Lifting a Powerful Policy Lever for Housing Justice
A new federal policy could make the equitable housing that communities need a reality—but only if the right steps are taken to rally resources in support of the rule.
Cities - Articles
Social innovations that improve the health and resiliency of cities (more)
Closing the Middle Skills Gap in Postsecondary Education
A staggering misalignment of postsecondary education and training programs in the United States is leaving millions of critical jobs unfilled and millions of Americans missing opportunities for meaningful economic mobility. What needs to change?
Cabin Solutions
DignityMoves’ interim housing provides immediate support to urban homeless populations.
Can Cities Be the Source of Scalable Innovations?
As ecosystems of networked organizations, cities provide the necessary scale, reach, and resources to bridge the gap between small experiments and big problems.
Rethinking Risk and Responsibility in the Western Wildfire Crisis
There are three generalized strategies policy makers may use to drive societal change. But, how are policy makers to decide what combination of these three tools will work to best manage the wildfire challenge?
SSIR’s 2022 Social Innovation Reading List
Highlights of this year’s book reviews and excerpts on topics including cities, the imagination, disruption, capitalism, and careers.
When Community Input Goes Wrong
California’s housing crisis has its roots in the veto power of local governments and communities.
Inclusive Growth for Heartland Cities
Tulsa is piloting a new model to measure its growth, hoping other cities will follow suit.
Review
Housing Density for Whom?
Max Holleran’s Yes to the City examines millennials’ demands for more housing and a new road map for urban growth.
Solving Social Media’s ‘Local Paradox’
Local social networks are often filled with just as much misinformation, racism, and toxicity as global platforms, with effects that can be even more severe.