Urban Edge Stories by Leah Binkovitz

The film, which opens in Houston Friday, follows one man's efforts to reclaim the home his grandfather built.

Not just beautiful, public libraries are dynamic components of our urban landscapes.

Works of art in their own right, well-designed transit maps communicate complicated information in elegant, legible ways.

Many plans are intended to support multimodal mobility but a truly complete street goes beyond that.

Not known for interesting design, several recent examples try to move affordable housing forward.

And the difference appears to be driven entirely by white respondents, according to years of survey data.

With a focus on housing, environmental justice and labor issues, the Houston HOME Coalition is pushing for an equitable recovery.

From big blockbuster projects to parks focused on inclusive design, these parks reveal what's next for urban green space.

This week, SimCity's lasting legacy, mapping micro-level segregation, why cashless businesses are discriminatory and more.

Millions of students across the country are in schools with police but no counselors, nurses, psychologists or social workers, per new analysis.

New survey numbers from the University of Texas and Texas Tribune show voter priorities for this legislative session but where are lawmakers focusing?

This week, a big report captures between districts disparities in a segregated school landscape, a word of caution for the density-minded, the real Green Book and more.

In his latest book, Walkable City Rules, Speck makes it easy for cities to improve access and walkability.

This week, what a rare but potentially catastrophic mega-storm might mean for Los Angeles, the many meanings of "suburban," where a proposal for universal childcare falls short and more.

With roughly 10,000 respondents as of early January, the Hurricane Harvey Registry released preliminary findings about the storm's health and housing impacts.

A new study uses longitudinal data to follow young adults as they leave their parents' homes.

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.