Municipal Governance | Penn IUR

Fellow Nora Fitzpatrick

Chief of Staff, Communications & Outreach Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Oct 21 2021 Past Event Governing Locally: Institutions, Policies, and Implementation in Indian Cities Urban Development

Oct 21 2021 Past Event Special Briefing on the Biden Infrastructure Plan: Unmet Needs and State of Play

Research Paper October 20, 2021 The COVID-19 Recession: Which Urban Economies Have Performed Better or Worse and Why John Landis State & Local Finance

Jul 15 2021 Past Event Special Briefing on the Biden Infrastructure Plan: Resilience, Equity, and Federal Investment

Article April 21, 2021 Mayors Honored at 16th Annual Urban Leadership Forum The Penn Institute for Urban Research presented Urban Leadership Awards on April 6 to two mayors who have set an example for their peers by rallying their cities around comprehensive plans. Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown, Sierra Leone, and Mayor Marvin Rees, of Bristol, England, received the awards at Penn IUR's 16th Annual Urban Leadership Forum, in recognition of the transformative power of local leaders to guide cities toward a vibrant future. Anchor Institutions

Apr 15 2021 Past Event Special Briefing: State Budgeting, the COVID-19 Recession, and What Comes Next State & Local Finance

Apr 06 2021 Past Event 16th Annual Urban Leadership Forum: Mayoral Leadership in Challenging Times

Article March 24, 2021 Effective State and Local Leadership in the Age of COVID-19 Governor Phil Murphy was the keynote speaker at “State and Local Leadership Challenges in the Age of COVID-19,” a Livestream event on state and municipal fiscal and operational responses to COVID-19 and the latest in a series of webinars co-sponsored by Penn IUR and The Volcker Alliance. William Glasgall Michael A. Nutter Susan Wachter State & Local Finance Anchor Institutions

Mar 11 2021 Past Event State and Local Leadership Challenges in the Age of COVID-19

Feb 11 2021 Past Event Special Briefing: The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout and the Impact on States and Municipalities

Jan 14 2021 Past Event Special Briefing: The Year Ahead for States and Municipalities State & Local Finance

Article November 18, 2020 Monitoring Recovery in Employment in New York City Losses in employment in selected industries in New York City between February 2020, just before the effects of the coronavirus pandemic were first felt in the city, and September 2020. Urban Development

Urban Leadership Awardee Marc H. Morial, Esq.

President & CEO, National Urban League

Urban Development

Urban Leadership Awardee Manuel A. Diaz

Senior Partner, Lydecker Diaz, LLC

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 Launch of Initiative for State and Local Fiscal Stability As the U.S. battles the worst pandemic in more than a century, the nation’s states, counties, cities, and towns are suffering a fiscal crisis of unprecedented magnitude. William Glasgall State & Local Finance

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

Fellow María Alicia Becdach

Architect and Urban Planning Consultant

Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 2

Fellow William Glasgall

Public Finance Adviser, Volcker Alliance

Urban Development State & Local Finance

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