Why cities and metros must lead in Trump’s America (Bruce Katz, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/why-cities-and-metros-must-lead-in-trumps-america/

Urban governance in the 21st century: Innovating solutions (Kemal Derviş, Bruce Katz, Adrianna Pita, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/urban-governance-in-the-21st-century-innovating-solutions/

Los Angeles will vote again whether to self-finance its infrastructure future (Adie Tomer, Bruce Katz, Alex Jones, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/2016/08/03/los-angeles-will-vote-again-whether-to-self-finance-its-infrastructure-future/

In Buenos Aires, a city commits to a long-neglected neighborhood (Andy Altman, Alaina J. Harkness, Bruce Katz, Brookings)

Leadership changes in Argentina and its capital city of Buenos Aires in December 2015 marked the beginning of a significant political moment for urban governance and innovation. With the former mayor of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri, now Argentina’s president and his former chief of staff, Horacio Rodriguéz Larreta, now the current mayor, for the first time in modern history the leadership of the country and its capital are aligned and focused on maximizing the potential of this metro region of more than 12 million people.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/metropolitan-revolution/posts/2016/07/26-buenos-aires-harknessa

AdiEU: The impact of Brexit on UK cities (Bruce Katz, Brookings)

The market volatility and financial uncertainty that has gripped the United Kingdom after the Brexit referendum is a major concern for the U.K.’s cities. As a new report by Metro Dynamics, “AdiEU: The Impact of Brexit on U.K. Cities,” makes clear, it is critical that city and metro leaders have a significant voice within their national government both during exit negotiations with Brussels and in the creation of a new national budget.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/metropolitan-revolution/posts/2016/07/12-adieu-brexit-uk-cities-katzb

How “new localism” is democratizing urban growth (Bruce Katz, Alex C. Jones, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/metropolitan-revolution/posts/2016/06/14-new-localism-democratizing-urban-growth

In Europe, integrating refugees falls to cities (Bruce Katz, Luise Noring, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/metropolitan-revolution/posts/2016/06/13-integrating-refugees-cities-katz-noring

A new federalist arrangement for disconnected youth (Bruce Katz, Ross Tilchin, Alaina J. Harkness, Brookings)

Creating pathways to opportunity is one of the most complex challenges that cities face. Supporting the needs of all residents—particularly those born into poverty—takes targeted interventions at multiple stages of life. The obstacles vary from place to place, but there is one challenge all communities have in common: making sense of the complex patchwork of federal funding that supports opportunities for young people

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/metropolitan-revolution/posts/2016/05/24-cities-and-youth-katz-tilchin-harkness

Governing the modern city (Kemal Derviş, Bruce Katz, Brookings)

In an increasingly urban world, tackling global challenges means working in cities.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/metropolitan-revolution/posts/2016/04/29-governing-modern-city-dervis-katz

The "smartest places on earth" come to Brookings (Bruce Katz, Ross Tilchin, Brookings)

Have you heard that smart is the new cheap?

According to “The Smartest Places on Earth: Why Rustbelts Are the Emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation,” a new book by Antoine van Agtmael and Fred Bakker, once-mighty industrial cities, decimated by their manufacturers’ flight to cheap labor, areleveraging their knowledge assets to thrive as newly emerging “brainbelts.”

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/metropolitan-revolution/posts/2016/04/18-smartest-places-on-earth-katz-tilchin

‘Spaces to think,’ and the key to more of them (Bruce Katz, Julie Wagner, Brookings)

Innovative activity and innovation districts are not evenly distributed across cities. Some metropolitan areas may have two or three districts scattered about, while other cities are lucky to have the critical mass to support even one strong district. London, however, a global city with nearly unparalleled assets, can best be understood as not just a collection of innovation districts but as a contiguous “city of innovation.”

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/metropolitan-revolution/posts/2016/04/13-spaces-to-think-katz-wagner

European cities lead on refugee resettlement (Bruce Katz, Alex C. Jones, Brookings)

While Angela Merkel deserves credit for her October 2015 commitment to accept upwards of 1 million refugees into Germany, so too do the mayors of Hamburg and Berlin—Olaf Scholz and Michael Muller, respectively—who bear the responsibility for integrating these new arrivals into their local economies and communities.

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TOPICS (The Global Eye) Devolution for an urban age: City power and problem-solving (Bruce Katz, Brookings)

In this city-driven century, devolution will accelerate, and the solutions to our toughest problems will increasingly come from local leaders, acting in close concert with institutional investors, global corporations, and higher levels of government.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/metropolitan-revolution/posts/2016/03/25-city-power-problem-solving-katz

Innovation districts, Texas-style (Bruce Katz, Fred Kent, Brookings)

Throughout the past few decades, Texas’ cities have topped many lists for economic growth and population gain, but that hasn’t necessarily put them on top of any urbanists’ lists for smart development. Instead, there has long been a (largely accurate) perception that places like Houston are city-builders’ nightmares, stuck in a pattern of 20th century sprawl, and fueled by economic exuberance.

http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2016/03/16-innovation-districts-texas-style-katz-kent

The art of the (real) deal (Bruce Katz, Brookings)

This post is based on remarks given to the National League of Cities 2016 Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C. on March 7, 2016.

http://www.brookings.edu/research/speeches/2016/3/7-katzb-nlc

A new push for urban solutions for advancing innovation (Alex Jones, Bruce Katz, Brookings)

Though we’ve long argued that successful innovation districts are the product of local collaboration rather than top-down planning, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a role for the federal government in supporting them. Increased federal investments in things like basic research, STEM skills training, and urban infrastructure are essential for nurturing the growth of innovation districts.

http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2016/02/29-urban-solutions-advancing-innovation-katz-jones

Why Copenhagen works (Bruce Katz, Luise Noring, Brookings)

In the aftermath of the Paris climate agreement, it is clear that cities will play a central role in designing, financing, and delivering a wide array of climate solutions. As city leaders look around the world for replicable solutions, Copenhagen consistently stands out as a first mover on sustainable urbanization.

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/02/17-why-copenhagen-works-katz-noring

R.I. needs to exploit its advantages (Mark Muro, Bruce Katz, Brookings)

For the past six months we have had the privilege of assessing Rhode Island’s economic health and offering concrete ideas for accelerating growth. We examined market trends and, more importantly, talked with hundreds of public, private, civic and community leaders.

http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2016/02/08-rhode-island-advantages-muro-katz

Rhode Island innovates: A competitive strategy for the Ocean State (Mark Muro, Bruce Katz, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports2/2016/01/19-rhode-island