Guest Post: Why the Quest for "High Opportunity" Housing May Destabilize Communities and Schools
No matter how noble the advocates for the policy may view themselves, they are missing the complexity of community, families and schools.
The Houston Townhouse: An Appreciation
Love or hate them, densely packed townhouses play a key role in the increasing the size of Houston's housing supply.
Why Houston Renters Aren't Giving Their City High Marks
Houstonians aren't recommending their city to friends and family members. Can the city move the needle?
Q+A: What's Next For the Houston Housing Authority's Fountain View Project
Houston Housing Authority Chairman Lance Gilliam speaks with the Urban Edge about what happens next, now that Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has blocked a public housing project in the wealthy Briargrove area.
Historic Freedmen's Town Houses Could Become City Landmarks
A group of Freedmen's Town homes could be the first public housing units in Houston to get the city's historical designation. The move is part of a growing movement that recognizes the links between housing and preservation.
How Questions About Density Complicate the Sun Belt Growth Narrative
Sun Belt cities are growing -- but more often than not, it's happening in a less-than-urban way.
Austin Pursues Ambitious Housing Overhaul
Texas' capital city is looking to address its famously expensive housing.
Texas Tops U.S. For Rate of Uninsured Children
Eleven percent of Texas kids are uninsured. In most states, the rate is less than half that.
Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
Where Do Houston's Renters Live?
How a new mapping tool can help change the way we think about renters and homeowners.
You Might Not Know as Much About Gentrification as You Think
How much of the gentrification narrative is just mythology?
Crowded Cities; Expensive Parks; and Difficult Landlords: Urban Insights From Around The Web
Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
How Do You Approach "Preservation" When It's Not Buildings That Are At Risk?
In San Francisco, officials are experimenting with ways to protect cultural institutions and businesses, as opposed to buildings and plazas.
Houston's diverse. But its neighborhoods? Sometimes that's another story.
Houston's Floods, Austin's Apartments; and Arlington's Ballparks: Urban Insights From Around The Web
Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
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