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NPR: Americans Are A Lonely Lot, And Young People Bear The Heaviest Burden

Why it is imperative to design and build our communities to foster face-to-face social interactions: New survey finds…
The New York Times: Scenes Unseen: The Summer of ’78

The New York Times offers a beautiful tribute to our shared civic spaces and the potential they hold…
I Love My Job: Why Bartram’s Garden ED Maitreyi Roy is Optimistic in the Face of Climate Change

“Since 2012, I’ve focused my leadership on building a shared vision to make this garden a great civic…
Civic Commons Learning Journey: Dallas

Overcoming stigma is a common challenge for disinvested neighborhoods. In March 2017, the first Civic Commons Learning Journey…
The New York Times: Integration Now, Integration Forever

David Brooks discusses ideas for bridging America’s racial divide, including socioeconomic mixing in his New York Times op-ed. “Many…
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…
Principles
Principles: A New Way of Working for Cities

The principles of Reimagining the Civic Commons elevate a new way of working for cities. We’re transforming civic…
Measuring the Civic Commons
Measuring the Civic Commons

Measuring the Civic Commons provides a new universal framework for understanding the impact of strategic investments in public…