CIVIC Projects

Fort Smith, AR

(SMILIES) A community-based framework to develop Shared MicromobIlity for affordabLe-accessIblE housing

University of Arkansas

University Square Apartments and ElderNet communities, Philadelphia, PA

A Collect-Relay-Deliver Model for Food-Secure Aging Communities

Drexel University

Salt Lake County, UT

A Community-Designed Intersectional Food Access Rights for Marginalized communities (IFARM) Hub

University of Utah

Rochester, NY

A Coordinated Food Hub Network and Farm to Institution Program: Building Bridges between Small Local Farmers and Institutions in New York State Capital Region

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Arlington County, Fairfax County, City of Fairfax, and City of Alexandria, VA

Advancing Community-Centered Solutions for Walking, Biking, and Micromobility

George Mason University

Hays and NW Kansas, KS

Advancing Health Equity in Western Kansas Rural Communities Affected by Gender-Based Violence

Fort Hays State Univ

United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 602 in Lansing, MI

Automation Toolkits for Workers

Michigan State University

Monroe County, NY

Bridging the Gap between Essential Emergency Resources and Services and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community in Monroe County NY: A Geospatial-Visual Approach

Rochester Institute of Technology

Alaska

Bridging the Rural Justice Gap: Innovating & Scaling Up Civil Access to Justice in Alaska

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Newark, NJ

Building Neighborhood Density, Mobility, and Affordability Through Regulatory Reform: An Action Plan for Newark, NJ

New York University

City of South Bend, IN

BUILT2AFFORD

University of Notre Dame

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, MI

Capturing Native American Tribal Residents Needs through Better Data and Query Systems

Regents University of Michigan

Greenville, NC

Catalyzing Walkable, Sustainable, and Equitable Urban Development using Innovative Transportation Strategies

North Carolina State University

Pittsburgh, PA

City of Bridges: Using New Transportation Options to Drive Low-Income Mothers to Greater Success in Pittsburgh

Carnegie Mellon University

Austin, TX

Co-Creating a Community Hub for Smart Mobility: A University-Government-Nonprofit Partnership

University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

Co-Creating a Community Platform to Improve Services for People on the Homelessness Continuum

University of Texas Austin

Providence, RI

Co-Creating Context-Sensitive Mobility Strategies for Advancing the Social and Economic Goals of Low-Income Communities

E4TheFuture

Mayaguez, PR

Co-Design of Integrated Energy and Mobility Hubs for Service and Resiliency

University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

Baltimore, MD

Community Based Ride-Hail Pilot: One Car, Multiple Opportunities

University of Oregon

Chicago, IL

Community Food Mobilization in Chicago

Illinois Institute of Technology

Nashville, TN

Community Informed AI-Based System for Driver Training to Advance Neurodiverse Independence and Employment

Vanderbilt University

Flint, MI

Community Knowledge-Inspired Decisions for Schools (Community KIDS)

Regents University of Michigan

Austin, TX

Community-Based Gunshot Alert System

Vanderbilt University

South Bend, IN

Community-Based Research meets Systems Approach: Closing the Loop on Child Lead Poisoning

University of Notre Dame

Hazelwood Neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA

Community-Driven Socio-Technical Infrastructure for Air Quality Advocacy

U of Pittsburgh

East End Pilsen Neighborhood of Chicago, IL

Community-Driven, AI-Powered Thermal Imaging for Accessible Window Air Infiltration and Leakage Measurement

U of Illinois Chicago

Connecting Underrepresented Youths with Employment Opportunities

University of Kansas

St. Paul Island, AK

Creating a community-centered framework to address inequities in food-security in Alaskan coastal communities facing a changing climate

University of Alaska

Nashville, TN

Creating an AI-based Community-wide Efficient and Equitable Response System

Vanderbilt University

Greenbrier County, WV

Creating the West Virginia Flood Resilience Framework for comprehensive disaster response and long-term community recovery

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN

Data-Driven Analytics for Scaling Up Community Carshare: Bringing Affordable, Reliable, and Clean Carshare to More People

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Data-driven and Community Engaged Planning Tools For Addressing Spatial Mismatch

University of Pennsylvania

Nashville, TN

Data-Driven Monitoring and Optimizing of Right-of-Way Permits

Vanderbilt University

Detroit, MI

Designing a Decarbonization- Ready Common Home Assessment

Pecan Street Inc.

