For more information on the progressive city in general, to schedule an Activists in City Hall or progressive cities event, please contact:

Pierre Clavel
E-mail: pc29@cornell.edu
Address:
203 W. Sibley Hall
Department of City and Regional Planning
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 255-6212

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For information on neighborhood action planning or participatory action research or to schedule a neighborhood action planning event, please contact:

Ken Reardon
E-mail: kreardon@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-2610

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Specific Research Topics

If you would like to further explore specific progressive cities or neighborhood initiatives, the following is a list of contacts or links that may be helpful. 

Please check back often as we will continue to expand this list.

Berkeley, CA

Resources and contacts to come.

Boston, MA

Resources and contacts to come.

Burlington, VT
City of Burlington website

The City of Burlington website is a great resource for the progressive city researcher. This city has translated its efforts to engage the community and remain transparent to its website. Many initiatives, past and present, are well-documented here. Specific points of interest on the website are: Plans & Projects and  CEDO (Community and Economic Development Office).

Crystal Launder, 2007 thesis: “Expansion of the Public Realm in Burlington, VT: 1982-2007″

Chicago, IL

Ken Reardon, 1990 dissertation: “Local Economic Development in Chicago 1983-1987″

Cleveland, OH

Resources and contacts to come.

Hartford, CT

Resources and contacts to come.

Santa Monica, CA

Resources and contacts to come.

Conference on Alternative State and Local Policies

Resources and contacts to come.