Last week Pittsburgh City Councilman and CEOs for Cities partner William Peduto held a groundbreaking for an innovative new outdoor learning environment in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Plaza.

Joined in the announcement by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and Florida-based partner N21, Peduto described the project as “the type…

The Knight Foundation and Gallup Consulting have just published their Soul of the Community research.  The purpose of the study was to understand what drives "engagement" or commitment to community and how each of Knight's communities ranked on "community citizen engagement" or CCE. 

Several findings stand out.  Aesthetics…