The Hurricane House; Sodium Warnings; and How Transit Heals: Urban Insights From Around The Web
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A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
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Chart of the Week: The Most and Least Affordable Sun Belt Cities
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In its latest annual report on the state of the nation’s housing, Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) found a record number of Americans are facing strained budgets due to the cost of housing.
In Houston, Minorities Are More Likely to Go to Theaters and Museums than Whites
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But researchers aren't exactly sure why.
The Leisure Deficit; Battling Blight; and an Underpass Park: Urban Insights From Around The Web
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A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
Chart of the Week: The Cost of the Country's Worst Traffic Bottlenecks
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Big-city commuters waste roughly $2.5 billion each year waiting in congestion just from the country’s 50-worst traffic bottlenecks.
Austin Wonders if Social Impact Bonds Can Cure Social Ills
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The financing tool has been widely touted, but recent setbacks have raised questions about its future.
How Better Public Housing Improves Residents’ Mental Health
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Research shows Atlanta residents became less depressed when they exited housing projects.
Aerial Bike Lanes; Race Questions; and Static Americans: Urban Insights From Around the Web
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A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
Chart of the Week: America's Most Stressful Commutes
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See our map of commute times across the country. By the way, Houston's not as bad as you think.
Why Urbanism Is Considered to be ‘Liberal’
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Research suggests it all comes down to emotions.
Subway Maps; Street Art Sellouts; and Stealth Dorms: Urban Insights From Around the Web
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A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
The Surprising Popularity of An Urban-Themed Coloring Book
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What an artist hopes to tell people about cities through an unusual medium.
How Four Different Cities Use Bike Share, in One Chart
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A look at how residents of Austin, Denver, Fort Worth and Houston use their cities’ BCycle systems.
How BCycle Will More Than Triple Bike Sharing in Houston
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Houston's bike share network plans to expand from 29 stations and 210 bikes to 100 stations with 800 bikes.
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