Cities & Regions

Reopening America and the World

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Reopening America & the World

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Mass transit train in downtown Portland, Oregon

Report

Aligning investment and values: How an Economic Value Atlas can map regional strategies

Adie Tomer and Caroline George

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Testimony

The Small Business Workforce Challenge: Causes, Impacts and Solutions

Monday, June 13, 2022

Provo, Utah, USA downtown on Center Street at dusk.

Report

Defining distress: Lessons from the Federally Chartered Regional Commissions

Anthony F. Pipa, Heather M. Stephens, and Natalie Geismar

Friday, June 3, 2022

Reports

Essay

Policy ideas to expand economic opportunities for young adults

Martha Ross, Kristin Anderson Moore, Gabriel Piña, Jessica Warren, and Nicole Bateman

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Essay

Racial and ethnic inequality is a barrier to better earnings

Martha Ross, Gabriel Piña, Kristin Anderson Moore, Jessica Warren, and Nicole Bateman

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Essay

Women are more likely than men to be in lower-earning pathways

Nicole Bateman, Martha Ross, Gabriel Piña, Kristin Anderson Moore, and Jessica Warren

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Essay

Race, gender, and other factors affect earnings and benefits

Gabriel Piña, Kristin Anderson Moore, Jessica Warren, Martha Ross, and Nicole Bateman

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Essay

Less than half of adults from disadvantaged backgrounds attain decent wages by age 30

Gabriel Piña, Nicole Bateman, Martha Ross, Jessica Warren, and Kristin Anderson Moore

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Blog Posts

National Science Foundation's seal on building in Washington, D.C.

The Avenue

A new federal program goes local to accelerate regional innovation

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Suburb of Detroit, Michigan

Up Front

Did the pandemic advance new suburbanization?

Yung Chun, Tyler Haupert, Stephen Roll, Sophia R. Fox-Dichter, and Michal Grinstein-Weiss

Monday, May 23, 2022

Traffic moves along Interstate 4 near Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida

The Avenue

Florida’s anti-Disney law is poised to hurt surrounding communities

John D. Ratliff

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

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Events

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

SDG Leadership Cities: Fifth convening

11:00 AM - Wednesday Dec 15, 2021 1:30 PM EST

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Experts

Jennifer S. Vey

Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

Director - Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking

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Adie Tomer

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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

Homes in San Marcos, California

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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Diverging employment pathways: Overview

Martha Ross, Gabriel Piña, Kristin Anderson Moore, Jessica Warren, and Nicole Bateman

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

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Growth, diversity, segregation, and aging in America’s largest metropolitan areas: A 2020 census portrait

William H. Frey

Friday, May 13, 2022

Rush hour traffic on busy highway

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Friday, May 6, 2022

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The public hearing process for new housing is broken. Here’s how to fix it.

Anika Singh Lemar

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

A pedestrian looks at cherry blossoms in front of an apartment building just after the Spring equinox, in Washington, D.C., on Monday, March 22, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. With nearly 550,000 confirmed deaths to COVID-19 in America, vaccination rates are going up and nearly 25% of Americans have received at least one dose of a vaccine. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Economic disparities in the Washington, D.C. metro region provide opportunities for policy action

Camille Busette and Samantha Elizondo

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

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Institutionalizing inclusive growth: Rewiring systems to rebuild local economies

Joseph Parilla, Ryan Donahue, and Sarena Martinez

Thursday, April 7, 2022