Does Urban Planning Have a Race Problem?
As Ferguson’s one-year anniversary approaches, one urban planner says her profession needs to consider how it thinks about race.
Does Urban Planning Have a Race Problem?
As Ferguson’s one-year anniversary approaches, one urban planner says her profession needs to consider how it thinks about race.
Take a Glimpse At The Eerie Interior of Houston's Astrodome
The Kinder Institute takes a peek inside Houston's Astrodome, which hasn't been used on a regular basis since 1999.
Here Are The Nine Steps for Making a Better City
Shelley Poticha, director of NRDC's urban solutions program, offers her rules for what it takes to make cities green, pleasant and walkable.
Memo to Cities: Most Cyclists Aren’t Urban Hipsters
There’s a prevailing stereotype of cyclists as upwardly mobile urbanites who use bikes by choice. But what about the working poor who bike because it’s all they can afford?
Why Achieving L.A.’s Ambitious Transportation Plan is Far from Certain
The city’s new mobility plan is ambitious, but whether it ever becomes a reality remains an open question.
Ryan Holeywell | October 7, 2015 Following a process that took more than a year, the city approved an outline of its goals. Now the real work starts.
What Copenhagen and Houston Tell Us About How “Trust” Affects Cities
You’d be hard pressed to find two Western cities that are more different than Houston and Copenhagen. The reason for that may have something to with the idea of trust.
John Norquist: It's Time to Tear Down Houston's Pierce Elevated
One of the country's foremost advocates for tearing down freeways says it's time for Houston's Pierce Elevated to go.
How Houston Can Harness the Power of “Big Data”
Unprecedented partnership between Rice and City of Houston is part of a growing movement.
Why Residents Have Nuanced Views of Gentrification
Research reveals stark differences among how middle-class residents perceive redevelopment.
What Are “Road Diets,” and Why Are They Controversial?
Despite criticism, even the federal government says the technique is effective.
America’s Highways are Crumbling. Is That a Bad Thing?
Former Milwaukee mayor urges cities to re-think the urban highway and focus on the street grid.
Forget What You’ve Heard, Houston Really Does Have Zoning (Sort Of)
Space City has a reputation for being the only big American city without zoning. That reputation is undeserved.
How Can We Improve Rice Village? Here Are Four Options
The Houston dining and retail destination is sorely in need of an upgrade. A few steps would go a long way.
You wouldn’t know it, but Rice Village has plenty of parking
Houstonians knows the stress of driving through the shopping district. We think there’s a better way to fix its parking crunch.
Rice University
Kraft Hall
6100 Main Street, Suite 305
Houston, TX 77005-1892