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October 18

2024

Climate & Energy Helping communities prepare for climate risks

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2:00 pm - 3:15 pm EDT

Placemaking Advancing inclusive development in rural towns

Hanna Love, Mary Elizabeth Campbell, William Taft, Andrea Devening

October 3, 2024

Union workers line the steps of City Hall holding signs listening to Mayor London Breed speaking at an Affordable Housing Press Conf - San Francisco, CA - March 01, 2024. Credit: Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock

Housing Making housing more affordable

Jenny Schuetz, Shira Stein, Adrianna Pita

September 27, 2024

Muncie - Circa March 2017: A Sign at a Retailer - We Accept SNAP II

Social Equity & Inclusion Envisioning a more equitable and inclusive Farm Bill

Farah Khan

September 26, 2024

Experts

Molly Kinder

Molly Kinder Fellow - Brookings Metro @MollyKinder

Xav Briggs

Xavier de Souza Briggs Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro @xavbriggs

Martha Ross

Martha Ross Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro @marthahross

Mark Muro Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro @markmuro1

Lavea Brachman Nonresident Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro @laveabrachman

Tracy Hadden Loh

Tracy Hadden Loh Fellow - Brookings Metro, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking @lohplaces

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