Urban Edge

Stories, perspectives and insights from the Kinder Institute

These Are Houston's Most Pedestrian-Friendly Places

Houston's Walkable Places Committee names their favorite places in the Bayou City to take a stroll.

Excerpt: Can A Market-Oriented City Also Be Inclusive?

In a new chapter, Kinder Institute Director Bill Fulton considers Houston's opportunities and challenges when it comes to creating a truly inclusive city.

Urban Review: Costly Commutes, New Apple Hub and Texas' Uninsured

In this weeks roundup, Houston's commute costs near the top nationally, Apple announces plans for Austin hub, a look at who is uninsured in 2018 and a failed promise of prison reform.

Mitigating Gentrification: How Several Sun Belt Cities Are Responding

With a new report shedding light on the stages of gentrification affecting various neighborhoods across Harris County, how are communities and cities responding?

In the Age of Hacking and Social Media, Is the Census Bureau Ready For Technical Difficulties?

This is the first cenusus that will be online and in a world with social media. So is the bureau ready for hackers, fake news and social media campaigns?

With Rising Disaster Costs Comes Increasing Inequality

New research builds on the work of two sociologists documenting the connection between disasters and inequality.

Q+A: The Rising Risks of Urban Flooding

From existing data sources to flood mitigation practices, cities need to step up to respond to a national challenge.

New Localism Moves Nation-States to the Back, Advances the City-State to the Forefront

Bruce Katz argues that the only way to efficiently create change in a nation is to work on the hyper-local level.

Urban Review: The Power of Porches, Subsidized Healthcare and a 100-Day Agenda for Harris County

This week, new research on the link between access to subsidized health care and falling behind on rent or mortgage payments, a poetic look at the power of porches, possible priorities for Harris County's new leadership and more.

These are the many things considered in designing a park for Houston and how you can have a say

Houston's goal is to have a park within a half mile or 10-minute walk for residents and once the land is acquired, the designing process begins.