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Latest Urban Edge Stories

Houston report lays out incentives for developments with green stormwater infrastructure

To combat flooding, City of Houston's Chief Recovery Office presents an incentive report for green stormwater infrastructure in private development. 

Green roof
News Story
: Aug 19, 2019
Urban Planning

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

Revisiting the social life of small urban spaces

Plaza Life Revisited applies new technology to public spaces to revisit William H. Whyte's landmark text.

Still from Plaza Life Revisited study
Feature Story
: Aug 6, 2019
Urban Planning

Latest Research

Artist-Planner Collaborations: Lessons Learned From Arts and Culture Ecosystems For Inclusive Planning

These are the lessons learned from the arts and culture ecosystems of three Sun Belt cities for a new model of inclusive planning.
Paint on a pallet art
Report: Jun 13, 2019
Education, Urban Planning

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

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

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