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Bruce Katz | May 16, 2011 3:31pm

U.S. an Exit Ramp Economy

At a recent event, Bruce Katz discussed the decentralization of employment and how it has affected the daily commutes of Americans. With gas prices on the rise again, commuting is becoming more and more expensive.

He argued that "Commuting in the U.S. from home to work has become an heroic act as more people are commuting further and further to their jobs ... this is becoming a burden many families cannot afford."

  • Portrait: Bruce Katz

    Bruce Katz

    Vice President and Director

    Metropolitan Policy Program, Global Cities Initiative

    Bruce J. Katz is a vice president at the Brookings Institution and founding Director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program which aims to provide decision makers in the public, corporate and civic sectors with policy ideas for improving the health and prosperity of cities and metropolitans areas. Katz is a graduate of Brown University and Yale Law School.

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