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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Reopening America & the World

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

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Upcoming Event

Fostering community and measuring impact: What’s working in playful learning cities

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Washington, DC

Report

The potential of the CHIPS and Science Act for rural America

Anthony F. Pipa and Zoe Swarzenski

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Interactive

The Black Progress Index

Monday, September 26, 2022

Reports

Essay

The Black Progress Index: Examining the social factors that influence Black well-being

Andre M. Perry and Jonathan Rothwell

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Happy Black family moving into new house filled with boxes

Report

A ‘New Great Migration’ is bringing Black Americans back to the South

William H. Frey

Monday, September 12, 2022

Crowd of people with their back to the camera on the street

Demographics & Population

White and youth population losses contributed most to the nation’s growth slowdown, new census data reveals

William H. Frey

Monday, August 1, 2022

Essay

SDG Leadership Cities Network and Toolkit

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Street with hardware store and other retail store fronts

Report

The devaluation of assets in Black neighborhoods: The case of commercial property

Jonathan Rothwell, Tracy Hadden Loh, and Andre M. Perry

Monday, July 11, 2022

Blog Posts

Car factory engineer in high visibility vest using laptop computer

The Avenue

Here’s how to make sure America’s new industrial policy benefits workers and entrepreneurs across the country, not just a handful of superstar urban regions

Xavier de Souza Briggs and Mark Muro

Thursday, September 15, 2022

The Avenue

Two tools for tracking the American Rescue Plan’s local and national impacts

Alan Berube, Peter Frosch, and Allison Bell

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

The Avenue

How local governments are combating economic disadvantage with American Rescue Plan funds

Alan Berube

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

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Events

2022

Sep

Past Event

Accelerating city climate planning and action in an era of historic federal investment

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

SDG Leadership Cities: Sixth convening

8:30 AM - Friday Mar 04, 2022 5:00 PM EST

Expanding climate careers while implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Online only

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Related Books

The New Localism

By Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak

2018

The Public Wealth of Cities

By Dag Detter and Stefan Fölster

2017

The Water Problem

Edited by Pat Mulroy

2017

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Experts

William H. Frey

Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

Adie Tomer

Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

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Martha Ross

Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

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Multimedia

Jan 22, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Views of downtown Nashville before an AFC Divisional playoff football game at between the Tennessee Titans and Cincinnati Bengals. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Podcast Episode

More than ever, cities and metro areas matter for America’s future

Amy Liu and Fred Dews

Friday, March 18, 2022

Podcast Episode

How to fix America’s broken housing systems

Jenny Schuetz and Bill Finan

Friday, February 11, 2022

Robert Brox, center, and his wife, Jolie Brox, co owners of Fit 4 You MKE discuss their lavender lemonade and health products at their booth set up as part of the annual Kwanzaa celebration at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society on West Center Street in Milwaukee on Sunday. The annual celebration of African American culture featured speakers, various food vendors and dancing and drumming.Kwanzaa 4310

Podcast Episode

Valuing Black assets in Black communities

Andre M. Perry and Fred Dews

Friday, February 4, 2022

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