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This week, what happens when hundreds of thousands of affordable properties lose the restrictions keeping them affordable, what do those early voting numbers mean and how is climate change affecting real estate?
This week, what happens when hundreds of thousands of affordable properties lose the restrictions keeping them affordable, what do those early voting numbers mean and how is climate change affecting real estate?
Governing A Growing Region: Addressing Challenges of Service Provision and Development in Houston
This report takes a regional view to find major issues with the way our growth is governed.
This week, the home that survived Hurricane Michael, rethinking homeownership as a wealth creator for all and why the Dutch model for flood mitigation might not work so well in Houston and beyond.
The Disconnect Between Where Houston-Area Residents Live and Work
A new study examines commuting patterns and finds spatial mismatch burdens aren't shared equally.
Urban Review: Hot or Not Cities, Texas vs. Online Voter Registration and Smarter Disaster Spending
This week, a new map estimates increasing temperatures by 2100 across the globe, thousands of Texas voters thought they had registered to vote but the state says not so fast, a shot at more pre-mitigation disaster dollars and more.
New Tool from the Census Bureau Maps Opportunity Gaps
Created by the U.S. Census Bureau and university researchers, the interactive map and research argues for place-based interventions to address inequality.
New Hope Housing Ventures Into Family Housing
The 25-year old affordable housing provider opened its first residential complex for homeless and at-risk families.
New Report Documents Stages of Gentrification in Austin
Commissioned by the city council, a recent report considers which neighborhoods are most vulnerable to gentrification and which have already felt its impact.
Study: Black Renter Households Pay A Rent Premium
Using a robust national data set of voucher holders, researchers found significant rent premiums for black renters compared to white renters for similar properties in the same area.
Study: Northern Third Ward vs. Gentrification
In Houston's Third Ward, organizing against gentrification isn't just about property and displacement. It's also about building community capacity.
Urban Review: Hot Cities, Emergency Prep in Houston and Another Anti-Homeless Ordinance Struck Down
This week, as cities heat up, how are they addressing rising temperatures? Plus, a look at newly released data on self-reported emergency preparedness in the Houston metropolitan area, the latest court ruling on a sidewalk sleeping ban in Boise and more.
City Puts Land Bank, Recovery Dollars to Work with New Single-Family Home Construction
A retooled land bank program seeks to improve the city's affordable housing construction record while coordinating influx of disaster recovery funding.
Evictions Before and After Harvey
While some areas saw marked increases, others experienced high numbers of eviction case filings before and after the storm.
In Houston, the Promise and the Challenge of Urban Farming
On less than one acre of land, a Second Ward farm has flourished but it faces an uncertain future.
Urban Review: Bike Safety, Transit Equity and a New Home Construction Program in Houston
This week, new research on the potential safety benefits of Houston's Bike Plan, a home construction program, getting transit equity right and more.
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