Cross-Boundary Collaborations in Cities: Where to Start
How public, for-profit, and civic organizations working to address the same city-wide social challenge can find a common starting point.
How public, for-profit, and civic organizations working to address the same city-wide social challenge can find a common starting point.
In the spring of 2023, the Data-Smart City Solutions team at the Harvard Kennedy School (ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø) hosted 30 large-city chiefs of staff at the school, and asked whether their cities’ chief equity officers
Designing public transport networks involves tradeoffs between extensive geographic coverage, frequent service on each route, and relying on interconnections as opposed to direct service.
The study of urban and local politics in the United States has long been hindered by a lack of centralized sources of election data.
Technological breakthroughs, substantial federal funding, necessity, and public officials more accustomed to data and digital processes combine to present a multi-generational opportunity to transform
Previous research finds that the greater geographic mobility of foreign than native-born workers following economic shocks helps to facilitate local labor market adjustment to shifting regional econom
Housing costs across the nation and in Greater Boston are rising, and many policymakers have turned to Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) in an attempt to dampen these effects on their lowest-income residents.
We examine whether mayors’ partisan affiliations lead to differences in crime rates, arrest rates, and the racial composition of arrests.
How do media portrayals of potential policy beneficiaries’ identities sway public support for these policies in a public health setting?
Americans travel 7 to 9 miles on average for shopping and recreational activities, which is far longer than the 15-minute (walking) city advocated by ecologically-oriented urban planners.
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