Housing

The Urban Edge: Our Most-Read Stories of 2016

The stories cover everything from Astrodome redevelopment to gentrification battles.

Graduation Rates, Housing Prices and School Choice

In a district of choice, how do graduation rates impact housing prices?

New Orleans Latest City to Grapple with Airbnb

The Crescent City moved to both legalize and regulate the short-term rental industry amid a housing shortage.

Why We're Seeing the Re-Segregation of Schools -- and Understanding Its Impact on Students

Building on past research, a new study tries to determine what form of segregation contributes most to gaps in test scores between black, Hispanic and white students.

As Austin, Dallas Housing Markets Heat Up, Houston Cools

A new index ranks the top 25 most active housing markets looking at the year ahead.

How Houston Can Address Its 111,000 Young People Who Don't Work or Attend School

Given the vast numbers of disconnected young people -- and the cost of inaction -- the time to consider a different approach is now, a new Kinder Institute report argues.

As slow disaster recoveries plague residents, some argue key to relief is 'precovery'

A system developed in South Texas could become a national model.

Weekly Roundup: A Plausible Alternative To High School Suspensions

Historically, when a student acted out in school, he'd faced suspension. Today that's no longer the case, with more districts instead experimenting with 'restorative justice.'

Suburban Sprawl and Poor Preparation Worsened Flood Damage in Louisiana

Craig E. Colten | September 6, 2016 If there is one lesson we have learned about floods, it is that records are made to be broken.

Weekly Roundup: The Air We Breathe (When We're in Our Cars)

Think you're safe from pollution when you're inside your car with the windows rolled up? Think again.

Weekly Roundup: How Welfare Reform Changed the Nation

Twenty years ago, Bill Clinton signed welfare reform into law. Though fewer people are on welfare today, the reforms haven't saved the federal government money, and poverty is higher than it was 20 years ago, according to Washington Post analysis.

Weekly Roundup: How Parking Became One of Urban Planners' Biggest Enemies

More than 30 percent of the area in many downtown cores is taken up by parked vehicles. Today, many planners are hellbent on doing something about it.

Guest Post: Why the Quest for "High Opportunity" Housing May Destabilize Communities and Schools

No matter how noble the advocates for the policy may view themselves, they are missing the complexity of community, families and schools.

Weekly Roundup: What It Would Mean to Have a Former Mayor As Vice President

Tim Kaine is the kind of guy whose "eyes lit up at the mention of land-use regulations," according to one observer.

Austin Pursues Ambitious Housing Overhaul

Texas' capital city is looking to address its famously expensive housing.