Latest Posts
Director's Address - October 2015
A message from the director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research for the month of October.
Charts of the Week: Across the Sun Belt, Cyclists Are Mostly Poor
In many places, people don’t bike to make a statement. They bike because it’s what they can afford.
![](/sites/g/files/bxs4896/files/styles/articles_in_list_thumbnail_260x175_cropped_/public/files/2015/10/Bike-Emblem-1ohd44q.jpg?itok=xufASixK)
In Texas, Two Dramatically Different Transit Philosophies Emerge
Dallas and Houston are embracing light rail. But their approaches share little in common.
![](/sites/g/files/bxs4896/files/styles/articles_in_list_thumbnail_260x175_cropped_/public/files/2015/10/DART-1easfxx.jpg?itok=wRtqre6l)
Take a Glimpse At The Eerie Interior of Houston's Astrodome
The Kinder Institute takes a peek inside Houston's Astrodome, which hasn't been used on a regular basis since 1999.
![](/sites/g/files/bxs4896/files/styles/articles_in_list_thumbnail_260x175_cropped_/public/files/2015/10/dome01-2dh827c.jpg?itok=sPAt2-Tc)
How Immigrant Activist Groups in Houston Fight for a More Equal City
Research notes the ways both documented and undocumented immigrants work together on healthcare, labor and criminal justice issues.
![](/sites/g/files/bxs4896/files/styles/articles_in_list_thumbnail_260x175_cropped_/public/files/2015/10/Immigrant-march-2-2364trq.jpg?itok=6BqZvE6B)
While the Urban Edge strives to provide readers with daily news and insights about urban policy, we’re also voracious readers of city news ourselves. As part of a new weekly feature, senior editor Ryan Holeywell and the staff of the Kinder Institute highlight the week’s most interesting articles from around the web about urban policy and city life.
![](/sites/g/files/bxs4896/files/styles/articles_in_list_thumbnail_260x175_cropped_/public/files/2015/10/Arizona-Flag-135wpty.jpg?itok=RKp8TfOS)
Here Are The Nine Steps for Making a Better City
Shelley Poticha, director of NRDC's urban solutions program, offers her rules for what it takes to make cities green, pleasant and walkable.
![](/sites/g/files/bxs4896/files/styles/articles_in_list_thumbnail_260x175_cropped_/public/files/2015/10/hiline-2aawknl.jpg?itok=H39NMNVu)
I Was a Teacher. I’m Worried My Daughter Will Follow in My Footsteps.
I fear she – like many other teachers – will be scapegoated as the reason public education is failing.
![](/sites/g/files/bxs4896/files/styles/articles_in_list_thumbnail_260x175_cropped_/public/files/2015/10/New-classroom-2i86e0j.jpg?itok=QFY5wOJF)
Memo to Cities: Most Cyclists Aren’t Urban Hipsters
There’s a prevailing stereotype of cyclists as upwardly mobile urbanites who use bikes by choice. But what about the working poor who bike because it’s all they can afford?
![](/sites/g/files/bxs4896/files/styles/articles_in_list_thumbnail_260x175_cropped_/public/files/2015/10/Hipster-25y7w50.jpg?itok=sjnGC8YE)
Are Transit Stations Using Modern Technology to Be More Pedestrian Friendly?
Researchers say transit station designers should do a better job using modern techniques.
![](/sites/g/files/bxs4896/files/styles/articles_in_list_thumbnail_260x175_cropped_/public/files/2015/10/3380013_3a295471e3_z-24sa9f4.jpg?itok=pCWSkCR5)
Physical Address
Rice University
Kraft Hall
6100 Main Street, Suite 305
Houston, TX 77005-1892