What's in the Water?

Making Policy Public

What's in the Water?

Engage to Change

Technical Assistance

Engage to Change

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Making Policy Public

Innocent Until Proven Risky

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Public Access Design

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Prison Profits: Who Pays The Price

City Studies

Prison Profits: Who Pays The Price

Happy Meals?

City Studies

Happy Meals?

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.

Shelter Skelter

Urban Investigations

Shelter Skelter

We Own It

Making Policy Public

Pay Dirt

City Studies

Pay Dirt

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Making Policy Public

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Your School, Your Choice!

Making Policy Public

Your School, Your Choice!

Get It Back!

Public Access Design

Get It Back!

Is Your Neighborhood Getting Too Expensive?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Neighborhood Getting Too Expensive?

Participatory Budgeting

Technical Assistance

Participatory Budgeting