Projects
Projects
We engage in multiple different projects and sponsored research with both deep and broad scopes depending on city needs. For example, we manage Communities of Practice for city and county leaders that cover a range of topics required to best support their cities and other local leaders. In addition, we initiate projects in specific areas that assist cities in applying technology to their context, like the environment and public health, Generative AI and performance, and place-based development and community engagement.
Explore some of our active projects below and learn about some of our past projects here.
Current Projects
The Community Data Health Initiative
The Community Data Health Initiative, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, helps cities take on environmental challenges that directly affect people’s health.
The Data-Smart City Pod
Hosted by Stephen Goldsmith, our podcast features leaders and experts in governance, innovation, artificial intelligence, and data.
A Catalog of Civic Data Use Cases
This catalog is an ongoing, regularly-updated resource for informing specific use cases that can be addressed using more advanced data and analysis techniques.
Project on Municipal Innovation
Since 2006, the Project on Municipal Innovation has gathered mayoral chiefs of staff and other city executives of the 35 largest US cities to share best practices and innovative policy ideas to improve city services and resident life.
Solutions Search
This database indexes visual and geo-spatial city solutions. Fully searchable, this is a resource hub for civic leaders seeking examples of visual tools that unlock data-driven insights.
The Responsive Cities Network
The Responsive Cities Network, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, is a three-year initiative helping cities use data and generative AI to better understand resident needs, improve public services, and strengthen trust in local government.
