Urban Edge

Stories, perspectives and insights from the Kinder Institute

In Houston, What Can Urbanists Learn from Food?

After Anthony Bourdain's death, writers reflected on his legacy, including how he shined a light on often marginalized people through food. Beyond celebrating it, though, urbanists should dig deeper into the stories food and culture can tell.

The "Done Deal" Diversification Continues in Houston Area, According to New Census Estimates

The latest county-level estimates from the Census Bureau show which populations are growing the fastest and where.

Here's What We Know About Immigrant Children Being Separated from their Families

Texas Tribune | Here's what we know about immigrant children being separated from their families

Why Resiliency Is About Reframing Relationships

Experts share insights into planning and paying for resilience.

Urban Review: Robot Work, Documenting Detention Centers and World Cup

This week, World Cup kicks off, experts ponder a future of robot work and a new report looks at detention centers across Texas and what happens to the people held inside them.

Minimum Wage Workers Can't Afford Rent

A Harris County worker earning minimum wage would need to work 113 hours per week to afford a fair market, two-bedroom rental house.

Women Are Running for Office in Texas

They are vastly underrepresented.

In Dense Gulfton, Walkability, Safety Improvements Needed

Walking the streets of Houston's densest neighborhood reveals a lack of adequate infrastructure and serious safety hazards.

Urban Review: Houston's Housing Recovery Plan, Defining the South and Getting More Students Into Rigorous Classes

This week, Houston releases its plan for housing recovery dollars after Harvey, a bill in South Carolina aims to get overlooked low-income students into challenging, college-track courses and one writer asks, where is the South anyway?

Houston, Our Only Home

A new report sheds light on how assistance for refugees has shifted its focus to short-term employment, at the expense of the new arrivals' well-being.