Urban Edge

Stories, perspectives and insights from the Kinder Institute

Do cities or suburbs offer higher quality of life? Time-use data shows there are more similarities than differences

Recent research suggests suburbanites and urbanites may live far more similar lifestyles than they realize.

The amount of money needed in your savings fluctuates based on your age, income, report says

The financial gap between the wealthiest and the poorest in America is at the widest it's been in the past 50 years.

How riding Metro every day changed my perspective on transit funding

Houston area voters will decide November 5 whether or not to support Metro’s ballot referendum, which borrows $3.5 billion for system improvements and expansions.

Cemeteries as urban public spaces? This is why it could work

Some cemeteries come up with creative ways to maintain the grounds, including historic tours and respectful events.

Equity questions raised over Buffalo Bayou East master plan

The plan aims to add 40 miles of new and improved trails and bikeways, 200 acres of parks and open spaces, seven new boat landings and seven new bridges. But not all welcome the changes.

Houston residents celebrate Buffalo Bayou Partnership's plans for the east side

The partnership and other city officials presented the plan, which aims to be authentic, connective, inclusive and resilient.

Society's inequality issues will be solved by cities, according to Henry Cisneros

The former secretary of Housing and Urban Development addressed how cities will solve inequality issues.

Traffic identified as Houston's biggest problem, METRO's $3.5 billion bond could help

This election season, Houstonians will decide on cashing in on more transportation options that promise to ease traffic woes.

Austin named America's fastest-growing large city in 2019, report says

Both Dallas and Houston are among the top 40 fastest-growing large cities, according to the recent report.

How grassroots efforts rewrote history to place communities' needs first in U.S. Refugee Resettlement Policy

By most measures, Texas might be the least likely source for new methods of refugee resettlement to arise today.