The Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution examines Racial and ethnic diversity in U.S. suburbs.

Changes in the multifamily mortgage market have transformed a fragmented, localized mortage market into a highly liquid one. Certain segments of the market -- in particular, small rental properties in urban areas -- may well be underserved.

This survey finds that diversity - measured by the proportion of gay couples, artists, and foreign-born residents - is an important indicator of a metropolitan area's strength in high-technology businesses.

A survey of downtowns by the Fannie Mae Foundation and Brookings Institution finds that downtowns are making a comeback.

Conventional financing techniques impede investment in "smart growth" or "new urbanism" projects.

This survey uses 2000 Census data to examine the clear patterns that describe which cities grew in the last decade and which did not.

A survey by the Fannie Mae Foundation finds that 75 percent of the cities analyzed saw their downtown populations grow in the 1990s.

Analysis of Census 2000 data reveals patterns behind the increasing diversity in large U.S. cities.

The Greater Washington region has become one of the top immigrant destinations in the country

This article argues for the creation of a new form of capital to fit the emerging needs of multi-purpose, highly successful community development organizations.

This op-ed by Bruce Katz argues that in order for Hartford and other older cities in Connecticut to socially and economically recover, the cities and state need to take radical approaches.

This paper serves as a primer on how to view the complex issue of gentrification. It draws its findings and recommendations from case studies in Atlanta, Cleveland, Washington, D.C, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Anthony Downs reports on the future of U.S. ground transportation from 2000 to 2020 to the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

This paper examines how the country's current and projected demographic trends will impact preferences for housing choices and residential location in the future, and particularly how they will affect cities and metropolitan areas.

This paper examines city-suburban fiscal disparities and shows that state tax policies may be exacerbating urban fiscal conditions.

Capital Ideas, a new web-based journal, premiers with an article discussing how civic intermediaries can alleviate poverty.

A new study reports that the Los Angeles region is at a crisis point.

This paper provides a comprehensive listing of the more than 550 growth-related ballot measures put before voters on election day 2000 plus an analysis of major proposals and a list of implications for the growth debate in the future.

The Brookings Institution evaluates the key elements for transit success based on Washington D.C.'s 97-mile rail system.

Brookings report offers insight in the accomplishments of the federalgovernment. Read the results, then take the questionnaire.