Urban Edge

Insights, perspectives and stories about building better cities and better lives

LA Metro's Innovation Policy: Consider Any Good Idea

The transit agency's newly-created Office of Extraordinary Innovation is tasked with finding the next big thing in transportation.

Austin Pursues Ambitious Housing Overhaul

Texas' capital city is looking to address its famously expensive housing.

Cities Are Infected With "Mega-Event Syndrome." One Geographer Says He Has the Cure

Events like the Olympics and World Cup often become headaches for cities and fail to live up to the economic hype. A geographer says cities need to wean themselves off their addition to those spectacles.

Weekly Roundup: Phoenix Officials Work to Create a Downtown Reborn

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

Expert Warns of Risk Hurricanes Pose to Houston-Area Superfund Site

A Kinder Institute Fellow is sounding the alarm about the risks of an underwater Superfund site in greater Houston.

Texas Tops U.S. For Rate of Uninsured Children

Eleven percent of Texas kids are uninsured. In most states, the rate is less than half that.

How Houston Stacks Up On Transit Equity

A new collection of data from all of the country's major transit systems sheds light on important trends.

With Bus Rapid Transit, El Paso Takes Steps Toward New Vision

Don't look now, but El Paso is positioning itself to be the next big place for transit.

The YIMBY Movement Wants More Development, Not Less. But What, Exactly, Does That Mean?

Advocates view increased development as a way of creating more affordable housing in cities.

States and Cities Creating New Leadership Positions as They Rethink Their Approach to Transportation

U.S. cities are embracing new types of transportation leaders.