City & Suburbs: We are All in this Together
Over the past half century suburbs have nurtured the vast majority of American economic growth, new populations and, most importantly, the preponderance of our families and our expanding older populations. Thus, to have a successful region, both the central city and the outlying suburbs and edge cities need to be livable in their own unique ways. Partners believes it is time to take a concerted look at our suburbs and ask “What can we do better?” Further, it is time for cities and their suburbs to let go of the old barriers and work together.
New Civics
In the 21st Century, the purely conventional modes of governing communities—the top-down, centralized method—simply will not address all the needs of communities. From citizen action groups to decentralized planning methods, and from major private sector motivation on community investment to community-oriented policing groups, the role of leadership has taken on a different meaning. Partners calls these stakeholders and the public-private partnerships they forge for the common good of all the “New Civics.” Partners promotes New Civics as a successful leadership strategy in every program it develops.
Over the past half century suburbs have nurtured the vast majority of American economic growth, new populations and, most importantly, the preponderance of our families and our expanding older populations. Thus, to have a successful region, both the central city and the outlying suburbs and edge cities need to be livable in their own unique ways. Partners believes it is time to take a concerted look at our suburbs and ask “What can we do better?” Further, it is time for cities and their suburbs to let go of the old barriers and work together.
New Civics
In the 21st Century, the purely conventional modes of governing communities—the top-down, centralized method—simply will not address all the needs of communities. From citizen action groups to decentralized planning methods, and from major private sector motivation on community investment to community-oriented policing groups, the role of leadership has taken on a different meaning. Partners calls these stakeholders and the public-private partnerships they forge for the common good of all the “New Civics.” Partners promotes New Civics as a successful leadership strategy in every program it develops.