Urban Edge

Stories, perspectives and insights from the Kinder Institute

How climate change is going to affect cities, urban spaces

Cities are growing and as climate change continues, the urban landscape will continue to feel the effects of what's being described as a "crisis."

The urban debate involving scooters, bikes, pedestrians and cars needs to be reframed

From Central Park West to San Diego’s hip North Park neighborhood, cities are removing parking spaces, replacing them with bike lanes, and getting pushback from residents and business owners.

Galveston Bay Park Plan is only one way to protect Houston from flooding

A Q&A with Jim Blackburn, the co-director and primary spokesperson for Rice's SSPEED Center, reveals the importance of various flood protection systems.

With an unprecedented amount of public input on the I-45 project, now what?

A new working paper on the 'freeway revolts' of yesteryear sheds light on what's at stake locally in the latest highway project.

Cities are getting hotter. This guide can be the simple start to cooling them down.

This hot city summer reading guide is for all you hot boy and girl urbanists out there.

H-GAC approves more than $150 million for I-45 project to 'stay in line' for TxDOT funds

The committee committed an additional $51.5 million to go toward community planning and mitigation.

Gap between income growth and housing cost increases continues to grow

As of March 2019, only a handful of the largest metropolitan areas had housing markets that would be considered "healthy."

Long overlooked, Pleasantville hopes big grant, partnership means big change

In the Ship Channel's shadow, the small community was selected to be part of a Gulf Coast collaboration fighting health inequities.

Houston's Walkable Places Committee presents plan for more pedestrian-friendly city

A Q&A with Bill Baldwin, Houston planning commissioner and chair of the Walkable Places Committee, reveals his goals for Houston.

Houston landmarks according to you

We asked readers which Houston landmarks anchor their mental maps of the area. Here's what you said.