Topic: Ideas We Should Steal

A way to get more people voting and make our communities safer? That’s what happened with a Colorado program Pennsylvania could easily replicate

Another tool to keep pedestrians safe, like they do in Hoboken and Jersey City? Yes, please

OIC of America’s CEO ran a successful program to open high-paying construction jobs to more people in Minnesota. Now, he’s running the same playbook in Pennsylvania

New York City’s comptroller has made public exactly how federal money is spent in the city to serve residents. Drexel’s Metro Finance head encourages other cities, like Philly, to do the same, to prepare for the consequences of President Trump’s funding cuts

New York City has divested three of its five municipal pensions from dirty energy — with stellar financial results. As Philadelphia works to fund our pensions, should we do the same?

Atlanta turned 40 giant steel boxes into temporary affordable housing. Could this be one way to get closer to Mayor Parker’s goal of creating 30,000 more homes?

A no-nonsense website lets Istanbul residents aid their neighbors with life essentials in times of crisis, no questions asked. What could this simple solution do for Philadelphians?

Should PA become the tenth state to opt into the Restaurant Meals Program, offering SNAP beneficiaries access to pre-cooked food?

“Health hubs” in Washington state are dramatically reducing opioid addiction among patients. Could a similar model work in Philly and around the country?

Almost every election Philadelphia struggles to recruit enough people to operate our polling stations, which puts our democracy at risk. What if we made like Nebraska, and … drafted them instead?