• Housing Affordability in Nevada Recreation Counties
    Publication Date: August 2020 Author: Yanneli Llamas, Vanessa Booth, Peter Grema, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.  Abstract: Using 2019 data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau鈥檚 American Community Survey, this Fact Sheet highlights housing affordability in Nevada鈥檚 four recreation counties: Clark, Douglas, Elko, and Washoe. This synthesis is鈥
  • COVID-19: Metro Recovery Index in the Mountain West
    Publication Date: July 2020 Author: Vanessa Booth, Katie M. Gilbertson, Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin J. Saladino, & William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recession that is developing as a result, researchers at the Brookings Institution created the 鈥淢etro Recovery Index dashboard,鈥 an interactive data set that tracks changes in labor,鈥
  • Park Access and Quality in the Mountain West
    Publication Date: July 2020 Author: Vanessa Booth, Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.  Abstract: This Fact Sheet synthesizes data presented in The Trust for Public Land ParkScore庐 Index. This document presents data for urban parks in the 15 Mountain West municipalities that rank in the top 100 cities nationwide. This document also describes the park amenity鈥
  • Traffic-Related Pedestrian Deaths in the Sun Belt Region
    Publication Date: July 2020 Author: Madison Frazee-Bench, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet presents data from Smart Growth America on the number of pedestrian fatalities in U.S. states and congressional districts. For the purpose of this fact sheet, the data included focus on the Sun Belt region between 2008 and 2017, highlighting areas with the鈥
  • Minority Owned Businesses in the Southwest Megapolitan Triangle
    Publication Date: July 2020 Author: Yanneli Llamas, Madison Frazee-Bench, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents the potential impact of COVID-19 on minority owned businesses, using data originally published by Brookings researchers Sifan Liu and Joseph Parilla in 鈥淏usinesses owned by women and minorities have grown. Will COVID-19 undo that?鈥 As noted鈥
  • Downtown Population Growth in Southwest and Mountain West Metros
    Publication Date: July 2020 Author: Peter Grema, Eshaan Vakil, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: Summarizing data from Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program鈥檚 May 2020 research brief 鈥渂ig city downtowns are booming, but can their momentum outlast the coronavirus?,鈥 this fact sheet includes an overview of population growth in downtown and metropolitan statistical areas (鈥
  • Officer-Involved Deaths in Nevada, 2013-2019
    Publication Date: June 2020 Author: Madison Frazee-Bench, Yanneli Llamas, Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.  Abstract: Between 2013 and 2019, 7,669 people were killed by police officers across the United States. Using data compiled by Mapping Police Violence, a non-profit research and advocacy project tracking incidents of police violence鈥
  • Higher Education & Economic Mobility in Nevada
    Publication Date: June 2020 Author: Ember Smith, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: Using methods from both the Opportunity Insights Project and the Brookings Opportunity Engines Project, this fact sheet examines Nevada鈥檚 public higher education system and attempts to measure the success of these institutions in creating economic mobility opportunities for lower- and鈥
  • Transportation Affordability in the Mountain West
    Publication Date: June 2020 Author: Saha Salahi, Kelliann Beavers, Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet highlights 鈥淭he Most and Least Affordable Cities For Public Transit鈥 in the Mountain West. Extracting from Paul Reynolds鈥 analysis of over 70 transit system across the United States from 2014 to 2015, this fact sheet鈥
  • Neighborhood Change in Las Vegas
    Publication Date: June 2020 Author: Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet analyzes indicators of demographic and economic change in Las Vegas neighborhoods and suburbs, provided by 鈥淎merican Neighborhood Change in the 21st Century,鈥 a study published by the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity (IMO) at the Minnesota Law鈥
  • Population Growth in Major Mountain West Metros, 2010 - 2019
    Publication Date: June 2020 Author: Marie A. Falcone, Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: On March 26, 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau released population estimates for the time period between July 2010 and July 2019. Brookings senior fellow, William H. Frey suggests that 鈥淓ven before coronavirus, census shows U.S. cities鈥 growth was鈥
  • The Southwest Megapolitan Triangle: Immigration and Population Growth
    Publication Date: June 2020 Author: Yanneli Llamas, Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.  Abstract: This Fact Sheet analyzes population changes in three Mountain West metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs): Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA; Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ; and Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV. Collectively, these three major metropolitan鈥