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The Metro Mayors Caucus will use this page to recommend books and articles on issues and topics important to Caucus members. The titles and authors listed here will serve to broaden our discussions and enable the Caucus to continue to provide informed leadership to the Denver Metro Area. We hope the suggestions on this list will be useful to our members, city and county staff, and visitors to our site.

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Recommended Articles

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"NEW WORLD COMING: AMERICAN SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY"
Report of the United States Commission on National Security - 21st Century
Co-haired By Gary Hart and Warren Rudman

Click to download each of the five sections of the report:

The Report of the Commission

Supporting Research and Analysis

Seeking a National Strategy

A Roadmap for National Security

Study Addendum to the Commission Report

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Financing Progressive Development
May 2001
Christopher B. Leinberger, Arcadia Land Company

This is a new article from the Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy that examines the issue of financing mixed use developments. This article explores in greater depth the primary barrier to urban centers and mixed use developments discussed by the speakers at the Metro Mayors Caucus meeting on April 27, 2001.

From Kirkus Reviews
An eloquent, convincing argument for the preservation of city centers in a time of ex- and suburbanization. Moe (The Last Full Measure, 1993) is a Civil War historian and president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation; Wilkie is a former White House speechwriter. Their talents mesh well in this survey/sermon, which warns of the dangers of ``losing the physical manifestations of our history--not just the great monuments but also the significant structures and entire neighborhoods.