In expanding its program that lets residents vote on public spending, New York City is enlivening democracy and engaging the electorate.
An innovative apprenticeship program is working to bring some of Los Angeles' neediest residents into the city's workforce.
The literature suggests that collaborative governance efforts typically face three types of challenges: substantive problem-solving…
Protecting providers from competition is the enemy of efficiency and integrated mobility. It's an issue that New York City's congestion…
Socrates had it right: Dealing with the problems public leaders face requires knowing how and what to ask.
In codifying its innovative operation into law, New York City has provided a useful guide for other localities.
As a project in Long Beach demonstrates, treating people as individuals rather than as statistics can yield big benefits.
Indianapolis is rethinking its approach, seeking new efficiencies that will better serve those from disadvantaged communities.
For many Americans, cities have become a beacon of hope. They are widely recognized as engines of the U.S. economy and laboratories of…
Cambridge, MA – Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership…