Cities & Regions

The Avenue

Black-white segregation edges downward since 2000, census shows

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The Avenue

Tech is (still) concentrating in the Bay Area: An update on America’s winner-take-most economic phenomenon

Mark Muro and Jacob Whiton

Monday, December 17, 2018

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Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Climate change vulnerability and urban population growth

Nirav Patel

Friday, December 14, 2018

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Housing Markets & Finance

The Goldilocks problem of housing supply: Too little, too much, or just right?

Jenny Schuetz

December 14, 2018

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Economic Development

Why rural America needs cities

Nathan Arnosti and Amy Liu

Friday, November 30, 2018

Housing Markets & Finance

The devaluation of assets in black neighborhoods

Andre M. Perry, Jonathan Rothwell, and David Harshbarger

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

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State & Local Fiscal Policy

How the 2018 elections reshaped state and local governments’ fiscal policy space

Nathan Arnosti and Michael A. Pagano

November 21, 2018

Economic Development

Why we need to invest in transformative placemaking

Jennifer S. Vey

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Economic Development

Opportunities for transformative placemaking: Newcastle, Wyoming

Hannah White

Friday, November 9, 2018

Blog Posts

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The Avenue

What GM’s layoffs reveal about the digitalization of the auto industry

Mark Muro and Robert Maxim

December 13, 2018

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The Avenue

Minneapolis 2040: The most wonderful plan of the year

Jenny Schuetz

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

The Avenue

Manufacturing growth—in the Heartland and for America

Robert Maxim and Mark Muro

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

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Homeownership while black: Examining the devaluation of assets in black neighborhoods

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US cities in pursuit of viable futures: Taking on the sustainable development goals

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Podcast Episode

Why racial inequality and regional economic inequality can’t be separated

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The Supreme Court will decide if a citizenship question on the US census is legal

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Cities & Regions

Black-white segregation edges downward since 2000, census shows

Tech is (still) concentrating in the Bay Area: An update on America’s winner-take-most economic phenomenon

Figure of the week: Climate change vulnerability and urban population growth

The Goldilocks problem of housing supply: Too little, too much, or just right?

Reports

Why rural America needs cities

The devaluation of assets in black neighborhoods

How the 2018 elections reshaped state and local governments’ fiscal policy space

Why we need to invest in transformative placemaking

Opportunities for transformative placemaking: Newcastle, Wyoming

Blog Posts

What GM’s layoffs reveal about the digitalization of the auto industry

Minneapolis 2040: The most wonderful plan of the year

Manufacturing growth—in the Heartland and for America

Events

Homeownership while black: Examining the devaluation of assets in black neighborhoods

US cities in pursuit of viable futures: Taking on the sustainable development goals

Transformative placemaking: Expanding opportunities for people and places

Related Books

The New Localism

The Public Wealth of Cities

Challenges in the Process of China’s Urbanization

Multimedia

Why racial inequality and regional economic inequality can’t be separated

The Supreme Court will decide if a citizenship question on the US census is legal

How to make infrastructure work for people

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