The country needs to build homes and community like Jimmy Carter
In pursuit of our mission to collaborate with local leaders to transform original insights into policy and practical solutions that scale nationally, Brookings Metro produces trusted, actionable research; tests and applies it through regional engagements and national networks; and connects with policymakers at all levels to inform impact at scale.
Learn more about our core focus areas and our vision for impact.
Getting to equitable development
There’s more to skills-based hiring than just removing degree requirements
Helping communities make the most of historic public investment
Brookings Metro has launched a major initiative to act as a bridge between local leaders and federal decisionmakers, so that generational national investments in infrastructure, economic vitality, and climate action yield transformative and equitable impact in communities—and powerful learning at the federal level.
Experts & Staff
Xavier de Souza Briggs
Senior Fellow
- Brookings Metro
Andre M. Perry
Senior Fellow
- Brookings Metro,
Director
- Center for Community Uplift
@andreperryedu
