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Article December 11, 2020 Perspectives on Fair Housing: An Overview Fair housing is central to the moral and economic foundation and future of American society. The Fair Housing Act—passed more than 50 years ago—prohibited discrimination in the sale, rent, and financing of housing based on race, religion, and national origin. But, while necessary, the Act alone is insufficient to stop discrimination and undo the decades of discriminatory land, housing, and other policies that have ingrained racial inequality into the nation’s housing markets. Vincent Reina Housing

Podcasts December 10, 2020 Special Briefing on Working with the Cares Act and What May Come Next The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research cohosted an online Special Briefing featuring an expert panel discussing the lessons states and localities have learned from the Cares Act passed earlier this year and what may be in store in the fight against COVID-19 and its fiscal fallout as 2021 approaches. William Glasgall Susan Wachter Carolyn Bordeaux Julie Demuth Mark Funkhouser Fitzroy Lee Brandon McComas Richard Ratvich State & Local Finance

Article October 27, 2020 UN Endorses a Uniform Measure for Urbanization The lack of a global definition of urban and rural areas is a well-known obstacle to reliable international comparisons of urbanisation and of the situation in the urban and rural areas. Lewis Dijkstra Rapid Urbanization Urban Development

Article October 27, 2020 Using Satellite Imagery to Measure Urbanization Each country bases its official statistics on its own definition of “urban.” While this practice may work well for each nation’s internal purposes, it poses problems with comparisons among places. Rapid Urbanization Urban Development

Advisory Board Member Robert J.T. Rosenfeld

Penn IUR Advisory Board Member

Urban Leadership Awardee Egbert Perry

Chairman & CEO, The Integral Group, LLC

Advisory Board Member Fahd Mukhtar

Director, Fatima Group

Advisory Board Member Renee Glover

Founder, Managing Member and CEO, The Catalyst Group, LLC

Annual Report October 23, 2020 Penn IUR 2019-20 Annual Report: Cities and Shocks The 2019–2020 annual report for the Penn Institute for Urban Research, documenting the Institute’s research initiatives, publications, events, and instructional activities over the 2019–20 academic year. Urban Development

Advisory Board Member Kevin G. Chavers

Corporate Board Director

State & Local Finance

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Book October 19, 2020 Perspectives on Fair Housing Vincent Reina Wendell Pritchett Susan Wachter Housing

Podcasts October 15, 2020 Special Briefing on State and Local Infrastructure Spending Cutbacks Amid the COVID-19 Recession The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research cohosted an online Special Briefing to discuss the outlook for state and local infrastructure spending as governments seek to balance budgets amid the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic and recession. Congressional inability to agree on further federal stimulus aid following passage of the $2 trillion Cares Act in March means states and municipalities are unlikely to see budgetary relief that would free up dollars for infrastructure at least until after the presidential election in November. So far in 2020, $9.6 billion in state and local transportation projects were delayed or cancelled as of August 11, while $141 billion worth of funding initiatives or ballot measures were vetoed, cancelled, or postponed, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. More such actions appear imminent. In one recent survey of top local, state, and tribal officials, 70 percent said capital spending for new projects and maintenance face spending cuts. With states and municipalities providing 80 percent of US public infrastructure investment, our expert panel discussed how the slowdown may affect the economy, jobs, and the municipal market. William Glasgall Susan Wachter Alison Premo Black Norman E. Brown Howard Cure Robert Poole State & Local Finance

Article September 21, 2020 Geography of Fiscal Distress in America Where is COVID-19 hurting state and local budgets the most? To answer this question, Penn IUR and the Volcker Alliance have mapped data on state and local budgetary distress in the wake of COVID-19. State & Local Finance

Research Paper September 21, 2020 Revitalizing America’s Neighborhoods: A Practitioner’s Perspective A distillation of lessons from Penn IUR Fellow Paul Brophy’s 50 years working to strengthen America’s neighborhoods. Paul C. Brophy Housing

Article September 21, 2020 Faculty Spotlight: Mary Frances Berry Mary Frances Berry is the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History.

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Book September 16, 2020 Street Commerce: Creating Vibrant Urban Sidewalks A comprehensive analysis of the issues involved in planning for and facilitating successful street commerce Andres Sevtsuk Urban Development

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Book September 16, 2020 How Ideas Shape Urban Political Development A collection of international case studies that demonstrate the importance of ideas to urban political development Richardson Dilworth Timothy P. R. Weaver Urban Development

Research Paper September 15, 2020 Comparative Study of Urban Regeneration in the United States and South Korea: Atlantic Yards Eugénie L. Birch Amanda Lloyd Rapid Urbanization

Newsletter September 1, 2020 Penn IUR Newsletter, Fall 2020 Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development

Initiatives July 28, 2020 Initiative for State and Local Fiscal Stability There is no more important financial relationship than the one linking Washington and states, cities, and counties. The Initiative for State and Local Fiscal Stability seeks to shine a light on the often-neglected state and local fiscal stability issues, suggesting innovative and durable solutions for policymakers at all levels of government. William Glasgall Susan Wachter State & Local Finance

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