CHICAGO (WLS) -- Tens of thousands of Chicagoans cannot vote in local elections due to their immigration status. The overwhelming majority are from Latin America. Still, there is a way for some ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. In this excerpt from “Hyperlocal: Place Governance in a ...

Contemporary public policy is no longer able to rely on representative democracy. To stay legitimate and fulfil popular needs, it has to transform and become more participatory and digital. (L-r) ...

Volunteers paint the octopus mural at Lakeside Landing. Photo courtesy of Mike Ritch, the artist who designed the mural. The giant octopus painted on a former SFMTA parking lot was partly funded by ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. When city councilmember Amir Farokhi discovered $1 million in ...

Participatory Budgeting is back for its fourth cycle in Durham, allowing residents the opportunity to allot $2.4 million in city funding on (almost) whatever project idea they can dream up. Durham ...

Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield delivered her first State of the City address on March 31, 2026, at Mumford High School on the city’s northwest side. In the speech, Sheffield touted the accomplishments ...

Participatory management is a system in which employees of a business organization take an active role in the decision-making process as it relates to the way the business operates. There are various ...

Colombia's image is still tainted by its long and violent drug war, but its second largest city is practicing one of the most innovative forms of city democracy anywhere. Medellin is one of few big ...

This blog post was authored by Jeff Kuhnhenn, AIA, LEED AP, Director of Architectural Design, Gresham Smith. Over the past 40 years, there has been a slow but radical realignment in how designers and ...