Insights

"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.

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.

Download our last podcast of 2015

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.