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How to Help the Highest-Need Student Loan Borrowers
A new Urban Institute report sheds light on who's most likely to default on student loans, and possible ways to help them.
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Your Voting Habits May Depend on When You Registered to Vote
The Conversation | Research sheds light on who's most likely to vote and who's most likely to become a habitual voter.
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Urban Review: Bike Safety, Transit Equity and a New Home Construction Program in Houston
This week, new research on the potential safety benefits of Houston's Bike Plan, a home construction program, getting transit equity right and more.
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Flood Control Bond Has Support, Skepticism As Early Voting Begins
Early voting began Wednesday, with election day on Aug. 25, the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey's landfall.
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Why Houston's Bike Plan Matters for Bicyclists' Safety
A new report looks at how recent crashes and near misses map onto short- and long-term projects in the Houston Bike Plan, underscoring the importance of following through on them.
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Houston Metro's Next Steps Could Have Big Impacts, But For Whom Depends on Final Funding and Plans
With several still very preliminary plans for Metro's next steps on the table, how should we think about equity?
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Urban Review: Juvenile Curfews, CodeNEXT and a Newsletter for Maps
This week, expanding transit in Atlanta, rethinking juvenile curfews, calling for an end to Austin's ambitious CodeNEXT and more.
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Q&A: New Metro Board Member Teresa Morales Shares Her Goals for Houston's Transit System
In July, Morales was appointed by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner for the Metro board position.
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Texas High Schools Are Supposed to Help Students Register to Vote. Many Aren't.
A new study from the Texas Civil Rights Project tracked which schools had requested voter registration forms from the state and which hadn't.
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Metro Presents Draft Long-Range Plan
Still preliminary, the plan includes airport rail connections, bus rapid transit and more but will likely face serious financial constraints.
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