How the city is using shipping containers to provide affordable and accessible real estate to businesses of color
Innovation is needed to make democracy work.
A new City Accelerator guide addresses some of the key barriers to innovation in local government and provides a path forward for cities to follow.
Weather-related events are often catastrophic for urban poor.
Portland, Maine, is ignoring state instructions that could discourage people from seeking shelter beds.
Another 14 cities are about to build their own "i-teams." No longer an experimental approach, it's a proven route to cross-cutting accomplishments.
An annual report shows Washington, D.C., led the nation this year in increases in emergency food assistance requests and homelessness. See how your city compares.
Governments must ask themselves critical questions before change can happen.
What the Evaluators Saw: What the Cities Did, How They Did It, and Why It Matters
Additional innovation is needed for infrastructure issues that aggravate the public.
A new report advocates more programs that address the needs of parents and children simultaneously.
Low-income individuals can benefit from incremental improvements to the health care law.
L.A. County is using a computerized system to link homeless people with the social services that best fit their needs.
Louisville, Nashville and Philadelphia move forward with anti-poverty plans.
