Urban Edge Stories by Leah Binkovitz

A retooled land bank program seeks to improve the city's affordable housing construction record while coordinating influx of disaster recovery funding.

This week, more research on the impact of living far away from jobs, an effective end to cash bail in California and why Harris County's count of Harvey-related deaths could be too low.

While some areas saw marked increases, others experienced high numbers of eviction case filings before and after the storm.

There's no way to flood-proof Houston, but making it more prepared will take a variety of approaches and a lot of coordination.

This week, a handy how-to guide on submitting comments on federal proposals, plus a call out to do just that at the state level to support safer roads in Texas and a look at a new park in Tulsa, an existing Dodger Stadium connection and more.

A new Urban Institute report sheds light on who's most likely to default on student loans, and possible ways to help them.

This week, new research on the potential safety benefits of Houston's Bike Plan, a home construction program, getting transit equity right and more.

Early voting began Wednesday, with election day on Aug. 25, the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey's landfall.

With several still very preliminary plans for Metro's next steps on the table, how should we think about equity?

A new study from the Texas Civil Rights Project tracked which schools had requested voter registration forms from the state and which hadn't.

Still preliminary, the plan includes airport rail connections, bus rapid transit and more but will likely face serious financial constraints.

This week, new data on parking, a review of a fabricated sports city, the problem with work requirements and a lesson in writing about Los Angeles (and all cities).

Houston had the largest increase in families with children who rented of the 30 biggest metropolitan areas between 2006 and 2016.

This week's roundup covers a new analysis of maternal risk factors across Texas, asks whether big park projects and the communities around them can get along, looks at law enforcement referrals in schools after high-profile shootings and even a Drake reference.

This week's roundup includes extreme heat, municipal utility districts after Harvey and a smarter stormwater management system in Los Angeles.

A new Houston area study examines how race plays a factor at each stage of the home buying process.

While it's increasing overall, the change varies by county.

An innovative study tracking the effects of Hurricane Harvey looks for input from Houston-area residents, whether they were directly affected by the storm or not.

In this week's roundup: basic universal income, mapping ICE, the future of bus driving and why Texas keeps building highways.

But it won't be enough.