About the Blueprint
The Blueprint for American Prosperity is a multi-year initiative to promote an economic agenda for the nation that builds on the assets and centrality of American’s metropolitan areas. Grounded in empirical research and analysis, the Blueprint offers an integrated policy agenda and specific federal reforms designed to give metropolitan areas the tools they need to generate economically productive growth, to build a strong and diverse middle class, and to grow in environmentally sustainable ways.
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Metropolitan Policy Program Leadership Council
The Blueprint initiative is supported and informed by a network of leaders who strive every day to create the kind of healthy and vibrant communities that are the foundation of the U.S. economy.
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Blueprint Partners
The Metropolitan Policy Program has formed a group of elected officials, regional business alliances and civic groups, university presidents, and practitioners from metro areas around the country who are serving as active advisors and supporters of Blueprint.
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Blueprint Staff
Bruce Katz
Bruce Katz, vice president and founding director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, regularly advises national, state, regional and municipal leaders on policy reforms that advance the competitiveness of metropolitan areas.Amy Liu
Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.Alan Berube
Alan Berube is a senior fellow and research director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. A former policy advisor to the U.S. Treasury Department, he is an expert on metropolitan demographics, low-wage workers, and urban poverty.Mark Muro
Mark Muro, a fellow and director of policy for the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, manages the program's public policy analysis and leads key policy research projects.Robert Puentes
Robert Puentes focuses on the broad array of policies and issues related to metropolitan growth and development. He is an expert on transportation and infrastructure, urban planning, growth management, suburban issues and housing.All Staff »
"America’s cities—complex and constantly shifting—are the heart and soul of our national economy. The Brookings Institution’s Blueprint for American Prosperity provides the clear thinking and creative planning needed to ensure their growth and vitality, during the election year and beyond."
— Ronald L. Walker II, President & Founding Partner, Next Street Financial
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