Are We There Yet? Creating Complete Communities for 21st Century America

Abstract

The U.S. is in a transitional period in its economy and its demographics are changing, presenting profound possibilities for creating a 21st century America that offers opportunities for all. This report lays out some of the fundamentals of daily life, such as how we live, how we work, how we move and how we thrive as individuals, as families, and as a part of communities. The authors collected and analyzed data to develop original metrics, and they studied the metrics others have developed, to come up with an analysis that should be useful for helping leaders in cities and regions track how close they are to there. Key features of the report include (1) key terms - complete communities and opportunity areas; (2) data to track progress at the regional level in all 366 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the U.S., (3) grading of the 366 MSAs based on how they measure up to the authors' vision, and (4) real-life examples of leadership, innovation and collaboration occurring in all sorts of places and by all kinds of people.

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