The Park That Paid Off
The Presidio Trust represents an alternative model for funding and managing a public asset. Includes magazine extras.
Cities - Most Popular
Social innovations that improve the health and resiliency of cities (more)
A Strategy for Alleviating Poverty
Why there is a renewed sense of urgency and optimism about place-based initiatives.
You Go Girl
The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program has produced more than 3,600 murals throughout the city.
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.