Insights

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.

How Better Public Housing Improves Residents’ Mental Health

Research shows Atlanta residents became less depressed when they exited housing projects.

Aerial Bike Lanes; Race Questions; and Static Americans: 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: America's Most Stressful Commutes

See our map of commute times across the country. By the way, Houston's not as bad as you think.

Why Urbanism Is Considered to be ‘Liberal’

Research suggests it all comes down to emotions.

Subway Maps; Street Art Sellouts; and Stealth Dorms: Urban Insights From Around the Web

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

The Surprising Popularity of An Urban-Themed Coloring Book

What an artist hopes to tell people about cities through an unusual medium.

How Four Different Cities Use Bike Share, in One Chart

A look at how residents of Austin, Denver, Fort Worth and Houston use their cities’ BCycle systems.

How BCycle Will More Than Triple Bike Sharing in Houston

Houston's bike share network plans to expand from 29 stations and 210 bikes to 100 stations with 800 bikes.

Street Harassment; the Bathroom Battleground; and Mapping City Smells: Urban Insights From Around the Web

Ryan Holeywell | November 6, 2015 A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.

Houston Revamped Its Bus Network and Ridership Is Down. Why That May Not Be a Bad Thing.

Houston METRO recently released the first full month of ridership figures after it revamped its local bus network, giving analysts everywhere the chance to jump to conclusions.

Research Over Coffee: Lack of Black Lawmakers Can’t be Explained By Unwilling Candidates

Blacks are just as likely to seek high office, but they face smaller odds of success.

Stadium Subsidies; Cyclist Hate; and How to Anger a Taxi Driver: Urban Insights From Around The Web.

While the Urban Edge strives to provide readers with daily news and insights about urban policy, we’re also voracious readers of city news ourselves. As part of a new weekly feature, senior editor Ryan Holeywell and the staff of the Kinder Institute highlight the week’s most interesting articles from around the web about urban policy and city life.

Charts of the Week: Across the Sun Belt, Cyclists Are Mostly Poor

In many places, people don’t bike to make a statement. They bike because it’s what they can afford.