The Wait

Urban Investigations

The Wait

The Public School Avengers

Urban Investigations

The Public School Avengers

A Bet on Debt

City Studies

A Bet on Debt

Get It Back!

Public Access Design

Get It Back!

The Newtown Creek BOA

Technical Assistance

The Newtown Creek BOA

Now Boarding

Urban Investigations

Now Boarding

2020

news

We recently teamed up with the Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center (SNP), and design studio 13 milliseconds to create a guide to navigating shelters in the NYC Department of Homeless Services system.

debut presentation

Last week, students from the International Community High School presented to their peers their latest investigative project about the impact of police presence in schools. The students debuted Safe Space?, a teaching tool they developed about the issue, explored the ... more

Party

Be the first to congratulate our 2020 partners – the talented designers who bring public policy to life, and the tireless organizers and advocates who bring it to the people who most need to know – and hear about the exciting new topics. Tuesday, March 10 6:30 ... more

news

We’re thrilled to announce our latest round of Making Policy Public collaborations, selected by our stellar jury! Over the next year we’ll be working with these fierce advocates and designers to create visual explanations of complicated policy issues.

news

Our 2020 cohort of Public Access Design Fellows recently kicked off the Fellowship by diving into CUP’s methodology. After some ice breakers, food, and reflections, Fellows learned about bail reform in New York and came up with strategies for how such a ... more

meet the…

For our latest round of Meet the Designer, CUP’s ongoing series spotlighting our design collaborators, we sat down with design studio L+L!

talk

Last month, CUP’s ED Christine Gaspar and Board Member Inbar Kishoni spoke at Agency: An Architect’s Tools for Civic Engagement, hosted by the AIANY Civic Leadership Program.

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Technical Assistance

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Get Money

City Studies

Get Money

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA

Engage to Change

Technical Assistance

Engage to Change

What Is Affordable Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Affordable Housing?

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

Making Policy Public

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

If You Can Make It Here...

Urban Investigations

If You Can Make It Here...