The Brookings Institution

Using census data from the United States and the United Kingdom, this survey employs basic demographic analysis to assess key similarities and differences between the two countries.

Rebecca Tunstall outlines key features of the U.S. and U.K. censuses of population, their main similarities and differences, and how the two canvasses can be used for comparative research on population and housing.

The Brookings Institution reports on the progress and success of public housing reform and vouchers.

An in-depth look at the myth of economic viability of convention centers.

The Metropolitan Policy Program reviews its 2004 research.

A major surge in development is projected for the next few decades offering an opportunity to change the landscape of the nation.

An overhaul of the widely-recognized metropolitan classification system by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will refashion the both research and federal spending.

The Missouri gubernatorial race will likely turn on “character” but that’s too bad; Missourians need to hear about some other things this fall.

A new analysis of census data finds that economic segregation among municipalities is rising, but trends vary significantly across time and in different regions of the country.

The future isn't coming: it's already here, in Southern California. But is the region ready for what's in store?

Shelter downsizing, closure and relocation, as well as the creation of smaller facilities for specialized groups, appear to have spread sheltered homelessness to different locations throughout the metropolis over the 1990s.

On a metropolitan basis, health care costs, a significant burden to all levels of government, also represent a substantial economic input and potential leverage for improving job growth and wages.

The two states that may decide the 2004 presidential race are hardly demographic twins, writes William H. Frey.

On average, poor populations in urban centers have greater spatial access to social services than poor populations living in suburban areas, according to a new Brookings report.

Not all cities lost middle-class households in past 20 years.

U.S. and Britain focus on "neighborhoods of choice and connection".

Using case studies and a national survey, this paper examines transfers of development rights (TDRs) and other market-based land preservation techniques like mitigation banking and density transfer fees.

Miami's split personality points to an underlying problem.

Finance structure challenges Washington's Metro.

The New Great Migration: Black Americans' Return to the South, 1965-2000.