Topic: Ideas We Should Steal

Portland, Oregon, just passed the most revolutionary urban zoning reform in recent history to keep residents from being displaced. In Philly, that could bring housing relief to tens of thousands

The city needs to recruit another 4,000 people to work the polls on November 5. Here’s why it matters — and some ways we can prevent this last minute scramble in the future

Basic mental health first aid training is de rigueur in many police forces. Tucson, Arizona, takes its approach further.

While the City and advocates continue negotiations over the homeless encampment on the Parkway, Denver and New Jersey demonstrate some much-needed new thinking

Critical thinking, empathy and kindness are saving lives from Scotland to Florida. Why not in Philly?

A third of Americans have medical bills they cannot pay. A New York nonprofit has helped eliminate $2 billion of that debt for the poorest of them

Cities like New York and Pittsburgh allow the public to view every local government expenditure online. City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart wants to make that happen here, too

The pandemic has survivors of domestic violence trapped at home with their abusers. France, Spain and others have figured out how to reach them

The New Orleans Police Department has been remade thanks to an innovative peer intervention program. Can the Philly PD undergo a similar culture change?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered ballots be sent to all his state’s registered voters for the general election. Why don’t we do that here?