Brookings: Experts - Amy Liu

The State of New Orleans: An Update 2009

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this New York Times “op-chart” Amy Liu analyzes the current state of the New Orleans region four years after Hurricane Katrina. Though rebuilding has blunted some of the recession’s effects, she notes that the city and region still face substantial housing, employment, and environmental challenges.

The New Orleans Index Anniversary Edition: Four Years after Katrina

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Though New Orleans has been somewhat shielded from the recession due to its industry composition and ongoing rebuilding activities, four years after Katrina the region still faces major challenges due to blight, unaffordable housing, and vulnerable flood protection. New federal leadership must commit and sustain its partnership with state and local leaders by delivering on key milestones in innovation, infrastructure, human capital, and sustainable communities to help greater New Orleans move past "disaster recovery" and boldly build a more prosperous future.

Implementing ARRA: Innovations in Design in Metro America

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In this framing paper, Mark Muro, Sarah Rahman and Amy Liu highlight the work of some of the most creative recovery act implementers in metropolitan America, noting that their efforts to innovate come against the grain of federal “business-as-usual.”

Pikes Peak as “Megapolitan” Space: A Federal Agenda for Prosperity in the Colorado Springs Metro Area

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This year's State of the Rockies Symposium at Colorado College focuses on megapolitan areas—combinations of two or more regions into a single economic, social, and urban system. Amy Liu and Mark Muro of the Metro Program, and Robert Lang of Virginia Tech, delivered keynote addresses on how the Pike’s Peak region can leverage the federal role to help it better connect to Denver and the rest of the Front Range “mega" and boost its prosperity.

FEMA’s Gulf Coast Rebuilding Efforts: The Path Forward

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Hurricane Katrina illustrated that a strong federal-state-local partnership is needed for post-disaster recovery. Amy Liu told a House Homeland Security panel that federal leaders should reward states and localities for achieving a clear set of outcomes that lead to a prosperous recovery, not just over-regulate them with distrust.

The New Orleans Index, January 2009

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In contrast to the nation, the greater New Orleans economy has grown, boosted by the large-scale rebuilding effort underway. There is a new uptick in population growth and the region's unemployment rate is a relatively low 4.9 percent. Yet, storm damage remains widespread, potential destruction from new storms looms large, and state and local leaders must simultaneously confront the opportunities and challenges presented by Washington's economic recovery efforts and the potential sunsetting of the federal Office of Gulf Coast Recovery.

President Obama's Agenda for Cities

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Barack Obama has promised to make urban issues a central part of his presidential agenda. In this broadcast, Amy Liu talks to Kojo Nnamdi and others about strategies for reinvesting in our nation’s urban areas.

Who Decides which Infrastructure Projects To Do?

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Amy Liu and her colleagues argue that President-elect Obama must connect infrastructure spending to broad national goals such as creating new jobs, training a new work force and connecting people to work.

Democratic Issues Forum

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:30:19 GMT

Brookings and the University of Nevada, Reno hosted two Opportunity 08-Nevada forums on issues facing the next president: a Republican issue forum was held August 20 and a Democratic issue forum two days later.

The State of New Orleans: An Update

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Amy Liu explores the current state of the New Orleans region upon the third anniversary of hurricane Katrina. Noting the city has recovered most of its population and jobs, she argues that serious challenges remain: lack of public services such as hospitals and child care centers, public transit and a deficient system of levees still loom.

The Prospects for Advancing MetroPolicies in the Coming Year

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:21:25 GMT

Pennsylvania Economic Revival Lies in its Metro Assets

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bruce Katz and his colleagues in a recent opinion piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer urge the federal government to organize their current fragmented investments in transportation and innovation and targeting them where they will provide the greatest return, metropolitan America.

Metropolitan Pennsylvania

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:25:31 GMT

Pennsylvania’s 16 metropolitan areas have great economic potential. Amy Liu explains tha an effort has to be made to build upon those assets for the future of the Keystone state and the nation as a whole.

An Economic Plan for the Commonwealth: Unleashing the Assets of Metropolitan Pennsylvania

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In Pennsylvania, the next major presidential primary state, concerns about the economy loom large. A true federal economic agenda for the Commonwealth must empower state and local innovators to leverage the core assets of the nation's economy--innovation, infrastructure, human capital and quality places--where those assets are located: Pennsylvania’s many small and large metropolitan areas.

