We research issues related to the quality of public life in cities, including human scale design, public health, climate adaptation, and civic participation.

We offer dynamic trainings for local governments, foundations, and community design organizations on our public life tools, frameworks, and research methods.

We host public programs that bring together planners, designers, city officials, and grassroots leaders to discuss opportunities for advancing healthier, more equitable public life in cities.

We develop tools for the study of public space and public life, and host the Public Life Data Protocol: a common language for measuring and comparing information about public spaces.