Latest Podcast: Understanding the Debate Over Education Funding
URBAN EDGE :
Kinder Institute experts discuss the status of education funding in Texas, and the history of construction and demolition patterns in Houston.
You Might Not Know as Much About Gentrification as You Think
URBAN EDGE :
How much of the gentrification narrative is just mythology?
A Big Idea Emerges for a Tiny Space
URBAN EDGE :
Kinder Institute sponsoring $10,000 effort to improve underused plot of land near light-rail stop.
You Can Now Visit Houston's Trails Without Leaving Home (But You Probably Should)
URBAN EDGE :
A new partnership means more than two dozen of Houston's parks and trails are now available via Google Street View.
Houston in Flux: Understanding a Decade of Bayou City Development
RESEARCH :
This report quantifies, visualizes and analyzes new construction and demolition in Harris County between 2005 and 2015.
Houstonians Want to Live in Walkable Communities. Often, That Doesn't Happen.
URBAN EDGE :
The findings suggest huge numbers of Houstonians want to live in a different type of community but have been unable to do so.
As Cities Encourage Pedestrians and Biking, Another Trend Emerges: More Deaths
URBAN EDGE :
Communities have done a great job encouraging residents to walk and bike more. But they're struggling to keep those same residents safe on the streets.
Are Houston’s Transportation and Urban Revolutions here to Stay?
URBAN EDGE :
Linking citizen-advocates, transportation officials and public officials is big first step.
Oil Prices Are Down. So Why Does Houston’s Population Keep Going Up?
URBAN EDGE :
Sunbelt cities account for most of the U.S. growth population according to new census figures.
American Urbanists Fawn Over European Cities. They Should Pay More Attention to Canada.
URBAN EDGE :
Sure, Barcelona and Copenhagen are beautiful. But it might make more sense for Americans to study Ottawa and Toronto.
How Atlanta Decided It Can’t Out Suburb the Suburbs
URBAN EDGE :
Atlanta's planning department is pursuing a zoning overhaul that would alter the character of the famously sprawling place.
Houston's Transit Guru on the City's Moment in the Sun
URBAN EDGE :
An interview with Christof Spieler, who may understand transit better than anyone else in Houston.
Redeveloping the East End: Catalyst for Sustainable Transitions
RESEARCH :
This report provides recommendations for sustainable development in the East End neighborhood.
5 Things to Know about Houston's New Bike Plan
URBAN EDGE :
The plan would create hundreds of miles of new bikeways.
The Furor Over Artsy Crosswalks Misses a Broader Point About Safety
URBAN EDGE :
If we're just relying on the white lines of a crosswalk to protect pedestrians, we're in big trouble.
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