How can New York City and other major US #cities potentially improve traffic congestion and #transportation efficiency? Over the last several decades, Paris has invested in expanding public transportation, reducing car-centric street space, and providing noncar modes of transportation. These efforts help reduce traffic, accidents, pollution, and enhance residents' quality of life. In this Urban Wire piece, policymakers can explore strategies to decrease traffic and greenhouse gases using Paris—where the #Olympics kick off today—as a model city. https://urbn.is/3YldriT
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The nonprofit Urban Institute is dedicated to elevating the debate on social and economic policy. For nearly five decades, Urban scholars have conducted research and offered evidence-based solutions that improve lives and strengthen communities across a rapidly urbanizing world. Their objective research helps expand opportunities for all, reduce hardship among the most vulnerable, and strengthen the effectiveness of the public sector.
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Matt Mechenbier
Senior Director, Digital Enterprise and Business Intelligence at The Urban Institute
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Shayne Spaulding
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Alexei Alexandrov
Economics and machine learning executive | ex-Amazon | ex-Federal Government
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Elisabeth Jacobs
Associate Vice President - Executive Office of Research, Urban Institute | Deputy Director, WorkRise: A Research-to-Action Network on Jobs, Workers +…
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Since 2020, WorkRise—an Urban Institute initiative on #jobs, workers, and mobility—has empowered employers, worker advocates, policymakers, and others with evidence-based #solutions to labor market challenges. From forging new partnerships to informing policy decisions, WorkRise is helping pave the way for economic opportunity among low-wage workers. Learn more about how WorkRise is making a difference in today’s #workforce. https://urbn.is/3Wmg55q
Expanding Worker Opportunities Through Evidence: WorkRise Impact Report 2023
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Around 50 percent of #women in the deaf community experience #domesticviolence. #Research suggests the deaf community report experiencing victimization at higher rates, but a lack of accessible resources and trauma-informed services for American Sign Language speakers make it difficult for deaf people to report crimes and access support. In this report, Urban provides recommendations for how New York City’s Barrier Free Living (BFL) and similar direct service programs can improve and adapt staffing, services, and outreach to strengthen their response to deaf survivors. See Urban’s additional recommendations and findings from our evaluation of BFL’s program. https://urbn.is/3zWYLwl
Strengthening Domestic Violence Services for Deaf Survivors: An Evaluation of Barrier Free Living's Deaf Services Program
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Don't miss the opportunity to attend Urban’s virtual workshop on increasing mobility and #equity in communities! Join the Urban Institute on 7/30 @ 1:00 p.m. ET for guidance on how to apply the Upward Mobility Framework and Mobility Metrics to effect meaningful #change, drawing from several key elements of the mobility planning process outlined in the Planning Guide for Local Action. Register now. https://urbn.is/3LskNcS #LiveatUrban
Upward Mobility Virtual Workshops
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With Social Security's trust fund projected to run out in 2035, did you know that millions of people and their families could potentially experience an increased risk of #poverty? As the nation’s largest federal program, #SocialSecurity provides essential #financial support to retirees, people with disabilities, and their spouses, dependents, and survivors. How can policymakers strengthen Social Security’s finances and prevent a looming financial crisis? A new Urban Wire piece discusses the potential implications of trust fund depletion and ways that could help close the program’s financing gap. https://urbn.is/4cOeCfe
If Social Security Runs Out of Money, Poverty among Older Adults and People with Disabilities Will Soar
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Urban experts recently provided supporting #evidence regarding the Federal Evidence Agenda on #Disability #Equity. This response shares evidence on the disparities faced by individuals with disabilities not well understood through federal data collection and more. https://urbn.is/3We6u0e
Response to a Request for Information from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on the Federal Evidence Agenda on Disability Equity
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Did you know Black women continue to face significant racial and gender-based disparities in wages, retirement savings, and student loan debt that limit their ability to build #wealth? In this Urban brief, explore how interventions in six #policy areas—workforce, retirement, student debt, homeownership, entrepreneurship and access to capital, and health care—can catalyze and sustain upward #economic progress for Black women. https://urbn.is/4d5XFwn
Pathways to Upward Economic Mobility and Wealth Building for Black Women
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Despite legal protections through the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), #disabled people across the US continue to face more barriers accessing housing, health care, employment #opportunities, and educational supports than their nondisabled counterparts. As the 34th anniversary of the ADA approaches, learn more about seven ways federal policymakers, agencies, and decisionmakers could advance #equity and help disabled people thrive. https://urbn.is/3xXRjAr
Seven Ways Federal Policymakers Can Improve the Lives of Disabled People
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How can local leaders take the next steps on increasing mobility and #equity in their communities? Join the Urban Institute for an Upward Mobility Virtual Workshop on 7/30 @ 1:00 p.m. ET. Urban experts will provide practical guidance on how to apply the Upward Mobility Framework and Mobility Metrics to effect meaningful #change, drawing from several key elements of the mobility planning process outlined in the Planning Guide for Local Action. Register now. https://urbn.is/3LskNcS #LiveatUrban
Upward Mobility Virtual Workshops
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In 2023, the Social Security Administration (SSA) administered benefits and payments for over 70 million people, and Social Security covered about 181 million workers and their families. In this event from our archives, learn more about the challenges and opportunities facing SSA as well as #policy options that could promote #equity and bolster the #financial security of retirees, people with disabilities, and their families. See the event: https://urbn.is/3WkIBFM
Strengthening Social Security for Older Adults, People with Disabilities, and Their Families
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