Urban Edge

Stories, perspectives and insights from the Kinder Institute

Chart of the Week: The Most and Least Affordable Sun Belt Cities

In its latest annual report on the state of the nation’s housing, Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) found a record number of Americans are facing strained budgets due to the cost of housing.

These Are Today's Top 10 "Urban Innovations"

Vertical farming, on-demand transit and intelligent street poles top the World Economic Forum's list.

Don’t misinterpret Houston’s non-voting record

Houston voters rejected HERO. That doesn’t mean its residents aren’t progressive.

Kinder Institute hires director to run national education research network

Program will coordinate network of partnerships between research institutions and school districts in 13 cities.

This is America: What the Debate Over Syrian Refugees Means for Those in Houston

Rejection of refugees and threats about funding confound an already desperate situation.

In Houston, Minorities Are More Likely to Go to Theaters and Museums than Whites

But researchers aren't exactly sure why.

The Leisure Deficit; Battling Blight; and an Underpass Park: Urban Insights From Around The Web

A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.

Where Do Turkeys Come From?

An inside look at the demographics of American turkeys.

Chart of the Week: The Cost of the Country's Worst Traffic Bottlenecks

Big-city commuters waste roughly $2.5 billion each year waiting in congestion just from the country’s 50-worst traffic bottlenecks.

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