Urban Edge

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

Crowded Cities; Expensive Parks; and Difficult Landlords: Urban Insights From Around The Web

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

How Do You Approach "Preservation" When It's Not Buildings That Are At Risk?

In San Francisco, officials are experimenting with ways to protect cultural institutions and businesses, as opposed to buildings and plazas.

How Blacks, Whites & Hispanics Live Together (Or in Some Cases, Don't) in the Country's Most Diverse City

Houston's diverse. But its neighborhoods? Sometimes that's another story.

Following Ruling, Future of Texas Schools Funding Uncertain

Use this interactive visualization to see how much funding goes to each school district in Texas.

Houston's Floods, Austin's Apartments; and Arlington's Ballparks: Urban Insights From Around The Web

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

What the Evolution of Two Frank Sharp Developments Says About Houston

Who could have predicted that two communities, built by the same developer, to serve the same population, would diverge so starkly?

Third Ward Looks to Shift the Gentrification Conversation

As the area continues to attract interest, Third Ward community organizations work to promote "development without displacement."

Texas Leads Country in New Housing Units Built

And Fort Bend County has one of the fastest growing housing stocks in the country.

Where Transportation Makes Affordable Housing Unaffordable

In many parts of the country, federal low-income housing programs place poor families in locations that force them to spend big money on transportation.

What's Your Bold Idea For Public Spaces in Houston?

Recent Houston visitors are sending the city the same message: don't be afraid to think outside the box.