Two Years After the Storm: Housing Needs in the Gulf Coast

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Testifying before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Amy Liu provided an overview of the state of recovery of greater New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.

A Review of Key Indicators of Recovery Two Years After Katrina

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Two years after Hurricane Katrina assessing the social and economic health as well as public services and infrastructure for the New Orleans region.

Advancing Economic Success for All Americans

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The recent Supreme Court decision to strike down the use of race as a factor for assigning children to public schools has reignited the debate about the progress of race and opportunity in the U.S.

Pennsylvania Must Speed Up Reforms to Prosper: Growth Remains Slow Despite Hint of Progress

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The authors argue that the same trends of slow growth, "hollowing" metropolitan and rural areas and deindustrialization that have gripped Pennsylvania for decades still do today and require urgent, possibly radical responses.

Pathways to the Middle Class: Ensuring Greater Upward Mobility for All Americans

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Middle-class prosperity is the cornerstone of the American Dream. Americans believe that through hard work and education families can enter the middle class and keep on climbing. However, recent evidence shows that, even with a rebounding U.S. econom

Voters, Ballots... Action!

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Look to the states and their ballot questions to truly understand the dynamics of the 2006 elections, write Amy Liu and David Jackson. For from coast to coast, and no matter what party at the helm, voters cast their lot with getting things done.

Look to Governors Races for Signs of Change

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

What are this year's midterm elections about? Even in the most closely fought face-offs, it's not always clear. Is Iraq the deciding issue? Or will the vote be a broader verdict on the Bush presidency or incumbency in general?

The State of American Cities

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This report is published by the UK Department of Communities and Local Government as one of a series associated with the State of the English Cities. It provides an overview of the state of American Cities and argues that while the U.S. and England a

The Benefits of High Density Development and the Implications for Florida

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Before more than 600 attendees of the American Planning Association's annual Florida state chapter conference, Amy Liu examined the increasing demand for, and benefits of, higher density development in the nation's major metropolitan areas and the im

Federal Allocations in Response to Katrina, Rita, and Wilma: An Update

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Katrina Fact Sheet

Building a Better New Orleans: A Review of and Plan for Progress One Year after Hurricane Katrina

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Research Brief

Special Edition of the Katrina Index: A One-Year Review of Key Indicators of Recovery in Post-Storm New Orleans

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Research Brief

The State of New Orleans: An Update

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

More than $2 billion in reconstruction aid for the victims of Hurricane Katrina have been lost to ?scams, schemes and stupefying bureaucratic bungles.

Higher Education in Pennsylvania: A Competitive Asset for Communities

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

In this presentation, Amy Liu describes why the high number of higher education institutions in the state of Pennsylvania is a competitive asset to the state and recommends ways the state can better leverage the role of higher ed as partners in achie

Moving Toward a More Prosperous, Inclusive Future: A Comprehensive Approach to Rebuilding Southern Louisiana

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

In this presentation to the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Amy Liu discusses the importance of pursuing a holistic policy approach to ensure that the future of southern Louisiana is both prosperous and inclusive.

Prince George's County: Setting the Context for the Future

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

At a session of Leadership Prince George's, Amy Liu summarized the major demographic and economic trends affecting Prince George's County and outlined an integrated approach to build on the county's strengths and address its challenges.

Housing Families Displaced by Katrina: A Review of the Federal Response to Date

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

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Greener Pastures: Rural, urban areas have common cause in fight to prosper

Sun, 02 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

In Pennsylvania, curbing sprawl, reinvesting in towns, and raising the quality of economic development answers to both rural and urban needs.

The Benefits and Realities of High Density Development

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT

This powerpoint by Amy Liu, presented at the San Francisco Fall Meeting of the Urban Land Institute, summarizes the academic evidence of the benefits of high density developments for cities and metro areas and examines the nation's progress to date i

Moving Beyond Sprawl: Toward a Broader Metropolitan Agenda

Wed, 01 Mar 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by Bruce Katz and Amy Liu (Spring 2000)