Urban Edge

Stories, perspectives and insights from the Kinder Institute

There are less than six months until the 2019 City of Houston elections

On November 5, the City of Houston will hold elections to choose a mayor, controller, and 16 council members to serve four-year terms from January 2020 to January 2024.

America can use other countries to gain a better understanding of neighborhood inequality

One researcher offers new insights into opportunity, comparing Germany and the United States.

Beautiful transit maps from across the country are meant to inspire

Works of art in their own right, well-designed transit maps communicate complicated information in elegant, legible ways.

Survey reveals inequalities in Houston, including nearly four in ten residents can't afford a $400 emergency expense

While Houston's diversity is helping close racial divides, the class divides are growing increasingly wider.

Black and Hispanic respondents of new survey value education more than their white counterparts

The Kinder Houston Area Survey shows more people believe schools need more money to provide quality education.

Not only is Houston getting more diverse, but residents' households are, too

More Houstonians are bringing diversity into their homes through friendships and romantic relationships, according to a new survey.

More Houston residents long to close the inequality gap, improve schools, have more interethnic relationships and accept immigrants, survey shows

For 38 years, Rice University's Kinder Houston Area Survey has tracked the social changes and political perspectives of Bayou City residents.

Perspective: Welcoming to Houston for new resident includes getting hit by a car

A changing Houston must reimagine streets for pedestrians and cyclists and have less concern for speeding traffic.

Texas Senate approves school finance reform bill but opts not to fund it with a sales tax hike

Via The Texas Tribune: The chambers will need to negotiate how to give teachers pay raises, whether to adjust how students take standardized tests and how to provide long-term property tax relief for Texans.

What a complete street really looks like

Many plans are intended to support multimodal mobility but a truly complete street goes beyond that.