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Save to My PortfolioRemembering Air Florida Flight 90

Stephen Hess, January 13, 2012, The Brookings Institution

Remembering Air Florida Flight 90On this thirtieth anniversary of the Air Florida flight 90 crash in Washington, D.C., Stephen Hess reflects on the government's reaction to this horrible and unexpected tragedy. Read More

Washington, DC Region, Airline Industry, Governance, Florida

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCreating New Career Pathways for Youth Success in Washington D.C.

Martha Ross, October 05, 2011, The Brookings Institution

Creating New Career Pathways for Youth Success in Washington D.C.Martha Ross examines policies and programs to help District of Columbia youth reach key educational and employment milestones, and makes recommendations on creating stronger career and educational pathways leading to post-secondary credentials and good jobs. Read More

Washington, DC Region, Opportunity and Well-being, Education, Human Capital

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Save to My PortfolioStrengthening Educational and Career Pathways for Washington D.C. Youth

Martha Ross, October 05, 2011, The Brookings Institution

Strengthening Educational and Career Pathways for Washington D.C. YouthToo many young people in the District of Columbia miss key educational and employment milestones as they move into adulthood. Martha Ross examines policies and programs to equip D.C. youth with the skills they need to succeed, and makes recommendations on creating stronger pathways leading to post-secondary credentials and employment. Read More

Washington, DC Region, Job Creation, Human Capital

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Save to My PortfolioAffordable Housing in the District of Columbia — Where are We Now?

Benjamin Orr and Alice M. Rivlin, July 27, 2011, The Brookings Institution

Finding affordable housing in Washington, D.C., has become increasingly difficult for many residents. Five years after a task force plan to address the issue, Benjamin Orr and Alice M. Rivlin examine District housing policy and progress, taking into consideration the impact of the recession and housing crisis. Read More

Washington, DC Region, U.S. Housing Market, Mortgage Market

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Save to My PortfolioExpanding Health Coverage in the District of Columbia

Jack A. Meyer, Randall R. Bovbjerg, Barbara A. Ormond and Gina M. Lagomarsino, December 10, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Between 1999 and 2009, the District of Columbia instituted major changes in health policy in order to increase low-income residents’ access to healthcare. A new paper from Brookings Greater Washington Research shows that the city greatly expanded access to medical care, with one of the lowest uninsured rates in the nation, but is still building a well-coordinated health delivery system and many health outcomes for low-income residents remain poor. Read More

Washington, DC Region, Health Care

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioChallenges Associated with the Suburbanization of Poverty: Prince George's County, Maryland

Martha Ross, December 08, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Martha Ross spoke to the Advisory Board of the Community Foundation for Prince George’s County, describing research on the suburbanization of poverty both nationally and in the Washington region. Despite perceptions that economic distress is primarily a central city phenomenon, suburbs are home to increasing numbers of low-income families. She highlighted the need to strengthen the social service infrastructure in suburban areas. Read More

Washington, DC Region, Concentrated Poverty, Inequality, Quality-of-Life Issues, Welfare

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Save to My PortfolioThe Social Service Challenges of Rising Suburban Poverty

Scott W. Allard and Benjamin Roth, October 07, 2010, Brookings Institution

The Social Service Challenges of Rising Suburban PovertySince 2000, poverty in the suburbs of the nation’s largest metro areas has grown by 37 percent—more than twice growth rate seen in cities and well above the national average. Scott Allard and Benjamin Roth examine the social services networks in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. to determine whether resources are adequately available to meet the rising need for safety net services in suburban communities. Read More

U.S. Poverty, Welfare, Working Poor, Cities, Job Creation

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioHow to Fix the Washington, D.C., Summer Jobs Program

Martha Ross, August 15, 2010, The Washington Post

In an op-ed appearing in the Washington Post, Martha Ross outlined concrete strategies to strengthen Washington, D.C.’s, summer jobs program.  Responding to budget overruns and quality concerns, she made recommendations to improve the program so that it better meets the needs of both young people and employers. Read More

Washington, DC Region, Job Creation, Bureaucracy, Opportunity and Well-being

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Save to My PortfolioWashington's Think Tanks: Factories to Call Our Own

Peter W. Singer, August 13, 2010, The Washingtonian

Peter Singer explains how Washington, D.C.'s "ideas" economy, based in its think tanks and universities, has made the city an intellectual leader on a variety of platforms. Read More

