a do tank, not a think tank

cityLAB is a do tank, not a think tank.

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co-designing the future of transportation

Mobiliti.us ran an inclusive co-design workshop for 200 attendees between October 3rd and October 5th, 2018, with the primary goal of closing the gap between skilled hourly workers who struggle to succeed without reliable access to mobility options, and employers who struggle to hire and retain such workers due to transportation issues.

The outcome of the event itself was a curated group of pilot programs, from which several will be selected to run in 2019 with the aim of proving the return on investment for employers who invest directly in transportation options for their employees.

Discover more about it in our Mobiliti Experiment.

the garfield night market debuts!

The Garfield Night Market kicked off last Friday night and was a big success. The market had 29 vendors, six of whom were from Garfield, which — though we’ve set it as our goal to have more and more Garfield-based vendors sell at future Night Markets — we were very proud of for our first market. Paper lanterns floated over N. Pacific Avenue and attracted a diverse crowd, including families, to eat food, peruse vendors’ handmade goods, and enjoy a great summer evening in Garfield.

The next market will be held on September 6th — find out more about it at garfieldnightmarket.org.




a 6% walkabout in the post-gazette

The 6% Place is “an innovative path to socially compassionate community change” says Rob Stephany, director of the Heinz Endowments’ community and economic development program. “We want to see vibrant neighborhoods with strong market forces at work and to make sure that low-income people clearly benefit from that vibrancy.”

Read all about the next phase of cityLAB’s 6% Place project in Diana Nelson-Jones’ Walkabout column in today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Image by Flickr user Pat Pilon.

new partners for the 6% place!

And now we are getting on with it. With the help of $49,350 awarded to the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation by the Heinz Endowments and the energy of our newly-formed 6% Place committee, we are building the 6% Place.

The Heinz Endowments supports efforts to make southwestern Pennsylvania a premier place to live and work, a center for learning and educational excellence, and a region that embraces diversity and inclusion.

We’re excited. We’re rolling. Watch for updates!