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Our team at Common Good Labs has just released our first report on economic and health risks facing communities dues to COVID-19.

In a new report on indicators in inclusive prosperity in low-income neighborhoods, authors Rohit Acharya & Rhett Morris highlight three major findings: 1) Nearly 200 neighborhoods w/ concentrated poverty reduced poverty rates without displacing the local community. 1/4

Tune in on September 20 to hear Brookings’s Tracy Hadden Loh 🌸 and Common Good Labs Rhett Morris and Rohit Acharya discuss strategies to reduce neighborhood poverty without displacing communities. Register: brook.gs/3D5AMdU

NEW GROUND: A rigorous, original paper from Rhett Morris Rohit Acharya via Brookings Metro presents exciting findings for people who care about cities: development without displacement IS possible. brook.gs/3QBouwP

Many inner city US neighborhoods had more people and more diverse income levels 80 years ago. Then the people with money left. Adding them back doesn't need to displace the people who have remained. There's a lot of room to add without subtracting. More: brookings.edu/research/reduc…

Tune in on September 20 to hear Brookings’s Tracy Hadden Loh 🌸 and Common Good Labs' Rhett Morris and Rohit Acharya discuss strategies to reduce neighborhood poverty without displacing communities. Register: brook.gs/3D5AMdU

The most important lesson of a new report on indicators in inclusive prosperity in low-income neighborhoods is that low-income neighborhoods can reduce poverty without displacing local communities, Rohit Acharya & Rhett Morris write. brook.gs/3QBouwP

This is a MUST READ for anyone interested in community safety. Very important and practical work from Hanna Love, Anthony Barr, MPP ✝️🌐, and Andre M. Perry + others from Vera Institute of Justice, ColorOfChange & Civil Rights Corps

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. npr.org/sections/money…

How can neighborhoods reduce poverty and increase inclusive prosperity? NPR's Planet Money shares the story of Bronzeville — one of the most successful communities identified in our new research from Brookings Metro

Great study from @yfreemark - especially enjoy the thoughtfulness and creativity of the methodology. Using both tract- and municipality-based approaches provides a novel way to overcome the data challenges of ever changing city boundaries.

The Bronzeville community is one that has been shaped and impacted by its many community leaders. It’s been home to many exceptional figures from a variety of fields including the arts, activism, sports, writing, and others. npr.org/sections/money…

Activity centers are the mitochondria that power healthy, resilient urban entities. Really thoughtful research, and another Tracy Hadden Loh 🌸 paper I wish I had written. Congrats to @82_Streetcar Joe Kane Adie Tomer Jennifer S Vey at Brookings Metro! brookings.edu/research/activ…

New The Boston Globe profile of Uphams Corner based on research from our partners Rohit Acharya and Rhett Morris published by Brookings Metro. A great example of “development without displacement!” Thanks to David Scharfenberg for this deeply researched story.

New research from Common Good Labs shows that a small but significant number of American neighborhoods have achieved the urban planner’s holy grail: development without displacement; poverty reduction without dislodging the areas’ residents. bit.ly/3Z8KEuM

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 Rhett Morris Rohit Acharya margaret meagher Crisis Text Line

What can explain the spike in homicides during 2020 and their rapid decline in 2023 and 2024? Rohit Acharya & Rhett Morris provide a new evidence-based theory: brookings.edu/articles/why-d…

Can't believe Matthew Yglesias had a chance to big-up Pittsburgh's land value tax past & just... didn't. So cold.