Can Other U.S. Cities Follow in NYC’s Footsteps to Help Renters?; Growing Jobs in the Urban Forest to Advance an Inclusive Economy

“Best for NYC Challenge”: Small Businesses Leading the Way in Best Practices; "A Movement Is Not a Flash of Light”

A recent study, Jobs and Equity in the Urban Forest, showcases the small, but growing range of policies, programs, and investments that — like GreenSkills — are harnessing jobs in the urban forest to build opportunity within low-income communities and communities of color. The study is co-authored by Ecotrust, a Portland, Oregon, nonprofit that promotes environmentally sound economic development, and PolicyLink, in partnership with Portland green infrastructure contractor, Verde Landscape.

There Are No Shortcuts: Cooperation Jackson’s Kali Akuno on Solidarity, Economic Democracy, and Organizing for the Long Term; Can Austin and San Francisco Foster Growth Without Displacement?

The Curb-Cut Effect; Year in Review: 2016 Highlights from America’s Tomorrow

The latest brief from the National Equity Atlas team, Race, Place, and Jobs: Reducing Employment Inequality in America’s Metros, analyzes the relationship between racial and spatial inequality in employment across America’s largest 150 metropolitan regions. We find that in several regions with large racial gaps in employment such as Youngstown and Milwaukee, unemployed workers of color tend to live in a small number of neighborhoods. In these places, neighborhood-targeted workforce development and job access strategies have the potential to increase racial equity and reduce disparities at the regional level, building stronger and more inclusive regional economies.

This issue brief describes the benefits of building an equitable food system for families, communities, and the economy.

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This issue brief describes how connecting people to just and fair work benefits families, communities, and the economy.

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