Cities & Regions

Reopening America and the World

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Reopening America & the World

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

A medical worker administers a nasopharyngeal swab to a man at the CORE Covid-19 testing site, a permanent testing site in the Queens borough of New York City, NY, June 25, 2020. CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) is a non-profit organization founded by actor Sean Penn, who originally started the organization in response to the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

The Avenue

State and local governments employ the highest share of essential workers. Congress is failing to protect them.

Joseph W. Kane and Adie Tomer

Monday, August 3, 2020

Young people

The Avenue

Now, more than half of Americans are millennials or younger

William H. Frey

Thursday, July 30, 2020

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Future Development

How is COVID-19 affecting America’s rich?

Kelsey Wu, Marco Fengler, Thomas Mitterling, and Max Thomasberger

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Reports

City skyline

Global Trade

The global identity of cities: Seven steps to build reputation and visibility for competitiveness and resilience

Greg Clark, Marek Gootman, Max Bouchet, and Tim Moonen

July 30, 2020

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Housing Markets & Finance

What will it cost to save Washington, D.C.’s renters from COVID-19 eviction?

Michael Bailey, Eric LaRose, and Jenny Schuetz

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Tech professional

Technology & Innovation

An Atlanta organization’s mission to bring racial equity to the tech ecosystem

July 23, 2020

Loan

Economic Development

An Indianapolis partnership to provide loans when traditional banks won’t

July 23, 2020

HR Training

Workforce Development

An evidence-based selection process for equitable hiring in West Michigan

July 23, 2020

Blog Posts

As Phase One of reopening begins in Northern Virginia today, a waiter in a face mask to protect against the coronavirus (COVID-19) serves diners seated outdoors at a restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Up Front

Visualizing vulnerable jobs across America: A tool to understand your local economy and inform its recovery

Marcela Escobari, Natalie Geismar, and Dhruv Gandhi

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Bus driver

The Avenue

To reopen safely, schools must protect more than just students and teachers

Andre M. Perry and Annelies Goger

Friday, July 24, 2020

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The Avenue

In Michigan, closing the digital divide can unite the ‘red’ and the ‘blue’

Thursday, July 23, 2020

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Events

Will Congress deliver an infrastructure stimulus?

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Past Policy 2020 Event

A nation at a demographic crossroad: Rising diversity, youthful activism, and the 2020 election

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Affordable housing for special-needs adults

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

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Experts

Jennifer S. Vey

Senior Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking

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Multimedia

May 2, 2020; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; A view of downtown Atlanta just prior to the flyover of the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds to honor workers during the pandemic in Atlanta. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY NETWORK

Podcast Episode

A new paradigm for valuing Black communities

Andre M. Perry and Robert Wicks

Friday, May 22, 2020

A general view shows the partially empty Reforma Avenue after Mexico's government declared a health emergency on Monday and issued stricter rules aimed at containing the fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mexico City, Mexico March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero

Up Front

How the Sustainable Development Goals can help cities focus COVID-19 recovery on inclusion, equity, and sustainability

Anthony F. Pipa and Max Bouchet

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

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Policy 2020

How can government make housing more affordable?

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

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