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How Do You Map the Character of a City? A New Tool Offers Solutions
The historic character of a community is often obvious. But in some places the past is less obvious and its significance harder to protect
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10 Last-Minute 2016 Holiday Gifts for Urbanists
Nothing shows you care like a city-themed knick-knack.
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For Young People, Homelessness is a Different Type of Struggle
Indigent youth will often do whatever it takes to avoid a homeless shelter: They couch surf. They crash with relatives. They may trade sex for a bed. But that resilience poses unique challenges to the very programs designed to serve them.
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What Ben Carson at HUD Might Mean for Houston
In Houston, where debates about housing are fierce, questions remain about how a Carson-led HUD would operate.
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Latest Podcast: How to Build Stronger Suburbs
If you think you know the suburbs, think again.
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Graduation Rates, Housing Prices and School Choice
In a district of choice, how do graduation rates impact housing prices?
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Rice Professor Involved in Presidential Election Recount Effort
"Do I believe there's been hacking?" he says. "Not yet, nor do I believe that any theory of hacking has been roundly disproven."
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In Houston, Constant Flooding Will be the New Normal, Expert Says
Why one expert calls Houston's recent growth "death by a thousand cuts."
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New Report Urges More Sidewalks, Less Parking in Houston
Houstonians complain about traffic all the time, but in a new report, they offer solutions.
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Most People Don't Expect Much From Local Government. Nigel Jacob is Changing That.
How do you make a city run better? Hire a "new urban mechanic."
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