American cities have undergone a robust period of renaissance and rejuvenation as of late, but not all cities have been able to partake in this process. This vexing topic is the subject of a May 2007 report authored by Jennifer S. Vey for The Brookings Institution. This particular 84-page report is primarily concerned with examining older industrial cities in the Northeast and the Midwest, and the work notes that while the moment is right for growth and development in these urban locales, state governments need to create a "new urban agenda for change." The report also offers up five primary objectives for such an agenda, including transforming the physical landscape of these older regions and working towards growing the middle class in these places.