How to Build More Housing without the Feds

President Trump is set to disrupt housing policy as we know it. Here’s how Drexel’s Metro Finance head says cities and states can take over

By Bruce Katz
Ideas We Should Steal

Follow the (Federal) Money

New York City’s comptroller has made public exactly how federal money is spent in the city to serve residents. Drexel’s Metro Finance head encourages other cities, like Philly, to do the same, to prepare for the consequences of President Trump’s funding cuts

By Bruce Katz

Do Cities Need a Wartime Consigliere?

The Trump administration’s assault on federal institutions and local funding is putting Philadelphia at risk of economic and social disaster. Drexel’s Metro Finance Head on how cities can fight the onslaught

By Bruce Katz

Is it Time for a Housing Safety Net?

American families should always have a stable place to call home. Drexel’s Metro Finance head makes the case for doing it right

By Bruce Katz

Treat Housing Like an Industry in Need of a Plan

The federal housing crisis requires a rethinking of how we build and who is doing it. Drexel’s Metro Finance head lays out a plan

By Bruce Katz

Make Building Easier

Drexel’s Metro Finance head with two federal housing policy ideas that mobilize resources and reduce barriers to creating housing for all Americans

By Bruce Katz

How Does the Federal Government Address the Housing Crisis?

Covid, climate change and previous housing crises offer a blueprint to address the country’s housing shortage. Drexel’s Metro Finance head urges the next presidential administration to pay attention

By Bruce Katz

Reports of the Death of American Downtowns are Greatly Exaggerated

Call it the new economic geography. Drexel’s Metro Finance head on how some U.S. cities are moving toward healing through economic diversity, cultural growth, and physical rebuild

By Bruce Katz

The New Industrial Geography

Drexel’s Metro Finance head on how the U.S. cities primed for re-industrialization are headed for success

By Bruce Katz

What North Philly Teaches Us About Anti-Displacement

Drexel’s Metro Finance Head and other partners have spent the last year building a strategy to keep eight Latino neighborhoods intact while attracting the right kind of investment. Here’s how they did it

By Bruce Katz