CSC’s executive director, Pete Peterson, recently posted the essay, “More than Zero“, on City Journal Online. In the piece, Peterson, uses research from the recently released Civic Health Index (from the National Conference on Citizenship) to show that, contrary to stereotypes, the generation known as “Generation X” demonstrates significant levels of public participation in actions [...]
An interesting story out of Birmingham in the UK. After launching its new 2.8 million pound participatory planning website, local residents created their own site entitled, “BigCityTalk”.
As reported in the blog Stap isi, one of the citizen-web developers became exasperated over the difficulty in using the City’s website, commenting: “We wanted a place to discuss the [...]
A comprehensive essay here by Miller-McCune’s David Villano, “Building a Better Citizen”, looking at various civic engagement efforts around the country. From transportation planning to economic development, Villano’s piece highlights some interesting projects.
The essay also features an interview with CSC Board member, and Exec Director of the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), David Smith. Smith [...]