Brookings Institution

How the US Changed in 2011

A team of Brookings Institution researchers present five key findings about Americans and how the country grew in 2011 according to 2010 Census data.

3 January 2012 - 11:00am

Brookings Institution

Nation's Poor Reside in Suburbs

Suburban growth has coincided with the increase in immigrant population. Yet, while immigrants account for 30 percent suburban population growth, they account for only a fifth of the increase in the poor population, a recent Brookings study showed.

9 August 2011 - 11:00am

Brookings

Clean Economy Shows Potential for Rapid Growth

In the Brookings Institute's pulse check on the nation's clean economy, researchers found that most of the country's clean economy jobs and recent growth were held in the largest metropolitan areas.

14 July 2011 - 10:00am

The Brookings Institute

Suburbs Lag As Urban Core Mark Population Gains

William Frey of Brookings Institution analyzes census data from 2008-2009 in a WSJ economics blog that unmistakably shows a reduction of growth within suburban parts of metro areas while the cities in metro areas have increased in population.

26 June 2010 - 1:00pm

The Wall Street Journal

Not Just About Jobs

When then-Pres. Bush signed a transportation bill in 1991, he said it 'could be summed up in three words; jobs, jobs, jobs. Bruce Katz and Robert Puentes of Brookings say that infrastructure spending is much more than that.

20 November 2009 - 11:00am

The Hill

Joining Up Transportation, Housing, and Environmental Policy

Robert Puentes argues that a new federal interagency partnership, debuted before the Senate this week, could provide the federal leadership necessary for a unified vision of transportation, housing, and environmental policy designed to tackle our interrelated economic, energy, and climate challenges.

22 June 2009 - 5:00am

Not Your Parents' Denver Region Any Longer

Following the path of only a few other attractive cities and regions, Denver is seeing an influx of whites while the suburbs are becoming increasingly racially & ethnically integrated.

6 April 2009 - 10:00am

The Denver Post

Obama Plan: Stimulating The Economy Or Sprawl?

Obama has compared the size of the stimulus package he wants to the 1956 National Highway Act. If the states have their way, it may be just that -- a new highway bill with little left for transit.

31 December 2008 - 8:00am

Bloomberg

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Plunging Oil Prices May Do More Harm Than Good

The Financial Times analyzes the effects of the falling price of oil on energy markets and concludes that the short term economic gain for oil consumers will come back to bite them as investments in alternative fuels will cease as will conservation.

28 December 2008 - 7:00am

Financial Times

City Mayors To Candidates: Notice Us!

Mayors of Reading and Scranton, Pa. plead for presidential candidates to address substantive city-region issues, such as transit access, investment in high-tech industries and increased federal funding for sustainable infrastructure improvements.

30 April 2008 - 5:00am

The Philadelphia Inquirer