Metropolitan Policy Program

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Working parents are key to COVID-19 recovery

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

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The nation is diversifying even faster than predicted, according to new census data

William H. Frey

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A street cleaner walks through the closed Broadway theatre district near Times Square following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 24, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

Black essential workers’ lives matter. They deserve real change, not just lip service.

Molly Kinder and Tiffany Ford

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

A general view of the city of Birmingham, Alabama, August 9, 2011. Alabama's Jefferson County submitted a second offer to creditors in an attempt to settle its $3.14 billion sewer bond debt, the county commission president said on August 8, 2011. Commissioner David Carrington gave no details of the contents of the latest offer. Jefferson County is struggling to avoid what would be the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. History. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)

Reopening America: The view from Birmingham, Alabama

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Workers assemble cabinets at CNC Cabinetry in South Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S., June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Reopening America: Low-wage workers have suffered badly from COVID-19 so policymakers should focus on equity

Molly Kinder and Martha Ross

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Restaurants in Inwood start to serve customers outdoors as New York City enters phase 2 of reopening in New York on June 22, 2020. People seen eating outdoors at MamaSushi restaurant. Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that New York City is on track for Phase 2 after data shows numbers of new infections and hospitalization is down. (Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Reopening America: The restaurant sector must adapt and innovate to survive

Tracy Hadden Loh and Annelies Goger

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Retail stores start to serve customers indoors as New York City enters phase 2 of reopening in New York on June 22, 2020. A woman doing window shopping at Zara women designer clothing store with huge Welcome Back sign on 1st day of reopening. Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that New York City is on track for Phase 2 after data shows numbers of new infections and hospitalization is down. (Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Reopening America: The “playbook” approach to safely reopening the economy

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

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Thoughtful design can create high-quality affordable multifamily housing

Hannah Hoyt and Jenny Schuetz

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

An exterior shot of Swenson Hall, Fall 2014.

Restoring regional public universities for recovery in the Great Lakes

Robert Maxim and Mark Muro

June 17, 2020

April 25, 2020, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA: Kitchen staffs preparing meals for frontline workers at Pagu in Cambridge. Pagu is one of the first restaurant partners of Off Their Plate (OTP). OTP is a brainchild of Natalie Guo, Harvard Medical student, providing relief for two hard hit industries, Health care and restaurant industries. OTP, working with World Central Kitchen has expanded in 9 cities, working with more than 50 restaurants and 110 health care facilities across the nation and fundraised 3 million dollars since March. The organization pays restaurant $10 a meal to produce for frontline workers. The National Restaurant Association estimates that 3 million industry employees have already lost their jobs, and restaurants across USA will take a $225 billion sales hit through May . No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

To protect frontline workers during and after COVID-19, we must define who they are

Adie Tomer and Joseph W. Kane

Wednesday, June 10, 2020