The current administration is threatening to cut the federal workforce by 75%. Let's take a look at the impact that would have across the country - even in your region.
Read the analysis by @urbaninstitute:
www.urban.org/urban-wire/i...
#federalissue #localissue #fedstatelocal
Read the analysis by @urbaninstitute:
www.urban.org/urban-wire/i...
#federalissue #localissue #fedstatelocal
February 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The current administration is threatening to cut the federal workforce by 75%. Let's take a look at the impact that would have across the country - even in your region.
Read the analysis by @urbaninstitute:
www.urban.org/urban-wire/i...
#federalissue #localissue #fedstatelocal
Read the analysis by @urbaninstitute:
www.urban.org/urban-wire/i...
#federalissue #localissue #fedstatelocal
Interested in how the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social 📊 data viz team builds interactive data tools? The @svelte.dev code powering this recent piece is open source and available on Github: github.com/UrbanInstitu...
November 22, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Interested in how the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social 📊 data viz team builds interactive data tools? The @svelte.dev code powering this recent piece is open source and available on Github: github.com/UrbanInstitu...
Hey, the Council is taking this up ~again~ today.
And @urbaninstitute has some very interesting research showing that 2-4 unit buildings make up the majority of all TOPA transactions! A very far cry from assurances that this would be a minimal change...
www.urban.org/urban-wire/d...
And @urbaninstitute has some very interesting research showing that 2-4 unit buildings make up the majority of all TOPA transactions! A very far cry from assurances that this would be a minimal change...
www.urban.org/urban-wire/d...
October 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Hey, the Council is taking this up ~again~ today.
And @urbaninstitute has some very interesting research showing that 2-4 unit buildings make up the majority of all TOPA transactions! A very far cry from assurances that this would be a minimal change...
www.urban.org/urban-wire/d...
And @urbaninstitute has some very interesting research showing that 2-4 unit buildings make up the majority of all TOPA transactions! A very far cry from assurances that this would be a minimal change...
www.urban.org/urban-wire/d...
Just how fairly are US infrastructure dollars being distributed?
We @urbaninstitute >just< launched a comprehensive analysis of how well 66 federal infrastructure programs stack up in meeting equity goals.
—Report: www.urban.org/research/pub...
—Data tool: apps.urban.org/features/inf...
We @urbaninstitute >just< launched a comprehensive analysis of how well 66 federal infrastructure programs stack up in meeting equity goals.
—Report: www.urban.org/research/pub...
—Data tool: apps.urban.org/features/inf...
October 25, 2023 at 4:13 AM
Just how fairly are US infrastructure dollars being distributed?
We @urbaninstitute >just< launched a comprehensive analysis of how well 66 federal infrastructure programs stack up in meeting equity goals.
—Report: www.urban.org/research/pub...
—Data tool: apps.urban.org/features/inf...
We @urbaninstitute >just< launched a comprehensive analysis of how well 66 federal infrastructure programs stack up in meeting equity goals.
—Report: www.urban.org/research/pub...
—Data tool: apps.urban.org/features/inf...
Still riding the momentum from #SACE2025: New Voices, Sustainable Solutions at @urbaninstitute!
150+ aspiring economists joined us for bold dialogue, research, and connection, featuring Dr. Daryl Fairweather, David Wessel, J-PAL, and more.
The future is here. #SadieCollective
150+ aspiring economists joined us for bold dialogue, research, and connection, featuring Dr. Daryl Fairweather, David Wessel, J-PAL, and more.
The future is here. #SadieCollective
July 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Still riding the momentum from #SACE2025: New Voices, Sustainable Solutions at @urbaninstitute!
150+ aspiring economists joined us for bold dialogue, research, and connection, featuring Dr. Daryl Fairweather, David Wessel, J-PAL, and more.
The future is here. #SadieCollective
150+ aspiring economists joined us for bold dialogue, research, and connection, featuring Dr. Daryl Fairweather, David Wessel, J-PAL, and more.
The future is here. #SadieCollective
ICYMI, last week @USDOL and the @urbaninstitute released a new study showing that a national paid family and medical leave program would reduce poverty across all communities in the U.S.—and shrink the racial poverty gap. #PaidLeaveForAll www.dol.gov/newsroom/rel...
US Department of Labor announces new research that underscores benefits of paid family and medical leave
www.dol.gov
November 25, 2024 at 10:50 PM
ICYMI, last week @USDOL and the @urbaninstitute released a new study showing that a national paid family and medical leave program would reduce poverty across all communities in the U.S.—and shrink the racial poverty gap. #PaidLeaveForAll www.dol.gov/newsroom/rel...
