Sociologist Rachel T. Kimbro will discuss her new book, “In Too Deep: Class and Mothering in a Flooded Community.”
Shin-pei Tsay is the global head of cities and transportation policy at Uber. Her experience converges at the intersection of design, policy and governance to transform the built environment, with a focus on sustainable and inclusive transportation.
In 2020, the City of Houston and regional stakeholders cemented a resilience strategy and a climate action plan and adapted these initiatives to account for COVID-19’s impact on urban life. Learn more about the progress made in the first year of these two transformative efforts to both mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change and other physical, social, and economic urban adversities and challenges.
Bill Fulton to step down June 30, 2022, after seven years of leadership.
Honoring Dr. Anne Chao | Featuring Dr. Stephen Klineberg and Dr. Robert Bozick
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When COVID-19 struck in early 2020, public health experts in Houston swung into action. But, unlike in other major Texas cities, two different agencies swung into action: the City of Houston Health Department and the Harris County Public Health Department. Although they worked well together in a crisis, the pandemic gave new currency to the question of how public services are delivered in the Houston area.
In 20 years, the population center of Harris County moved 2 miles, taking it from the heart of the historic Heights area and outside the Loop for the first time. It’s yet another sign of the suburban surge underway in the Houston area.
