How can neighborhoods reduce poverty and increase inclusive prosperity?
@planetmoney shares the story of Bronzeville — one of the most successful communities identified in our new research from @BrookingsMetro
Bronzeville was the epicenter of a renaissance before it fell on hard times. Now, it’s booming again. Here’s the story of its incredible turnaround.
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America’s state and local leaders will face a dramatically different federal landscape starting in January. In a new compilation, experts from across @BrookingsMetro outline what to expect. https://t.co/o8YP4ogTfu
Thanks for sharing this paper. It’s very interesting, but the methodology it uses has substantial selection bias.
The zip codes that would be expected to have the greatest negative impact on educational outcomes — urban neighborhoods with very high rates of poverty and low opportunity— are not places where military personnel would be assigned to live since they are very far from military bases.
@GaryWinslett@RepTerriSewell Thank you for sharing your expertise in this thread, Gary! This seems like an obvious need with a simple solution. What constituencies or interests groups are opposing it and why do you think they believe it isn’t in their interests?
What are the key ingredients of national prosperity? A new report from @BrookingsMetro and @LISC_HQ argues that it begins inside neighborhoods with economic opportunity, health, public safety, and climate resilience.
The report’s findings focus on historically underinvested neighborhoods and identified “five key wins” for implementing community-centered economic inclusion in these areas:
#1. Significantly increasing local public, private, and philanthropic investment
#2. Fostering greater capital access, capacity-building, and market opportunities for local small businesses owned by people of color, women, and legacy residents
#3. Facilitating physical improvements, including the reuse and redevelopment of vacant real estate, and the development of affordable housing
#4. Encouraging new approaches to improve public health and wellness including through food entrepreneurship and community safety investments
#5. Enhancing the capacity of community organizations and facilitated new and improved relationships between neighborhoods and the public and private sector
The full report, authored by @hannamlove and Bethany Krupicka can be found here: https://t.co/6pLnUcg64o
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 @rhettmorris@RoAcharya@margaretmeagher@CrisisTextLine
What's the best way to improve employment rates for residents of distressed neighborhoods?
According to @UpjohnInstitute's @TimBartik:
🚌 Improve transportation
💼 Provide job info and training
🧒 Boost child care access
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@aaronsojourner@Fixed_Effects@RRHDr@ProfLauraHuang Thanks for doing this important research! I’ve seen this quoted in a lot of articles today. Could you share how you would you have rewritten the sentence to convey the correct magnitude?
“We need to encourage what has worked to support great neighborhoods and downtowns and make those things accessible to more people.” — @lohplaces reminding us that we already know many of the solutions to the problems facing cities 👇
Whether or not crime actually is up in central city business districts, fear of crime certainly is. As leaders seek to rebuild downtowns, they must do so without letting the perceptions and politics of crime drive policies, argue @hannamlove and @lohplaces.https://t.co/34g49t7ZwZ
@DotGrow@AbundantHomesMA We are glad it’s a helpful resource! If you all are ever interested in hopping on a Zoom together for some experience sharing, please let us know. We are about to start a new phase of research and would be excited to have your input!
@DotGrow Thanks for asking that question. Mirroring here refers to the average number of housing units per building — e.g., single family, 2-4 units, etc.
New @BostonGlobe profile of Uphams Corner based on research from our partners @RoAcharya and @rhettmorris published by @BrookingsMetro. A great example of “development without displacement!”
Thanks to @dscharfGlobe for this deeply researched story.