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Research
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2022 Results
The 41st Kinder Houston Area Survey shares Houstonians’ views on the economy, crime, the pandemic and other issues related to the city’s demographic transformations.
REPORT: May 17, 2022 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2021 Results
For the past four decades, Rice University’s Kinder Houston Area Survey (KHAS) has been tracking the changing attitudes and beliefs of Harris County residents. The 2021 survey summarizes the most consequential changes and their implications for public policy initiatives going forward.
REPORT: May 11, 2021 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
COVID-19 Pandemic in the Houston Region (Parts 1-3)
This three-report series focuses on the impact of the pandemic on families's well-being, employment, education and more.
REPORT: March 29, 2021 COVID 19 AND CITIES | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
A Bottom-Up Infrastructure Strategy for American Renewal
This report identifies infrastructure priorities identified by local and regional leaders around the nation. Conclusions provide an important set of guideposts about priorities the new administration should take into account in crafting a national infrastructure strategy.
REPORT: February 10, 2021 COVID 19 AND CITIES | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | TRANSPORTATION
The Urban Sun Belt: An Overview
This report documents the unique set of urban challenges Sun Belt Cities face.
REPORT: June 11, 2020 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
This report examines the revenue structure and service levels for Texas' three largest cities: Houston, San Antonio and Dallas.
REPORT: May 28, 2020 COVID 19 AND CITIES | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | GOVERNANCE
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2020 Results
For close to four decades, the Kinder Houston Area Survey has been tracking the changing attitudes and experiences of Houstonians.
REPORT: May 18, 2020 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
The Maker Economy: The Growing Demand of Small Urban Manufacturers in Houston
With guidance, funding, and technical support from TX/RX Labs, the Houston office of Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and BeehiveFund/TMAC Gulf Coast, the Kinder Institute team set out to raise awareness around small urban manufacturing in Houston, culminating in this report.
REPORT: November 21, 2019 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2019 Results
Through 38 years of Houston surveys, KHAS has tracked responses to the economic and demographic transformations of the Bayou City.
REPORT: May 13, 2019 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2018 Results
37th annual Kinder Houston Area Survey
REPORT: April 23, 2018 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
Amenitizing Urban Waterways: Planning Public Space Improvements with Vulnerable Communities in Mind
How can cities ensure that urban waterfront redevelopment benefits as many people as possible?
REPORT: July 31, 2017 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | URBAN PLANNING
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2017 Results
36th annual Kinder Houston Area Survey
REPORT: May 1, 2017 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
Houston and Harris County Housing Conversation
A summary of a stakeholder conversation on housing issues held in February, 2017.
REPORT: February 20, 2017 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | HOUSING | URBAN DISPARITY
Houston in Flux: Understanding a Decade of Bayou City Development
This report quantifies, visualizes and analyzes new construction and demolition in Harris County between 2005 and 2015.
REPORT: May 2, 2016 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | URBAN PLANNING
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2016 Results
35th annual Kinder Houston Area Survey
REPORT: April 25, 2016 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
Urban Edge
How a former landfill could help fight floods and reimagine a swath of southwest Houston
A proposal to transform a former landfill in southwest Houston into a mixed-use development with a flood control component recently caught the attention of statewide planners who recognized it for its contributions to resilience.
FEATURES: January 26, 2023 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | HURRICANE HARVEY | URBAN PLANNING
Houston’s restaurants, not oil and gas, offer a strong signal of the city’s economic recovery
Following a tumultuous span of more than two years since the pandemic’s onset in Houston, employment has shown strong signs of recovery, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. In fact, it was on track to grow jobs back to pre-pandemic projections by the end of 2022.
INSIGHTS: December 22, 2022 COVID 19 AND CITIES | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Plant/Second Ward developers hope to balance walkability and affordability in Houston’s East End
A Houston-based real estate acquisition, development and management company is in the beginning phases of reshaping parts of the East End and Second Ward into a more walkable and equitable place that adds to the neighborhood’s diversity.
INTERVIEWS: December 12, 2022 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | URBAN PLANNING
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner emphasizes funding for infrastructure, public education
Several hours after rescinding a nearly 40-hour boil water notice, Mayor Sylvester Turner had a timely example for why he thinks there is a clear need for infrastructure investment in Houston and throughout Texas.
FEATURES: November 30, 2022 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION | GOVERNANCE
Greener Gulfton effort plants seeds for alleviating neighborhood's nature inequity
In August of 2020, a heat mapping campaign identified Gulfton as the hottest neighborhood in Houston. The effort, co-led by The Nature Conservancy and the Houston Advanced Research Center, indicated that the southwest Houston neighborhood was 17 degrees warmer than the coolest neighborhood measured. A community-driven plan, “Greener Gulfton,” seeks to decrease the sweltering temperature, while adding an array of benefits to the immigrant-rich area that 45,000 residents call home.
