RURAL DEVELOPMENT HUBS REPORT

CLOSING THE WATER ACCESS GAP IN THE US: A NATIONAL ACTION PLAN

CREATING ACTIVITY-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES: EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ARTS

ASPHALT ART GUIDE
The Bloomberg Associates Asphalt Art Guide features successful plaza and roadway art activations around the world, as well as key steps and tips for developing such projects. By sharing lessons learned from Asheville to Athens, Bogota to Boston, we hope to help city agencies, community organizations and artists be most efficient in championing projects that deliver safer, more beautiful streetscapes.

RACE, GENDER, AND EQUITY IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

TRENDS IN CREATIVE PLACEMAKING ON PROBLEM PROPERTIES

REPRESENTATION MATTERS: CHANGE IS HAPPENING
Every day, Next City tells the stories of designers, planners, entrepreneurs and other urban professionals who bring a diverse group of voices into the conversation about cities through equitable business models, new collaborations and inclusive engagement. In this issue they’ve assembled nine stories in this ebook that illuminate this work, in sectors ranging from tech to transportation to parks to healthy food access and more. 

INVESTING IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES

WELLBEING MICROGRANTS
Wellbeing Microgrants are a new approach to engage and support Santa Monica residents looking to make a positive change in their community. Designed to empower residents, the City provides up to $500 for ideas that are focused on small scale action to improve community wellbeing. This initiative is a key component of the first phase of the Pico Wellbeing Project.

THE INTERSECTOR PROJECT CROSS-SECTOR RESOURCES
The Intersector Project is a non-profit organization that empowers practitioners in the business, government, and non-profit sectors to collaborate to solve problems that cannot be solved by one sector alone. Their resource library is filled with projects, toolkits, and more to guide practitioners on their journey.