Advancing competitiveness and inclusion through federal infrastructure investment

Brookings Metro is helping state and local leaders bend infrastructure spending toward more transformative and inclusive priorities by mapping state infrastructure policies and practices that advance economic inclusion and environmental justice, codifying success principles of locally led state infrastructure campaigns, and detailing how regional and state leaders can use Investment in Infrastructure & Jobs Act dollars to equip a diverse new generation of infrastructure workers.

Department of Commerce, Washington D.C.. American flag flying.

U.S. Government & Politics Getting to effective government

Laurel Blatchford, Xavier de Souza Briggs

February 10, 2025

President Joe Biden speaks at the Brookings Institution

Campaigns & Elections The Bidenomics investment boom in red America

Joseph Parilla, Glencora Haskins

December 11, 2024

Cities & Communities What’s in store for cities and metropolitan areas across the nation in President Trump’s second term in the White House?

Xavier de Souza Briggs, Manann Donoghoe, William H. Frey, Annelies Goger, Joseph W. Kane, Farah Khan, Molly Kinder, Tracy Hadden Loh, Hanna Love, Robert Maxim, Mark Muro, Joseph Parilla, Andre M. Perry, Robert Puentes, Martha Ross, Adie Tomer

December 2, 2024

Street view in Louisville downtown - LOUISVILLE. KENTUCKY - JUNE 14, 2019

Deploying American Rescue Plan funds for climate-resilient and equitable infrastructure projects

Maya Garg, Glencora Haskins, Mayu Takeuchi, Manann Donoghoe

September 23, 2024

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