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Save to My PortfolioThe Metropolitan Moment

Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley, April 01, 2012

The United States must remake its economy if it is to achieve sustainable prosperity in a world that continues to transform at a dizzying pace. Americans must move from an economy driven by domestic consumption, debt, and financial engineering to one that is driven by exports, powered by cleaner energy, fueled by innovation, and rich in opportunity. Movement toward such an economy, in the view of Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley, must be led by metropolitan areas. Read More

Cities, Metropolitan Recovery and Spending Priorities, Technology and Development, U.S. Economy

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Save to My PortfolioUrban and Regional Policy and Its Effects : Volume 4

Margaret Weir, Nancy Pindus, Howard Wial and Hal Wolman, February 13, 2012

This fourth volume of Urban and Regional Policy and Its Effects introduces scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to the concept of regional resilience and discusses how it can be promoted—or impeded—by regional characteristics and public policies. Read More

Metropolitan Recovery and Spending Priorities, Cities

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRebirth on the Bayou - Lessons from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast

Amy Liu, August 29, 2011, The Brookings Institution

Rebirth on the Bayou - Lessons from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast Six years after Katrina, Amy Liu, co-editor of Resilience and Opportunity, examines what it takes to rebuild after a major catastrophe, and explains that despite the ongoing challenges of such disasters, New Orleans is teaching the world key lessons on how to turn desperation into opportunity. Read More

New Orleans, Natural Disasters, Cities, Civil Society, Community Development

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioMetropolitan Business Plans: A New Approach to Economic Growth

Monday, April 11, 2011
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Eric MillerMetropolitan business planning—which adapts the discipline of private-sector business planning to the task of sharpening regional strategy setting—represents a new paradigm in regional economic development and intergovernmental policy coordination. On April 11, Brookings hosted a forum to introduce the metropolitan business planning concept, featuring speakers from pilot programs in Northeast Ohio, Minneapolis-St. Paul and the Puget Sound region. Federal, regional, and private sector leaders will discuss implementation. Read More

Metropolitan Recovery and Spending Priorities, Cities

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Save to My PortfolioState Roads to Economic Recovery: Policies, Pavements, and Partnerships

Friday, February 25, 2011
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Max WhittakerState and local governments are reeling from the impact of the Great Recession as the U.S. economy begins a slow climb to recovery. On Friday, February 25, The Hamilton Project and the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings hosted a forum on state strategies that can help close budget deficits while also growing state economies and creating much-needed jobs. Read More

State Budget Crisis, U.S. Economy, Regions and States, Fiscal Policy, Infrastructure

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Child Tax Credit after ARRA: How Would Expiration Affect Metropolitan Families?

Elizabeth Kneebone, July 08, 2010, The Brookings Institution

If a budget proposal aimed at maintaining current eligibility levels for the Child Tax Credit is not adopted, how will the change affect low-income working families? Elizabeth Kneebone details how the potential consequences of cutting support would not only be felt by individual households, but also by states and metropolitan areas. Read More

Taxes, Metropolitan Recovery and Spending Priorities, Wages, Working Poor, U.S. Poverty

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Save to My PortfolioFair Lending and the Rebuilding of Communities

Wednesday, June 23, 2010
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Reuters/K. LamarqueOn Wednesday, June 23, the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings hosted a discussion with experts and practitioners involved with community revitalization and civil rights, to examine the role that lending discrimination and civil rights violations have played in the foreclosure crisis and to consider how a civil rights perspective can help address immediate, critical needs in these communities and the longer-term solutions needed to rebuild struggling communities. Read More

U.S. Housing Market, Metropolitan Recovery and Spending Priorities, Global Financial Crisis, Mortgage Market, Opportunity and Well-being

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioStimulus, Anti-Stimulus, and the Metropolitan Facts

Mark Muro, June 21, 2010, The Avenue, The New Republic

Stimulus, Anti-Stimulus, and the Metropolitan FactsThe increasing likelihood that the Senate won’t approve a request from President Obama for nearly $50 billion in aid for states presents an ominous picture for economic recovery, warns Mark Muro. Without the much-needed funds, states and municipalities will be forced to lay off thousands of teachers and government workers, creating less demand and diminishing purchasing power within metropolitan areas. Read More

Metropolitan Recovery and Spending Priorities, U.S. Economic Stimulus, Job Creation, U.S. Congress, Cities

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Save to My PortfolioFragile, Disparate Economic Recovery

Howard Wial, June 14, 2010

As the U.S. continues its slow economic recovery, tracking trends in 100 of the largest urban centers reveals weak domestic growth and output, an anemic housing market and a dearth of jobs. Howard Wial, Metropolitan Policy Program Fellow, explains how parts of the South remain economically fragile.

