Knight Foundation announces $250,000 re-investment to support young civic innovators to create vibrant and civically engaged communities. MIAMI – (June 1, 2020) – To unlock the creative potential of young civic innovators and create more resilient post-pandemic communities, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announces a $250,000 re-investment in Emerging City Champions fellowship […]
In a nation emerging from a pandemic, Reimagining the Civic Commons responds to a growing need for revitalized civic assets. (May 27, 2020) — A national initiative to advance ambitious social, economic and environmental goals through public spaces announced a major expansion today. Reimagining the Civic Commons has added five new U.S. cities who join […]
EPISODE 5: RISING TO THE MOMENT (TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2020) How can we rise to the moment and address the issues our communities are facing head on? How are cities addressing systemic racism? What are communities doing now to rebuild? On this episode of Coast to Coast, we learned about one community’s response, as we heard […]
EPISODE 4: TAKING BACK OUR STREETS DURING COVID-19: NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR PUBLIC SPACE, OUR DOWNTOWNS AND RECOVERY. (TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2020) How can we better leverage streets for people? How can streets be part of the solution for our economic recovery? We’ll talk with experts Chelina Odbert of KDI Design and Raphael Clemente of the […]
EPISODE 2: EQUITY AND PUBLIC SPACE — WHAT INEQUITIES DOES THE CURRENT CRISIS AMPLIFY AND HOW CAN WE ADDRESS THEM IN THE RECOVERY? (TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020) Hosted in partnership with the High Line Network and Reimagining the Civic Commons. Featuring special guests Carol Coletta (President and CEO of the Memphis River Parks Partnership), Alexa Bush (Director of Urban […]
EPISODE 1: PUBLIC LIFE HAS DISAPPEARED – WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS AND HOW CAN WE REBUILD OUR CITIES? (TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2020) With special guest Eric Klinenberg, Knight Public Spaces Fellow, professor of social science at NYU and practitioner working on urban public spaces.
EPISODE 8: ELECTION DISRUPTED – PART 4: SETH FLAXMAN (THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1 P.M. ET) Seth Flaxman, creator of TurboVote, joins the conversation on the ways the current crisis will shape or disrupt the coming election. Click here to register.
As former commissioners of the Federal Election Commission, Trevor Potter and Ann Ravel provide their insight on elections in the U.S. Click here to register.
Spencer Overton, President of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and Arturo Vargas, CEO of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials continue the conversation on elections during the current crisis.
