Safe Space?

City Studies

Safe Space?

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

Seeking Sanctuary

Urban Investigations

Seeking Sanctuary

Step Right Up

City Studies

Step Right Up

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Public Access Design

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What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS?

Technical Assistance

What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS?

About CUP

The Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) is a nonprofit organization that uses the power of design and art to increase meaningful civic engagement particularly among underrepresented communities. CUP projects demystify the urban policy and planning issues that impact our communities, so that more individuals can better participate in shaping them.

We believe that increasing understanding of how these systems work is the first step to better and more diverse community participation.

CUP projects are collaborations of art and design professionals, community-based advocates and policymakers, and our staff. Together we take on complex issues—from the juvenile justice system to zoning law to food access—and break them down into simple, accessible, visual explanations.

The tools we create are used by organizers and educators all over New York City and beyond to help their constituents better advocate for their own community needs.

Website design: Linked by Air

Find out more about CUP through this short video from the Curry Stone Design Prize.


Child Support?!

Making Policy Public

Child Support?!

Education Rights for Families

Technical Assistance

Education Rights for Families

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Making Policy Public

Figuring Out Health Insurance

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Public Access Design

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Innocent Until Proven Risky

Making Policy Public

Innocent Until Proven Risky

If You Can Make It Here...

Urban Investigations

If You Can Make It Here...