Urban Disparity

Excerpt: Can A Market-Oriented City Also Be Inclusive?

In a new chapter, Kinder Institute Director Bill Fulton considers Houston's opportunities and challenges when it comes to creating a truly inclusive city.

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.

With Rising Disaster Costs Comes Increasing Inequality

New research builds on the work of two sociologists documenting the connection between disasters and inequality.

The Unstudied Neighborhood

The bulk of sociological research and policies derived from it focuses on just a small slice of cities. That's a problem.

How Can Houston's Transit Be More Equitable?

In its Equity in Transit report, LINK Houston recommends increasing the frequency and hours of service on key bus routes as well as other system improvements.

Urban Review: Amazon HQ2/2, Millennials As Homebuyers and More

This week, with Amazon's announcement, a look at why Texas can count itself as lucky, new research on where Millennials are buying their first homes, testing the limits of public space and more.

Missing From Transit Planning? Transit Riders

Discussing his new book, transit expert Christof Spieler offered insights into effective transit planning, including a critical missing piece.

Kinder Institute's Community Data Dashboard Adds More Indicators

Learn more about the tool at a free workshop Thursday, Nov. 1.

In Houston Neighborhood Short on Parks, A Community Makes Its Own

Through building a park for the community, the dense, diverse Gulfton neighborhood finds ways to come together.

In Northeast Houston, Residents, Nonprofits and the City Work Together After Harvey Toward Recovery

One of the many communities affected by Hurricane Harvey, Northeast Houston's recovery has been slow. But one community fair that sought to flip the top-down recovery script offered hope.

Urban Review: The Hurricane-Resistant House, Limits of Homeownership and Problems with Translating Dutch Flood Fighting

This week, the home that survived Hurricane Michael, rethinking homeownership as a wealth creator for all and why the Dutch model for flood mitigation might not work so well in Houston and beyond.

Urban Review: Teacher Housing, Neighborhood Effects and Why Vision Zero Is A Climate Plan

This week, the durability of neighborhood inequality, the importance of reducing traffic deaths for addressing climate change and more.

New Tool from the Census Bureau Maps Opportunity Gaps

Created by the U.S. Census Bureau and university researchers, the interactive map and research argues for place-based interventions to address inequality.

Urban Review: Pizza and Potholes, The School Voucher Families Really Need and More

This week, scenes from Florence's devastation, how mayors responded to a pizza chain publicity stunt, research on expanded school lunch program and the school voucher families really need.

New Report Documents Stages of Gentrification in Austin

Commissioned by the city council, a recent report considers which neighborhoods are most vulnerable to gentrification and which have already felt its impact.