Cities & Regions

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Reopening America & the World

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

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

Podcast Episode

An entrepreneurial spark in DeWitt, Arkansas

Anthony F. Pipa

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Report

Foresight Africa 2023

Friday, January 27, 2023

Diverse people, multiracial, multicultural crowd of men and women, side view portraits.

Report

Recognizing Black and Latino-majority cities is the first step to finding a real world Wakanda

Andre M. Perry and Manann Donoghoe

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Reports

Essay

Why state and local relationships matter to national prosperity: A case for economic collaboration

Amy Liu and Peter Rezk

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Aerial View of Syracuse, New York on a Cloudy Day

Report

In Central New York, a test of the CHIPS and Science Act’s promise for economic revitalization

Joseph Parilla, Xavier de Souza Briggs, and Mark Muro

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Compton, California / USA - March 29, 2020: Street scene along Compton Boulevard, a main artery in South Los Angeles

Report

Five ways city leaders can support Black entrepreneurs’ efforts to ‘buy back the block’

Prince Osemwengie, Hanna Love, and Tracy Hadden Loh

Monday, January 9, 2023

Traffic and pedestrians on Hollywood Boulevard at dusk.

Report

New census estimates show a tepid rise in U.S. population growth, buoyed by immigration

William H. Frey

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Essay

Seizing the U.S. infrastructure opportunity: Investing in current and future workers

Joseph W. Kane

Thursday, December 15, 2022

Blog Posts

Aerial view of residential suburban houses at spring, sunlight from above

The Avenue

Helping renters build assets and move out of poverty by scaling HUD’s best kept secret

Markita Morris-Louis

Monday, January 9, 2023

The Avenue

How hyperlocal governance is helping restore a troubled Washington, D.C. public space

Brianne Dornbush

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

The Avenue

Local governments ramped up American Rescue Plan commitments and expenditures in 2022

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

Friday, December 16, 2022

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Events

2023

Jan

Past Event

Accelerating federal, state, and local investments in the U.S. infrastructure workforce

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST

Governing the post-pandemic city

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Strengthening foreign policy through subnational diplomacy

4:00 PM - 5:15 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

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Experts

Mark Muro

Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

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William H. Frey

Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

Jennifer S. Vey

Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

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

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Multimedia

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

Globe, Arizona (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Eaton)

Podcast Episode

Developing a resilient downtown in Globe, Arizona

Anthony F. Pipa

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Podcast Episode

Transforming coal country in Shamokin, Pennsylvania

Anthony F. Pipa

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

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