Insights

It Can Be Almost Impossible to Find Housing When You're Poor

New maps show that in Houston and other cities, affordable homes are concentrated in "low opportunity" areas.

Four Types of Cyclists; the Architecture of Sound; and Our Driverless Future: Urban Insights From Around The Web

A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.

Why Big Cities Have Cube-Shaped Buildings

As cities grow, their buildings get taller, which gives them the potential to become more energy efficient. But only up to a point.

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Our latest podcast features a discussion with an artist who explains why urban architecture makes the perfect topic for a coloring book.

Historic Houston; Ballpark Development; and Tainted Water: Urban Insights From Around The Web

A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.

How Bike-Share Reduces Driving and Boosts Transit Use

Research reveals just how much of a role bike-share programs play in facilitating the use of transit.

Pricey Rentals; Healthy Cities; and a Magic Bus: Urban Insights From Around The Web

A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.

Chart of the Week: What You Need to Earn to Buy a Home in These Sun Belt Cities

The eye-popping expense of housing in older, compact cities like New York and Washington, D.C. has been a popular topic of discussion. But for buyers, things aren’t so great in sprawling Sun Belt cities either.

The Hurricane House; Sodium Warnings; and How Transit Heals: Urban Insights From Around The Web

A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.

Chart of the Week: The Most and Least Affordable Sun Belt Cities

In its latest annual report on the state of the nation’s housing, Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) found a record number of Americans are facing strained budgets due to the cost of housing.

In Houston, Minorities Are More Likely to Go to Theaters and Museums than Whites

But researchers aren't exactly sure why.

The Leisure Deficit; Battling Blight; and an Underpass Park: Urban Insights From Around The Web

A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.

Where Do Turkeys Come From?

An inside look at the demographics of American turkeys.

Chart of the Week: The Cost of the Country's Worst Traffic Bottlenecks

Big-city commuters waste roughly $2.5 billion each year waiting in congestion just from the country’s 50-worst traffic bottlenecks.

Austin Wonders if Social Impact Bonds Can Cure Social Ills

The financing tool has been widely touted, but recent setbacks have raised questions about its future.