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The
Emerging New Society
In
cities throughout America, citizens are creating new kinds
of institutions to meet the needs of families, neighborhoods
and communities. These on-the-ground models and innovations—ranging
from education to health care, transportation to environmental
protection, housing to policing—are beginning to build
a new American society just beneath the surface of public
and media attention.
The very
best of these "gems" now actually operating in communities
and regions around the United States are elements of a mosaic
of institutions which taken together begin to suggest the
outlines of a vision of a better, more democratic and pluralistic—and
achievable—society.
What could
life be like in any community—in our community—if
we were able to bring together the best innovations to address
our local challenges and problems?
Shortly, the National Center will publish a survey
of dozens of institutions that have been renewed all over
the United States: in Louisville, Kentucky; Seattle, Washington;
Alexandria, Louisiana; the Bronx, New York; Baltimore, Maryland;
Oakland County, Michgan; and in many other communities. This
report will focus on innovations in 11 areas
of a community's life:
- City
governance
- Education
- Workplace
- Housing
- Health
care
- Policing
and justice
- Food
- Recycling
and reuse
- Senior
citizens
- Transportation
- Arts
and culture
Other Models
& Innovations include:
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