Catalogue: City Innovation Library clear
11 practices not yet assessed for evidence strength.
Most practices in: United States of America (31)
work2future is Silicon Valley’s Workforce Investment Network. It is a part of the national workforce development system as authorized by the Workforce …
In July 2017, 15 volunteer teams in Richmond, Virginia logged 60,000+ car-mounted temperature readings, finding 15–20°F intra-city gaps that helped secure five …
“Unleash Your Geek” was part of the previous mayor’s vision of “unlocking the community’s potential.” The Strategic Partnerships team in the city …
NYC DOT turned Broadway road space into interim plazas with paint and furniture from 2009, then made them permanent after data showed …
Since 2008, Cleveland's Evergreen Cooperatives has used anchor-institution procurement from the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals to build worker-owned firms; by 2021 …
In 2009 the US DOE gave Chattanooga's EPB a $111.5M smart-grid grant; EPB installed 1,200 automated sensors across 171 circuits, cutting outage …
Stanford's Office of Technology Licensing, running since 1970, still generates over $88m a year in licensing revenue and helped launch 28 startups …
In 2008, San Jose became the first U.S. city to adopt a Demonstration Partnership Policy encouraging collaboration with the private sector and …
A 2009 trial closing Broadway to cars at Times Square and Herald Square cut pedestrian injuries by 35% and motorist injuries by …
Since 2017, Bloomberg Philanthropies and two Harvard schools have run a nine-month executive-education and peer-learning programme for sitting mayors, reaching 447 mayors …
Since 1982, the US SBIR/STTR programs have channelled over $3bn a year in non-dilutive federal R&D awards to small businesses across 11+ …
Formed in 1984 after decades of arson and disinvestment, DSNI became the only US community group ever granted eminent domain, building a …
On 16 Aug 2015 Houston METRO replaced hub-and-spoke bus routes with a frequent grid, with no added operating budget. Sunday ridership rose …
Founded in 2019, Driver's Seat Cooperative is a driver-owned data cooperative where gig and rideshare drivers pool trip data for shared analytics; …
Argonne National Lab, the University of Chicago and Chicago built the open-source 'Array of Things' sensor network (2016-) for street-level environmental and …
NYC council members let residents vote on capital projects from discretionary funds; a 2023 voter-file study found PB raised individual voting probability …
Since 2021, WVU's Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative has offered remote workers a $12,000 relocation bonus plus two years of free outdoor recreation …
California voids virtually all employee non-compete contracts (§16600). A natural experiment when Michigan accidentally reversed its own ban in 1985 showed enforcement …
The University of Minnesota's Venture Center spun out a record 26 startups in FY2025 alongside 450 invention disclosures and 248 licensing deals, …
Since 1988, NIST's Hollings MEP has run 400+ centres nationwide advising small manufacturers; an independent study found a 14.5:1 return, but a …
Since 2011, Michigan's University Research Corridor and Global Detroit have run the US's first international-student retention program: 63% of 2,500+ OPT/CPT trainees …
A year-long Boston pilot raised and adjusted meter rates; Back Bay saw 11% more free metered spaces and 14% less double parking, …
Venture Partners at CU Boulder turned university IP into 35 new startups in FY2024 (the US's second-highest annual total ever) and a …
Action Greensboro's Boomerang Greensboro campaign (2021–) helps former residents relocate back to the city; an independent Lightcast study of confirmed returnees found …
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