A New Urban Agenda for America: Rebuild the Middle Class

A New Urban Agenda for America:

Rebuild the Middle Class

Partnerships for Working Families (PWF Network)

Cities and metro regions offer a wealth of opportunity for regenerating our country’s social, economic and environmental infrastructure. The 100 largest metro areas account for 65 % of the U.S. population, almost two-thirds of U.S. jobs, and three-quarters of GDP. Decades of disinvestment and failed federal policy have left many of these regions in decline, with unprecedented levels of economic inequality, and an economy in which the fastest growing sectors produce the lowest quality jobs.

A strong urban policy will be crucial to key initiatives already prioritized by the Obama Administration: large-scale public infrastructure investments, an economic stimulus package and efforts to

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