Local Governments Are Inefficient. Here Are Four Ways to Fix Them.
Most American cities are either too big or too small to serve the people who live in them in a cost-effective manner.
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Lessons from Sim City; Lengthy Commutes; and Highways 2.0: Urban Insights From Around The Web
Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
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6 Ways to Make Downtown Houston More Pedestrian Friendly
Urban planner Jeff Speck told city officials exactly what they need to do to make downtown more walkable.
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TRANSPORTATION, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISPARITY
We Could All Learn a Lesson About Safety From This Pink Sign
Addressed to an unidentified biker from an unidentified driver, it had the ring of a Craigslist missed connection post.
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TRANSPORTATION
5 Things to Know about Houston's New Bike Plan
The plan would create hundreds of miles of new bikeways.
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TRANSPORTATION
What if City-Loving Millennials Are Just a Myth?
The number of new Millennials reaching adulthood is now officially declining each year.
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DEMOGRAPHICS
Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
INSIGHTS:
Why There Aren't Many Rooftop Solar Panels in the South
Few homes in the region sport solar panels largely because states aren't embracing policies that support a residential market.
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HOUSING
Does Houston Really Fill 93 Percent of Its Potholes the Next Business Day?
A new Kinder Institute study evaluates Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner's record on filling potholes.
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TRANSPORTATION
How the Kinder Institute Plans to Change the Way Houston Studies Itself
By developing a unique database, the Kinder Institute hopes to help researchers find answers to difficult questions.
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Houston, TX 77005-1892