Foreign Policy, Globalization, Washington, DC Region, U.S. Politics

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Save to My PortfolioPublic Oversight Roundtable on Washington's FY 2010 Summer Youth Program

Martha Ross, August 02, 2010, Committee on Housing and Workforce Development, District of Columbia

Martha Ross testified before the Committee on Housing and Workforce Development of the Council of the District of Columbia about budget overruns for the district's youth summer jobs program. Ross called on the district to make changes to keep the program within its budget and improve its quality. Read More

Washington, DC Region, Bureaucracy, Labor, Productivity

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDemographic and Economic Trends in the District of Columbia

Benjamin K. Orr, July 22, 2010, Center for Urban Progress, Howard University

Benjamin Orr addressed District of Columbia nonprofit leaders, describing the demographic and economic changes occurring within the city and the sometimes disproportionate effects of those changes on groups within the District. His presentation sets the stage for a larger discussion of how those changes impact local nonprofits and the low income residents they serve. Read More

Washington, DC Region, Demographics, Aging, Job Creation, Race

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioNonprofit Survival of the Fittest: Crisis Management and the New Normal

Alice M. Rivlin, July 20, 2010, The World Bank

Alice Rivlin recently spoke to nonprofit leaders in the Washington, D.C. area about national and regional economic trends. Washington, D.C. is faring better than many other areas, says Rivlin, but many residents and neighborhoods have been hit hard by the recession, and state and local government budgets have also been squeezed. Rivlin predicted that nonprofits will have to continue their work in a context of permanently constrained resources. Read More

Washington, DC Region, Community Development, Job Creation, U.S. Economy

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Save to My PortfolioPublic Oversight Roundtable on the Workforce Investment Council and the District’s One Stops

Martha Ross, June 23, 2010, Committee on Housing and Workforce Development, District of Columbia

In testimony to a roundtable on workforce development held by the Committee on Housing and Workforce Development of the Council of the District of Columbia, Martha Ross urged the Council to exert greater leadership in convening employers, education and training organizations, nonprofits, and other stakeholders to develop a clear employment and training policy agenda to help District residents improve their skills, employment rates and earnings. Read More

Washington, DC Region, Bureaucracy, Job Creation, Wages

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPublic Oversight Roundtable on Washington's FY 2010 Summer Youth Employment Program

Martha Ross, June 16, 2010, Committee on Housing and Workforce Development

Martha Ross testified before the Committee on Housing and Workforce Development of the Council of the District of Columbia regarding the city’s summer jobs program for youth. She noted that the program’s worthy goals are undermined by problems in administering the program, and urged the city to focus on program quality rather than on size or symbolism. Read More

Washington, DC Region, Bureaucracy, Job Creation, Cities

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBudget Hearing for the University of the District of Columbia

Alice M. Rivlin, April 14, 2010, Council of the District of Columbia

Budget Hearing for the University of the District of ColumbiaAlice M. Rivlin testified before the District of Columbia City Council about the newly created Community College of the District of Columbia (CCDC). Along with Walter Smith of DC Appleseed, Rivlin called for greater autonomy from the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). Specifically, she argued that the community college should have separate personnel and administrative authority, as well as greater control over the CCDC budget. Read More

U.S. Higher Education, Economic Mobility, Education, Washington, DC Region, Cities

In Brief

The Washington, DC region is diverse, growing, and generally prosperous. Yet it is also divided by race and income, bedeviled by traffic congestion, and struggling to manage growth and development along with the aftereffects of the Great Recession. Through research and policy development, Brookings experts seek to understand the region’s demographic and economic trends, increase residents’ access to opportunity, support a competitive and inclusive regional economy, and promote sustainable growth patterns.

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Alice M. Rivlin

Alice M. Rivlin

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

Alice Rivlin recently served as a member of the President’s Debt Commission. She was founding director of CBO, served as OMB director, and was Federal Reserve Vice Chair. She is an expert on fiscal and monetary policy.
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Martha Ross

Martha Ross

Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program

Martha Ross is a fellow at the Metropolitan Policy Program whose work focuses on human capital – increasing the skills and education of current and future workers.  She also leads the program’s work on the Washington, D.C. region, including demographic and economic trends, growth and development, and workforce development. 


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Amy Liu

Amy Liu

Co-Director and Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program

Amy Liu is a senior fellow, co-director and co-founder of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. The program provides decision-makers with fresh trends analyses, policy ideas, and on-the-ground practices to help metropolitan areas, including their component cities, suburbs, and rural areas, compete and prosper.


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