Innovation

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The creation and adoption of new products, services, technologies and business models drives economic growth. Improving America’s standard of living and competitive edge depends on the nation’s ability to innovate. Without a targeted federal partnership, U.S. competitiveness will slip and economic growth will lag. Brookings experts describe how America’s innovation efforts may—or may not—be enough.

Vehicles on the morning commute in Oakland, California

Reuters/Stephen Lam - Vehicles approaching the San Francisco-Oakland Bay bridge during morning commute hours in Oakland, California.

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On the Performance of the U.S. Transportation System: Caution Ahead

September 26, 2013, Clifford Winston

Cliff Winston assesses the performance of the transportation system and considers how it could be improved by analyzing whether the United States has the optimal mix of public and private provision. Winston's empirical analysis indicates that the transportation system has been compromised by various government policies and that it could be improved by improving public involvement or expanding the role of the private sector.

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The airspace [for the FAA's six drone test sites], under the current schedule, opens up [in] 2015...and so we will see one of the most fundamental shifts in who and how you can use the airspace above us.
February 26, 2013, Peter W. Singer, National Public Radio
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If you ask a particular citizen or business located in Boston or a suburb of Boston why they stay, they’ll tell you they want clean streets, they want safe streets, they want good schools, they want fluid traffic and transport options, they want a government that’s actually transparent.
February 20, 2013, Bruce Katz, Business Insider
In the News

Innovation tends to happen best when you’re drawing on diverse and loosely connected networks. Metropolitan areas bring together people whose ideas intermix, recombine and explode in new directions.
February 18, 2013, Jennifer Bradley
In the News

[Colorado] is entering a period where it has an opportunity to be the Silicon Valley of space.
February 5, 2013, Mark Muro, The Associated Press
In the News

A strong innovation system is a critical contributor to prosperity.
February 1, 2013, Mark Muro, USA Today
In the News

While partisan politics continues to paralyze Washington, leaders in states and municipalities across the country are moving forward with innovative solutions that address the many economic challenges we will face in the coming years.
January 18, 2013, Bruce Katz
In the News

[While] partisan politics continues to paralyze Washington, leaders in states and municipalities across the country are moving forward with innovative solutions that address the many economic challenges we will face in the coming years.
January 18, 2013, Bruce Katz
In the News

What matters, particularly in this country post-recession, is to what extent is your city making things or providing services that are being sold within the United States and being sold abroad.
December 11, 2012, Bruce Katz, Business Insider
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United States Must Invest in Infrastructure

December 7, 2012, Bruce Katz
In the News

Leaders must be very intentional in raising the skills and education levels of the fastest-growing portions of our population. Our global competitiveness, our innovative capacities, will hinge on our ability to arm Latinos, Asians and African Americans with the skills and tools they need to thrive in our economy.
October 10, 2012, Amy Liu, Nashville Business Journal