In recent years, citizens’ assemblies, panels, and committees have increasingly been implemented at all levels of government across the globe. They’ve been particularly useful to address polarizing issues such as climate change, with the infamous Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat commissioned by French President Macron as a recent national-level example. ...
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Participatory budgeting can be a powerful tool for cities to educate, engage, and empower communities. This blog post is an excerpt from our Beginner’s Guide to Participatory Budgeting. Curious to learn more? Download the full guide! What is a participatory budget? Over the years, participatory budgeting has become a buzzword...
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COVID-19 forced us to evaluate how and when we share space, and nowhere was that more visible than on once-busy streets and sidewalks. Americans cut their driving in half, roads were closed to cars in order to create public spaces, and outdoor restaurants (or “streeteries”) popped up seemingly overnight. Local...
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In the past few years, we’ve seen a rapid surge of shared mobility solutions in cities worldwide. But where does this trend come from, exactly? And how might it impact the future of our cities? In urban areas across the globe, people are ride-hailing, car-renting, and bike-sharing by the millions....
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In 2020, we decided to introduce CitizenLab in the US, one of the world’s biggest and arguably most influential democracies. Now, as our work grows across the United States we’ve decided to spend a few months in cities of various sizes from across the West to the East coast. While...
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Climate change affects all of our communities. Big or small, urban or rural, we’re all increasingly impacted by it. And while climate change may seem like an issue too large to tackle, many communities are proving that’s just not the case. In fact, in England’s Cheltenham a group is working...
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For the last year and a half, the world has grappled with a disruptive and deadly pandemic. Earlier this year, the climate crisis reared its head, wiping out entire towns and regions with floods and fires. There’s only way for us to face these trials—by engaging communities and tackling challenges as...
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