Harvey Reflections: A Tech Community Comes of Age
URBAN EDGE : November 3, 2017
"We were prepared. We were ready to work for 48 hours."
FEMA Applications Show Need in the Wake of Harvey
URBAN EDGE : November 2, 2017
More than 436,000 valid individual assistance FEMA applications were submitted in Harris County.
Harvey Reflections: Fifth Ward Weathers the Storm, Wary of Gentrification
URBAN EDGE : November 1, 2017
Revitalization or gentrification? In Fifth Ward, Harvey raised the stakes.
Rebuilding Houston, Mitigation Alone Is Not Enough
URBAN EDGE : October 31, 2017
A call to action to think ambitiously about Houston post-Harvey by looking to past examples.
Harvey Reflections: Opening Homes for Disaster Relief
URBAN EDGE : October 27, 2017
The government response was critical during Harvey. But Ed Pettitt, who hosted evacuees in his Third Ward home through Airbnb, said citizen response was the most impressive.
Harvey Reflections: Community Organizing, Recovery and Frustration
URBAN EDGE : October 26, 2017
With known and unknown environmental risks, an organizer on the east side of Houston reflects on a frustrating reality even after the rain.
Harvey Reflections: Strengthening Community
URBAN EDGE : October 25, 2017
A Super Neighborhood president who wants to see his community stronger than before Harvey.
Harvey Reflections: Medical Needs, Pets and Guns at the Shelter
URBAN EDGE : October 24, 2017
During Harvey, former mayor Annise Parker put in 14-hour shifts helping manage a critical emergency shelter.
Harvey Reflections: Forming Relationships
URBAN EDGE : October 23, 2017
One young organizer with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association shares his experience after Harvey.
Housing, Equity Top Concerns for HUD Money As Houston Rebuilds
URBAN EDGE : October 20, 2017
Housing advocates and officials raise concerns after HUD issues letter around recovery funding.
Reading Guide: Houston, Flooding and Design
URBAN EDGE : October 19, 2017
When it comes to flooding and design, Houston has been here (and written about it) before.
How To Get Serious About Flooding After Harvey From the Feds to the Flood Control District
URBAN EDGE : October 18, 2017
According to one expert at Rice University.
Comparing Harvey to Houston's Past Storms
URBAN EDGE : October 16, 2017
How does a 1,000-year flood compare?
How Houston Will Fund (At Least Part Of) Its Recovery
URBAN EDGE : October 12, 2017
And why you should submit all those volunteer hours to the city.
After Harvey, Resettled Refugees Who Found Opportunity Farming Rebuild Again
URBAN EDGE : October 9, 2017
Harvey was actually the second disaster the farmers faced this year, following a freeze in January.
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