FEATURES: November 16, 2022 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | URBAN PLANNING
Events
Kinder Institute Luncheon 2024
The 2024 Kinder Institute Luncheon will honor Dr. Marc. L. Boom, president and CEO of Houston Methodist. Findings from the 43rd Kinder Houston Area Survey will also be shared.
LUNCHEON: May 20, 2024 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION | HOUSING
Kinder Institute Luncheon 2023
The annual luncheon brings together hundreds of business, nonprofit and community leaders to learn about the leading issues facing our community and country.
LUNCHEON: May 15, 2023 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
Ten Across Summit: The Future is Here
The Ten Across Summit will convene a premier group of leaders and experts to discuss important issues such as water, energy, infrastructure, equity, democracy and risk.
: January 10, 2023 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | URBAN PLANNING
Kinder Institute Luncheon 2022
After two years of virtual events, the 2022 Kinder Institute Luncheon will once again be one of Houston’s most insightful gatherings of business and community leaders!
LUNCHEON: May 17, 2022 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
Kinder Institute Forum: Frederick Wherry
Professor Frederick Wherry, director of the Dignity and Debt Network, explains how credit visibility, credit scoring, and consumer credit markets serve as arenas for struggle over dignity and belonging.
KINDER INSTITUTE FORUM: June 16, 2021 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Urban Reads: The Texas Triangle: An Emerging Power in the Global Economy
This online discussion explores the importance of the Texas Triangle, what makes it unique and its implications for Texas' economic future.
URBAN READS: June 3, 2021 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Kinder Institute Lunch-Out 2021
The Kinder Institute held its 2021 annual luncheon on Tuesday, May 11 as a virtual Lunch-Out. Guests from Houston and around the world gathered online to hear Stephen Klineberg and other institute leaders share the findings from the 40th Kinder Houston Area Survey, and discuss key aspects of the institute’s transformative efforts in response to the challenges of the pandemic.
LUNCHEON: May 11, 2021 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
The Metropolitan State of Texas: Securing the State's Prosperity and Competitiveness
The LBJ Urban Lab at The University of Texas at Austin, the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University and the George W. Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative convened the state's top urban policy researchers for a summit addressing the most important issues in Texas cities: economic development, land use, housing, infrastructure and transportation.
RESEARCH: March 24, 2021 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | HOUSING | TRANSPORTATION
Kinder Institute Forum: Richard Florida
Leading urbanist Richard Florida discusses the effect COVID-19 and its related economic, fiscal, social and political fallout have had on cities. He also outlines how post-pandemic, cities can rebuild to be more resilient and equitable.
KINDER INSTITUTE FORUM: March 18, 2021 COVID 19 AND CITIES | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | PLACEMAKING
Urban Reads: Stephen L. Klineberg
Kinder Institute Founding Director Stephen Klineberg talks with Director Bill Fulton about his new book, which tracks the progress of Houston during almost four decades of remarkable economic, demographic and technological change.
URBAN READS: June 3, 2020 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
Kinder Institute Lunch-Out 2020
Stephen Klineberg presents the findings from the 39th Kinder Houston Area Survey. The event also honors Rev. William A. Lawson with the 2020 Stephen L. Klineberg Award for more than 60 years of service to Houston and its people.
LUNCHEON: May 18, 2020 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
Kinder Institute Forum: Henry Cisneros
Former Mayor and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros shares strategies for inclusive growth, improving urban and social infrastructure and planning for affordable housing.
KINDER INSTITUTE FORUM: October 24, 2019 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | GOVERNANCE | HOUSING
Distinguished urban planner Alexander Garvin identifies shared elements of great downtowns, offers lessons from successful and failed projects, and charts a path forward to support downtowns into the twenty-first century.
URBAN READS: June 25, 2019 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | URBAN PLANNING
Kinder Institute Luncheon 2019
The 2019 Kinder Institute luncheon gathered thousands of Houston’s business, nonprofit and community leaders to hear Stephen Klineberg present the findings from the 38th annual Kinder Houston Area Survey. The event also honored Jeff Hines, president and CEO of Hines.
LUNCHEON: May 13, 2019 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
Named by Newsweek as one of the five most innovative mayors in the country, four-term Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett discusses lessons learned from his city's success, Houston's opportunity zones, and the way forward for America's midsize metros.
URBAN READS: April 23, 2019 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | URBAN PLANNING
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Physical Address
Rice University
Kraft Hall
6100 Main Street, Suite 305
Houston, TX 77005-1892