U.S. Metro Areas

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U.S. Economy

How a new National Recovery Investment Corps can drive a bottom-up, inclusive economic recovery

Mary Jean Ryan and Alan Berube

Friday, January 22, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 20, 2021. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERS

The Avenue

Biden-won counties are home to 67 million more Americans than Trump-won counties

William H. Frey

Thursday, January 21, 2021

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The Avenue

Dismantling white privilege starts with undoing racist housing policies

Andre M. Perry and Stuart Yasgur

Thursday, January 14, 2021

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Four reasons why more public housing isn’t the solution to affordability concerns

Thursday, January 14, 2021

Reports

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How We Rise: How social networks impact economic mobility in Racine, WI, San Francisco, CA, and Washington, DC

Camille Busette, Jill Simmerman Lawrence, Richard V. Reeves, and Sarah Nzau

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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Demographics & Population

What the 2020 census will reveal about America: Stagnating growth, an aging population, and youthful diversity

William H. Frey

Monday, January 11, 2021

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Infrastructure

Four steps to undo the harms of legacy infrastructure in the COVID-19 recovery

Shalini Vajjhala and Joseph W. Kane

Thursday, December 17, 2020

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Infrastructure

Prioritize people, not projects: Addressing the harms of legacy infrastructure in the COVID-19 recovery

Joseph W. Kane and Shalini Vajjhala

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Houses

Essay

The Great Real Estate Reset: A data-driven initiative to remake how and what we build

Christopher Coes, Jennifer S. Vey, and Tracy Hadden Loh

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Blog Posts

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The Avenue

What transformative placemaking taught us in 2020, and how it can help build a better future

Joanne Kim, Hanna Love, Jennifer S. Vey, and Tracy Hadden Loh

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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The Avenue

How a Baltimore design initiative is rethinking cityscapes to promote economic recovery from COVID-19

Emily Breiter, Pavlina Ilieva, Kuo Pao Lian, and Kristen Mitchell

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

A voter casts her ballot in the run-off election featuring incumbent Republican U.S. Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, at the polling site at the Dunbar Neighborhood Center in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

The Avenue

Last night in Georgia, Black Americans saved democracy

Andre M. Perry, Carl Romer, David Harshbarger, and Anthony Fiano

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

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Events

Economic recovery in American cities: Building Black businesses and wealth

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Human work in the age of smart machines: A conversation with Jamie Merisotis

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Beyond giving thanks: Pay, protections, and policies frontline essential workers still need

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

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Multimedia

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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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A new paradigm for valuing Black communities

Andre M. Perry and Robert Wicks

Friday, May 22, 2020

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Podcast Episode

How cities and states are responding to COVID-19

Amy Liu, Mark Muro, and Fred Dews

Friday, April 3, 2020

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More on U.S. Metro Areas

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The 2010s saw the lowest population growth in U.S. history, new census estimates show

William H. Frey

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

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Amazon and Walmart have raked in billions in additional profits during the pandemic, and shared almost none of it with their workers

Molly Kinder and Laura Stateler

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Young people

Millions of young adults are out of school or work. We need an Education and Employment Promise

Martha Ross and Thomas Showalter

Friday, December 18, 2020

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We should design cities for shorter distances, not faster speeds

Adie Tomer and Joseph W. Kane

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Houses

Risky (housing) business: Distorted and destabilized housing markets are pushing households into climate-risky, low-opportunity communities

Christopher Coes, Tracy Hadden Loh, and Tola Myczkowska

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

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Separate and unequal: Persistent residential segregation is sustaining racial and economic injustice in the U.S

Tracy Hadden Loh, Christopher Coes, and Becca Buthe

Wednesday, December 16, 2020