March 2018 - Homeownership Disparities and Resilient Cities
First, sit in on a homebuyer workshop hosted by the Houston NAACP that aims to get 100 new black homeowners in the city by the end of the year, despit...
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Featuring discussion about transportation, urban planning, education and public health, among other topics. If you're interested in cities, this is the show for you. Produced by Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
January 2018 - Houston Highways, Hopes and History
First, tour one of the Houston neighborhoods in the path of the North Houston Highway Improvement Project and see how community groups are hoping to m...
April 18, 2017 - Houston, You're a Bit Dense
Houston has long been known as one of the country's sprawl capitals. But did you know some parts of the city have higher levels of density than Chicag...
March 14, 2017 - Houston's Affordable Housing Crisis
Historically, Houston has been one of the country's most affordable large cities. But today, housing costs are soaring, leaving many residents in the ...
February 7, 2017 - What's the Next Big Thing for Houston Transit?
Just in time for Super Bowl LI, Houston finished the final portion of its light-rail build out. So what's the next big project for METRO Houston? The ...
January 9, 2017 - The Struggle of Homeless Youth
Indigent youth will often do whatever it takes to avoid a homeless shelter: They couch surf. They crash with relatives. They may trade sex for a bed. ...
December 6, 2016 - Building Stronger Suburbs
What can cities learn from the suburbs? Plenty, argues Dr. Kyle Shelton of Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Shelton speaks with ...
November 15, 2016 - Visiting the Port of Houston
It's an economic juggernaut that's critically important not just to Houston but to the entire state of Texas. Yet many people living in the Bayou City...
July 25, 2016 - Talking Data and Politics With Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley
Former Baltimore Mayor and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley chatted with the Kinder Institute's Ryan Holeywell while he was in town meeting with the mayo...
July 11, 2016 - Texas Education Funding & Houston's Development
Kinder Institute Staff Writer Leah Binkovitz discusses the latest developments in the debate about the future of education funding in Texas. Then, Kin...