article_snippet: A new Brookings study comes as metro areas are coping with increased stresses on infrastructure.
article_snippet: The Brookings study observes that solving commuting issues "will require collaborative solutions" across jurisdictions.
article_snippet: Local, regional, and state leaders put Local, regional, and state leaders in play (whether purposefully or by default) through policy decisions.
article_snippet: To foster growth that is truly regional in its reach and that does not exacerbate inequality or leave low-income and minority residents behind, communities will need to coordinate and collaborate as communities plan and implement policy decisions that affect metropolitan development patterns.
highlights_snippet: Metro areas will have to work across jurisdictions to solve problems, A new Brookings study says .