Brady Meixell
@bradymeixell.bsky.social
Senior Research Associate, Urban Institute | Pursuing equitable community development | Past: Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation | Opinions my own
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Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
December 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
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But so far, examples like Partners in Equity remain exceptions to the rule, according to Brett Theodos, Brady Meixell & the research team at the Urban Institute. More on the researchers’ latest findings in my latest for Next City: nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
The Next Round of Opportunity Zones Is Coming. New Data Shows How Cities Can Help Get Them Right.
New research finds most Opportunity Zone dollars flow to neighborhoods that were already booming. As governors redraw the map, local communities can help zero in on the “Goldilocks” zones.
nextcity.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
But so far, examples like Partners in Equity remain exceptions to the rule, according to Brett Theodos, Brady Meixell & the research team at the Urban Institute. More on the researchers’ latest findings in my latest for Next City: nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Our latest OZ analyses in Ohio (from 2020-24) show:
1) Only 1/3 of OZs received any OZ $, >50% went to 9 OZs
2) Concentrated in tracts with already high and growing jobs, BA, & home price/rent
3) Largely market rate residential / mixed-use
www.urban.org/research/pub...
www.urban.org/research/pub...
1) Only 1/3 of OZs received any OZ $, >50% went to 9 OZs
2) Concentrated in tracts with already high and growing jobs, BA, & home price/rent
3) Largely market rate residential / mixed-use
www.urban.org/research/pub...
www.urban.org/research/pub...
The Geographic Spread of Opportunity Zone Capital
Our analysis can help governors and other stakeholders understand how the OZ program is functioning in practice and can provide takeaways for governors looki…
www.urban.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Our latest OZ analyses in Ohio (from 2020-24) show:
1) Only 1/3 of OZs received any OZ $, >50% went to 9 OZs
2) Concentrated in tracts with already high and growing jobs, BA, & home price/rent
3) Largely market rate residential / mixed-use
www.urban.org/research/pub...
www.urban.org/research/pub...
1) Only 1/3 of OZs received any OZ $, >50% went to 9 OZs
2) Concentrated in tracts with already high and growing jobs, BA, & home price/rent
3) Largely market rate residential / mixed-use
www.urban.org/research/pub...
www.urban.org/research/pub...
Join us tomorrow for our webinar on the next round of Opportunity Zone selection (or sign up & get the recording).
Excited to share new findings from project-level data in Ohio, preview our tract-level tool to inform the next round of governors' OZ designations, & have 2 great panel discussions!
Excited to share new findings from project-level data in Ohio, preview our tract-level tool to inform the next round of governors' OZ designations, & have 2 great panel discussions!
There’s still time to register!
Join Urban on 10/29 @ 1:00 p.m. ET for a virtual #event on new insights into Opportunity Zone investments—plus guidance for states and local #leaders.
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Join Urban on 10/29 @ 1:00 p.m. ET for a virtual #event on new insights into Opportunity Zone investments—plus guidance for states and local #leaders.
#LiveatUrban
Selecting the Next Round of Opportunity Zones: New Evidence and Field Reflections
Opportunity Zones, the nation’s largest economic development program, have been extended and revised. Importantly, in 2026, governors will nominate the next …
urbn.is
October 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Join us tomorrow for our webinar on the next round of Opportunity Zone selection (or sign up & get the recording).
Excited to share new findings from project-level data in Ohio, preview our tract-level tool to inform the next round of governors' OZ designations, & have 2 great panel discussions!
Excited to share new findings from project-level data in Ohio, preview our tract-level tool to inform the next round of governors' OZ designations, & have 2 great panel discussions!
Reposted by Brady Meixell
With Opportunity Zones in the Tax Bill, Brett Theodos & I recapped evidence to date.
TLDR: 2/3 OZs get investment; bias towards highly invested/appreciating places; little $ to rural; no/minimal effects on econ growth indicators; largely RE; many projects would've still happened without incentive
TLDR: 2/3 OZs get investment; bias towards highly invested/appreciating places; little $ to rural; no/minimal effects on econ growth indicators; largely RE; many projects would've still happened without incentive
Opportunity Zones Need to Be Retooled to Achieve Impact
More than $100 billion has been invested in Opportunity Zones since 2018, but evidence shows this capital has mostly gone to areas already receiving greater investment, not to areas truly in need.
www.urban.org
May 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
With Opportunity Zones in the Tax Bill, Brett Theodos & I recapped evidence to date.
TLDR: 2/3 OZs get investment; bias towards highly invested/appreciating places; little $ to rural; no/minimal effects on econ growth indicators; largely RE; many projects would've still happened without incentive
TLDR: 2/3 OZs get investment; bias towards highly invested/appreciating places; little $ to rural; no/minimal effects on econ growth indicators; largely RE; many projects would've still happened without incentive