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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioLand Banking as Metropolitan Policy

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

Community Development, Economic Development, Housing, Mortgage Market, Real Estate

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioMigration to Hot Housing Markets Cools Off

William H. Frey, March 21, 2008, The Brookings Institution

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. Read More

Migration, Immigration, Demographics, Housing, Regions and States

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioMichigan and Florida Recount Controversy

Thomas E. Mann, March 20, 2008, USA Today

Michigan and Florida Recount ControversyCalling 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. Read More

U.S. Politics, Elections, Politics, Florida, Michigan

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Benefits of High Density Development and the Implications for Florida

Amy Liu, September 27, 2006, Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association's 2006 Annual Conference

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 Read More

Housing, Florida, Regions and States, Cities, Sprawl

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Haitian Community in Miami-Dade

Rebecca Sohmer, September 01, 2005, The Brookings Institution

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. Read More

Immigration, Florida, Cities, Labor Markets, Demographics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPurging the Parasitic Economy

Bruce Katz and David Jackson, September 07, 2004, The Brookings Institution

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. Read More

Children & Families, Saving, Florida, Regions and States

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBattling Battlegrounds

William H. Frey, September 01, 2004, American Demographics

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. Read More

U.S. Politics, Demographics, Elections, Politics, Florida

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioTo Build a Middle Class, Improve Quality of Life

Bruce Katz and Rebecca Sohmer, June 16, 2004, The Miami Herald

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. Read More

Immigration, Cities, Labor Markets, Cities, Demographics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPresentation of Growing the Middle Class

Bruce Katz, June 07, 2004, Community Prosperity Initiative

Presentation to Miami's Community Prosperity Initiative based on the report ""Growing the Middle Class: Connecting All Miami-Dade County Residents to Economic Opportunity."" Read More

Immigration, Cities, Labor Markets, Cities, Demographics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioGrowing the Middle Class: Connecting All Miami-Dade County Residents to Economic Opportunity

June 01, 2004, The Brookings Institution

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. Read More

Immigration, Florida, Cities, Labor Markets, Demographics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioMiami in Focus: A Profile from Census 2000

November 01, 2003, The Brookings Institution

Miami in Focus: This Living Cities databook compiles key city information from Census 2000 in a "one-stop" guide for local leaders. Read More

Demographics, Florida, Regions and States, Cities

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioEconomic and Racial Segregation in Greater Miami's Elementary Schools: Trends Shaping Metropolitan Growth

Anne Discher, Myron Orfield and Tom Luce, August 01, 2003, The Brookings Institution

An analysis of Miami-area schools shows that growth on the suburban fringe is increasing economic school segregation across the entire region. Read More

Demographics, Florida, Regions and States

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBeyond Edge City: Office Sprawl in South Florida

Robert E. Lang, March 01, 2003, The Brookings Institution

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 Read More

Cities, Sprawl, Labor Markets, U.S. Economy, Florida

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Bruce Katz

Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program
The Adeline M. and Alfred I. Johnson Chair in Urban and Metropolitan Policy

Bruce Katz, vice president and founding director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, regularly advises national, state, regional and municipal leaders on policy reforms that advance the competitiveness of metropolitan areas.
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