State of America's Cities and Suburbs

Bruce Katz from the Brookings Institute gave a great speech in Chicago last month on the State of America's Cities and First Suburbs. You may want to download and read through the presentation (Big File).

One point that struck me was Katz's description of "New Sunbelt," which includes states like Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Many of these states are places I have recently been invited to give speeches on economic development. I think he has made an important point in this regard.