Astonishing! According to @urbaninstitute, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida lead the nation is 4th grade reading test scores that compare kids of similar demographics. www.urban.org/research/pub...
September 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Astonishing! According to @urbaninstitute, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida lead the nation is 4th grade reading test scores that compare kids of similar demographics. www.urban.org/research/pub...
Just landed a pretty big refactor of the Svelte-powered @urbaninstitute.bsky.social data viz component library that fully embraces runes syntax across all of our components. Svelte continues to be a flexible and powerful tool for our work.
Check out our code on Github github.com/UrbanInstitu...
Check out our code on Github github.com/UrbanInstitu...
October 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Just landed a pretty big refactor of the Svelte-powered @urbaninstitute.bsky.social data viz component library that fully embraces runes syntax across all of our components. Svelte continues to be a flexible and powerful tool for our work.
Check out our code on Github github.com/UrbanInstitu...
Check out our code on Github github.com/UrbanInstitu...
New research from the @urbaninstitute highlights the critical role of manufactured housing in addressing America’s housing crisis. The report explores risks, resilience challenges, and policy actions to ensure long-term affordability.
Explore the data: www.urban.org/research/pub...
Explore the data: www.urban.org/research/pub...
February 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
New research from the @urbaninstitute highlights the critical role of manufactured housing in addressing America’s housing crisis. The report explores risks, resilience challenges, and policy actions to ensure long-term affordability.
Explore the data: www.urban.org/research/pub...
Explore the data: www.urban.org/research/pub...
Why does this matter? Because the market killed the last three of Berkeley's movie theaters. Berkeley is where famed movie critic Paulene Kael got her start. "The death of culture" is upon us #movies #Berkeley #urbanInstitute [Gift link: ] 🎁 www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Downtown Berkeley’s last movie theater faces demolition for new housing
The Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to allow the UA Theater, which opened in 1932 as a 1,800-seat Art Deco movie palace, to be converted.
www.sfchronicle.com
March 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Why does this matter? Because the market killed the last three of Berkeley's movie theaters. Berkeley is where famed movie critic Paulene Kael got her start. "The death of culture" is upon us #movies #Berkeley #urbanInstitute [Gift link: ] 🎁 www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
The @urbaninstitute claims a family of 4 needs to make $151K annually to have "economic security" in the northeast. Whatever one thinks of this definition of "security", income-support policies can't get there. The key is reducing costs, so that $151K *isn't* needed. ctmirror.org/2024/12/10/c...
Half of CT, U.S. population lacks economic security, report says
A family of four in the northeast needed to earn close to $151,100 in 2022 to be economically secure, according to an Urban Institute report.
ctmirror.org
December 10, 2024 at 2:58 PM
The @urbaninstitute claims a family of 4 needs to make $151K annually to have "economic security" in the northeast. Whatever one thinks of this definition of "security", income-support policies can't get there. The key is reducing costs, so that $151K *isn't* needed. ctmirror.org/2024/12/10/c...
Good question. For one we don’t know how many people are now deterred from applying. On the number of people who will lose their coverage there are various national models with percent ranges that @urbaninstitute and others have done. I’m a cynic, NE may keep the number down before the election?
August 27, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Good question. For one we don’t know how many people are now deterred from applying. On the number of people who will lose their coverage there are various national models with percent ranges that @urbaninstitute and others have done. I’m a cynic, NE may keep the number down before the election?
it's primarily Svelte (my first time using it-- ugh love!) and mapbox with just a hint of d3 (more of that coming later this week), plus some mapshaper/tippecanoe. see my repo for more on this!
https://github.com/UrbanInstitute/mapping-neighborhoods-highest-risk-housing-instability-and-homelessness
https://github.com/UrbanInstitute/mapping-neighborhoods-highest-risk-housing-instability-and-homelessness
GitHub - UrbanInstitute/mapping-neighborhoods-highest-risk-housing-instability-and-homelessness: Fro...
