Related Resources

INTRODUCTION

Beyond Merger: A Competitive Vision for the Regional City of Louisville
http://www.brookings.edu/metro/louisville/abstract.htm

The Brookings Institution
http://www.brookings.edu

FIX THE BASICS I

Every1Reads
http://www.every1reads.com

Jefferson County Public Schools
http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us

FIX THE BASICS II

KentuckianaWorks
http://www.kentuckianaworks.com

University of Louisville, Kentucky Population Research
http://ksdc.louisville.edu

The Louisville Economic Monitor
http://monitor.cbpa.louisville.edu

BUILD ON ASSETS

Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
http://www.cpe.state.ky.us/index/index.asp

CREATE QUALITY NEIGHBORHOODS

The Growing Number of Kids in Severely Distressed Neighborhoods: Evidence from the 2000 Census
http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/distressed_neighborhoods.pdf

Community Resource Network
http://www.crnky.org/

INVEST IN WORKING FAMILIES

Occupational and Wage Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/oes/oes_data.htm

The Shape of the Curve: Household Income Distributions in U.S. Cities, 1979-1999
http://www.brookings.edu/metro/pubs/20040803_income.htm

BALANCE METROPOLITAN GROWTH

Texas Transportation Institute, 2004 Urban Mobility Study
http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/

Metropolitan Housing Coalition, 2004 State of Metropolitan Housing
http://www.metropolitanhousing.org/index.cfm