You Go Girl
The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program has produced more than 3,600 murals throughout the city.
Cities - Articles
Social innovations that improve the health and resiliency of cities (more)
An Absorbing Problem
To help low-income residents, urban communities need to build up their capacity for using investment capital effectively.
Airport Buzz
Amid landing strips and airline terminals, threatened bee species are finding a much-needed new habitat.
Preserving the American Dream
Cultivating successful cities with talent, opportunity, and engagement.
Strategy’s Missing Link
Influence is an underutilized tool for organizations that want to achieve bold social goals.
Accelerating Civic Innovation Through “Strategic Doing”
A new approach to strategy is producing collaborations that are replicable, scalable, and sustainable.
What Makes a “World-Class” City?
Planners must shift their attention to the informal economy that is the invisible engine of true urban greatness.
Bike-Sharing Goes Small
Local bike-lending arrangements offer an alternative to bigger, more complex bike-sharing systems.
A Smarter Way to Park
In San Francisco, planners are using variable pricing to reduce the congestion, pollution, and aggravation that come with big-city traffic.
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Future Thirst
Meeting the world's growing demand for water will require advances in technology that build on 3,000 years of progress.