America’s Highways are Crumbling. Is That a Bad Thing?
Former Milwaukee mayor urges cities to re-think the urban highway and focus on the street grid.

Forget What You’ve Heard, Houston Really Does Have Zoning (Sort Of)
Space City has a reputation for being the only big American city without zoning. That reputation is undeserved.

Flood Response; A New Type of Bikeshare and PBR Apartments: Urban Insights From Around The Web
A new feature highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.

Shanghai’s Lessons On Urban Safety
Research says migrants aren’t to blame for problems facing Chinese cities.

As Cities Faces Climate Change, Competing Models For Flood Warnings Emerge
Experts say existing systems often don’t provide enough detailed information to be useful during emergencies.

How Your Career May Influence Your Thoughts On Immigration
It’s all related to the competitiveness of your occupation.

How Can We Improve Rice Village? Here Are Four Options
The Houston dining and retail destination is sorely in need of an upgrade. A few steps would go a long way.

You wouldn’t know it, but Rice Village has plenty of parking
Houstonians knows the stress of driving through the shopping district. We think there’s a better way to fix its parking crunch.

What Americans Want to Do With Undocumented Workers
No matter how you slice it, surveys show preference for a path to citizenship.

A New World’s Fair, the Millennial Mayor, and the “Egg Map”: 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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