Urban Edge

Insights, perspectives and stories about building better cities and better lives

The Texas Medical Center has ambitious plans for a new Houston campus

Historically, the nonprofit Texas Medical Center has existed to coordinate infrastructure issues among its members. A proposed project shows just how ambitious the TMC has become.

Aerial Bike Lanes; Race Questions; and Static Americans: Urban Insights From Around the Web

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

Advice For A Mayor: Don’t Fear Risk

Urban planner Allison Joe says she wishes mayors weren’t quite so risk-averse.

Chart of the Week: America's Most Stressful Commutes

See our map of commute times across the country. By the way, Houston's not as bad as you think.

Advice For A Mayor: Urban Design Matters

Vicki Estrada, a California-based urban designer visiting Houston this week, explains what she wishes more mayors understood about cities.

Driverless Cars Will Change the Way We Think of Car Ownership

Driverless vehicles are poised to completely disrupt major segments of the economy.

Why Urbanism Is Considered to be ‘Liberal’

Research suggests it all comes down to emotions.

Subway Maps; Street Art Sellouts; and Stealth Dorms: Urban Insights From Around the Web

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

The Surprising Popularity of An Urban-Themed Coloring Book

What an artist hopes to tell people about cities through an unusual medium.

Why Houston is More Congested than Dallas

Texas’s two main metro areas are similarly sized, but Houston residents deal with much more congestion than their friends in Dallas.