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The Avenue

The Rust Belt needs capital to turn talent and innovation into jobs

John C. Austin

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

The Avenue

The fast lane – Demography, regional competitiveness, city finances

David Lanham and Rachel Barker

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

The Avenue

Recognizing infrastructure’s role as a local economic anchor

Joseph Kane

Friday, August 10, 2018

A man walks past tributes written at the site where Heather Heyer was killed during the 2017 white-nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., August 1, 2018. Picture taken August 1, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC19E176BEC0

The Avenue

A year after Charlottesville: Once the monuments are gone, the hard work begins for cities

Rachel Barker and Alan Berube

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Reports

Economic Development

Rethinking cluster initiatives

Ryan Donahue, Joseph Parilla, and Brad McDearman

July 25, 2018

State & Local Fiscal Policy

City budgets in an era of increased uncertainty

Michael A. Pagano and Christopher W. Hoene

July 18, 2018

A townhouse for sale that is currently under contract is seen in Bethesda, Maryland December 30, 2015. Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes fell in November for the third time in four months, a signal that growth in the U.S. housing market could be cooling. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said on Wednesday its pending home sales index slipped 0.9 percent to 106.9. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Housing Markets & Finance

Under US housing policies, homeowners mostly win, while renters mostly lose

Jenny Schuetz

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Housing Markets & Finance

Housing in the US is too expensive, too cheap, and just right. It depends on where you live.

Cecile Murray and Jenny Schuetz

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Infrastructure

The FCC and cities: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Blair Levin

Friday, June 15, 2018

Blog Posts

The Avenue

Rebuilding the employment security system for the Rust Belt that created it

John C. Austin and Richard Kazis

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

The Avenue

Landing Amazon HQ2 isn’t the right way for a city to create jobs. Here’s what works instead

Amy Liu

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

The Avenue

Both renters and homeowners could benefit from better housing policy

Jenny Schuetz

Monday, August 6, 2018

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Events

2018

Jun

Past Event

The infrastructure jobs opportunity

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Catalytic development: (Re)making walkable urban places

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Building inclusive infrastructure: How the built environment limits pathways to opportunity, and what we can do about it

8:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Washington, DC

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The New Localism

By Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak

2018

Global Cities

By Greg Clark

2016

The Metropolitan Revolution

By Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley

2014

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Multimedia

Members of the Charlottesville community hold a vigil for Heather Heyer at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

Charlottesville: One year later

Camille Busette, Vanessa Williamson, Andre M. Perry, Chris Meserole, and Fred Dews

Friday, August 3, 2018

Staff with the California Department of Water Resources watch as water is released from the Lake Oroville Dam.

Infrastructure

Building America’s water workforce

Joseph Kane and Fred Dews

Friday, July 13, 2018

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks in front of the Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Cities & Regions

How cities can thrive in the age of Trump

Fred Dews, Bill Finan, Bruce Katz, and Jeremy Nowak

Friday, February 2, 2018

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U.S. Metro Areas

The Rust Belt needs capital to turn talent and innovation into jobs

The fast lane – Demography, regional competitiveness, city finances

Recognizing infrastructure’s role as a local economic anchor

A year after Charlottesville: Once the monuments are gone, the hard work begins for cities

Reports

Rethinking cluster initiatives

City budgets in an era of increased uncertainty

Under US housing policies, homeowners mostly win, while renters mostly lose

Housing in the US is too expensive, too cheap, and just right. It depends on where you live.

The FCC and cities: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Blog Posts

Rebuilding the employment security system for the Rust Belt that created it

Landing Amazon HQ2 isn’t the right way for a city to create jobs. Here’s what works instead

Both renters and homeowners could benefit from better housing policy

Events

The infrastructure jobs opportunity

Catalytic development: (Re)making walkable urban places

Building inclusive infrastructure: How the built environment limits pathways to opportunity, and what we can do about it

Related Books

The New Localism

Global Cities

The Metropolitan Revolution

Multimedia

Charlottesville: One year later

Building America’s water workforce

How cities can thrive in the age of Trump

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