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What Construction Trends Tell Us About Houston Neighborhoods

Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research has released a new study examining construction trends across Harris County. It’s called “Houston in Flux: Understanding a Decade of Bayou City Development.” We learn more about it from two of the institute’s researchers: Kelsey Walker and Kyle Shelton. The researchers spent a lot of time digging through Harris […]

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Houston Matters microphonesRice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research has released a new study examining construction trends across Harris County. It’s called "Houston in Flux: Understanding a Decade of Bayou City Development."

We learn more about it from two of the institute’s researchers: Kelsey Walker and Kyle Shelton.

The researchers spent a lot of time digging through Harris County Appraisal District records. We find out what they were looking for, what they found, what areas of town are seeing the most demolition and new construction — and what it all means.

MORE:
Houston in Flux: Understanding a Decade of Bayou City Development (Interactive Report)
Construction in Houston Metro Area is Far Outpacing Demolition (Rice University, May 25, 2016)

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Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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