Research

The City You Live In May Affect Your Risk of Suicide

New research reveals that the socioeconomics of cities may play a role in determining suicide risk

Demand, supply, gap: Transit deserts in Houston

Houston METRO's reimagined bus network is working to close service gaps but a new study shows that transit deserts in Houston still exist.

Should the Census add more choices on gender?

Starting in 2000, the Census offered more flexible choices when it comes to race. Should it offer broader choices on gender too?

Why there’s a disconnect between Texas voters and their lawmakers

Increasingly, Texans and their elected officials aren't seeing eye-to-eye. That's not just a coincidence.

New study shows benefits of two-way, dual-language education

Students learn English better when they’re also taught in their native tongue.

Taking the pulse of Houston’s newest rail line

Riders say METRO’s Green Line is shaving time off their travel. But some business owners remain skeptical of the project’s merits.

Cities tap university expertise to cure urban ills

They’re trying to make “big data” more than a catch phrase.

HISD opens massive school district data sets to researchers

Hundreds of professors across the country spend countless hours researching education, but few are likely to affect the way schools are actually run.

Mapping a community one parking spot at a time

Maps are one way to represent how we understand a given space.

Urban inequality is not just about the concentration of poverty, but also the concentration of wealth

Urban inequality is not just about the concentration of poverty. It is also about the concentration of wealth. The renewed focus on wealth has received recent media attention – and rightfully so. But researchers need to take careful steps as they tell the story of wealth concentration in cities that are racially and ethnically diverse.

Q&A with Kinder Institute Director Bill Fulton: The Path Forward

Bill Fulton’s been in Houston since August, listening to city leaders and planning a future for the Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Last week, at the unveiling of this year’s results of its flagship Kinder Houston Area Survey, he unveiled the organization’s long-term plan.

Survey Results Shared at the 2015 Kinder Institute Luncheon

The survey, now in its 34th year, indicated that growing numbers of Houstonians are interested in living in dense, urban environments, and they increasingly view transit as a solution to traffic problems that have long-plagued the city.

Q&A with Stephen Klineberg: Kinder Houston Area Survey 2015

The annual study, known as the Kinder Houston Area Survey, shines a light on how the community has evolved and the challenges it will face in the future.

Pierce Elevated May Go Back to the Future

Could Houston reconnect its downtown grid? If a new TxDOT plan for I-45 gets approved, midtown and downtown would look a lot more like they did in 1962.

Ryan Holeywell Joins the Kinder Institute for Urban Research

As a kid growing up in the Houston suburbs, I couldn’t wait to move to the East Coast – anywhere on the East Coast – and live in a fast-paced city where street life thrives. As a child, I was fortunate enough to visit places like New York, Philadelphia and Boston, where residents crammed sidewalks and subways, and impressive architecture created inspiring urban vistas. I knew that’s where I wanted to be.