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Summit Lake is as clean as other urban lakes and getting cleaner, environmental assessment reports

“Summit Lake is just as clean as any other urban lake in Ohio, and its health continues to…
Reimagining A Future: Initiative aims to add value to communities

“Now it’s time to adopt a more expansive view of what parks can be. We have to find…
Akron wants parks to be catalysts for neighborhood development

Mayor Daniel Horrigan of the City of Akron is advancing the idea of reimagining the civic commons and…
Akron Beacon Journal: $127,000 Knight grant will fund ‘bicycle grid’ plan across Akron

Akron Beacon Journal covers Akron’s move to prioritize bikeability and connectivity for all. “We are consistently hearing from…
Demonstration Updates, September 2017

This presentation provides a progress update and lessons learned to date in the five demonstration cities. It visually…
200 Plates

In September 2017. Akron Civic Commons put trust, collaboration and mixing across diversity into action at 200 Plates, a…
Civic Commons Learning Studio #3: The Initial Lessons

Project teams from the five Reimagining the Civic Commons demonstration cities convened for a third time in Akron…
Akron: Reimagining the Civic Commons

This presentation was part of the Akron demonstration team’s proposal to participate in Reimagining the Civic Commons, submitted…
Reimagining the Civic Commons
Initiative Overview

Reimagining the Civic Commons is an ambitious national initiative demonstrating that strategic investments in public spaces can connect…
About Reimagining the Civic Commons

As communities have segmented by income, technology has advanced and priorities have shifted, support for civic assets has…