This FUSE-produced story was originally published on Next City. Washington D.C. has a broad real estate portfolio that includes thousands of residential and commercial properties valued at more than $11 billion. An estimated $1 billion more worth of properties remain vacant, abandoned, or tax-delinquent, providing little to no value to their surrounding neighborhoods, waiting to … Continued
This FUSE-produced story was originally published on Next City. The criminal justice system across municipalities is vast, complicated, and interdependent. Justice-involved people must account with dozens of staff and systems as they go through different processes: parole officers, the courts, corrections, county health services, social services, and more. To ensure that the rights of justice-involved … Continued
To boost economically depressed neighborhoods, it takes more than just supporting existing businesses. It’s equally, or even more important, to give aspiring business owners a leg up. That’s what Aja Hardy, a veteran strategist, found when she went to work as a FUSE executive fellow in Cleveland, helping promote early-stage entrepreneurship through public-private partnerships. In … Continued
Just a few weeks ago, 15 FUSE executive fellows embarked on a yearlong journey to help government agencies across the country tackle today’s greatest urban issues, from criminal justice reform to immigration policy. Read more about what inspired some of these accomplished professionals to take on their fellowships. FRANCES ARRICALE Promoting Data Analytics to Improve … Continued
This FUSE-produced story was originally published on Next City. Nearly $85 billion in venture capital funding was invested in 2017. An analysis of publicly available venture deals for that year found that more than 75 percent of the founders who received venture backing were white and more than 90 percent were men. Most were from … Continued
This FUSE-produced story was originally published on Route Fifty. If there’s one resource that government has in spades, it’s data. But as any agency cursed with stacks of paper knows, piles of data are only as useful as the ability to process them. Across industries, organizations are on average using less than half of their structured … Continued
When residents have to resort to a Google search to find government services, it’s a sure sign that its website isn’t working well. Such was the case in Washington D.C. Because of its unique status as a city and a federal district, D.C. processes complex requests that cover a range of traditional state, county, and … Continued
This FUSE-produced story was originally published on Next City. Finding an affordable apartment or house in California has become nearly a magical event. The housing stock is thin, and cities are struggling to build more in order to meet increasing demand. The City of Long Beach and the County of Los Angeles, in particular, are … Continued
This FUSE-produced story was originally published on Route Fifty. The city of East Palo Alto is only 2.5 square miles. Yet during peak commuting hours, an otherwise eight-minute drive across town takes about 20 minutes longer than walking the same distance. The toll of traffic on jammed East Palo Alto streets is more than an … Continued