The Leisure Deficit; Battling Blight; and an Underpass Park: Urban Insights From Around The Web
A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
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An inside look at the demographics of American turkeys.
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DEMOGRAPHICS
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.
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TRANSPORTATION
Check out the latest Urban Edge podcast
What better way to travel this Thanksgiving than with the latest episode of the Urban Edge podcast?
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Director's Address - November 2015
A message from the director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research for the month of November.
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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.
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SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISPARITY
How Better Public Housing Improves Residents’ Mental Health
Research shows Atlanta residents became less depressed when they exited housing projects.
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The Texas Medical Center has ambitious plans for a new Houston campus
Historically, the nonprofit Texas Medical Center has existed to coordinate infrastructure issues among its members. A proposed project shows just how ambitious the TMC has become.
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PUBLIC HEALTH
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.
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Advice For A Mayor: Don’t Fear Risk
Urban planner Allison Joe says she wishes mayors weren’t quite so risk-averse.
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