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Reopening America & the World

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Downtown Chicago - homeless, black male outside of residence building advertising penthouse collection

Report

Breaking the ‘urban doom loop’: The future of downtowns is shared prosperity

Tracy Hadden Loh and Hanna Love

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Tree in a country field (photo by Colin Cruickshank)

Podcast Episode

A recipe for a rural policy renaissance

Anthony F. Pipa

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

The American Rescue Plan at two years: How local leaders are advancing equitable recovery efforts

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Reports

Austin Skyline in the evening and bluehour

Report

Metro Monitor 2023: Examining pandemic-era patterns of inclusive growth across the U.S.

Joseph Parilla and Glencora Haskins

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Female solar installer inspecting a commercial rooftop solar system in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. with a wind turbine and a natural gas electric generation facility in the background.

Report

How US cities are finding creative ways to fund climate progress

Caroline George, Joseph W. Kane, and Adie Tomer

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 2/23/20 Part of the business district in the Shadyside neighborhood of the city on an overcast winter day

Report

As the digitalization of work expands, place-based solutions can bridge the gaps

Mark Muro and Sifan Liu

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Couple Carrying Boxes Into New Home On Moving Day

Report

Americans’ local migration reached a historic low in 2022, but long-distance moves picked up

William H. Frey

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Foresight Africa 2023

Report

Foresight Africa 2023

Friday, January 27, 2023

Blog Posts

Cleveland, Ohio, USA downtown skyline on the Cuyahoga River at dusk.

The Avenue

The American Rescue Plan, two years later: Analyzing local governments’ efforts at equitable, transformative change

Lavea Brachman and Glencora Haskins

Thursday, March 9, 2023

The MTA seven line in New york city.The MTA is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the state of New York

The Avenue

Around the halls: Brookings scholars discuss built environment issues that could define 2023

Elizabeth Linos, Jan Whittington, Blair Levin, Christopher Severen, Noah Kazis, Alex Berke, Anika Singh Lemar, and Robert Puentes

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Houston, TX - March 09, 2019: Kayakers participate in the 47th Annual Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta on Buffalo Bayou Houston.

The Avenue

How Houston is connecting two disinvested neighborhoods to green space and amenities

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

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Events

The American Rescue Plan at two years: How Latinos are leveraging equitable deployment of federal funds

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Innovations in hyperlocal urban governance

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Mitigating climate risk through localized data

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST

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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

Experts

William H. Frey

Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

Adie Tomer

Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

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Blair Levin

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

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Multimedia

Aerial image of street in Thomas, West Virginia (photo by Ian McAllister)

Podcast Episode

Protecting community integrity during a creative transformation in West Virginia

Anthony F. Pipa

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Boyd Farmhouse Inn, DeWitt, Arkansas (photo by Colin Cruickshank)

Podcast Episode

An entrepreneurial spark in DeWitt, Arkansas

Anthony F. Pipa

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Sign: "Where the Southern Crosses the Yellow Dog" (photo by Colin Cruickshank)

Podcast Episode

Building on a legacy of community resilience in Sunflower County, Mississippi

Anthony F. Pipa

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

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Metro Monitor 2023

Joseph Parilla and Glencora Haskins

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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As cities and counties commit more American Rescue Plan funds, regional priorities are emerging

Joseph Parilla, Glencora Haskins, Julia Bauer, and Sarah Edwards

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

"Tech Tower" at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta on March 24, 2019.

How research universities are evolving to strengthen regional economies

Joseph Parilla and Glencora Haskins

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Flooded neighborhood street after thunderstorm

Local climate risk data could enable better decisionmaking by households and policymakers

Jenny Schuetz, Adie Tomer, Caroline George, Joseph W. Kane, and Julia Gill

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Syrian civilians inspect a destroyed residential building after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit northern Syria.

Turkey’s earthquake death toll might be more than just a natural disaster

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş

Monday, February 6, 2023

4 ways cities are embracing and promoting playful learning in their communities

Helen Shwe Hadani and Juanita Morales

Friday, February 3, 2023