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

Latest Urban Edge Stories

Addressing 'The Last Remaining and the Biggest Form of Segregation'

Government-created residential segregation is at the heart of a number of inequities. And the country is obligated to enact remedies, argues Richard Rothstein.
Rothstein
News Story
: Feb 14, 2019
Housing, Urban Disparity

Bike-friendly Cities Should Be Designed for Everyone, Not Just for Wealthy White Cyclists

The Conversation | The single biggest group of Americans who bike to work live in households that earn less than $10,000 yearly.
This narrow street, lined with parked cars but devoid of people, is both unwelcoming and unsafe for cyclists. Anne Lusk, CC BY-ND
News Story
: Feb 11, 2019
Transportation, Urban Disparity

As Harvey Recovery Continues, Work Remains to Improve Process for Vulnerable Populations

A new report from the Living Hope Wheelchair Association highlights the challenges and opportunities of communities contending with "pre-existing conditions" in disaster relief and recovery.
A makeshift wheelchair ramp leading to a house door
News Story
: Jan 31, 2019
Hurricane Harvey, Urban Disparity

Latest Research

Neighborhood Gentrification across Harris County: 1990 to 2016

The inventory of affordable housing has been diminishing and this report documents where in Houston it's diminishing the fastest.
New Townhomes in Austin
Report: Dec 13, 2018
Housing, Urban Disparity, Urban Planning

Building a More Resilient Housing System Event Report

This report by the Houston office of Local Initiatives Support Corporation and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research highlights key learnings and strategies from the “Building a More Resilient Housing System” event held on March 27, 2018.
Building a More Resilient Housing System
Research: Jun 27, 2018
Housing, Hurricane Harvey, Urban Disparity

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.
Construction of condos being built
Report: Nov 28, 2017
Housing, 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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