Topic: Ideas We Should Steal

City governments around the country have partnered with local researchers to find solutions to issues like traffic congestion and fighting fires. Why won’t Philly take advantage of our local colleges to do the same?

We asked local do-good orgs to tell us why they want to grow, in our search for three presenters for the first-ever Ideas We Should Scale Showcase — the response floored us. Now, we want your input.

Some Philly Registered Community Organizations give individuals outsized power to shut down housing proposals in their neighborhoods. A better approach can be found in D.C.

The transit agency does not have to face a “death spiral” every year. Here’s how other city systems are not just surviving, but thriving

Introducing a new showcase to amplify the work of the most promising nonprofit, B-Corps, and benefit corporations in the region. Find out how your organization can get the spotlight and support it needs to grow

How to expand Center City District’s winning formula to more Philly neighborhoods

The City’s ambitious Tree Plan will need an all-out effort to accomplish. Here, some ideas we could steal from elsewhere

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