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Great study from @yfreemark - especially enjoy the thoughtfulness and creativity of the methodology. Using both tract- and municipality-based approaches provides a novel way to overcome the data challenges of ever changing city boundaries.

More great detail from @82_Streetcar 👇

Do leaders want to manage homelessness or solve it? Thought provoking research from @kfall16 and others Urban Institute on the benefits from a housing-first program in Denver — less homelessness, lower crime, & better health outcomes. Worth a read!

These neighborhoods prove you can reduce poverty without major gentrification, reports Alexa Liacko Denver7 News Scripps National News. denver7.com/news/national/…

This is great news! It’s one of the best things the federal government can do to support entrepreneurship and innovation. And it helps workers at the same time. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Great to see one of the best ever pick up a songwriting Grammy

Between 2017 and 2019, while the unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%, one in four Americans experienced episodic poverty (a spell of two months or more). Not only is our tolerance for poverty high, our labor market's ability to reduce it has limits.

New The Boston Globe profile of Uphams Corner based on research from our partners Rohit Acharya and Rhett Morris published by Brookings Metro. A great example of “development without displacement!” Thanks to David Scharfenberg for this deeply researched story.

Very interesting and timely new research on crime in downtowns and what leaders can do to prevent it from Tracy Hadden Loh 🌸 & Hanna Love

“We need to encourage what has worked to support great neighborhoods and downtowns and make those things accessible to more people.” — Tracy Hadden Loh 🌸 reminding us that we already know many of the solutions to the problems facing cities 👇

What's the best way to improve employment rates for residents of distressed neighborhoods? According to Upjohn Institute (not active on X)'s Tim Bartik: 🚌 Improve transportation 💼 Provide job info and training 🧒 Boost child care access pew.org/3JLLreP

Data backs up the strategy of creating a great place as a path to inclusive prosperity, defined as economic growth that benefits everyone and does not cause displacement. Amanda Weinstein Rhett Morris Mitchell Silver Alexa Bush @[email protected] #inclusivegrowth link.medium.com/ufisWLKjYAb

Every word of this essay from Nicole is truth. Public works 🤝 private enterprise 💪 civic infrastructure 📢 🌈 centrism and compromise ✨ nytimes.com/2023/07/28/opi…

Quality of place is a proven economic development strategy. Read this synthesis of #research & a wide-ranging panel conversation with @‌ProfWeinstein Rhett Morris @‌mitchell_silver Alexa Bush @[email protected] #economicdevelopment #civicinfrastructure #equity #economy medium.com/reimagining-th…

This is one of the proudest moments of the past several years; our research on What young people in crisis need from their communities is finally out. Social connections are top, closely followed by making art. With Rhett Morris Rohit Acharya margaret meagher Crisis Text Line

This is an important story for people to read. The high school pictured at the top of the article is my alma mater Baton Rouge Magnet

What are the key ingredients of national prosperity? A new report from Brookings Metro and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) argues that it begins inside neighborhoods with economic opportunity, health, public safety, and climate resilience. The report’s findings focus on historically underinvested

America’s state and local leaders will face a dramatically different federal landscape starting in January. In a new compilation, experts from across Brookings Metro outline what to expect. brookings.edu/articles/whats…