Latest Urban Edge Stories

We’ll overcome COVID-19, but can we overcome 400 years of wrongs?

There has been a lot of discussion and speculation about the future of cities and how they will change following the pandemic. What will that future look like for Black Americans, who have been abused, exploited, ground down and lied to in the past? As we move into the future, what will change? And what will stay the same?

Perspective
: Sep 23, 2020
COVID-19 and Cities, Demographics, Education, Housing, Transportation, Urban Disparity

How 420 households can reveal COVID-19’s prevalence in Houston

Using a random sample designed by Rice University researchers, the results of the COVID-19 antibody testing survey will provide an accurate count of infections among the 2.3 million people living in Houston.

coronavirus and B cell
News Story
: Sep 17, 2020
COVID-19 and Cities, Health

Update: Evictions cost Harris County over $240 million a year — that was before COVID-19

Researchers at the Kinder Institute estimated the annual cost of evictions to Harris County, where more people are evicted each year than anywhere in the U.S., with the exception of New York. The increasing costs of evictions eat up funding that could go toward improving the county’s public health, transportation, public safety and education infrastructure.

House with eviction notice on door
Kinder Institute Research
: Sep 16, 2020
COVID-19 and Cities, Housing