Why Cities Need to Help Millennials, Even if You Hate Them
If the country doesn’t build more apartments, demographer warns, gentrification will continue at a rapid clip.
Why Cities Need to Help Millennials, Even if You Hate Them
If the country doesn’t build more apartments, demographer warns, gentrification will continue at a rapid clip.
How Foreign-Born Residents Benefit City Economies
Nearly a quarter of Houston’s population was born abroad, giving the city greater access to foreign trade.
‘Mixed-use’ is popular, but what does it mean?
Developers say as projects take hold in the suburbs, the term may need an updated definition.
Why Code for America Hired An Economic Development Director
Hiring Bycer to lead its economic development efforts is part of a new layer of organization for Code for America this year.
How Houston’s East End finally got transit
METRO’s Green Line began service this weekend in Houston’s East End. But if the community hadn’t demanded better service 40 years ago, it might not have the transit line it now enjoys.
Medical Centers Can Serve as a Catalyst for Cities
They have a lot to offer.
What Millennials Think of Homeownership (and why it matters)
Optimistic about their own economic futures, they're still leery of the housing market almost a decade after the real estate bubble burst.
Global Lens, Local Focus: How Brownsville turned tragedy into opportunity
Site of tragedy now showing signs of life.
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2015 Results
The 2015 Kinder Houston Area Survey tracks Harris County perspectives on the local economy, traffic and ethnic diversity.
Houston Business and Civic Leader aim to Close the Skills Gap
In Houston, there’s a growing recognition that offering training to fill “middle skills” jobs can strengthen the local economy and improve the earnings of residents.
Reinventing Economies: An academic round table discussion with Mary Walshok
Cities can dramatically improve their economic competitiveness if their industries learn to collaborate, Dr. Mary Walshok said at the Kinder Institute on Thursday.
Public Perceptions in Remarkable Times: Tracking Change Through 24 Years of Houston Surveys
Drawing on more than 20 years of survey data, this report seeks to tell the story of Houston and its communities.
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