The Just Communities Blog

Coordinating Capital Projects Across Divided City Departments to Ensure Systemic Value

The Operational Friction in Municipal Progress Municipal governance is structurally divided into functional categories. The water department manages subsurface mains,...

Equitable Development Policies: Coding Equity into Municipal DNA

Why City Leadership Must Move Beyond Visionary Planning to Systemic Execution For the modern City Manager, the definition of success...

Local Governments Turn Climate Commitments into Real-World Action

Local governments across the country are making bold climate commitments, signaling a new era of responsibility in addressing the climate...

Reclaiming Resilience: How Small Shifts in City Hall Can Empower Communities

Across the country, communities of color are pioneering resilience in real time—transforming vacant lots into food forests, converting churches into...