U.S. Metro Areas

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The Avenue

Five charts that reveal the geography of the AI economy

Mark Muro and Sifan Liu

Thursday, September 16, 2021

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The Avenue

Five ways regional leaders can prepare future infrastructure workers now

Thursday, September 16, 2021

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Report

State resilience and recovery: Strategies to reduce inequality and promote prosperity by creating better places

John D. Ratliff

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

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The Avenue

In overturning the eviction moratorium, the Supreme Court continues its history of harming Black households

Carl Romer and Kristen Broady

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Reports

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Report

Designing a collaborative fund for underserved entrepreneurs: Lessons from Western New York’s Open4 program

Thursday, September 2, 2021

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Essay

Homeownership, racial segregation, and policy solutions to racial wealth equity

Rashawn Ray, Andre M. Perry, David Harshbarger, Samantha Elizondo, and Alexandra Gibbons

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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Report

The geography of AI

Mark Muro and Sifan Liu

September 2021

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U.S. Metro Areas

The Washington, DC region has built too much housing in the wrong places

Jenny Schuetz and Matt Ring

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

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Social Issues

Beyond ‘food deserts’: America needs a new approach to mapping food insecurity

Caroline George and Adie Tomer

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Blog Posts

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The Avenue

The vaccine divide will drive even worse economic divides

Mark Muro and John C. Austin

Monday, September 13, 2021

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The Avenue

How Black leaders are pursuing racial equity in St. Louis

Andre M. Perry, Anthony Barr, and Carl Romer

Monday, September 13, 2021

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The Avenue

America’s shrinking white population needs to value youthful diversity

William H. Frey

Thursday, September 9, 2021

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Events

Improving labor and education data systems after the COVID-19 unemployment crisis

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Partnership for Sustainable Communities: Unfinished business

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Leveraging regional tech hubs to advance economic inclusion

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

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Experts

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Podcast Episode

How does the Senate infrastructure bill invest in future resilience and growth?

Adie Tomer and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

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Podcast Episode

The 2020 election in blue metros and red states

David F. Damore, Bill Finan, and Robert E. Lang

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

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Podcast Episode

A new paradigm for valuing Black communities

Andre M. Perry and Robert Wicks

Friday, May 22, 2020

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More on U.S. Metro Areas

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Cities are taking it slow with American Rescue Plan funds

Alan Berube and Eli Byerly-Duke

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

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A new federal grant should make regional leaders rethink their industry clusters

Brad McDearman, Joseph Parilla, and Ryan Donahue

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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Four takeaways on public space investment for placemakers

Friday, August 20, 2021

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Taking climate action demands better local accounting of costs and benefits

Joseph W. Kane, Sophie Abo, and Adie Tomer

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

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Millions of workers will lose their safety net this Labor Day if Congress doesn’t act

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Broadband

Seven steps the FCC should take on broadband in response to the infrastructure bill

Monday, August 16, 2021