Watch Two Decades of Growth in Houston
21 years. One GIF. The spread of development in the fast-growing Houston area.
RESEARCH: November 20, 2017 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
In East Houston, Rebuilding and Waiting After Harvey
One of the hardest hit neighborhoods is also helping itself recover months after the storm.
FEATURES: November 20, 2017 HURRICANE HARVEY, URBAN DISPARITY
How To Make Houston More Equitable
Programs to create good-paying jobs and affordable child care were among the recommendations from the mayor's task force.
: November 17, 2017 URBAN DISPARITY
Cecilia Muñoz: Lessons from the Obama White House
The former senior staffer reflects on eight years in the White House, place-based policy and optimism.
: November 16, 2017 GOVERNANCE
How Financially Healthy is Houston?
A new study from the Urban Institute breaks it down.
: November 14, 2017 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Link Between Cars and Income Inequality
"If you have 20 percent multimodality and go to 25 percent, you should see some very significant differences in all kinds of social outcomes."
: November 13, 2017 TRANSPORTATION, URBAN DISPARITY
Coastal Officials Say Feds Failing Harvey Victims on Short-term Housing
Via Texas Tribune: "...more than 51,000 southeast Texans were still displaced and living in hotel rooms, according to FEMA data."
: November 10, 2017 HOUSING, HURRICANE HARVEY
Map: 211 Calls During and After Harvey
51,596 unique callers requested service referrals via 211 due to the effects of the storm.
RESEARCH: November 8, 2017 HURRICANE HARVEY
How Can We Make Sprawling Houston Feel Urban and Walkable?
Why the city needs to revisit the city-wide code.
: November 7, 2017
Houston Solutions Lab Pairs Academics with City
Three projects were selected in the first round of funding, including two for flood research.
RESEARCH: November 7, 2017 GOVERNANCE
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