Can Incorporation Help Majority-Black Communities Combat The Effects of Racist Policy?
Between 1990 and 2010, 44 Cities of Color were created across the country. Four reveal some of the opportunities and challenges that confront them.
INSIGHTS: January 10, 2019 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE, URBAN DISPARITY
Urban Review: Corps Funds at Risk, Schools Closing Down and a Potential School Funding Showdown
This week, Army Corps funds could be diverted from flood projects, Austin confronts dropping student enrollment, new research on the gap between reality and perception when it comes to racial economic progress and a chance for school funding reform.
INSIGHTS: January 10, 2019 EDUCATION, GOVERNANCE, URBAN DISPARITY
Robust Small Urban Manufacturing: Fostering an Equitable Innovation Economy
Clear equity goals, cross-sector partnerships and strong government-led action can foster a more inclusive innovation economy.
INSIGHTS: January 10, 2019 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
In 2019, Houston Faces Tough Challenges, Big Opportunities
Another year, another set of urgent issues – some of them still lingering from years prior.
INSIGHTS: January 7, 2019 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, HURRICANE HARVEY
The Connection Between Urban Planning and Your Health
Did your new year's resolutions include health-related goals? Your city's design might have something to say about that.
INSIGHTS: January 4, 2019 HEALTH
Urban Review: Toxic Air Bases, Housing Finance Issues to Watch and Investing in Urban Forests
This week, a legacy of contamination from air bases across the country, the housing finance issues experts will be watching in 2019, why trees are more than just pretty and more.
INSIGHTS: January 3, 2019 HEALTH, HOUSING
Resolutions for You and Your City
Urban planner Brent Toderian asked Twitter: what are your #ResolutionsForMyCity?
INSIGHTS: January 2, 2019
Unemployment Is Down. What About Opportunity?
A new report looks at job quality by metropolitan area, finding cause for "cautious optimism."
INSIGHTS: December 30, 2018 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, URBAN DISPARITY
The Most-Read Urban Edge Pieces of 2018
The stories that captured your attention in 2018.
INSIGHTS: December 30, 2018 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION
This week, how tax incentives meant to foster "opportunity" are hastening gentrification, where gentrification is occurring in Houston, why your office might be bad for you and Elon's tunnel!
INSIGHTS: December 20, 2018
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