Urban Wire

State and Local Policymakers Could Look Abroad to Inform an Inclusive Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic

The pandemic highlighted the structural racism that upholds our political and economic systems and has long disadvantaged Asian, Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Pacific Islander people and communities in this country.

Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

Can Place-Based Investments Like New Markets and Opportunity Zones Help Low-Income Neighborhoods and Residents?

New Markets Tax Credit can contribute to significant economic growth, but program improvements could ensure they help incumbent residents of low-income neighborhoods.

Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

To Build Safe Streets for All, the Biden Administration Can Look to Other Countries for Inspiration

By learning from the steps taken by other countries, the Biden administration’s Safe Streets for All program can use its funding to effectively work toward the promise in its name.

Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

How Can City and State Leaders Facilitate Inclusive Recovery after the Pandemic?

How can public leaders push their policies to be more inclusive as we look toward a postpandemic future?

Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Begins to Address Concerns beyond Transportation but Only Meets Part of the Need

Our nation’s economy is built on the infrastructure system being structurally sound, efficient in performance, and equitable in delivery and construction.

Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

To Create More Equitable Community Engagement, Cities Can Go Back to the Basics

Creating racially equitable communities requires that those most affected by inequities can participate meaningfully in community development.

Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

Louisville Is Using Zoning Reform to Tackle Inequity. Could this Work for Other Cities?

Louisville’s local land-use challenges are not unique: Most American cities face class and racial segregation.

Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

Three Federal Strategies for Driving Equity in Promise Neighborhoods

Programs like Promise Neighborhoods can motivate and align cross-sector efforts and, with some adjustments, reduce inequities in education.

Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

Love Your Block Gives Cities a Leg Up in COVID-19 Response

Three insights from the Love Your Block program can inform other cities seeking to adapt their community and neighborhood-based services during the pandemic.