Brookings: Experts - Anthony Downs

Revisiting Rental Housing : Policies, Programs, and Priorities

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Leading housing researchers build upon decades of experience, research, and evaluation to inform our understanding of the nation’s rental housing challenges and what can be done about them.

Credit Crisis: The Sky is not Falling

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Despite troubles in the subprime mortgage industry, an otherwise healthy economy should avert a true credit crisis. This brief describes how there is no shortage of capital and why bailing out the lenders would merely encourage them to do it again.

Can Traffic Congestion Be Cured?

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The Bush Administration recently launched a new "National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network." This new policy deals with both air and ground travel, but focuses mainly on highway traffic congestion. But does this strategy show an understanding of what really causes traffic congestion and what might be done effectively in response? Anthony Downs investigates.

Traffic Is Here to Stay

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Anthony Downs

Growth Management and Affordable Housing : Do They Conflict?

Mon, 21 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT

This book explores the relationship between growth management and smart growth and affordable housing in depth. It draws from material presented at a symposium on these subjects held at the Brookings Institution in May 2003, sponsored by the U.S. Dep

Still Stuck in Traffic : Coping with Peak-Hour Traffic Congestion

Fri, 21 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

In this revised and expanded edition of his landmark work Stuck in Traffic, Anthony Downs examines the benefits and costs of various anticongestion strategies.

The Need for Regional Anti-Congestion Policies

Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Traffic congestion, essentially a regional phenomenon, requires regional approaches to mitigate its impacts.

Traffic: Why It's Getting Worse, What Government Can Do

Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Policy Brief #128 by Anthony Downs. (January 2004)

Some Like It HOT: High-occupancy toll lanes work best on high-traffic roads.

Wed, 01 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT

An oped by Anthony Downs, Senior Fellow, in Governing Magazine, May 2002

Peak-Hour Traffic Congestion

Tue, 19 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Anthony Downs, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, before the Presented before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, March 19, 2002

How Real Are Transit Gains?

Fri, 01 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Anthony Downs, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in Governing Magazine

When Will Real Estate Recover?

Fri, 01 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Anthony Downs, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution, in National Real Estate Investor, February 2002

Can Transit Tame Sprawl?

Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Anthony Downs, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution

Dealing Effectively With Fast Growth

Thu, 01 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Policy Brief #67 by Anthony Downs (November 2000)

The Future of U.S. Ground Transportation from 2000 to 2020

Thu, 22 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Anthony Downs to U.S. House of Representatives

Traffic Congestion: Might as Well Enjoy It

Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT

An Oped by Anthony Downs, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in the Washington Post, January 1, 2001

Housing Policies in the New Millennium

Tue, 03 Oct 2000 00:00:00 GMT

An analysis of the most important factors influencing the federal government's future housing policies. This speech also outlines future Federal housing policies.

The Future Role of REITs in Real Estate Finance

Wed, 01 Sep 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Anthony Downs, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, September 1999

Some Realities About Sprawl and Urban Decline

Sun, 01 Aug 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Anthony Downs, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, August 1999

How America's Cities Are Growing: The Big Picture

Tue, 01 Sep 1998 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by Anthony Downs (Fall 1998)

A Critical Spatial Perspective on Federal Devolution of Powers: Remarks at the Brookings National Issues Forum ""Forging Metropolitan Solutions to Urban and Regional Problems""

Wed, 28 May 1997 00:00:00 GMT

Remarks by Anthony Downs, Senior Fellow, at the Brookings National Issues Forum ""Forging Metropolitan Solutions to Urban and Regional Problems,"" May 28, 1997

The Devolution Revolution: Why Congress Is Shifting a Lot of Power to the Wrong Levels

Mon, 15 Jul 1996 00:00:00 GMT

As Congress shifts many now-federal powers to lower levels of government, it is missing a unique opportunity to resolve a fundamental flaw in America's governance structure: the absence of any authority at the metropolitan-region level.

New Visions for Metropolitan America

Tue, 26 Apr 1994 00:00:00 GMT

In this volume, the author analyzes the problems of urban America and presents economically sound alternatives to guide the growth and development of metropolitan areas without increasing traffic congestion and air pollution; endlessly raising taxes,

Stuck in Traffic : Coping with Peak-Hour Traffic Congestion

Wed, 17 Jun 1992 00:00:00 GMT

In this new book, Anthony Downs looks at the causes of worsening traffic congestion, especially in suburban areas, and considers the possible remedies, while analyzing the specific advantages and disadvantages of every major strategy that has been pr