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Steps the states should take to achieve the infrastructure bill’s broadband goals

Blair Levin

Friday, January 21, 2022

The Avenue

Steps the Commerce Department should take to achieve the infrastructure bill’s broadband goals

Blair Levin

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

The Avenue

Treasury’s final American Rescue Plan guidance means it’s time for local leaders to invest in an inclusive future

Alan Berube and Eli Byerly-Duke

Friday, January 14, 2022

The Avenue

How Aurora, Colorado is using mobile ‘public spaces’ to address the challenges of suburban social service delivery

Erica Dorn

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Reports

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Is ‘long Covid’ worsening the labor shortage?

Katie Bach

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Report

U.S. population growth has nearly flatlined, new census data shows

William H. Frey

Thursday, December 23, 2021

Report

Inequitable fines and fees hurt vulnerable communities. Now, policymakers have an opportunity for reform.

Tonantzin Carmona

Friday, December 17, 2021

Report

Housing growth in the Atlanta, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. metro areas shows why the U.S. is failing at climate resilience

Rushaine Goulbourne and Jenny Schuetz

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Report

A new climate finance framework for investing in urban resilience

Joseph W. Kane and Adie Tomer

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Blog Posts

The Avenue

Why the pandemic’s record-breaking quit rates are a boon to workers

Robert Maxim, Mark Muro, and Yang You

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

The Avenue

Want to restore trust in government? Start with customer experience

Sha Hwang and Annelies Goger

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

The Avenue

States’ best chance for permanent broadband affordability requires action now

Blair Levin

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

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Events

2021

Jul

Past Event

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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The New Localism

By Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak

2018

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2016

The Metropolitan Revolution

By Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley

2014

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Experts

Amy Liu

Vice President and Director - Brookings Metro

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Alan Berube

Senior Fellow and Deputy Director - Brookings Metro

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Mark Muro

Senior Fellow and Policy Director - Brookings Metro

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Multimedia

Podcast Episode

Best of the Brookings Cafeteria podcast in 2021

Fred Dews

Thursday, December 30, 2021

Podcast Episode

Brookings Metro at 25: Building a more prosperous, just, and resilient future

Jade Arn, Alan Berube, Molly Kinder, Amy Liu, Mark Muro, Joseph Parilla, Andre M. Perry, Jenny Schuetz, and Fred Dews

Friday, December 17, 2021

Podcast Episode

White decline and increased diversity in America’s aging population

William H. Frey and Fred Dews

Friday, October 1, 2021

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More on U.S. Metro Areas

December’s Jobs report reveals a growing racial employment gap, especially for Black women

Kristen Broady and Anthony Barr

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Microbusinesses flourished during the pandemic. Now we must tap into their full potential.

Jeremy Hartman and Joseph Parilla

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

It’s time to start scoring legislation on climate impacts

Caroline George and Adie Tomer

Monday, January 3, 2022

An aerial view shows traffic on the East Los Angeles Interchange complex, the busiest freeway interchange in the world, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. August 10, 2021. Interstate 5 (I-5), Interstate 10 (I-10), U.S. Route 101 (US 101), and State Route 60 (SR 60) all converge at the East Los Angeles Interchange. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Bing Guan

Around the halls: Built environment issues that could define 2022

Dr. Newsha K. Ajami, Alex Berke, Rushaine Goulbourne, Noah Kazis, Elizabeth Kneebone, Anika Singh Lemar, Blair Levin, Robert Puentes, Gian Claudia Sciara, Evan Siddall, Christopher Severen, and Dr. Jan Whittington

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Why is life expectancy so low in Black neighborhoods?

Andre M. Perry, Carl Romer, and Anthony Barr

Monday, December 20, 2021

How equity isn’t built into the infrastructure bill—and ways to fix it

Carlos Martín, Andre M. Perry, and Anthony Barr

Friday, December 17, 2021

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