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PROBLEM(S): I (well, the nonprofit I lead) am trying to solve for the general problem of municipal public policy but, as you might expect, it's a series of disc
by gwbrooks 6y ago
PROBLEM(S):
I (well, the nonprofit I lead) am trying to solve for the general problem of municipal public policy but, as you might expect, it's a series of discrete, linked problems. Some of these problems have thousands of people focused on a solution; in other areas, it's virtually greenfield.
SOLUTION:
The space doesn't lack for good research and policy recommendations, but it has historically lacked (on the right and left), non-screedy, nonpartisan voices that can be trusted when policymakers look for solutions. We're attempting to fill that space.
WHAT WE WANT:
Ultimately? We want every major American city to work better for the people who live and work there. It'll look different from community to community and our job isn't about applying a cookie-cutter approach. Instead, we want to get a wider range of ready-to-implement tools in front of the decision makers, and educate engaged citizens that solutions exist.
- 082349872349872 6y agoIf you can use machine translation, countries with more than two major political parties often have "centre-" parties that tend to argue for centrist platforms on pragmatic grounds. (incidentally, I am just at the point in Simone Weil's reports from germany where, early 1930's, the communist unions and nazi unions are ganging up against the middle-of-the-road pragmatic-reform-not-ideological-revolution social democrat unions. Very depressing.)
- ziftface 6y agoI'd love to see an example. What kind of public policy? What problems?
- gwbrooks 6y agoA good example would be Getting Back To Work, our economic-recovery playbook for cities. https://gettingbacktowork.org https://gettingbacktowork.org
- raleighm 6y agoWhat is the nonprofit?
- gwbrooks 6y agoBetter Cities Project, https://better-cities.org https://better-cities.org