Economic Development

Mitigating Gentrification: How Several Sun Belt Cities Are Responding

With a new report shedding light on the stages of gentrification affecting various neighborhoods across Harris County, how are communities and cities responding?

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.

Sales Tax Could be the Key to Alleviate Revenue Shortfalls

Government entities in the Greater Houston region are increasingly struggling to provide urban-level services to all residents, particularly those in unincorporated suburban areas. Raising or allowing high-growth urban counties to collect sales tax could improve the provision of public services to all residents.

How Elizabeth Currid-Halkett Tracks the Creative Economy in America

The creative economy operates its business in a unique way and supporting that and the futures of artists is important for the development of a city.

Cities Team Up To Tackle Urban Challenges With Data

Through the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership, cities explore how to confront common challenges with data.