Life at the Speed of Rail in Houston: Red State Rail

How should Texas approach mobility in the face of rapid growth? Could design reveal a new model of public/private partnership?

Join Van Alen Institute at Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy in Houston for a presentation of winning entries from the Life at the Speed of Rail competition and a conversation about how design could influence a new American geography. In addition to winning entries, the event will feature a panel discussion among project advisers and guests:

David Crossley, Houston Tomorrow
Robert Eury, Central Houston
Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times
Martha Murphree, Blueprint Houston
Sarah Whiting, Rice University
Andrew Colopy, Van Alen Fellow

July 7, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Kelly International Conference Facility
James A. Baker III Hall, Rice University
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005

Download the event PDF here.

Find information about our other regional high-speed rail conversations this summer:

Washington, D.C.: June 24
St. Louis: June 28
Los Angeles: July 12