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Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
A new Blueprint paper argues that the rising number of vacant and abandoned properties around the nation requires a more robust drive by the federal government to aid states and localities in land banking. The author, Frank Alexander of Emory University, recommends that federal policy should better capitalize local and regional land banking (the process or policy by which local governments acquire surplus properties and convert them to productive use), encourage code reform and regional collaboration.
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Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Migration to America's fastest growing cities have tapered off in the last year, according to the latest Census data results. Would-be homebuyers in previously hot housing markets are unable to obtain the homes they desire, leaving them in limbo. William Frey examines the regions across America weathering the downturn.
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Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Calling for a revote of the Democratic primary elections in Michigan and Florida seems like a perfectly reasonable proposal, writes Thomas Mann, but the costs of revotes would outweigh the benefits.
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Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Before more than 600 attendees of the American Planning Association's annual Florida state chapter conference, Amy Liu examined the increasing demand for, and benefits of, higher density development in the nation's major metropolitan areas and the im
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Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT
In a follow-up to 2004's "Growing the Middle Class" report on Miami-Dade, the Metropolitan Policy Program analyzes the status and progress of the Haitian community there, finding that, while challenges exist in growing a Haitian American middle class there is still much work to be done to ensure that all groups in the region, including Haitians, have access to economic opportunity.
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Tue, 07 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT
The parasitic economy preys on low-income customers conventional banks don?t pursue and hinders efforts to reward work and bootstrap these families out of poverty.
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Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT
The populations of Florida and Ohio--two of the most critical ?battleground? states in the fall presidential election--reflect ?vastly different electorates moving inexorably in opposite demographic directions,? writes visiting fellow Bill Frey.
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Wed, 16 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Miami-Dade County, and in particular the city of Miami, has a small middle class. Holistically addressing this failure may be the most critical policy intervention the region can take to improve its future.
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Mon, 07 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Presentation to Miami's Community Prosperity Initiative based on the report ""Growing the Middle Class: Connecting All Miami-Dade County Residents to Economic Opportunity.""
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Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Miami-Dade County, and in particular the city of Miami, has a small middle class. Holistically addressing this failure may be the most critical policy intervention the region can take to improve its future.
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Sat, 01 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Miami in Focus: This Living Cities databook compiles key city information from Census 2000 in a "one-stop" guide for local leaders.
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Fri, 01 Aug 2003 00:00:00 GMT
An analysis of Miami-area schools shows that growth on the suburban fringe is increasing economic school segregation across the entire region.
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Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT
This survey finds that of 13 large U.S. office markets studies South Florida had the lowest percentage of its office space in its major downtown, Miami, in 1999. This dispersal ensures that the region epitomizes America's newest metropolitan form, th