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Loneliness, Democracy and the Role of Civic Space: A Conversation Senator Chris Murphy, CT and Shawn McCaney, Executive Director, William Penn Foundation
Loneliness, Democracy and the Role of Civic Space

America is grappling with an epidemic of loneliness—and it’s an issue that encompasses more than how many friends…
Civic Commons Studio #9: A Call to Action

On October 15-17, 2024, we returned to the city that launched Reimagining the Civic Commons nearly a decade…
The Power of the Commons
The Power of the Commons

In 2016, a diverse network of city governments, nonprofits, community groups and national foundations committed to an ambitious…
During Earth’s hottest month, cities rise to the occasion

The civic commons is a solution. In this op-ed, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Austin Mayor Steve Adler…
Hope, love and basketball: Summer at North Philly’s Hank Gathers Rec Center

WHYY takes an in-depth look at the role of Hank Gathers Rec Center in the lives of kids in…
Parks and Recreation tree partnerships need collaboration to take root

As Philadelphia embarks on its first-ever Urban Forest Strategic Plan, read this op-ed in The Philadelphia Inquirer to…
Meet the heroes making Philly’s parks safer

“What Philly’s doing that’s really innovative is saying that we believe that we can transform neighborhoods by making…
New play area opens at Fishtown Rec Center — the first completed project tied to Mayor Kenney’s Rebuild initiative

“Through funds from the beverage tax, our Rebuild program will continue to not only improve our parks, recreation…
Greenland Nursery battles invasive plants, one seedling at a time

“The parks in Philadelphia are extremely important—they’re cleaning the air, they’re keeping the city cooler, they’re hugely important…
Philly’s Public Space Fellows say the future of public space is about people

“Two Philadelphians have been honored nationally for the way they foster public spaces such as these so people…