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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
A report commissioned by Greater Washington Research at Brookings and DC Appleseed underscores the need for a strong community college in the District of Columbia. The report, conducted by JBL Associates, recognizes the steps already taken by the new Community College of the District of Columbia (CCDC) and recommends that the city support CCDC in moving towards independence from the University of the District of Columbia, with its own administration, board of trustees, budget and academic accreditation.
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Testifying before the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia, Alice M. Rivlin, Director of Greater Washington Research at Brookings, asserted that the District of Columbia government should have greater autonomy over its own budget. Once the District government finalizes its budget spending out of its own source revenues, Dr. Rivlin states that it should not be altered or delayed by Congress.
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Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Greater Washington Research at Brookings partnered with the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program to create the first MetroDCMonitor, a quarterly publication tracking indicators of economic recession and recovery in the Washington region and the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas. The report finds that the Washington area is weathering the recession comparatively well with a less volatile labor market than other metros and a healthy gross regional product. However, the housing market is weaker, and regional averages mask varying levels of economic distress throughout the area.
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Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
At a forum marking the five-year anniversary of the Language Access Act in the District of Columbia, Audrey Singer spoke about language needs and abilities in the nation's capital, including limited English proficient speakers and linguistically isolated households.
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Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In her testimony before the Council of the District of Columbia, Special Committee on Statehood and Self Determination, Alice Rivlin explores the fiscal implications of DC statehood.
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Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In new analysis from the Greater Washington Research at Brookings, Alice Rivlin and Benjamin Orr review traffic congestion and transportation financing in the Washington, D.C. region and nationwide; suggesting that the national capital region should serve as an example of what sustainable transportation policy looks like.
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Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT
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- June 25, 2009, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Severe congestion and underfunded public transportation systems in the Washington, D.C. region and nationwide call for a more sustainable way of pricing transportation. To help inform the policy debate on transportation financing and traffic management, Greater Washington Research at Brookings hosted a roundtable bringing together experts from the policy, planning, advocacy, and development community.
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Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Six suburban jurisdictions around Washington DC came together under the leadership of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments to submit a joint NSP2 application that combines a region-scale loan fund with local-level flexibility in delivering homebuyer assistance and redeveloping select foreclosed properties for affordable rental housing.
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Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
To select the most high-impact, ready-to-go projects for stimulus funding, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority conducted a new, agency-wide structured process that will also serve as the framework for future capital needs decisions.
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Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Alice Rivlin and Benjamin Orr urge the Washington region to implement an innovative road-use pricing program of charging by vehicle type, miles traveled, and traffic conditions. This will, in turn, lead the nation toward less congestion and a more sustainable method of financing transportation infrastructure.
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Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Peter Singer explains why the Washington, D.C. area can be compared to a science fiction laboratory where the future of technology is created.
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Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Testifying before the Council of the District of Columbia, Martha Ross called for renewed attention to programs connecting young people to job training and the labor market, urging attention to program quality rather than just numbers served.
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Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Following Congress's vote to eliminate funding for the the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, many have criticized Secretary of Education Arne Duncan for not informing Congress of the program’s success. However, given the established procedures of the Institute of Education Sciences, it is extremely unlikely that Secretary Duncan would have known the results of the study until recently, writes Russ Whitehurst.
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Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
The failure of federal immigration reform in 2007 has reverberated in some fast-growing local areas, including in Virginia’s Prince William County—where community leaders and residents successfully organized to pressure county government to crack down on illegal immigration. Following these trends for a year, Audrey Singer, Jill Wilson and Brooke DeRenzis have completed a case study of the local, regional, and ultimately, national factors that led Prince William County to adopt new policies toward unauthorized immigrants.
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Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Alice M. Rivlin co-authored an op-ed with Walter Smith of DC Appleseed calling for a new federal partnership with the District of Columbia to transform the nation’s capital into a truly great capital city.
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Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Greater Washington Research at Brookings presented information on the demographic and economic trends of the Washington Rregion to Venture Philanthropy Partners, a regional philanthropic organization. The analysis focuses on the stresses and challenges facing a region that is generally prosperous but with some geographic areas and populations in economic distress.
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Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Greater Washington joined with DC Appleseed, Our Nation’s Capital, George Washington University and Arent Fox LLP in a study of what it would take to make the District of Columbia the “best capital in the world.” The Brookings authors review how the city’s special status as a federal district limits its fiscal resources, and discuss the District’s decade of balanced budgets and good management, along with its impressive efforts to rejuvenate the city’s infrastructure.
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Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Alice M. Rivlin spoke at Nonprofit 911, an event convened by eight regional organizations in the Washington area to address the nonprofit sector’s challenges in the current economic climate. She predicted a long and deep recession and urged nonprofit organizations in the region to work together in new and creative ways in order to meet increased demand in a time of declining resources.
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Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:30:00 GMT
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- December 03, 2008, 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
On December 3, Brookings will host a discussion exploring the key questions of our national support for transit projects by examining the construction of the Purple Line, a proposed 16-mile rapid transit line in the Maryland suburbs. Panelists will discuss the federal evaluation process, the role of the state in funding and the challenges in securing support from local communities.
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Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT
New analysis by Greater Washington Research at Brookings, the Urban Institute and 21st Century School Fund argues that Washington, DC can become a more family-friendly city by linking its investments and policies in public schools, affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization together.
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Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Writing in the Washington Post, Brookings’ Alice M. Rivlin and Walter Smith of DC Appleseed argue that a community college should be established in the District of Columbia.
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Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Of the 50 largest cities in the United States, Washington, D.C. is the only one without a fully fledged community college. Washington needs a community college in order to provide all District residents with increased opportunities for employment and further education in an affordable and flexible manner, argue the authors of this report, who offer three options for creating a community college in the nation's capital.
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Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The District of Columbia is struggling to attract and retain families with children. Most newcomers are singles and childless couples. The total number of school-age children has declined slightly. Many of the city’s schools suffer from long-standing physical, management and academic problems. The availability of quality public schools, near affordable family-friendly housing, will help determine the city’s success.
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Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In testimony before the D.C. City Council Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs, Alice M. Rivlin presents recommendations for reducing poverty in the District. She gives examples of education and training programs that could be funded in the FY2009 budget and reviews longer-term workforce development strategies.
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Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Evidence from a variety of sources indicates that there is renewed interest in living in the District of Columbia. Brooke DeRenzis reviews changes among D.C.’s population since 2000 and examines movement in and out of the city. She finds that the city has drawn newcomers from across the country. Many of those leaving the District are settling in the Washington region’s suburbs.
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Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT
The federal government is planning to devote the entire 176-acre West Campus of the St. Elizabeths Hospital, a national historic landmark, to the exclusive use of the Department of Homeland Security’s headquarters.
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Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT
With the backdrop of a simmering immigration debate across Metropolitan Washington, Audrey Singer profiled Latin American immigrants in the Washington region at the conference on “Latin American Immigrants: Civic and Political Participation in the Washington, DC-Metro Area,” at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
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Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Bruce Katz argues in the Washington Post that the national capital region is an avatar of the metropolitan trends reshaping the nation, trends which require a federal response if the nation is to grow in economically robust, sustainable, and inclusiv
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Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT
A dynamic county in a rapidly changing region, Prince George's County has experienced significant demographic transformation during the last 15 years. This paper examines how migration has contributed to the changing demographic landscape of Prince George's County.
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Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT
In her presentation at the Brookings event on reducing poverty in Washington D.C., Martha Ross discusses how to help the city's low-income residents move into the middle class over the next few years.
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Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:00:00 GMT
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- March 26, 2007, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
In recent years, the District of Columbia has enjoyed marked job growth, increases in city revenues and a development boom. Yet too many DC residents have been excluded from this prosperity. The Brookings Greater Washington Research Program released a new report introducing practical strategies for increasing the skills, earnings and employment of the District's low-income residents.
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Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT
The Brookings Greater Washington Research Program sent the D.C. Mayor and the City Council a report on the status of the implementation of the Housing Task Force recommendations.
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Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT
This paper makes a set of focused recommendations to increase the skills, earnings, and employment of at least 10,500 low-income, less-skilled residents over the next seven years.
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Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT
In her testimony before the Council of the District of Columbia, Committee of the Whole, Alice Rivlin presents her views on Mayor Fenty's proposed educational reform act.
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Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:00:00 GMT
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- November 28, 2006, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT
In remarks at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the D.C. Primary Care Association, Alice M. Rivlin laid out a vision for a healthier District of Columbia.
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Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Washington, D.C. needs a strategy to better connect low-income and uninsured residents with high-quality primary care medical services. This paper recommends the development of a citywide community health worker program.
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Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Low-income residents of Washington, D.C. consistently have worse health outcomes and less access to health care than more affluent residents. This paper, part of the D.C. Primary Care Association's Medical Homes D.C. initiative, is jointly authored b
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Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Alice Rivlin joined a panel with Mayor Anthony Williams and Planning Director Ellen McCarthy before the DC City Council on September 26, 2006 and testified in support of the Mayor's proposed update of the city's Comprehensive Plan.
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Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT
In this Washington Post chat, Audrey Singer discussed how Washington has joined the ranks of other major immigrant destinations such as Miami, Chicago, Houston and Dallas.
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Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Alice Rivlin before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
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Fri, 07 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT
In this presentation, Bruce Katz provides an overview of current patterns of racial and ethnic separation in the United States, using the Chicago, Washington DC, and New Orleans metros as case studies.
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Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Letter to the Editor by Bruce Katz
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Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Alice M. Rivlin to the D.C. City Council's Committee on Economic Development.
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Wed, 03 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony of Ron Haskins House Committee on Appropriations (5/3/06)
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Wed, 12 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT
At a session of Leadership Prince George's, Amy Liu summarized the major demographic and economic trends affecting Prince George's County and outlined an integrated approach to build on the county's strengths and address its challenges.
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Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Mayor Anthony A. Williams and the Council of the District of Columbia established the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force to recommend public policies to meet the housing needs of both the current District residents as well as an additional 100
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Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT
At the Potomac Conference, a gathering of several hundred business, public and non-profit leaders from around the Washington, DC region, Alice Rivlin gave the opening plenary presentation by providing current and projected data on the metropolitan area. Researchers from George Washington University, George Mason University, the University of Maryland, and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments contributed to the presentation. Dr. Rivlin ended her talk by challenging the attendees to consider several major challenges and opportunities facing the region.
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Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT
In a vibrant city like Washington, concentrated poverty is inexcusable.
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Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT
The District of Columbia confronts a significant structural imbalance in its fiscal capacity, due largely to its status as a city without a state and from revenue limitations caused by the federal presence.
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Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT
This presentation by Martha Ross at a meeting of the Washington Regional Network for Liveable Communities describes the demographic and employment characteristics of the Washington metropolitan region.
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Sun, 14 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Alice M. Rivlin, The Washington Post, 08/14/2005
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Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Robert Puentes before the House Committee on Government Reform.
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Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Kenneth A. Small and Clifford Winston, The Washington Examiner (7/4/05)
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Tue, 08 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Chat transcript with William G. Gale, washingtonpost.com (2/8/05)
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Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT
This presentation by Martha Ross, in conjunction with Nicole Lurie of RAND and Allison Coleman of Capital Link, assesses the health status of low-income District residents and the system of community health centers serving them.
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Sun, 07 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Henry J. Aaron, The Washington Post (11/7/04)
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Mon, 25 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT
This powerpoint by Bruce Katz presented at a forum at the National Building Museum illustrates the growth and development trends affecting the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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Thu, 07 Oct 2004 07:30:00 GMT
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- October 07, 2004, 7:30 AM to 4:45 PM
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Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT
This paper analyzes the shifting geography of concentrated poverty and its impact on the proximity of social services.
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Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT
This report sets forth for the city recommendations on how to move from an annual capital budget with no serious long term planning to a ten-year capital program with capital budgets that implement the plan.
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Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT
An analysis using survey results, tax documents, interviews, and local government budget data finds that human services nonprofits have coped with fiscal stress in a variety of ways, many of which could erode the quality and quantity of services.
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Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT
This report describes a variety of approaches that have been developed in other cities which have resulted in multi-year, inter-agency coordinated program planning around capital investments with considerable community interaction and support.
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Mon, 21 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT
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- June 21, 2004 at 12:00 AM
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Mon, 21 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Robert Puentes calls on the region to strengthen the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's unusually frail financing structure.
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Thu, 03 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT
This presentation by Robert Puentes examines the unusual financial structure of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and argues that the agency's serious budgetary challenges owe in large part to its problematic revenue base.
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Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Metro Washington's ?limited English proficient? (LEP) population increased by nearly 80 percent in the 1990s, according to a new paper by Audrey Singer and Jill H. Wilson.
