Building a new urban practice.
Living Cities works with cross-sector leaders in cities to build a new type of urban practice aimed at dramatically improving the economic well-being of low-income people. We believe that these four core elements of our work are key to these ends:
Open-Sourcing Social Change.
We work at the intersections of information, people, story, and technology to accelerate the uptake of promising solutions to social problems.
Collective Impact.
We support ambitious data-driven, results-oriented cross-sector tables who work together differently to achieve large-scale results and enduring change.
Capital Innovation.
We blend public, private and philanthropic financial resources in new ways to better meet the needs of cities and their residents.
Public Sector Innovation.
We work with public sector leaders to foster more nimble, collaborative, and data-driven local governments.
Where We Work
See all of the cities where we work. This map also features cities participating in our Integration Initiative, including highlighting our other work in those places.
What We’re Thinking
Blog Post Elizabeth Reynoso & Kristen Scheyder on Jun 22, 2017
Five Cities that are Buying into Equity
Blog Post JaNay Queen Nazaire on Jun 20, 2017
The Social Determinants of Economic Security
Resource on Jan 4, 2017
Voicing Race: Storytelling in Traditional Media
Blog Post Steven Bosacker on May 19, 2017
Data-Driven: The People Behind the Numbers
Blog Post Steven Bosacker & Justin M. Bibb on May 16, 2017
Employee-Engaged: No City Employee Left Behind
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Safety and Justice Challenge
Blog Post Nora Liu on May 11, 2017
Accelerating Racial Equity in Cities: Emerging Insights
Blog Post Ben Hecht & Brandee McHale on May 8, 2017
Leveraging the Buying Power of Cities
