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Item Community Resilience Initiatives: Building Stronger Neighborhoods in Houston(Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2020) Servidio, Chris; Shelton, Kyle; Nostikasari, DianThis report spotlights the work taking place in the five pilot Complete Communities to build community resilience. By documenting the processes surrounding these key community initiatives, this report identifies best practices that should underpin future work in Houston neighborhoods. Further, it documents how these efforts connect directly to the work of the Complete Communities program and the Resilient Houston strategy.Item From Close Calls to Crashes: Infrastructure Priorities to Improve Safety For People on Bikes(Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2018) Nostikasari, Dian; Shelton, KyleBuilding on previous work by the Kinder Institute that captured the near-miss experiences of pedestrians and bicyclists, this report focuses on how information about daily trips can be used to improve transportation safety for some of the most vulnerable road users. For this report, we focus on safety concerns tied to people on bikes and will address those for pedestrians in later reports. Using the combination of travel diaries, self-reported near-miss data, the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) bicycle-involved crash data and bike trip information from Love To Ride, this report examines bicyclists’ vulnerability on Houston-area roadways.Item Growing But Unequal: Mapping High Opportunity Areas and Implications for Affordable Housing(Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2017) Nostikasari, Dian; Shelton, Kyle; Morin, Taylor; Walker, KelseyThis report looks at the relationship between LIHTC projects and areas receiving full points on the 2016 QAP compared to the 2017 QAP’s Opportunity Index. It finds that the bulk of LIHTC properties continue to be located in places where they represent large shares of multifamily units and that LIHTC properties remain separate from those areas of Harris County that could be called the highest opportunity areas. Finally, using the Census Bureau’s Longitudinal Employment and Household Dynamic dataset, it explores the employment opportunities to residents within and outside areas with LIHTC properties. The findings underscore the importance of balancing high opportunity housing with meaningful revitalization efforts.Item Learning from Close Calls: A Glimpse Into Near-Miss Experiences(Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2017) Nostikasari, Dian; Shelton, KyleA near-miss is an incident between a pedestrian or a bicyclist and another mode of transportation — a bike, a car, or a bus/train — that results either in a crash or a situation where a pedestrian/bicyclist feels unsafe. This could be either a car passing a bicyclist too closely or a car rolling through a stop sign and almost hitting a pedestrian in the crosswalk. At its most basic level, it’s an event that leaves a pedestrian or bicyclists thinking “that was close.” Any of these situations count as near-misses, and they're the kind of information this report looks for to identify dangerous places on Houston’s roads.Item Near Northside: Safer Streets, Safer Communities(Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2020) Nostikasari, Dian; Haile, Gelila; Shelton, KyleThe Near Northside is a historic neighborhood in the heart of Houston. A seemingly ideal area for active living, the community has numerous community assets, commercial hubs, schools and homes within walking or biking distance of one another. However, because of lacking infrastructure for pedestrians and people on bikes, safely traveling between these sites is difficult. This report is the second in a series aimed at aiding efforts to improve street safety in the Houston region. It should be read alongside the survey report done in Near Northside which measures residents' attitudes and perspectives about street safety.Item Neighborhood Voices: Using Community Engagement to Address Transportation, Infrastructure and Safety Concerns in Near Northside, Houston(Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2020) Nostikasari, Dian; Haile, Gelila; Shelton, KyleOver the span of 11 months, the Kinder Institute for Urban Research collaborated with various community partners such as LINK Houston, BakerRipley and the University of Houston's Psychological Health and Learning Sciences department to conduct a two-part assessment of the Near Northside neighborhood. This effort mirrors one conducted by the Kinder Institute and neighborhood partners in Gulfton in 2018. The first part of the assessment and the focus of this report revolved around a survey of community residents to gather input on street safety concerns of the neighborhood. The second part of the effort, which is documented in an accompanying report, used a detailed walk audit to create an inventory of pedestrian, bicycle and public transit street infrastructure in the Near Northside.Item Planning From Inside Out: Using Community Responses to Address Transportation, Infrastructure and Safety Concerns(Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2018) Nostikasari, Dian; Patterson, Grant; Shelton, KyleBuilding on previous Kinder Institute work about how to improve safety for all road users, this report uses input from residents to highlight problem areas and safety concerns in Houston’s Gulfton neighborhood. The information revealed through this input can complement the city’s Complete Communities work in Gulfton. It also dovetails with local organizations’ efforts to improve street safety and address mobility issues. The findings provide a more in-depth understanding of critical transportation safety issues and highlight what areas residents see as key issues. These primary findings can be used to prioritize street safety improvements.Item Safe Streets, Safe Communities: Walking and Biking Infrastructure in Gulfton(Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2019) Nostikasari, Dian; Haile, Gelila; Patterson, Grant; Malek, Gabriel; Walkin, Isabela; Shelton, KyleEfforts to improve street safety in the Houston region are tied to residents’ ability to access socioeconomic opportunities using different travel modes. Gulfton has the potential to be a more walkable neighborhood because various community resources, commercial activities, schools and residential units are often within walking or biking distance. However, 149 people were either killed or injured while walking between 2010 – 2017 according to TxDOT. This report provides insights into concerns about the availability and conditions of biking and walking facilities and infrastructure in the neighborhood. Several neighborhood walks were organized so that community leaders and citizen volunteers can participate in assessing availability and conditions of existing sidewalks, bikeways and other street elements such as street lighting and building conditions. The project aims to build an inventory of sidewalks, intersections and bikeways in different neighborhoods in Houston.Item Transit Adjacent Development and Neighborhood Change in Houston(Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2019) Nostikasari, Dian; Shelton, KyleThis study explores how land use has changed between 2010 and 2016 in transit adjacent development (TAD) areas of Harris County, Texas, defined as census block groups within 1 mile of transit hubs—light rail stations, transit centers, and Park & Ride locations. Overall, we find that neighborhood changes in transit-adjacent neighborhoods are most dramatic in areas that are already experiencing or that are likely to experience gentrification. Even as they are changing, gentrifying TAD areas still have affordable homes that house residents with lower-incomes. But the possibility of potential displacement grows as development occurs and housing prices rise. Addressing potential displacement will require the creation of policies that give residents of all income levels the ability to live in transit-connected communities.