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What We Mean When We Talk About Equitable Recovery
Local and national advocates and experts reflect on Houston's recovery thus far and where it can be improved.
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How To Test Your Economic Development Strategy
The truth is that when you lure a business to town, more likely than not you’re renting those jobs.
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The Relationship Between Spatial Mismatch, Transit and Black-White Unemployment Gaps
When it comes to negotiating the spatial mismatch between jobs and people, does race factor in?
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With New Opportunity Zones, A Tool For Change Brings Questions
With the designation of 628 Opportunity Zones across Texas, what might this mean for revitalization in the Houston area?
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Large Sun Belt Metro Areas Continue To Drive Growth
Just four metro areas saw 16 percent of the country's population growth since 2010. Despite a slowdown in 2017, Houston was one of them.
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Urban Review: Census Numbers, Ending Homelessness in L.A. and Connecting Transit to the BeltLine
This week, ending homelessness in L.A., new Census numbers and more.
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How Does Government Spending Connect to Health Outcomes?
A new county-level analysis seeks to connect spending on things like parks, libraries and more to health outcomes.
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In Texas, Falling Behind On Student Loan Payments Can Cost You Your License To Work
The Texas Tribune | Critics say the practice is counterproductive, since it impedes Texans’ ability to work and pay back those loans.
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Sustainable Cities Need More Than Parks, Cafes and a Riverwalk
The Conversation | Green cities and green gentrification are two different things.
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Urban Review: Atlanta’s Bike Report, School Segregation and the Hottest SXSW Accessory
This week, Atlanta’s first annual bike report is out, measuring increasing school segregation and all the fun you missed at SXSW (kind of).
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