The (Unanticipated) Effects of Opportunity Zones

The Nowak Metro Finance Lab Director on how the federal tax incentive might grow equitable wealth in cities beyond its intent

By Bruce Katz

Guest Commentary: The Opportunity Zone Firehose

The director of Drexel’s Nowak Metro Finance Lab on how Trump's tax cut might actually save American cities

By Bruce Katz

Taking On The Opportunity Gap

Legendary educator and activist Geoffrey Canada on how to move the needle on poverty and equity

By Larry Platt

Where Innovation and Opportunity Meet

Drexel’s metro finance director on what we can learn from the Illinois Medical District

By Bruce Katz and Suzet McKinney

Blue Zone Safe

A muralist, the Eagles and a school come together to create a place where children can soar

By Jonida Kupa

Infrastructure Alone Does Not A City Make

Federal funding is pushing cities to launch projects that will transform their physical environments. But, Drexel’s Metro Finance director cautions, more is needed to truly build vibrant and vital neighborhoods

By Bruce Katz

The Virus and the City: Learning from … Erie?

A broad, bipartisan coalition of Erie leaders is implementing one of the most ambitious, equitable investment plans in the country. Drexel’s Metro Finance head lays out what we can learn from them

By Bruce Katz and Florian Schalliol

The Virus and the City: Keeping Parasitic Capital Away from Our Homes

Corporate investment disproportionately affected Black families’ ability to buy a house, the single most important component of wealth in the US. Drexel’s Metro Finance head lays out what we must do to fix this

By Bruce Katz and Lori Bamberger