Mapping a community one parking spot at a time
Maps are one way to represent how we understand a given space.
RESEARCH:
Urban inequality is not just about the concentration of poverty. It is also about the concentration of wealth. The renewed focus on wealth has received recent media attention – and rightfully so. But researchers need to take careful steps as they tell the story of wealth concentration in cities that are racially and ethnically diverse.
RESEARCH:
DEMOGRAPHICS, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISPARITY
Q&A with Kinder Institute Director Bill Fulton: The Path Forward
Bill Fulton’s been in Houston since August, listening to city leaders and planning a future for the Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Last week, at the unveiling of this year’s results of its flagship Kinder Houston Area Survey, he unveiled the organization’s long-term plan.
RESEARCH:
EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, TRANSPORTATION
Global Lens, Local Focus: How Brownsville turned tragedy into opportunity
Site of tragedy now showing signs of life.
INSIGHTS:
DEMOGRAPHICS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH
Survey Results Shared at the 2015 Kinder Institute Luncheon
The survey, now in its 34th year, indicated that growing numbers of Houstonians are interested in living in dense, urban environments, and they increasingly view transit as a solution to traffic problems that have long-plagued the city.
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Q&A with Stephen Klineberg: Kinder Houston Area Survey 2015
The annual study, known as the Kinder Houston Area Survey, shines a light on how the community has evolved and the challenges it will face in the future.
RESEARCH:
DEMOGRAPHICS
Can you design a city by playing with toys? James Rojas thinks so.
Most adults aren’t interested in playing with toys. James Rojas hopes to change their minds. After all, he says, the future of their cities might depend on it.
INSIGHTS:
Pierce Elevated May Go Back to the Future
Could Houston reconnect its downtown grid? If a new TxDOT plan for I-45 gets approved, midtown and downtown would look a lot more like they did in 1962.
RESEARCH:
TRANSPORTATION
Houston Business and Civic Leader aim to Close the Skills Gap
In Houston, there’s a growing recognition that offering training to fill “middle skills” jobs can strengthen the local economy and improve the earnings of residents.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISPARITY
Director's Address - April 2015
A message from the director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research for the month of April.
PERSPECTIVES:
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Physical Address
Rice University
Kraft Hall
6100 Main Street, Suite 305
Houston, TX 77005-1892