Infrastructure and mobility are ongoing challenges for many urban areas that connect to a range of related issues.

Latest Urban Edge Stories

City spending on sidewalks and bikeways: how does your district compare?

A new BikeHouston guide breaks it down alongside pedestrian and cyclist crashes and fatalities ahead of the November elections.

Man holding his bike in front of Houston skyline
News Story
: Aug 12, 2019
Transportation, Urban Planning

With an unprecedented amount of public input on the I-45 project, now what?

A new working paper on the 'freeway revolts' of yesteryear sheds light on what's at stake locally in the latest highway project.

TxDOT NNHIP visualization of project segment
Feature Story
: Jul 30, 2019
Transportation

H-GAC approves more than $150 million for I-45 project to 'stay in line' for TxDOT funds

The committee committed an additional $51.5 million to go toward community planning and mitigation. 

The H-GAC meeting on I-45 project
News Story
: Jul 26, 2019
Transportation

Latest Research

Safe Streets, Safe Communities: Walking and Biking Infrastructure in Gulfton

During the summer and fall of 2018, an audit was done on the Gulfton area's streets and sidewalks and these are the results.
Girl walks in Gulfton
Report: Mar 20, 2019
Transportation, Urban Planning

Identifying Latent Transit Ridership

This report shows which parts of Houston METRO's service area may have untapped ridership.
People walking to Metro bus in downtown
Research: Nov 12, 2018
Transportation

Accessing Opportunity: Employment and Commuting Patterns among Low-, Medium- and High-wage Workers in Houston

While Houston continues to claim to be an affordable city, findings show that a lack of public transportation is making living in the city more difficult to access jobs in some areas.
Aerial view of downtown Houston
Research: Oct 11, 2018
Transportation, Urban Disparity

Experts

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Ed Emmett

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John Park

  • Research Fellow, Development, Transportation and Placemaking, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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Kyle Shelton

  • Deputy Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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Urban Development, Transportation and Placemaking

The Urban Development, Transportation and Placemaking program investigates issues associated with the growth and development in Houston on both a large and small scale.