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Want an engaged, resilient and welcoming city? Start with your civic commons.
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Reimagining the Civic Commons - Medium Transforming public spaces to foster engagement, equity, environmental sustainability and economic development in our cities. A collaboration of The JPB Foundation, Knight Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, William Penn Foundation and local partners. - Medium

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Kyle Kutuchief and Alexa Bush in the Stanford Social Innovation Review

"After a decade of transforming public spaces, we are building trust and connection between Americans."

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Civic Commons Learning Journey: Paris

Earlier this spring, a group of 30 civic leaders and practitioners gathered in Paris to learn how the city has leveraged its public realm as a central strategy for improving quality of life and resilience in the face of climate challenges.

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