Metro Blueprint
Metro Blueprint
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On Metro Blueprint from the Brookings Institution, Brookings Metro scholars and their guests discuss ideas and actions to create more prosperous, just, and resilient communities in America.
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The podcast explores various themes including economic development, legal implications of policy changes, and community resilience. For instance, the inaugural episode analyzes the impact of DEI and LGBTQIA executive orders on resource availability for marginalized groups, while future episodes will address workforce dynamics and climate policy.
On Metro Blueprint from the Brookings Institution, Brookings Metro scholars and their guests discuss ideas and actions to create more prosperous, just, and resilient communities in America.
In this episode, experts explore how New York City created a successful congestion pricing plan that has so far reduced traffic and increased transit ridership while retaining a bustling downtown. Adie Tomer, senior fellow at Brookings Metro, and Polly Trottenberg, former U.S. Department of Transportation deputy secretary and former commissioner of New York City’s transportation department, explain how other cities can use New York as a blueprint to implement their own congestion pricing policies.
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