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Why cities matter in an age of accelerations
“If you want to be an optimist, stand on your head. The world looks a lot better from the bottom up than it does from the top down.” In that phrase, said at a recent Brookings event, Tom Friedman...
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Moving to Access: Is the current transport model broken?
For several generations, urban transportation policymakers and practitioners around the world favored a “mobility” approach, aimed at moving people and vehicles as fast as possible by reducing...
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Three opportunities for Ben Carson as the next HUD Secretary
Dr. Ben Carson goes before Congress this week as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. While Carson is not a priority target for...
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Local businesses are worried about Trump’s trade measures
Local reactions to President Donald Trump’s executive orders have grabbed headlines. Mayors are standing by their sanctuary cities status. Protesters have gathered in airports to decry the refugee ban....
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The future of economic development depends on adaptation
I recently spoke to several hundred economic development professionals at the IEDC Annual Leadership Summit about where the field of economic development was heading. Our nation is in the midst of an...
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Securing global cities
On March 16, the Foreign Policy program at Brookings will release a new report titled “Securing global cities: Best practices, innovations, and the path ahead,” which examines the intersection of...
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Trump’s proposed budget misses an opportunity to empower states and localities
In President Trump’s proposed budget, the administration justifies some funding cuts by acknowledging the role of state and local actors, calling them “better positioned to serve their communities,”...
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The New Urban Crisis: a conversation with Richard Florida
Urbanist Richard Florida asserts that back-to-the-city movement ushered in by the young, educated, and affluent has resulted in “winner-take-all-urbanism,” with a small group of winners and a much...
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Cities alone can’t fix the New Urban Crisis
Richard Florida’s book The New Urban Crisis contains a number of important truths about the challenges facing America’s metropolitan areas. Chief among them is the recognition that prevailing...
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Placing big bets on small business: Entrepreneurship in Detroit and a path...
While the resurgence of Detroit’s auto industry has been an integral component of the city’s stabilization, business leaders agree that entrepreneurship and small businesses are at the heart of the...
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Building Economic Flywheels
You’ll most commonly find a flywheel in a toy car. One push and the car’s wheels transfer energy to its flywheel, which, spinning continuously, powers the car for a greater distance than what one might...
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Amy Liu Keynote Address Mackinac Policy Conference 2017
As vice president and director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings Institution, Amy Liu has her finger on the pulse of sustainable development and will tie her discussion back to the...
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Building inclusive economies: My speech at Michigan’s Mackinac Policy Conference
Author Amy Liu Vice President and Director - Metropolitan Policy Program Twitter amy_liuw Recently, I gave a keynote speech at the Mackinac Policy Conference on how to create inclusive economies in a...
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To create economic opportunities, cities must confront their past — and look...
By Amy LiuRecently, a jury in Minnesota acquitted the police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop last summer, sparking renewed anger over a criminal justice system that...
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Fighting hate with compassionate actions: Mayors reflect on Charlottesville
By Amy LiuAcross the country, the condemnation to the white supremacist rally and violence in Charlottesville was swift and unequivocal, proof that Americans can come together to uphold national values...
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Federal funds, speed and coordination matter to post-Harvey recovery efforts
By Amy Liu, Andre M. Perry Within 10 days of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in New Orleans in 2005, Congress and President George W. Bush acted decisively. Although the feds then faced similar...
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