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Where people live influences their quality of life and access to opportunity. Urban analyzes local needs and policies on a range of community issues, informs strategies to prevent displacement, and shares evidence-based practices to further racial and economic equity in communities. Government agencies, practitioners, community-based organizations, and residents collaborate with Urban to foster vibrant, inclusive regions, cities, and neighborhoods.
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    • Understand local land-use regulations and how they can advance affordability and equity.
    Policy Centers Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center
    Research Areas Land use
    Tags Arts and culture Community data use Community development finance and CDFIs Community engagement Community and economic development Creative placemaking Equitable development Inclusive recovery National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) Neighborhood change Place-based initiatives Racial inequities in neighborhoods and community development Small businesses Transportation
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    Lead, Fair Housing, Land Use, and Transportation Practice Area
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    • Associate Director, ORER
    • Senior Research Associate
      Chair, Urban Institute Institutional Review Board
    • Principal Research Associate
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    • Nonresident Fellow
    • Research Associate
    • Policy Associate
    • Policy Program Associate
    • Vice President, Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy
    • Research Associate
    • Research Analyst
    • Senior Policy Program Manager
    • Principal Research Associate
    • Senior Policy Program Manager
    • Policy Associate
    • Research Analyst
    • Senior Research Associate
      Lead, Fair Housing, Land Use, and Transportation Practice Area
    • Senior Policy Program Manager
    • Principal Research Associate
    • Research Associate
    • Research Associate
    • Research Associate
    • Vice President of Tax Policy
      Codirector, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
      Acting Robert C. Pozen Director, Tax Policy
    • Senior Fellow
    • Research Analyst
    • Research Analyst
    • Distinguished Fellow
      Director of the Public Management Program
    • Principal Research Associate
      Codirector, National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership
    • Policy Analyst
    • Senior Policy Program Manager
    • Research Associate
    • Senior Vice President
    • Senior Research Associate
    • Senior Fellow
    • Principal Research Associate
    • Research Associate
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    • Chief Information Officer
      Vice President for Technology and Data Science
    • Research Analyst
    • Senior Research Associate
      Lead, Climate and Communities Practice Area
    • Research Analyst
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    • Research Associate
    • Research Assistant
    • Research Analyst
    • Research Assistant
    • Senior Research Associate
    • Research Associate
    • Senior Fellow, Research
      Practice Area Lead: Housing as a Platform
    • Nonresident Fellow
    • Nonresident Fellow
    • Interim Vice President
      Principal Research Associate
      and Director, National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership
    • Urban Institute Associate
    • Senior Programmer, Research
    • Senior Policy Fellow
    • Principal Research Associate
    • Institute Fellow
      Director, HOST Initiative
    • Principal Policy Associate
    • Sol Price Fellow
      Project director, State and Local Finance Initiative
    • Senior Research Associate
    • Principal Research Associate
    • Nonresident Fellow
    • Principal Policy Associate
    • Senior Research Associate
    • Research Associate
    • Senior Fellow
      Research Director, Urban–Greater DC
    • Senior Research Associate
    • Senior Fellow
    • Senior Research Associate
    • Nonresident fellow
    • Institute Fellow
    • Policy Analyst
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