Metropolitan Recovery and Spending Priorities, U.S. Economic Growth, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Shifting Geography of State Business Subsidies

Robert Puentes and Mark Muro, June 11, 2010, The Avenue, The New Republic

The Shifting Geography of State Business SubsidiesEvery year states spend millions on subsidies to stimulate business activity. Robert Puentes and Mark Muro highlight a new study that indicates a shift in the geographical distribution of these subsidies, resulting in a more even allocation between developing areas and older communities. Read More

Economic Development, Business, Cities, Metropolitan Recovery and Spending Priorities

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Save to My PortfolioMetropolitan Demographics: A Decade on the Front Lines of Change

Tuesday, May 11, 2010
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/J. RinaldiOn May 11, Brookings unveiled its State of Metropolitan America report that documents a five key demographic trends during a decade of dynamic economic and social change. Bruce Katz, vice president and director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, presented the report, and Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin defined the findings. A discussion by leaders from government, business and educational sectors followed.
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Demographics, Cities, Regions and States, Metropolitan Recovery and Spending Priorities, U.S. Economic Growth

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioEncouraging Innovation through Creative Governance

Mark Muro and Sarah Rahman, May 05, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Encouraging Innovation through Creative Governance While the federal government’s efforts to pull the nation out of the Great Recession drew a tremendous amount of attention, some metropolitan areas responded to the wrenching downturn in remarkably creative ways. During Public Service Recognition Week, Mark Muro and Sarah Rahman highlight innovation and creativity in the public sector. Read More

Cities, Growth through Innovation, Innovation, Metropolitan Recovery and Spending Priorities, Regions and States

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRevitalizing America's Metropolitan Areas

Bruce Katz, April 14, 2010, The Economist

Revitalizing America's Metropolitan AreasBruce Katz discusses the primary ways that metropolitan areas in the United States can collectively propel the country back toward prosperity. Katz emphasizes the need for smarter investments from the public and private sectors and how a shift to a low-carbon economy is vital for maintaining the country’s competitiveness. Read More

Competitiveness, Growth through Innovation, Job Creation, U.S. Economy, Innovation

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Save to My PortfolioRevitalizing Southern Nevada for the Next Economy

Monday, April 05, 2010
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Las Vegas, NV

The outlines of the next American economy are coming into focus, yet the future remains uncertain in America’s metropolitan areas. Brookings Mountain West and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, hosted a forum to discuss ways the region can emerge as a competitive force in the global economy. Read More

Competitiveness, Innovation, Intermountain West, Cities, Job Creation

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRepositioning Southern Nevada for the Next Economy

Bruce Katz, April 05, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Repositioning Southern Nevada for the Next EconomySouthern Nevada’s housing bubble burst during the course of the Great Recession, impeding economic growth. Shifting away from a heavy reliance on real estate consumption could lead the region toward the next economy, says Bruce Katz. Creating a thriving renewable energy sector and building innovation will provide the opportunity for southern Nevada to compete in a changing world. Read More

Competitiveness, Innovation, Cities, Job Creation, U.S. Economy

In Brief

President Obama’s FY 2010 budget will fundamentally reshape the nation’s priorities over the next decade. Brookings experts analyze how the 2010 budget plan and stimulus affect the metropolitan drivers of national prosperity, including innovation, human capital, infrastructure and sustainable places.

Featured Experts

Robert Puentes

Robert Puentes

Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program

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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Mark Muro

Mark Muro

Senior Fellow and Policy Director, Metropolitan Policy Program

Mark Muro, a senior fellow and director of policy for the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, manages the program's public policy analysis and leads key policy research projects.
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Bruce Katz

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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