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Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Kinder Institute Urban Data Platform
Houston Community Data Connections
Urban Edge

Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research is a “think and do” tank that advances understanding of the challenges facing Houston and other urban centers through research, policy analysis, and public outreach. By collaborating with civic and political leaders, the Kinder Institute aims to implement promising solutions to these critical urban issues. Created in 2010, the Kinder Institute was endowed with a $15 million gift from Houston philanthropists Richard and Nancy Kinder.

Recently Houston Endowment has awarded $7 million to the Kinder Institute to expand its research capacity and ability to help solve urban issues and to provide a cluster of data and research services to the Houston communities under the Houston Community Data Connections (HCDC) initiative. A steering committee was formed to guide HCDC's priority points and to help build stronger partnership with community organizations in the region. 

Sarah Diez
Senior Research Analyst
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Daniel Potter
Senior Director of Research
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Activities

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Sun Belt Cities saw Diverse Growth in 2020
February 3, 2022
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Kinder Institute Lunch-Out 2021
May 11, 2021
The Kinder Institute held its 2021 annual luncheon on Tuesday, May 11 as a virtual Lunch-Out. Guests from Houston and around the world gathered online to hear Stephen Klineberg and other institute... [read more]
A data-driven approach to combating food insecurity worsened by COVID-19
December 13, 2020
In August, Urban Harvest launched its mobile market to bring healthy and affordable food options to underserved areas with limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables. The nonprofit collaborated... [read more]

Publications

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Borderlands without borders: How poetry can dismantle the walls between planners and communities
July 22, 2022
Blog post - By: Rodney Gomez
Kinder Institute for Urban Research

Blog post
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2022 Results
May 17, 2022
Report - By: Stephen Klineberg
Kinder Institute for Urban Research

Houston Survey
NNIP Idea Showcase and Awards May 2022
May 11, 2022
Video - By: Altonio Smith, Jessie Partridge, Sarah Diez
Innovate Memphis, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Kinder Institute for Urban Research

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Efforts to preserve affordable housing must be mindful of transit, quality and flood risk
March 14, 2022
Blog post - By: John Park
Kinder Institute for Urban Research

Blog post
Student homelessness is pervasive and hard to track. COVID-19 made things worse.
March 7, 2022
Blog post - By: Alexandra E. Pavlakis
Kinder Institute for Urban Research

Blog post

Partner Webinars

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Webinar: Preserving Affordable Housing in Harris County
December 31, 1969

The discussion expanded on the report, “Preserving Affordable Housing in Harris County,” ... [read more]

Presenters Bill Fulton, Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research , Mary Lawler, Executive Director, Avenue CDC, Ralphine Caldwell, Executive Director, LISC Charlotte, Dr. Elizabeth Mueller, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture
NNIP Idea Showcase, Summer 2021
December 31, 1969

During Idea Showcases, partners highlight or talk about the great work their organization is doing. This time, we decided to have a theme to feature partners' efforts to support affordable housing... [read more]

Presenters Bob Gradeck, John Killeen, Luis Guajardo