urban institute nonprofit social and economic policy research

Mr. Mayor! Here's What Research Says About the Challenges Facing the District of Columbia

Share this Event:

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Yahoo Buzz Share on Digg Share on Reddit
 
First Tuesday

Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Noon-1:30 p.m. ET
 
 

Panelists: 

  • Jocelyn Fontaine, deputy director, District of Columbia Crime Policy Institute, Urban Institute
  • Olivia Golden, Institute fellow; former director, Child and Family Services Agency, District of Columbia; author, Reforming Child Welfare (moderator)
  • Barbara Ormond, senior research associate, Health Policy Center, Urban Institute
  • Alice Rivlin, senior fellow, Brookings Institution; director, Brookings Greater Washington Research; former chair, District of Columbia Financial Management Assistance Authority
  • Peter Tatian, senior research associate, Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center, Urban Institute; director, NeighborhoodInfo DC

Vincent Gray takes the helm in the District of Columbia January 2 as its sixth mayor. The District's unique role as a state and a city means he will have to contend with both the challenges facing many big-city mayors – such as citizen concerns about crime and public safety, and a tumultuous housing market in which many hard-pressed families face foreclosure — and the big fiscal and policy issues of health care and budget balancing that confront new governors. And unlike any other city, county, or state leader, the District's chief executive must deal with the additional layer of congressional oversight and veto.

Join us just two days after the Gray administration's debut for a fact-filled discussion about what recent research has to say about the District, its residents, local programs and services, and ways to make life better for the 600,000 people who call the District of Columbia home.

Resources:
- Bios (pdf)
- Barbara Ormond: Health Insurance Coverage in the District of Columbia: Estimates from the 2009 DC Health Insurance Survey, April 2010 (link)
- Barbara Ormond: Expanding Health Coverage in the District of Columbia: DC's Shift from Providing Services to Subsidizing Individuals and its Continuing Challenges in Promoting Health, 1999-2009 (link)
- Peter Tatian: D.C. Wards Data (pdf)
- Peter Tatian: D.C. Wards Housing Data (pdf)
- Jocelyn Fontaine: DCPI project description (pdf)
Email this Page