Economic Development
Community Development Needs a Quarterback
We need to take a new, more holistic approach to creating economic opportunity.
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Social innovations that improve the health of cities (more)
Civil Society
Accelerating Civic Innovation Through “Strategic Doing”
A new approach to strategy is producing collaborations that are replicable, scalable, and sustainable.
Collaboration
Cross-Sector Partnership Leads to Cross-Issue Impact
A grassroots soccer league transcends sport to effect community-wide change.
Urban Development
Pop-Up Housing
In London, the YMCA is combining prefab construction with stylish design to create a new kind of affordable home.
Urban Development
Safe at Home
Thanks to ROC USA, residents of mobile home parks can gain a real stake in the places where they live.
Urban Development
What Makes a “World-Class” City?
Planners must shift their attention to the informal economy that is the invisible engine of true urban greatness.
Economic Development
Lots of Opportunity
An online platform helps city governments to discover, organize, and market publicly owned property.
Urban Development
Bike-Sharing Goes Small
Local bike-lending arrangements offer an alternative to bigger, more complex bike-sharing systems.
Cities
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.
Urban Development
Bridging the Gaps in Public Infrastructure
Communities in emerging economies must work collectively to extend public services until they can build out formal infrastructures.