Front-end code for Emergency Rental Assistance Priority Index July 2023 update (ERAP 2.0) - GitHub - UrbanInstitute/mapping-neighborhoods-highest-risk-housing-instability-and-homelessness: Front-en...
github.com
July 11, 2023 at 4:51 PM
it's primarily Svelte (my first time using it-- ugh love!) and mapbox with just a hint of d3 (more of that coming later this week), plus some mapshaper/tippecanoe. see my repo for more on this!
https://github.com/UrbanInstitute/mapping-neighborhoods-highest-risk-housing-instability-and-homelessness
https://github.com/UrbanInstitute/mapping-neighborhoods-highest-risk-housing-instability-and-homelessness
How can transit agencies maintain stable financial footing despite the pandemic? In a new @urbaninstitute paper, Lindiwe Rennert & I investigate!
Local & state governments need to establish stable & diverse funding to support transit as a public service.
Local & state governments need to establish stable & diverse funding to support transit as a public service.
Surmounting the Fiscal Cliff
In this report, we seek to understand why transit agencies—unlike many other public services—continuously face these unsteady conditions.
www.urban.org
November 1, 2023 at 1:31 PM
How can transit agencies maintain stable financial footing despite the pandemic? In a new @urbaninstitute paper, Lindiwe Rennert & I investigate!
Local & state governments need to establish stable & diverse funding to support transit as a public service.
Local & state governments need to establish stable & diverse funding to support transit as a public service.
Here's a map of the avg. # of grades per school by county. Lower=more schools. My county is ranked second lowest in the nation (out of 3,216 counties) as far as fewest grades per school. Uses CCD data via @urbaninstitute.
October 3, 2023 at 12:57 PM
Here's a map of the avg. # of grades per school by county. Lower=more schools. My county is ranked second lowest in the nation (out of 3,216 counties) as far as fewest grades per school. Uses CCD data via @urbaninstitute.
#Pennsylvania a better place to live and work because of its #colleges and #universities.
From the #UrbanInstitute: "𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲’𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲."
👉 www.urban.org/research/pub...
From the #UrbanInstitute: "𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲’𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲."
👉 www.urban.org/research/pub...
February 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
#Pennsylvania a better place to live and work because of its #colleges and #universities.
From the #UrbanInstitute: "𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲’𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲."
👉 www.urban.org/research/pub...
From the #UrbanInstitute: "𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲’𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲."
👉 www.urban.org/research/pub...
Wealth inequality is higher in the United States than in almost any other developed country and has risen for much of the past 60 years. It’s incredibly destabilizing, and promotes autocracy!
#TaxBillionaires #WealthDisparity #UrbanInstitute #USPol
#TaxBillionaires #WealthDisparity #UrbanInstitute #USPol
Nine Charts about Wealth Inequality in America
Explore how wealth inequality has varied across race, age, and time in the US over the past 60 years, what’s driving inequities, and how policymakers can close these gaps and help all Americans build ...
apps.urban.org
April 23, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Wealth inequality is higher in the United States than in almost any other developed country and has risen for much of the past 60 years. It’s incredibly destabilizing, and promotes autocracy!
#TaxBillionaires #WealthDisparity #UrbanInstitute #USPol
#TaxBillionaires #WealthDisparity #UrbanInstitute #USPol
This project is primarily built with Svelte and D3 and had a few more moving parts. if you want the full low-down, check out my git repo! https://github.com/UrbanInstitute/does-snap-cover-cost-meal-your-county-2022
July 17, 2023 at 5:07 PM
This project is primarily built with Svelte and D3 and had a few more moving parts. if you want the full low-down, check out my git repo! https://github.com/UrbanInstitute/does-snap-cover-cost-meal-your-county-2022
Wealth inequality is higher in the United States than in almost any other developed country and has risen for much of the past 60 years. It’s incredibly destabilizing, and promotes autocracy!
#TaxBillionaires #WealthDisparity #UrbanInstitute #USPol
#TaxBillionaires #WealthDisparity #UrbanInstitute #USPol
Nine Charts about Wealth Inequality in America
Explore how wealth inequality has varied across race, age, and time in the US over the past 60 years, what’s driving inequities, and how policymakers can close these gaps and help all Americans build ...
apps.urban.org
February 20, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Wealth inequality is higher in the United States than in almost any other developed country and has risen for much of the past 60 years. It’s incredibly destabilizing, and promotes autocracy!
#TaxBillionaires #WealthDisparity #UrbanInstitute #USPol
#TaxBillionaires #WealthDisparity #UrbanInstitute #USPol
2021 US infrastructure law promised billions of $ for transport, water, energy & broadband.
But infrastructure is more than money. We've got to understand how fairly it's distributed.
