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Save to My PortfolioTackling the Mortgage Crisis: 10 Action Steps for State Government

Alan Mallach, May 29, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Tackling the Mortgage Crisis: 10 Action Steps for State GovernmentThe mortgage foreclosure crisis has become an issue of growing concern over the past two years, particularly in many older industrial communities. This paper proposes a set of 10 action steps that state leaders can take to help mitigate its impact on families and neighborhoods—and prevent a similar situation from occurring in the future. Read More

Mortgage Market, Housing, Financial Services, Banking, Cities

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioKeeping Controversial Dulles Project on Track

Robert Puentes, February 13, 2008, The Politico

Writing in the Politico, Robert Puentes argues that the dust-up over rail to Dulles airport is not a unique disease, but rather a symptom of a much larger national transportation illness. Read More

Transportation, Cities, Community Development, Development, First Suburbs

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioMetro Nation: How Ohio’s Cities and Metro Areas Can Drive Prosperity in the 21st Century

Bruce Katz, September 07, 2007, The Brookings Institution

At a legislative conference in Cambridge, Ohio, Bruce Katz stressed the importance of cities and metro areas to the state's overall prosperity. Acknowledging the decline of Ohio's older industrial cities, Katz noted the area's many assets and argued for a focus on innovation, human capital, infrastructure, and quality communities as means to revitalize the region. Read More

Infrastructure, Community Development, First Suburbs, Regions and States, U.S. Economic Growth

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Review of New Urban Demographics and Impacts on Housing

Robert Puentes, March 26, 2007, National Multi Housing Council Research Forum

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Federal Housing Policy Dilemma for Older Communities

Robert Puentes and Jennifer S. Vey, March 23, 2007, Capitol Hill Briefing

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Changing Shape of the City

Robert Puentes, November 7, 2006, Rail-Volution, Chicago, IL

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioOf First Burbs and Boom Burbs: Dealing with Suburban Transition in the 21st Century

Robert Puentes, October 10, 2006, City of Plano, Texas

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioNew Jersey's Towns in the Middle: Trends, Challenges, and Options for Coalition-Building

Robert Puentes, September 14, 2006, Fund for an OPEN Society

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioGood News and Bad News: Westchester County and America's First Suburbs

Robert Puentes, May 15, 2006, Not-For-Profit Leadership Summit IV

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioStuck in a Policy Blindspot: America's First Suburbs in Transition

Robert Puentes, April 23, 2006, American Planning Association Annual Meeting

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioTransformative Investments: Unleashing the Potential of American Cities

Bruce Katz, April 5, 2006, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

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Save to My PortfolioOne-Fifth of the Nation: A Comprehensive Guide to America's First Suburbs

Wednesday, February 15, 2006
8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioFirst Suburbs Symposium Presentation

Robert Puentes, Februart 15, 2006, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioFront-Line Insights: First Suburban Leaders on their Challenges, and Solutions

Robert Puentes, February 15, 2006, First Suburbs Symposium

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioOne Fifth of America, A Comprehensive Guide to America's First Suburbs

Robert Puentes and David Warren, February 2006, The Brookings Institution

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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.
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