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

Latest Urban Edge Stories

Interactive maps help explain what opportunity zones mean for the Houston area

Since being added to the tax code in December 2017, opportunity zones have been a complicated development that organizations, investors and community activists are trying to solve. 

opportunity zones in Houston
Kinder Institute Research
: Aug 16, 2019
Urban Disparity

Greg Abbott said San Antonio could teach Austin how to help homeless people. Experts disagree.

Texas Tribune | The Texas governor's comments came amid controversial changes to Austin's ordinances, which many said criminalized homelessness. While San Antonio officials say they've reduced the visibility of people experiencing homelessness downtown, their overall numbers remain stagnant.

Daniel Johnson, who is homeless, sits on a bench on Congress Avenue in downtown Austin. Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The Texas Tribune
News Story
: Aug 14, 2019
Housing, Urban Disparity

Cities are getting hotter. This guide can be the simple start to cooling them down.

This hot city summer reading guide is for all you hot boy and girl urbanists out there.

Large oak trees along brick path
Feature Story
: Jul 29, 2019
Urban Disparity, Urban Planning

Latest Research

Challenges of Social Sector Systemic Collaborations: What's Cookin' in Houston's Food Insecurity Space?

In this study, we seek to understand the nature of collaborations between organizations working in the food insecurity and food desert social spaces in Houston.
Food
Report: Mar 13, 2019
Health, Urban Disparity

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

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

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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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