Special Briefing: COVID-19 and the Outlook for Cities as State Economies Reopen

Penn IUR and the Volcker Alliance will host an online briefing to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing US cities—and especially midsized ones—as states begin reopening their economies following the nationwide shutdown brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderated by William Glasgall, Senior Vice President and Director of State and Local Initiatives, Volcker Alliance, and Penn IUR Co-Director Susan Wachter, this briefing will be the eighth in a series of 60-minute online conversations featuring experts from the Volcker Alliance’s national research network and Penn IUR, along with other leading academics, economists, and fiscal policy leaders from around the U.S.

This special briefing will feature Bruce J. Katz, Distinguished Fellow, Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation at Drexel University, and Director, Nowak Metro Finance Lab; Stephanie Miner, former Mayor, Syracuse, New York, and Director, Volcker Alliance; and Kim Norton, Mayor, Rochester, Minnesota, and former Member, Minnesota House of Representatives.