Q&A with Kinder Institute Director Bill Fulton: The Path Forward
URBAN EDGE : May 5, 2015
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
URBAN EDGE : May 5, 2015
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.
Pierce Elevated May Go Back to the Future
URBAN EDGE : May 4, 2015
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
URBAN EDGE : April 27, 2015
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.
So there's good news and bad news about income inequality in Houston
URBAN EDGE : March 17, 2015
According to a new report released by the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program today, Houston is one of only two major American cities where the average income of both the city’s wealthiest (top 5%) and poorest (bottom 20%) residents increased.