Video: Knight Cities Challenge 2015. Photo: Musical swings, a 2014 winner, by Daily Tous Les Jours. The Knight Cities Challenge is now open for applications. The challenge, which today enters its second year, is a $5 million open call for ideas to make cities more successful in one of three key areas: Want to learn more […]
Article · October 1, 2015 by George Abbott
Photo credit: Michael Bolden One of the most prevalent themes among the 358 entries to this year’s Knight Green Line Challenge was a hunger to improve public spaces in St. Paul, Minn. Applicants longed for more inviting streets and welcoming spaces that encourage lingering with friends and strangers alike. We believe this year’s cohort of […]
Article · September 30, 2015 by George Abbott
Photo credit: Michael Bolden. After reading every one of the 358 applications submitted for the $500,000 available in the 2015 Knight Green Line Challenge I can safely say that St. Paul isn’t lacking in ideas, or the passionate people who can make them happen. Today we announce the 27 projects that have been selected as […]
Article · August 10, 2015 by George Abbott
Photo by Michael Hicks on Flickr.com Applications for the 2015 Knight Green Line Challenge are now closed. We received more than 350 ideas for projects that tap into the potential of the Green Line to make surrounding neighborhoods in St. Paul, Minn., more vibrant places to live and work. We saw ideas for each of […]
Article · July 10, 2015 by George Abbott
Photo: St. Paul’s Green Line. Credit: Michael Hicks (CC) on Flickr. Today we’re opening the second year of the Knight Green Line Challenge. The challenge asks for your best ideas to tap into the potential of the Green Line connecting the Knight community of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minn., to make surrounding neighborhoods more vibrant […]
Article · June 10, 2015 by George Abbott
The St. Paul Green Line. Photo by Flickr user Jerry Huddleston. Today we’re announcing year two of the Knight Green Line Challenge. The challenge is an open call for the best ideas to build more successful communities in the Central Corridor neighborhoods along the Green Line that connects St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minn. The challenge […]
Article · May 14, 2015 by George Abbott
The first Knight Cities Challenge is now closed. We received over 7,000 entries representing all 26 Knight communities, places where the Knight brothers once owned newspapers. Applications came from as far afield as Brazil and the Philippines. Now we’re entering the review period of the challenge where Knight program staff, augmented by a panel of […]
Article · November 14, 2014 by George Abbott
After two extremely popular virtual office hours and a great response to community events around the country, it’s clear that we have tapped into a potential gold mine of ideas to make our cities more successful. RELATED LINKS “$5M Knight Cities Challenge opens for ideas” by Carol Coletta on Knight Blog (10/01/14) “Richard Florida […]
Article · October 9, 2014 by George Abbott
Photo: View of San Jose with a view toward the airport. Credit: Mike Boening on Flickr. San Jose finds itself in a unique moment in time. The Bay Area has a tremendous pull. It continues to grow and attract talented graduates from across the country and the world. Santa Clara County alone is projected to […]
Article · July 18, 2014 by George Abbott
Developers worked in the office of one-time Beacon-Journal Publisher John S. Knight in Akron for #HackNEO in 2013. Photo by Persa Zula on Flickr. This weekend more than 120 events in more than 100 cities will observe the second annual National Day of Civic Hacking, an event open to everyone who has a passion for […]
Article · May 29, 2014 by George Abbott