Report: Texas moves to No. 39 on list of most aggressive states in combating COVID-19 (update)
The state, which ranks 31st in population density, has moved up to No. 38 in tested cases of COVID-19 per capita — it was previously last. It remains 48th in total public health emergency preparedness funding per capita.
Are Houston and other cities ‘trying to have their cake and eat it, too?’
As Houston strives to improve transit, shrink its carbon footprint and make streets safer for all modes of transportation, it may be struggling to rise above the status quo in some areas.
Mitigating Gentrification: How Several Sun Belt Cities Are Responding
With a new report shedding light on the stages of gentrification affecting various neighborhoods across Harris County, how are communities and cities responding?
Urban Review: Midterms, Midterms and More Midterms
In case you can't get enough, we've got several looks at what the midterm results mean for transit and housing, a shifting suburban voter profile and more.
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.
Large Sun Belt Metro Areas Continue To Drive Growth
Just four metro areas saw 16 percent of the country's population growth since 2010. Despite a slowdown in 2017, Houston was one of them.
Urban Review: Unequal Voting Lines, Transit-Oriented Development and Fare Evasion
This week, uneven wait times at polling places, mixed results for transit-oriented development in Los Angeles and more.
This weeks round up asks how cost effective are mitigation strategies, where infant mortality rates in Texas are highest and looks at other important urban insights and challenges from the Sun Belt and beyond.
Even as Sun Belt states and cities still grow, the rate is slowing in some, still climbing in others.
Books for Urbanists: The 2017 Edition
Seven noteworthy titles, plus one pick for kids!
The World Series of Sun Belt Cities
I’ve lived in both cities. I’ve devoted most of my professional career to understanding the two of them. And I'm conflicted about who to root for in the World Series.
Los Angeles Program Pays Homeowners to Repair Sidewalks
More than 1,000 people have applied for the program that helps homeowners share sidewalk costs with the city.
In San Antonio, Armed Groups Oppose Confederate Statue's Removal
As Houston weighs what to do next, tension escalates in San Antonio.
Q+A: The Persistent Appeal of the Suburbs
Once racially exclusive, suburbs are now diversifying. But with renewed interest in cities, what will this mean for residents?
Access to Jobs Is About Access to Transit
Why better connecting low-income neighborhoods with transit is key for strengthening job opportunities.
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