ProGov21 Policy Library

Healthy living in American cities is a luxury inequitably distributed to residents. Access to quality food, public natural spaces, and the impact of pollutants are restricted to those who cannot afford to pay. This report suggests mayors must rethink their policy approach to be more...

Dedicated to limiting students' exposure to pollutants, Phoenix City staff, school faculty, and Arizona State University researchers planted trees and shrubs with K-8 students on unused school playgrounds. This project is poised to benefit more than 121,000 children under the age...

Recognizing the mental health and physical health of children in poverty who have been impacted by the COVID lockdowns, Scranton, PA launched an innovative outdoor exposure program that helped children engage with outdoor spaces. By introducing a City Parks Passports to children and...

Implementing climate policy has the potential to promote high-road workforce development (HRWD) that increase economic opportunity for low-income communities. At the same time, HRWD can facilitate the successful implementation of climate plans and broaden community support for climate...

Activists and advocates can use this resource in tandem with the 'Building Power in Place Municipalist Organizing Toolkit' to reflect on municipalist organizing strategies, outline their movement's skill sets, and establish advocacy goals. It includes exercises and guidelines relevant...

Municipalist organizing envisions self-governed localities where neighbors can govern themselves and build alternative economic policies based on cooperation and solidarity. This toolkit combines research findings, best practices, and case studies to promote direct democracy, coordination...

By offering health insurance, paid family leave and sick days, companies and workers can avoid working against each other and businesses experience increased worker productivity. The public interest is also served as companies end up putting more money into local economies. New regulations...