What Makes a “World-Class” City?
Planners must shift their attention to the informal economy that is the invisible engine of true urban greatness.
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An online platform helps city governments to discover, organize, and market publicly owned property.
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.
Bridging the Gaps in Public Infrastructure
Communities in emerging economies must work collectively to extend public services until they can build out formal infrastructures.
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Ten Nonprofit Funding Models
With an understanding of these 10 funding models, nonprofit leaders can use the for-profit world's valuable practice of engaging in succinct and clear conversations about long-term financial strategy.
Revitalizing Struggling American Cities
Living Cities is working with five US municipalities to develop an ecosystem for solving urban problems.
How Good Is Your Evidence?
A new, and easier, scientific approach to determining the quality of evidence can help the social sector better assess—and therefore better address—social problems.
Reconnecting Youth in America’s Cities
A new report examines the relationship between place and race, and disconnected youth in the United States.
Outrun the Recession
The seven healthy habits of nonprofits most likely to survive the economic downturn.