Insights

Are Transit Stations Using Modern Technology to Be More Pedestrian Friendly?

Researchers say transit station designers should do a better job using modern techniques.

Albuquerque’s Panhandlers; the New Education Secretary; and Saving Venice: Urban Insights From Around The Web

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

Can a Food Truck Entrepreneur Teach Governments?

Gabe Klein has the unusual distinction of having led two big city transportation departments despite an unorthodox background.

Why Working Class Candidates Don’t Pose a Threat to Women or Minorities

Research sheds light on the declining rate of blue-collar workers in public office.

Millennial Boomtowns; Lessons from the Rust Belt; and the Power of Flushing: Urban Insights From Around The Web

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

Local Party Leaders Dictate Female Political Representation

Women hold less than 20 percent of seats in Congress. But the lack of representation closer to home may be even more significant.

Mexico’s Park Battles; Denver’s Real Estate Boom; and the “Waze Left”: Urban Insights From Around The Web

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

Jim Sallis Explains the Importance of Healthy Communities (And How We Can Get Them)

Active living expert James Sallis weighs in on the call to action.

How Black Elected Leaders Have Changed Over Time

Researchers know surprisingly little about the evolution of racial minorities’ representation in politics.

Boring Cities; Food as Placemaking and the Jane Jacobs Opera: Urban Insights From Around the Web

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

Houston, Kinder Institute to Host Next City Vanguard Conference in 2016

What happens when you bring dozens of the country's most promising young urbanists to a city and set them loose to solve its biggest challenges?

What Ancient Cities Can Teach Us About Using Public Spaces

“Tactical urbanism” isn’t a new phenomenon, research reveals.

Women in Politics; Food Stamps and Uber for Bikes: Urban Insights From Around The Web

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

How Diversification is Changing America’s Families

As both Houston and the United States become more diverse, study sheds lights on what that means closer to home.

Segregated Schools; Stadium Boondoggles and Trump State Park: Urban Insights From Around The Web

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