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Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's extraordinary lack of dedicated finding sources makes the agency vulnerable to recurrent financial crises, according to a new brief by Robert Puentes.
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Wed, 05 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Alice M. Rivlin and Walter Smith, Washington Post (5/5/04)
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Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT
This release from the Living Cities Census Series reveals that a striking new level of racial and ethnic mixing occurred in the nation's major metropolitan areas during the 1990s.
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Tue, 30 Mar 2004 09:00:00 GMT
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- March 30, 2004, 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
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Thu, 11 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT
This testimony by Robert Puentes, given at a Congressional Black Caucus hearing on reauthorization of the federal transportation law, TEA-21, argues that current funding programs do not benefit all populations equally.
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Mon, 08 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT
This presentation to the National League of Cities First Tier Suburbs Council presents options for how older, inner ring suburbs can build coalitions with center cities, rural areas and other suburbs to address issues of mutual concern.
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Sat, 06 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Presentation to the National League of Cities
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Mon, 09 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Robert Puentes testifies on transit funding in the Washington region
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Thu, 15 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Henry J. Aaron (1/15/04)
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Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT
A chapter by Brookings senior research analyst Martha Ross examines neighborhood economies in DC Agenda's 2004 Issue Scan.
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Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMT
This presentation by Jill Wilson, given at the African Immigrants and Refugees Foundation conference, describes the size, origin, and distribution of the foreign-born population from Africa living in the United States, with a particular focus on the
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Sat, 01 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Washington, D.C. 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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Thu, 23 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Speech by Alice M. Rivlin given to the D.C. Marketing Center at the Washington Convention Center on October 23, 2003
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Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT
This report by Stephen Fuller analyzes the substantial increase of federal spending in the Washington area during 2002 and how this boost cushioned the area's economy during a national recession.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Speech by Alice Rivlin given to the Washington Regional Network on September 30, 2003
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Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT
David F. Garrison argues that the Washington, D.C. region needs to mount a concerted and sustained effort to realize the redevelopment potential of the 356-acre St. Elizabeths Hospital complex in the city's southeast quadrant.
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Mon, 14 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT
A letter to the editor of the Washington Post discusses the District's program to provide health care to low-income and uninsured residents.
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Tue, 01 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT
This survey analyzes Census data from 1980-2000 and finds that the Washington region has one of the most highly educated populations in the country--42 percent of the adult population has at least a bachelor's degree, and 19 percent have graduate deg
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT
This presentation by Audrey Singer at the Brookings Institution presents findings from a new report that examines immigrant trends in metropolitan Washington. The analysis of the growth and location of the foreign born in the Washington region uses C
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003 10:00:00 GMT
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- June 12, 2003, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT
An analysis of the growth and location of the foreign born in metropolitan Washington region reveals that almost half of the area's 832,016 immigrants arrived in the 1990s, presenting an array of challenges region-wide.
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Wed, 28 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Online Chat Transcript with William G. Gale, Washington Post (5/28/03)
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Thu, 17 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT
District of Columbia Mayor Anthony Williams presented this PowerPoint at the release of ""Revitalizing Washington's Neighborhoods: A Vision Takes Shape"" - a discussion paper published by the Brookings Greater Washington Research Program. The presentat
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Tue, 01 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT
This discussion paper proposes that the District of Columbia target its development resources on key neighborhoods, and foster a broad-based dialogue to ensure all the city's groups share in the benefits.
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Sun, 10 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Green Card, Green Light for Voting
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Tue, 01 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT
This report presents the responsibility of the federal government towards Washington, D.C. Federal Responsibility
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Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT
This paper reports on the difficulties experience by hotel workers after 9/11, and highlights the need for a more seamless and accessible social-services system.
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Tue, 13 Aug 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Catharin Dalpino, Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in The Straits Times, August 13, 2002
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT
The Washington and Houston metropolitan areas were the only two of the ten largest metropolitan areas that had a net average annual job growth in 2001.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT
This report analyzes the current situation of the D.C. budget.
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Wed, 08 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by James Lindsay, Senior Fellow, and Audrey Singer, Visiting Fellow, in The New York Times, May 8, 2002
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Wed, 01 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT
This paper looks at the change in the number of welfare participants in the past years.
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Mon, 01 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT
This report analyzes the varying enrollment changes of the major school systems in Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland between 1995 and 2001