of a region into separate districts with different regulations regarding land use. Houston famously rejects this practice, allowing homes, stores, and industrial facilities to sit on the same blocks.
The legislative division of a region into separate districts with different regulations regarding land use. Houston famously rejects this practice, allowing homes, stores, and industrial facilities to sit on the same blocks.
Quiz
How does Houston's median home price historically compare to highly zoned cities like New York?
Quiz
What natural landscape was paved over during Houston's rapid development, worsening floods?