November 2007

Building a Great City

Houston, TX, Saturday, November 17, 2007

By Peter Brown

Great cities don’t just happen – they are made, by the firm hand of enlightened leadership, a results-driven agenda, and a dose of good fortune. Today, “globalization” has raised the bar even higher in the competition among cities. A compelling vision and effective planning invariably play a critical role in the transformation of the world’s great cities. In spite of our familiar challenges, from gridlock and crime, to air pollution and flooding, Houston’s enormous potential is without question - like a sleeping giant, we are poised on the threshold of an extraordinary urban transformation. We are experiencing the “re-urbanization” of the American city.