Kinder Institute study finds flooding a major concern of Houstonians
According to the Houston Business Journal, a new study by Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, ranks flooding as a major concern of Houstonians.
Among the key findings of the Kinder Institute study:
- Hurricane Harvey directly impacted a whopping 40 percent of the study’s participants.
- 13 percent of respondents in Harris County, 14 percent in Fort Bend and 12 percent in Montgomery named Harvey’s devastation as the biggest problem facing the area.
- 66 percent felt tighter regulations would have reduced damages.
- Roughly three-fourths of respondents believe a big storm will happen again.
- 56 percent favored increasing taxes to enable buying out homes that repeatedly flood.
- 90 percent agreed that property owners should be required to notify potential buyers or renters if the property they are considering has flooded in recent years.
- More than 70 percent favor prohibiting any additional construction in areas that have repeatedly flooded.
The Kinder Institute has been researching the major concerns of Houstonians for more than 35 years.
Posted April 25, 239 Days since Hurricane Harvey