Insights

How Do Houston and Other Large Cities Fare When It Comes to Pre-K?

A new report considers access and quality in the 40 largest cities.

Urban Review: Census Ruling, Gentrification Scholarship and HISD's Next Steps

This week, what the latest ruling means for the 2020 census, reflecting on decades of gentrification research, an op-ed from Houston school district board members on a tough decision and more.

Texas House And Senate About $3 Billion Apart on Public Education Spending

Texas Tribune | Two rival budget proposals offer a starting point for debate between the two chambers on public school funding and property tax relief.

Can Incorporation Help Majority-Black Communities Combat The Effects of Racist Policy?

Between 1990 and 2010, 44 Cities of Color were created across the country. Four reveal some of the opportunities and challenges that confront them.

Urban Review: Corps Funds at Risk, Schools Closing Down and a Potential School Funding Showdown

This week, Army Corps funds could be diverted from flood projects, Austin confronts dropping student enrollment, new research on the gap between reality and perception when it comes to racial economic progress and a chance for school funding reform.

Robust Small Urban Manufacturing: Fostering an Equitable Innovation Economy

Clear equity goals, cross-sector partnerships and strong government-led action can foster a more inclusive innovation economy.

In 2019, Houston Faces Tough Challenges, Big Opportunities

Another year, another set of urgent issues – some of them still lingering from years prior.

The Connection Between Urban Planning and Your Health

Did your new year's resolutions include health-related goals? Your city's design might have something to say about that.

Urban Review: Toxic Air Bases, Housing Finance Issues to Watch and Investing in Urban Forests

This week, a legacy of contamination from air bases across the country, the housing finance issues experts will be watching in 2019, why trees are more than just pretty and more.

Resolutions for You and Your City

Urban planner Brent Toderian asked Twitter: what are your #ResolutionsForMyCity?

Unemployment Is Down. What About Opportunity?

A new report looks at job quality by metropolitan area, finding cause for "cautious optimism."

The Most-Read Urban Edge Pieces of 2018

The stories that captured your attention in 2018.

Urban Review: How CEOs Are Killing People, Tax Breaks for Gentrifiers and Harris County Gentrification

This week, how tax incentives meant to foster "opportunity" are hastening gentrification, where gentrification is occurring in Houston, why your office might be bad for you and Elon's tunnel!

Metro Presents Its Most Ambitious Plan Yet, Anticipates 2019 Bond Vote

Years in the making, the latest MetroNext plan includes miles more of bus rapid transit and light rail than the previous draft plans.

Urban Review: Costly Commutes, New Apple Hub and Texas' Uninsured

In this weeks roundup, Houston's commute costs near the top nationally, Apple announces plans for Austin hub, a look at who is uninsured in 2018 and a failed promise of prison reform.