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Pierce Elevated May Go Back to the Future
Could Houston reconnect its downtown grid? If a new TxDOT plan for I-45 gets approved, midtown and downtown would look a lot more like they did in 1962.
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Houston Business and Civic Leader aim to Close the Skills Gap
In Houston, there’s a growing recognition that offering training to fill “middle skills” jobs can strengthen the local economy and improve the earnings of residents.
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Director's Address - April 2015
A message from the director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research for the month of April.
Ryan Holeywell Joins the Kinder Institute for Urban Research
As a kid growing up in the Houston suburbs, I couldn’t wait to move to the East Coast – anywhere on the East Coast – and live in a fast-paced city where street life thrives. As a child, I was fortunate enough to visit places like New York, Philadelphia and Boston, where residents crammed sidewalks and subways, and impressive architecture created inspiring urban vistas. I knew that’s where I wanted to be.
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Reinventing Economies: An academic round table discussion with Mary Walshok
Cities can dramatically improve their economic competitiveness if their industries learn to collaborate, Dr. Mary Walshok said at the Kinder Institute on Thursday.
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Should Minority Houstonians be Moving to Newer Suburbs?
Not all suburbs are the same, and that matters for equity.
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Connecting Job Proximity and Gentrification: What's going on Houston?
While the overall rate of job proximity in the region is positive, high-poverty and majority-minority neighborhoods are facing declines in nearby jobs
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Director's Address - March 2015
A message from the director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research for the month of March.
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87% of New Texans Live in Big Metros
Last year, almost 40% of all U.S. population growth occurred in large metropolitan areas in the three largest Sun Belt states – Texas, Florida, and California.
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So there's good news and bad news about income inequality in Houston
According to a new report released by the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program today, Houston is one of only two major American cities where the average income of both the city’s wealthiest (top 5%) and poorest (bottom 20%) residents increased.
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