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![Real estate property in Playa Vista, California. Surrounded by beautiful palm trees and tropical plants along with the proximity to Los Angeles makes this a very desirable location.](https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/playa-vista-california-multifamily-housing.jpg?quality=75&w=500)
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Brookings Metro has launched a major initiative to act as a bridge between local leaders and federal decisionmakers, so that generational national investments in infrastructure, economic vitality, and climate action yield transformative and equitable impact in communities—and powerful learning at the federal level.