The Future of Urban America: The View from the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute

Please join us for a conversation on the future of American cities and suburbs with Rolf Pendall of the Urban Institute and Robert Puentes of the Brookings Institution.  Pendall and Puentes are two of the leading urban policy researchers and commentators in the country today, and are both actively involved shaping future federal infrastructure, poverty, and housing policies.  Among the topics the questions they will address:  When and where will household incomes start rising again?  Is gentrification a national issue, and what should be done about it?  Do legacy cities like Detroit and Buffalo have solid future?  What have we learned about improving urban education outcomes?  Will Congress ever fund urban transportation projects at the level required?  What can be done to help the increasing number of low-income renters?  How are immigrants and young people revitalizing American cities? How will a Republican majority in the Senate change U.S. urban policy?  If you care about the future of U.S. citiers and metropolitan areas, you won’t want to miss this involving conversation.