Urban Edge

Insights, perspectives and stories about building better cities and better lives

Six Years After Graduation? How Do HISD Students Fare?

A new Houston Education Research Consortium report tracks student outcomes.

Urban Review: Great Places, Empty San Diego Houses and New, Post-Harvey Development Regulations

This week, a look at the Great Places of Texas, new estimates of houses sitting vacant in San Diego, zoning fights in Los Angeles and Houston's new development regulations.

Getting Flood Mitigation Right: Five Lessons

A new report provides an exhaustive look at potential flood fixes and how to understand each.

Mitigating Flooding Requires Multiple Strategies

Engineering, green infrastructure and land protections must all be part of the flooding solution.

Lessons in Local Government From A Former California Mayor

Growth wars, parking fights and more. What two years as mayor of a coastal California town taught the Kinder Institute's current director.

Houston Versus Chicago: A Reflection

A new sculpture sparked the latest in Houston and Chicago's urban rivalry. But some murkier truths lurk beneath the surface.

What Being Mayor in California Taught Me About Working in Houston

Coming to the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, who knew that my experience in Ventura would translate so well to Houston?

Urban Review: Census Concerns, Income Inequality and Unspent Hurricane Ike Money

This week, Southern city planning, Census questions, national trends in income inequality and more.

Tour Houston's Newest Mixed-Use SRO Complex

New Hope Housing's latest project is a transit-oriented, mixed use model for affordable housing development.

What We Mean When We Talk About Equitable Recovery

Local and national advocates and experts reflect on Houston's recovery thus far and where it can be improved.