October 28, 2025

Neighborhoods are an essential aspect of local democracy, and for neighborhood groups to be truly democratic, there are at least five core principles they should embody: Representation: Do they reflect...

Book Review: Triumph of the City by Edward Glaeser

May 30, 2019

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...

The League’s Civic Index: Measuring Your Community’s Capacity to Solve Problems and Thrive

How to Enhance Formal Neighborhood Governance

Book Review: Triumph of the City by Edward Glaeser

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