Insights

Lessons from Sim City; Lengthy Commutes; and Highways 2.0: Urban Insights From Around The Web

Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.

6 Ways to Make Downtown Houston More Pedestrian Friendly

Urban planner Jeff Speck told city officials exactly what they need to do to make downtown more walkable.

Paying for Good Grades; Stadium Land Grabs; and the End of Smoking: Urban Insights From Around The Web

Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.

The Fight Against “The New Exclusionary Zoning”

What happens when not just neighborhoods but entire cities become gentrified?

Creative Crosswalks; Mandatory Voting; and the End of Drive-Throughs: Urban Insights From Around The Web

Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.

How to Make Public Bike-Sharing More Popular

Bike-share providers shouldn't ignore the elephant in the room: consumers' fears about safety.

Stadium Debt; L.A.'s Energy Disaster; and Uber vs. Texas: Urban Insights From Around The Web

Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.

Harris County Judge Lays Out Latest Plan for Astrodome Overhaul

The new plan would cost considerably less than the $217 million overhaul voters rejected in 2013.

Study: Development Regulations Linked to Segregation

Strict housing regulation – including limits on housing density, or requiring numerous regulatory approvals for new housing – are related to economic segregation, a new report says.

"Do Gourmet Groceries Cause Gentrification?" Learn The Answer In This Week's 'Urban Insights From Around The Web'

Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.

Chart of the Week: The U.S. is Driving Less And Still Building More Highways

It would have been difficult to predict back in 2004 that Americans were about to cut back on driving. But here we are.

Government Planners are Woefully Unprepared for Self-Driving Vehicles

New research indicates MPOs aren't doing much to get ready for autonomous cars.

The End of Parking; Houston's Oil Slump; And the Dirt on Tiny Homes: Urban Insights From Around The Web

Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.

Why Transit Agencies Should Feed Twitter Trolls

When it comes to social media, reserach suggests transit agencies should engage their critics.

The 'Gig' Economy; Our Fitness Divide; And Bike Lane Anger: Urban Insights From Around The Web

Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.