Much of the attention around the storm’s anniversary will focus on megaprojects, but, efforts to create equitable human recovery, especially for the most vulnerable, cannot be lost in the shuffle.
Buyouts Bring Promise and Challenges to Flood-Affected Homeowners
For some, buyouts are a lifeline, but for others, they represent a loss of community and limited options to move on.
In Houston, the Promise and the Challenge of Urban Farming
On less than one acre of land, a Second Ward farm has flourished but it faces an uncertain future.
This Is What Resiliency Planning Looks Like
OffCite | The Resilient by Design challenge offers lessons for resiliency planning that can address environmental crises as well as challenges in socioeconomic and racial inequity.
Blue Needle In A Red Haystack: Why One Texas Woman Is Taking on the Odds This November
Amid a wave of women candidates, Lisa Seger of Blue Heron Farm makes a run for it.
In Houston, What Can Urbanists Learn from Food?
After Anthony Bourdain's death, writers reflected on his legacy, including how he shined a light on often marginalized people through food. Beyond celebrating it, though, urbanists should dig deeper into the stories food and culture can tell.
In Houston, A Radical Approach to Affordable Housing
With the city set to launch its own land trust and several neighborhoods eager to start their own, the community land trust presents opportunities and challenges.
Welcome to Acres Homes. Acres Home. Acreage Homes?
A community in transition contemplates its future and its name.
In East Houston, Rebuilding and Waiting After Harvey
One of the hardest hit neighborhoods is also helping itself recover months after the storm.
The World Series of Sun Belt Cities
I’ve lived in both cities. I’ve devoted most of my professional career to understanding the two of them. And I'm conflicted about who to root for in the World Series.
In San Antonio, Armed Groups Oppose Confederate Statue's Removal
As Houston weighs what to do next, tension escalates in San Antonio.
VIDEO: Dangerous Crossings in Houston Found Using New Technique
Our new report discovered vital information about some intersections in Houston using a new technique.
Conroe’s ‘Small-Town Feel’, Access to Amenities Factor in Rapid Growth
For folks in Conroe, small-town living with amenities nearby help explain its spot as the fastest growing city in the country.
Could Houston Become a Protest City?
The size, the sprawl, the history: what's kept Houston from earning the reputation of a protest city -- and could that change?
Though Affordable Housing Programs Show Promise, Delivery Lags
City of Houston programs aim to revitalize areas and promote affordability.
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