RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Alan Mallach, June 05, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Facing the worst foreclosure crisis since the Great Depression, the state of Ohio has responded by focusing on helping individuals keep their homes. Ohio must direct more attention and more resources to the devastating effects that foreclosures are having on entire communities, from the urban neighborhoods of Cleveland or Cincinnati to suburban and rural communities across the state. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Robert Puentes and Emilia Istrate, April 24, 2009, Newsday
Transit agencies across the United States are facing service cutbacks and fare increases in order to close their budget gaps. The largest, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), is no exception. Robert Puentes and Emilia Istrate offer recommendations for closing the MTA’s budget gap. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Frank S. Alexander, October 28, 2008, The Brookings Institution
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. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Larry Ledebur and Jill Taylor, September 17, 2008, The Brookings Institution
A May 2007 Brookings report, “Restoring Prosperity,” examined how 302 U.S. cities fared on eight indicators of economic health and vitality. While the report's central focus was on cities facing the steepest economic challenges, the analysis showed that some raised their economic status over time. In-depth case studies of three of those cities—Akron, Chattanooga, and Louisville—illustrate how struggling cities can begin to reshape and reinvigorate their economies. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
David Eichenthal and Tracy Windeknecht, September 17, 2008, The Brookings Institution
A May 2007 Brookings report, “Restoring Prosperity,” examined how 302 U.S. cities fared on eight indicators of economic health and vitality. While the report's central focus was on cities facing the steepest economic challenges, the analysis showed that some raised their economic status over time. Chattanooga, Tennessee a few years ago faced what many smaller cities are struggling with today—a sudden decline after years of prosperity in the "old" economy. This case study offers a roadmap for these cities by chronicling Chattanooga's demise and rebirth. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Edward Bennett and Carolyn Gatz, September 17, 2008, The Brookings Institution
A May 2007 Brookings report, “Restoring Prosperity,” examined how 302 U.S. cities fared on eight indicators of economic health and vitality. While the report's central focus was on cities facing the steepest economic challenges, the analysis showed that some raised their economic status over time. This in-depth case studies of Louisville, Kentucky offers important lessons for other cities that are striving to compete in a very new economic era. Read More
VIDEO
Bruce Katz, September 10, 2008
Ohio has the assets that matter in growing a prosperous economy, Bruce Katz explains, and that the state's ability to compete globally relies on its 32 core communities.
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
7:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Columbus, OH
The 2008 Ohio Summit – Restoring Our Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing Ohio’s Core Communities convened more than 1000 government, corporate, civic, neighborhood and academic leaders from around the state, including Governor Ted Strickland, Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher, Senate President Bill Harris and Speaker of the House Jon Husted. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Alan Mallach, May 29, 2008, The Brookings Institution
The mortgage foreclosure crisis has become an issue of growing concern over the past two years, particularly in many older industrial communities. Alan Mallack 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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jennifer S. Vey, May 01, 2007, The Brookings Institution
With over 16 million people and nearly 8.6 million jobs, America's older industrial cities remain a vital part of the economy, particularly in states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania where they are heavily concentrated. Jennifer Vey outlines an asset-oriented agenda to mobilize governors and legislative leaders, plus local constituencies, behind reinvigorating the market in the nation's older industrial cities. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Robert Puentes, March 26, 2007, National Multi Housing Council Research Forum
In this presentation Robert Puentes provides a deeper understanding of trends that are impacting metropolitan America and how those trends may impact the demand for multi-family housing in the coming decades. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Robert Puentes and Jennifer S. Vey, March 23, 2007, Capitol Hill Briefing
In his Capitol Hill Briefing, Robert Puentes argues that often the biggest challenge for older cities and close-in suburbs is not a lack of affordable housing but a need to grow, hold, and attract middle-income households and to foster mixed-income n Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Robert Puentes, December 06, 2006, Eno Foundation Forum
In this presentation to the Eno Transportation Foundation, Robert Puentes discusses how to best respond to the rapid demographic change currently underway and how to accommodate the growth and development forecasted for this nation over the next seve Read More