RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Martha Ross and Alice M. Rivlin, November 20, 2009, The Brookings Institution
A report commissioned by Greater Washington Research at Brookings and DC Appleseed underscores the need for a strong community college in the District of Columbia. The report, conducted by JBL Associates, recognizes the steps already taken by the new Community College of the District of Columbia (CCDC) and recommends that the city support CCDC in moving towards independence from the University of the District of Columbia, with its own administration, board of trustees, budget and academic accreditation. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Alice M. Rivlin, November 18, 2009, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia, U.S. House of Representatives
Testifying before the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia, Alice M. Rivlin, Director of Greater Washington Research at Brookings, asserted that the District of Columbia government should have greater autonomy over its own budget. Once the District government finalizes its budget spending out of its own source revenues, Dr. Rivlin states that it should not be altered or delayed by Congress. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Benjamin Orr, September 23, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Greater Washington Research at Brookings partnered with the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program to create the first MetroDCMonitor, a quarterly publication tracking indicators of economic recession and recovery in the Washington region and the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas. The report finds that the Washington area is weathering the recession comparatively well with a less volatile labor market than other metros and a healthy gross regional product. However, the housing market is weaker, and regional averages mask varying levels of economic distress throughout the area. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Audrey Singer, July 15, 2009, DC First Language Access Policy Forum
At a forum marking the five-year anniversary of the Language Access Act in the District of Columbia, Audrey Singer spoke about language needs and abilities in the nation's capital, including limited English proficient speakers and linguistically isolated households. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Alice M. Rivlin, July 13, 2009, Council of the District of Columbia
In her testimony before the Council of the District of Columbia, Special Committee on Statehood and Self Determination, Alice Rivlin explores the fiscal implications of DC statehood. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, June 25, 2009
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC
Severe congestion and underfunded public transportation systems in the Washington, D.C. region and nationwide call for a more sustainable way of pricing transportation. To help inform the policy debate on transportation financing and traffic management, Greater Washington Research at Brookings hosted a roundtable bringing together experts from the policy, planning, advocacy, and development community. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Alice M. Rivlin and Benjamin Orr, June 25, 2009, The Brookings Institution
In new analysis from the Greater Washington Research at Brookings, Alice Rivlin and Benjamin Orr review traffic congestion and transportation financing in the Washington, D.C. region and nationwide; suggesting that the national capital region should serve as an example of what sustainable transportation policy looks like. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Mark Muro and Sarah Rahman, June 24, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Six suburban jurisdictions around Washington DC came together under the leadership of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments to submit a joint NSP2 application that combines a region-scale loan fund with local-level flexibility in delivering homebuyer assistance and redeveloping select foreclosed properties for affordable rental housing. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Mark Muro and Sarah Rahman, June 21, 2009, The Brookings Institution
To select the most high-impact, ready-to-go projects for stimulus funding, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority conducted a new, agency-wide structured process that will also serve as the framework for future capital needs decisions. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Peter W. Singer, May 01, 2009, The Washingtonian
Peter Singer explains why the Washington, D.C. area can be compared to a science fiction laboratory where the future of technology is created. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Alice M. Rivlin and Benjamin Orr, May 01, 2009, Washington Business Journal
Alice Rivlin and Benjamin Orr urge the Washington region to implement an innovative road-use pricing program of charging by vehicle type, miles traveled, and traffic conditions. This will, in turn, lead the nation toward less congestion and a more sustainable method of financing transportation infrastructure. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Martha Ross, April 20, 2009, Council of the District of Columbia Committee on Housing and Workforce Development
Testifying before the Council of the District of Columbia, Martha Ross called for renewed attention to programs connecting young people to job training and the labor market, urging attention to program quality rather than just numbers served. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst, April 09, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Following Congress's vote to eliminate funding for the the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, many have criticized Secretary of Education Arne Duncan for not informing Congress of the program’s success. However, given the established procedures of the Institute of Education Sciences, it is extremely unlikely that Secretary Duncan would have known the results of the study until recently, writes Russ Whitehurst. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Audrey Singer, Jill H. Wilson and Brooke DeRenzis, February 25, 2009, The Brookings Institution
The failure of federal immigration reform in 2007 has reverberated in some fast-growing local areas, including in Virginia’s Prince William County—where community leaders and residents successfully organized to pressure county government to crack down on illegal immigration. Following these trends for a year, Audrey Singer, Jill Wilson and Brooke DeRenzis have completed a case study of the local, regional, and ultimately, national factors that led Prince William County to adopt new policies toward unauthorized immigrants. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Alice M. Rivlin and Walter Smith, February 01, 2009, The Washington Post
Alice M. Rivlin co-authored an op-ed with Walter Smith of DC Appleseed calling for a new federal partnership with the District of Columbia to transform the nation’s capital into a truly great capital city. Read More