Gaps in income, educational attainment, neighborhood services and other key metrics capture what often amount to gaps in opportunity.

Latest Urban Edge Stories

Within Houston's Diversity, A Complicated Story Still Being Told

Surveys offer insights into how experiences within one of the most diverse metropolitan areas in the country vary depending on background.
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Kinder Institute Research
: Apr 23, 2018
Demographics, Urban Disparity

Urban Review: Black-White Wealth Gap Myths, Policing Pollution and The Starbucks Problem

This week, a breakdown of the myths behind many of the common explanations and proceed fixes for the black-white wealth gap, a plea for less pollution and more.
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News Story
: Apr 20, 2018
Economic Development, Urban Disparity, Urban Planning

What We Mean When We Talk About Equitable Recovery

Local and national advocates and experts reflect on Houston's recovery thus far and where it can be improved.
Urban Edge: Mar 28, 2018
Hurricane Harvey, Urban Disparity

Latest Research

Growing But Unequal: Mapping High Opportunity Areas and Implications for Affordable Housing

Analysis of the location of low-income housing tax credit developments in Houston.
Report: Nov 28, 2017
Housing, Urban Disparity

Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund Needs Assessment: Phase One

The first phase of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s needs assessment work on behalf of the Greater Houston Community Foundation and the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.
Harvey Rescue
Report: Nov 13, 2017
Demographics, Hurricane Harvey, Urban Disparity

What Happens in the Shadows: Streetlights and How They Relate to Crime

This report analyzes crime data in relation to streetlight distribution across Houston.
Report: Aug 14, 2017
Urban Disparity

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Wendie N. Choudary

  • Research Fellow, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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Jie Wu

  • Director of Research Management, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
  • Research Oversight Committee, Urban Data Platform
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