Our new research @urbaninstitute delves into this latter question🧵
But infrastructure is more than money. We've got to understand how fairly it's distributed.
Our new research @urbaninstitute delves into this latter question🧵
Is Federal Infrastructure Investment Advancing Equity Goals?
To explore the distribution of infrastructure funds, our research team developed a first-of-its kind, comprehensive database of projects funded in fiscal year 2022 through 66 federal grant programs co...
www.urban.org
October 25, 2023 at 1:24 PM
2021 US infrastructure law promised billions of $ for transport, water, energy & broadband.
But infrastructure is more than money. We've got to understand how fairly it's distributed.
Our new research @urbaninstitute delves into this latter question🧵
But infrastructure is more than money. We've got to understand how fairly it's distributed.
Our new research @urbaninstitute delves into this latter question🧵
In our new @urbaninstitute infrastructure analysis, we find that competitive grants are going to projects in communities of color: Progress for equity.
But we also find something disturbing: Road expansions are disproportionately located in poorer areas.
But we also find something disturbing: Road expansions are disproportionately located in poorer areas.
Is Federal Infrastructure Investment Advancing Equity Goals?
To explore the distribution of infrastructure funds, our research team developed a first-of-its kind, comprehensive database of projects funded in fiscal year 2022 through 66 federal grant programs co...
www.urban.org
October 31, 2023 at 2:30 PM
In our new @urbaninstitute infrastructure analysis, we find that competitive grants are going to projects in communities of color: Progress for equity.
But we also find something disturbing: Road expansions are disproportionately located in poorer areas.
But we also find something disturbing: Road expansions are disproportionately located in poorer areas.
@wctv highlights the problems with a new state bill on #endhomelessness. # Did you know it costs $31k to criminalize a person who is homeless and only $10k to provide supportive housing? per @urbaninstitute #endhomelessness
📺 i.mtr.cool/gtwmqnbwzy (link in bio)
📺 i.mtr.cool/gtwmqnbwzy (link in bio)
February 7, 2024 at 5:04 PM
@wctv highlights the problems with a new state bill on #endhomelessness. # Did you know it costs $31k to criminalize a person who is homeless and only $10k to provide supportive housing? per @urbaninstitute #endhomelessness
📺 i.mtr.cool/gtwmqnbwzy (link in bio)
📺 i.mtr.cool/gtwmqnbwzy (link in bio)
#Homeless #YouthCount process study released by @urbaninstitute. Critical to size and understand the problem. <a href="http://www.urban.org/publications/412872.html" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.urban.org/publications/412872.html
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November 18, 2024 at 8:18 AM
#Homeless #YouthCount process study released by @urbaninstitute. Critical to size and understand the problem. <a href="http://www.urban.org/publications/412872.html" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.urban.org/publications/412872.html
To show why #wealth is key to defining the #Black middle class, our team @urbaninstitute spoke with experts about how to accurately conceptualize the Black #middleclass & middle-class Black Americans about wealth-building opportunities & challenges. 💡
www.urban.org/stories/blac...
www.urban.org/stories/blac...
Empowering a Thriving Black Middle Class
Becoming “middle class” can represent generations of progress and opportunity for Black Americans, but without equal access to strong wealth-building opportunities that middle-class standing can be pr...
www.urban.org
March 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
To show why #wealth is key to defining the #Black middle class, our team @urbaninstitute spoke with experts about how to accurately conceptualize the Black #middleclass & middle-class Black Americans about wealth-building opportunities & challenges. 💡
www.urban.org/stories/blac...
www.urban.org/stories/blac...
US DOT will combine applications for Reconnecting Communities & IRA-funded Neighborhood Access and Equity programs https://shorturl.at/oJSU1
In recent @urbaninstitute research, we found massive interest in projects to reconnect dividing highways:
In recent @urbaninstitute research, we found massive interest in projects to reconnect dividing highways:
Federal Support Could Help Reconnect Communities Divided by Highways—But More Funding Is Needed
Outsize demand for federal funding of highway redesign or removal projects offers an opportunity for policymakers to reconnect communities, predominately inhabited by people of color and households wi...
www.urban.org
July 6, 2023 at 3:52 PM
US DOT will combine applications for Reconnecting Communities & IRA-funded Neighborhood Access and Equity programs https://shorturl.at/oJSU1
In recent @urbaninstitute research, we found massive interest in projects to reconnect dividing highways:
In recent @urbaninstitute research, we found massive interest in projects to reconnect dividing highways: