The Newtown Creek BOA

Technical Assistance

The Newtown Creek BOA

Don't Bank On It

Making Policy Public

Don't Bank On It

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Making Policy Public

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Is Justice For All?

City Studies

Is Justice For All?

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

2020

news

We recently teamed up with the Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center (SNP), and design studio 13 milliseconds to create a guide to navigating shelters in the NYC Department of Homeless Services system.

debut presentation

Last week, students from the International Community High School presented to their peers their latest investigative project about the impact of police presence in schools. The students debuted Safe Space?, a teaching tool they developed about the issue, explored the ... more

Party

Be the first to congratulate our 2020 partners – the talented designers who bring public policy to life, and the tireless organizers and advocates who bring it to the people who most need to know – and hear about the exciting new topics. Tuesday, March 10 6:30 ... more

news

We’re thrilled to announce our latest round of Making Policy Public collaborations, selected by our stellar jury! Over the next year we’ll be working with these fierce advocates and designers to create visual explanations of complicated policy issues.

news

Our 2020 cohort of Public Access Design Fellows recently kicked off the Fellowship by diving into CUP’s methodology. After some ice breakers, food, and reflections, Fellows learned about bail reform in New York and came up with strategies for how such a ... more

meet the…

For our latest round of Meet the Designer, CUP’s ongoing series spotlighting our design collaborators, we sat down with design studio L+L!

talk

Last month, CUP’s ED Christine Gaspar and Board Member Inbar Kishoni spoke at Agency: An Architect’s Tools for Civic Engagement, hosted by the AIANY Civic Leadership Program.

It's Not Just in Our Heads

Urban Investigations

It's Not Just in Our Heads

What Up With DAT?

Technical Assistance

Carbon City

City Studies

Carbon City

How Can I Improve My Park?

Making Policy Public

How Can I Improve My Park?

Our Values, Our Voice, Our Vote

Making Policy Public

Our Values, Our Voice, Our Vote

Get Support in Housing Court

Making Policy Public

Get Support in Housing Court

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Whose Art?

City Studies

Whose Art?