Body
Research
Texas Metropolitan Blueprint: A Policy Agenda to Secure the Competitiveness and Prosperity of Texas
The Texas Metropolitan Blueprint lays out recommendations for policies that address the most important economic development, land use, housing, infrastructure, and transportation challenges of the state’s metropolitan areas.
REPORT: March 24, 2021 GOVERNANCE
Governing A Growing Region: Addressing Challenges of Service Provision and Development in Houston
This report takes a regional view to find major issues with the way our growth is governed.
REPORT: October 25, 2018 GOVERNANCE | HOUSING
This dashboard uses subdivision plat data to analyze the urban growth of Harris and Fort Bend counties between 1950 and 2015.
REPORT: May 29, 2018 TRANSPORTATION
Developing Houston: Land-Use Regulation in the “Unzoned City” and its Outcomes
This report lays out the existing elements of Houston’s land development system and highlights several areas where it could be improved.
REPORT: September 11, 2017
What Happens in the Shadows: Streetlights and How They Relate to Crime
This report analyzes crime data in relation to streetlight distribution across Houston.
REPORT: August 14, 2017
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
Learning from Close Calls: A Glimpse Into Near-Miss Experiences
A report analyzing the near-misses of more than 100 cyclists, walkers and public transit users.
REPORT: July 3, 2017 TRANSPORTATION
Dangerous Crossings: The Links Between Intersections and Crashes in Houston
A report about the relationship between intersections and crashes in Houston.
REPORT: June 1, 2017 TRANSPORTATION
Taking Stock: Housing Trends in the Houston Area
A report analyzing housing trends in the Houston metropolitan area.
REPORT: April 3, 2017 DEMOGRAPHICS | HOUSING
Building Stronger Suburbs: Adaptability and Resilience Best Practices From Suburban Houston
A report on how suburbs can adapt to modern challenges and opportunities.
REPORT: November 2, 2016
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
Redeveloping the East End: Catalyst for Sustainable Transitions
This report provides recommendations for sustainable development in the East End neighborhood.
REPORT: February 25, 2016 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Rice Village: Parking, Management and the Built Environment
The following report offers an analysis of three major issues facing Rice Village — parking, management and infrastructure.
REPORT: August 3, 2015
Urban Edge
Tall building council looks upward to support a more walkable, sustainable Houston
In the 2023 Kinder Houston Area Survey, about 60% of respondents expressed a desire to live in a mixed-use development instead of a single-family home.
INTERVIEWS: March 11, 2024
Houston needs improving. Are Houstonians really willing to pay for it?
From parks to police to garbage pickup, our surveys have tapped into a surprising level of support for raising revenues to help the city of Houston improve services and raise the quality of life across the city. What should we make of that? Are Houstonians really willing to pay more for better local government?
PERSPECTIVES: January 4, 2024 DEMOGRAPHICS
Could parks be a panacea for what ails Houston? Here’s what the research says
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, urban parks and greenspace provided welcome respite and recreation when people had to spend a lot of time indoors. That renewed appreciation for parks confirmed what many researchers have been pointing out for decades: They provide cities huge benefits for public health, the environment and the economy.
EXPLAINERS: October 19, 2023 HEALTH | PLACEMAKING
Highways, flooding and sprawl: How Houston could have a bigger say in the region's future
Back in 2021, the Houston region's governing council offered up a final resolution of support for the contentious I-45 expansion project. The measure passed 14-11, with suburban members narrowly outvoting those representing Houston and Harris County. The vote marked an episode of stark division and intense scrutiny for the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC). It also raised questions about regional governance and how the Houston area’s urban and suburban populations should be represented.
EXPLAINERS: May 29, 2023 GOVERNANCE | TRANSPORTATION
Q&A: How a green approach could help Houston shrink its flood risks—and its carbon footprint
If Houston took a nature-based approach to its drainage systems, it could help mitigate climate change, lessen the city’s severe heat and create job opportunities among other benefits, according to a recent report by the Rocky Mountain Institute.
INTERVIEWS: March 17, 2023 HURRICANE HARVEY
Events
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
Kinder Institute Forum: Scott Beyer
Urban affairs journalist Scott Beyer shares how a free-market approach to housing, transportation, public administration and more can create more livable cities.
KINDER INSTITUTE FORUM: May 25, 2022 GOVERNANCE
Kinder Institute Forum: Antoine Bryant
Planner and community advocate Antoine Bryant discusses his work on affordable housing, equitable development and community-led design.
KINDER INSTITUTE FORUM: November 10, 2021 HOUSING | PLACEMAKING
Leslie Kern discusses "Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World."
URBAN READS: August 11, 2021
Kinder Institute Forum: Tamika L. Butler
A national expert and speaker on issues related to the built environment and equity, Tamika L. Butler discusses institutional oppression, the importance of inclusive urban design, and how to make transportation and public spaces more equitable.
KINDER INSTITUTE FORUM: November 11, 2020 PLACEMAKING | TRANSPORTATION
Kinder Institute Forum: Mitchell J. Silver
New York City Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver discusses how planning and design can create equitable, inclusive and fun places for residents of New York, Houston and beyond.
KINDER INSTITUTE FORUM: March 5, 2020 PLACEMAKING
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
Kinder Institute Forum: Maurice Cox
Maurice Cox, director of planning and development for the city of Detroit, Michigan, discusses creative design and community engagement as strategies for long-term equitable development.
KINDER INSTITUTE FORUM: May 23, 2019 HOUSING | PLACEMAKING
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
Experts discuss how technology, policy and transportation interact, and how they can be used to develop a city that functions better for all communities.
: April 12, 2019 TRANSPORTATION
Urban Reads: I-45 Meets the Walkable City
Following a presentation on what the I-45 freeway expansion means for Houston, city planner and urban designer Jeff Speck talks with Kinder Institute Director Bill Fulton.
URBAN READS: February 28, 2019 TRANSPORTATION
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Physical Address
Rice University
Kraft Hall
6100 Main Street, Suite 305
Houston, TX 77005-1892