A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
INSIGHTS: October 2, 2015
Transit, Development Issues Face Houston Mayoral Candidates
We present context around the candidates’ comments on their vision for the city.
: October 1, 2015 GOVERNANCE
Jim Sallis Explains the Importance of Healthy Communities (And How We Can Get Them)
Active living expert James Sallis weighs in on the call to action.
INSIGHTS: September 30, 2015 HEALTH
Podcast: How and Why We Fight Over the Roads
In our latest podcast, Urban Edge contributor Kyle Shelton speaks with the author of "Bike Battles: A History of Sharing the American Road."
: September 29, 2015 TRANSPORTATION
Director's Address - September 2015
A message from the Director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research
PERSPECTIVES: September 29, 2015
How Black Elected Leaders Have Changed Over Time
Researchers know surprisingly little about the evolution of racial minorities’ representation in politics.
INSIGHTS: September 28, 2015
Boring Cities; Food as Placemaking and the Jane Jacobs Opera: Urban Insights From Around the Web
A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.
INSIGHTS: September 25, 2015
How Testing Prompted Me To Leave An 18-Year Education Career
I was a principal at a struggling urban school. I realized could do more to help my students from the outside.
PERSPECTIVES: September 24, 2015 EDUCATION
John Norquist: It's Time to Tear Down Houston's Pierce Elevated
One of the country's foremost advocates for tearing down freeways says it's time for Houston's Pierce Elevated to go.
: September 23, 2015 TRANSPORTATION
Why Car-Crazy Cities Are Now Riding the Rails
With new demands for housing and activities downtown, Sun Belt metropolises are rethinking how their residents get around.
RESEARCH: September 22, 2015 TRANSPORTATION
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