Urban Edge Stories by Leah Binkovitz

This week, why private investment needs to be considered alongside public dollars, what happened to California's innovative rail project, a painful proposal for property tax relief in Texas and more.

Government-created residential segregation is at the heart of a number of inequities. And the country is obligated to enact remedies, argues Richard Rothstein.

Exposure to arts education was linked to more empathy and engagement, better writing scores and fewer disciplinary problems.

This week, more bad news about Uber and Lyft's impact on transit, the link between maternal mental health and mobility, whether public testimony really changes policy and more.

While family obligations, financial insecurity and unfamiliarity with higher education systems keep many young adults on the sidelines, several efforts hope to offer a hand.

This week, who actually receives all those federal dollars intended for community development, why Texas is reversing claims about large numbers of potentially ineligible voters on the rolls, making Metro truly cutting edge and more.

A new report from the Living Hope Wheelchair Association highlights the challenges and opportunities of communities contending with "pre-existing conditions" in disaster relief and recovery.

Like many urban highways, I-85 cut through an African American neighborhood. This one was home to some of the most prominent leaders of the civil rights movement.

This week, which cities are most at risk when it comes to automation, what one Los Angeles charter school teacher learned from the recent strike, the future of Georgia's pecans and more.

Filed Wednesday, the bill would expand disclosure requirements for landlords.

A new report considers access and quality in the 40 largest cities.

This week, what the latest ruling means for the 2020 census, reflecting on decades of gentrification research, an op-ed from Houston school district board members on a tough decision and more.

The Kinder Institute's own Ruth N. López Turley named among the most influential education scholars in the country.

The city approved a bicycle plan in 2017 but 2019 could bring some of biggest changes yet.

Between 1990 and 2010, 44 Cities of Color were created across the country. Four reveal some of the opportunities and challenges that confront them.

This week, Army Corps funds could be diverted from flood projects, Austin confronts dropping student enrollment, new research on the gap between reality and perception when it comes to racial economic progress and a chance for school funding reform.

Another year, another set of urgent issues – some of them still lingering from years prior.

Did your new year's resolutions include health-related goals? Your city's design might have something to say about that.

This week, a legacy of contamination from air bases across the country, the housing finance issues experts will be watching in 2019, why trees are more than just pretty and more.

Urban planner Brent Toderian asked Twitter: what are your #ResolutionsForMyCity?