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Weekly Roundup: Can Silicon Valley Build the City of the Future?
The folks behind Y Combinator want to put their tech prowess toward urban improvements.
Weekly Roundup: Can Silicon Valley Build the City of the Future?
The folks behind Y Combinator want to put their tech prowess toward urban improvements.
Weekly Roundup: Phoenix Officials Work to Create a Downtown Reborn
Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
Crowded Cities; Expensive Parks; and Difficult Landlords: Urban Insights From Around The Web
Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
Following Ruling, Future of Texas Schools Funding Uncertain
Use this interactive visualization to see how much funding goes to each school district in Texas.
Houston's Floods, Austin's Apartments; and Arlington's Ballparks: Urban Insights From Around The Web
Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
What's Your Bold Idea For Public Spaces in Houston?
Recent Houston visitors are sending the city the same message: don't be afraid to think outside the box.
Which Sun Belt Cities Are Building the Most New Single-Family Homes
Interactive HUD data shows how cities build homes.
A Big Idea Emerges for a Tiny Space
Kinder Institute sponsoring $10,000 effort to improve underused plot of land near light-rail stop.
How to Rethink Urban Design in the Wake of Flooding
To prevent devastating floods, experts say, the region may need to adjust the way it grows.
Without Zoning, Equity in Houston Becomes More Complicated
Houston's lack of zoning creates a two-tiered system for land-use, critics argue.
Urban Planners and Public Health Experts Rarely Work Together. That's a Problem.
Experts from the two fields are starting to collaborate -- but not nearly enough.
Two Houston Neighborhoods, Historically Divided Along Racial Lines, Partner in the Face of Change
Houston's Fifth and Second Wards find value in teaming up.
At the Harbach-Ripley Center, There's Always Something Afoot
Every week, 500 members of the community come through the center, where they take classes in everything from martial arts to vegan cooking.
What If Houston Fell in Love With Planning?
Can a booming city known for laissez-faire zoning become a U.S. model for equitable urban growth?
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