“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” This quote, attributed to one of the...
The images and videos in the galleries below capture What’s Next, West Virginia? and What’s Next, Alabama? in action, showing people from different walks of life—across class, race, faith, education,...
by Lindsay M. Miller, Senior Fellow at The National Civic League Urbanists everywhere are discussing the “return to the city,” or the re-urbanization of suburbanites and the increasing importance of...
SolSmart provides recognition and no-cost technical assistance to help local governments reduce barriers to solar energy growth. With the help of national and local experts, cities, counties, and towns are...
Spurred by a depressed economy in the 1980s, Dubuque leveraged partnerships and residents’ strengths to put the city back on the map. By creating common goals and a shared identity...
The National Civic League is proud to announce our partnership with ICMA (the International City/County Management Association) to help establish a national recognition program to energize local solar marketplaces. The SPARC program – Solar Powering America by...
From NextCity.org: Oakland has earthquakes, droughts and a host of other resilience problems to tackle. Now it has a Chief Resilience Officer to lead the charge. Today, Oakland Mayor Jean...
The spring 2012 issue of the National Civic Review (101:1) focuses on the successes of four government entities in Southern California—two cities, a county and a school district—in adapting to...
