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Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

How can local leaders harness technology and data to improve access to opportunity?

Understanding both the opportunities and challenges created by technological advancements is critical to ensuring these changes don't leave some people behind.
Housing and Housing Finance

How research can help us understand the relationship between fair lending and healthy cities

In a recent decision, the Supreme Court held that cities can sue lenders for predatory lending practices.
Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

Federal data empowers local decisionmaking

A proposed bill to protect local decisionmaking could end up limiting access to federal data used by local governments to make informed decisions.

The Vulnerable, Vital 2020 Census

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The Vulnerable, Vital 2020 Census

The decennial Census will gather the most complete picture of America of the past 10 years, but its accuracy is in jeopardy.

Behind the Numbers at the Urban Institute

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Behind the Numbers at the Urban Institute

Structural Racism in America

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Structural Racism in America

Public policies, institutional practices, and cultural narratives perpetuate our country's racial inequalities. 

Critical Value: An Urban Institute Podcast

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Critical Value: An Urban Institute Podcast

Experts discuss the best available data and evidence on topics that matter.

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