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How Policy Can Make Better Neighborhoods and Schools
A new study from The Brookings Institution discusses how school quality and neighborhood affordability are linked, and how both can be improved.
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Tracking Metropolitan Unemployment
A recent report from The Brookings Institution examines unemployment trends in the urban and suburban areas of the top 100 metropolitan areas in the U.S., mainly by looking at the demand for "safety net" services.
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Jobs Sprawling in Metro Areas
Recent research from the Brookings Institution looks at 98 metropolitan areas and finds that fewer people are working close to downtowns, and there are fewer jobs located in those areas.
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Metropolitan Areas Drive Economies
Metropolitan regions are the most important factors in supporting prosperous economies. For national economies to succeed, metropolitan regions must succeed, according to this article from the Brookings Institution.
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Report Shows Driving Trends Have Been on Downward Path For Years
Though the recent decline in vehicle miles traveled has been commonly linked with this year's rise in gas prices, VMT has been on the way down for years, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution.
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Report Examines Flow of Jobs and Workers
This report from The Brookings Institution examined census data for the largest 150 municipalities in the U.S. to determine if and how jobs follow rising populations of workers, and what cities can do to increase access to jobs and workers.
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Are Cities The Key To Success In The 21st Century?
Bruce Katz of The Brookings Institution argues that the health and vitality of cities will determine which nations will prosper in this century -- which he has dubbed the 'Urban Age'.
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What Changing Demographics Mean For Cities And The Housing Market
The nation's population trends can give planners insight into the demand for housing in the coming decades.
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Top 10 Notable U.S. Metropolitan Trends
The Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program has published its list of the top ten most noteworthy urban and demographic trends affecting U.S. metropolitan regions in 2006.
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Reforming Toward Prosperity: 2006 In Review
The Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program provides a review of its work in 2006, along with a list of the ten most noteworthy trends.
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City And Suburban Poverty Trends, 1999-2005
A report by the Brookings Institution looks at city and suburban poverty trends over the last 6 years using American Community Survey and Census data. One finding is that since 2005 more impoverished people live in suburbs than in cities.
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Taking The Pulse Of Middle Market Neighborhoods
Policymakers in Memphis, Tennessee, are taking a closer look at the housing market in middle-income neighborhoods that are increasingly destabilizing due to neglect.
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The State of Cities In The US And The UK
The report comparing American and English cities determines that communities on both sides of the Atlantic are dealing with similar challenges.
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Voters, Ballots...Action!
In both Red and Blue states, voters cast their lot with getting things done during this year's midterm election. The Brookings Institution provides a rundown of all the ballot box results.
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Finding Exurbia
The Brookings Institution sheds some light on the growing number of "exurbs" in the United States.
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The Changing Shape of the City
Profound demographic, economic, and cultural forces are reshaping the nation, and have major significance for urbanization in America, says Robert Puentes, a fellow at the Brookings Institution.
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An Urban Agenda For An Urban Age
Bruce Katz, Director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institute, highlights the need for set of new policies for managing the complexity of 21st century cities.
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Renewing The Great Lakes Region
A new report from the Brookings Institution looks at policy innovations that can help revive the fortunes of the nation's former industrial powerhouse.
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Defining And Finding Exurbia
A new study from the Brookings Institute attempts to locate and describe the exurbs of large metropolitan areas in the United States.
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Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America
Using data from the Census and the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, this report examines where refugees come fromâ"documenting significant region-specific flows tied to various overseas conflicts" and where they land, finding that refugee destinati
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