How Financially Healthy is Houston?
A new study from the Urban Institute breaks it down.
: November 14, 2017 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Link Between Cars and Income Inequality
"If you have 20 percent multimodality and go to 25 percent, you should see some very significant differences in all kinds of social outcomes."
: November 13, 2017 TRANSPORTATION, URBAN DISPARITY
Coastal Officials Say Feds Failing Harvey Victims on Short-term Housing
Via Texas Tribune: "...more than 51,000 southeast Texans were still displaced and living in hotel rooms, according to FEMA data."
: November 10, 2017 HOUSING, HURRICANE HARVEY
Map: 211 Calls During and After Harvey
51,596 unique callers requested service referrals via 211 due to the effects of the storm.
RESEARCH: November 8, 2017 HURRICANE HARVEY
How Can We Make Sprawling Houston Feel Urban and Walkable?
Why the city needs to revisit the city-wide code.
: November 7, 2017
Houston Solutions Lab Pairs Academics with City
Three projects were selected in the first round of funding, including two for flood research.
RESEARCH: November 7, 2017 GOVERNANCE
School Choice and English Learners in Houston
Current English language learners were significantly less likely than their peers to attend non-zoned schools.
RESEARCH: November 6, 2017 EDUCATION
Harvey Reflections: A Tech Community Comes of Age
"We were prepared. We were ready to work for 48 hours."
: November 3, 2017 GOVERNANCE, HURRICANE HARVEY
FEMA Applications Show Need in the Wake of Harvey
More than 436,000 valid individual assistance FEMA applications were submitted in Harris County.
RESEARCH: November 2, 2017 GOVERNANCE, HOUSING, HURRICANE HARVEY
Harvey Reflections: Fifth Ward Weathers the Storm, Wary of Gentrification
Revitalization or gentrification? In Fifth Ward, Harvey raised the stakes.
: November 1, 2017 HURRICANE HARVEY
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