Events

Richard J. Jackson discusses "The Post-Pandemic Future of Urban Design and Public Health."

This webinar will share findings from the 2020 Texas Flood Registry Report, which provides an update on the health and housing impacts of Hurricane Harvey and other major storms.

Local and national experts will discuss how transportation infrastructure projects, like the proposed I-45 expansion, impact community health.

Join the Kinder Institute for Urban Research as it unveils the findings from its inaugural State of Housing in Houston and Harris County report.

"Prophetic City: Houston on the Cusp of a Changing America" — Kinder Institute Founding Director Stephen Klineberg will be in conversation with Director Bill Fulton about his new book, which tracks the progress of Houston during almost four decades of remarkable economic, demographic and technological change.

Honoring Rev. William A. Lawson | Featuring Dr. Stephen L. Klineberg

This webinar by LINK Houston and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research will explore the nexus between transit and housing.

"Parks and Public Space: What’s Next?"⁠ — New York City Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver will discuss how planning and design can create equitable, inclusive and fun places for residents of New York, Houston and beyond.

"Better Buses, Better Cities"⁠ —  Transit expert Steven Higashide discusses how to plan, run and win the fight for effective transit.

"Palaces for the People" ⁠— New York University professor and sociologist Eric Klinenberg discusses social isolation, economic and racial stratification, and how social infrastructure can revitalize civic life.

"Building Equitable Cities" — Former Mayor and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros shares strategies for inclusive growth, improving urban and social infrastructure and planning for affordable housing.

"The Heart of the City" — Distinguished urban planner Alexander Garvin identifies shared elements of great downtowns, offers lessons from successful and failed projects, and charts a path forward to support downtowns into the twenty-first century.

"Designing for Equity" — Maurice Cox, director of planning and development for the city of Detroit, Michigan, will discuss creative design and community engagement as strategies for long-term equitable development.

Honoring Jeffrey C. Hines | Featuring Dr. Stephen Klineberg

"The Next American City" — Named by Newsweek as one of the five most innovative mayors in the country, four-term Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett discusses lessons learned from his city's success, Houston's opportunity zones, and the way forward for America's midsize metros.

Dian Nostikasari, a senior research fellow at the Kinder Institute, will discuss two reports titled “Planning from Inside Out: Using Community Responses to Address Transportation, Infrastructure and Safety Concerns” and “Safe Streets, Safe Communities: Walking and Biking Infrastructure in Gulfton.”

Experts discuss how technology, policy and transportation interact, and how they can be used to develop a city that functions better for all communities.

Following a presentation on what the I-45 freeway expansion means for Houston, city planner and urban designer Jeff Speck will be in conversation with Kinder Institute Director Bill Fulton.