Portland, OR

Digital Twin-based Framework for Development of Schools as Smart & Connected Community Resilience Hubs

Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Boston, MA

Economic Resiliency through Mechanism Design and Secure Computing: MainStreetPulse: An Early Warning Platform for Monitoring and Supporting Main Street Businesses

Boston University

Los Angeles, CA

Enabling Safe, Community-wide Bike-to-Work Strategies via Participatory Sensing

University of California, Los Angeles

Nez Perce Tribe, ID

Enhancing Digital Inclusion in Rural Tribal Communities with Dynamically Reliable Mobile Broadband

VA Polytechnic Inst & St U

Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas around Tulsa and Oklahoma City, OK

Enhancing Oklahoma Community Energy Resilience and Disaster Preparedness Through Electric School Bus Integration into Local Grids

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Spokane, WA

Equalizing Access to Non-opioid Strategies with Community-embedded Online Pain Management Tools

Washington State University

Los Angeles, CA

Everyday Respect: Measuring & Improving Police Officer Communication During Motor Vehicle Stops

University of Southern California

Boston, MA

Flexible Mobility-as-a-Service to Improve Post-Pandemic Regional Sustainability

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

San Diego, CA

Human-centered, integrated mobility for disadvantaged communities in the San Diego region

University of California, San Diego

Improving integration of Ukrainian refugees in the US through equitable housing services

Iowa State University

Boston, MA

Improving Outcomes for People Directly Impacted by Incarceration Through Civic Studies Education that Includes Meaningful Employment

Tufts University

Lexington, KY

Improving Service and Resource Distribution Programs through Public Deliberation

Pennsylvania State University

Washington, DC

Improving Workforce Participation Among Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Individuals through the EduFocus Employment Network

CSD

Mecklenburg County, NC

Integrating Drone Delivery of AEDs Into EMS Response

U of NC Chapel Hill

Roosevelt County, NM

Integrating Remote Sensing Data for Environmental and Economic Sustainability

NM Inst of Mining & Tech

Champaign, IL

Jitney+: Redesign of a Legacy Mobility Service for Lower-income Communities in the Post-COVID Digital Age

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Oklahoma City, OK

Legacy Building Toolset

University of Oklahoma

Seattle Metropolitan Region, WA

Leveraging a connected network of unattended micro-pantries to reduce food waste and improve food security

University of Washington

Massachusetts

Leveraging a Resource Sharing Platform for Long-Term Mutual Aid and Responsiveness to Emergent Needs

Worcester Polytech Institute

Detroit, MI

Leveraging AI-assist Microtransit to Ameliorate Spatiotemporal Mismatch between Housing and Employment

Wayne State University

Portland, OR

Meeting COVID and Household Affordability Challenges through Flex Streets and Dynamic Bicycle Transportation Infrastructure

University of Oregon

Cleveland, OH

MICOPP: Mobility Improvements to achieve transportation equity in Communities through joint Optimization of Public and Private community-based resources

Case Western Reserve University

Arkansas

Mobility and Aging in Collaboration (MAGIC): A Transportation Platform for Older Adults

University of Arkansas

Baltimore, MD

Night Moves: Enhancing Mobility Accessibility and Safety for Night Shift Workers

U of MD, College Park

Novel shared transportation services to improve rural-urban commutes

Pennsylvania State University

Chicago, IL

Overcoming Mobility Inequity With New Open-Access Tools for Analyzing Spatial Accessibility

University of Chicago

Puerto Rico

Participatory Civic Technology to Close the Last-Mile Disaster Relief Gap in Puerto Rico

Foundation for Puerto Rico

Bloomington US-wide Philanthropy, IN

Philanthropy Deserts: Identifying and Addressing Mismatches between Charitable Giving and Community Need

Indiana University

Atlanta, GA

Piloting On-Demand Multimodal Transit in Atlanta

Georgia Tech

Philadelphia, PA

Placekeeping: a Co-designed Model for Intergenerational Co-housing and Coalition Building in a University-Adjacent Community

Drexel University

Marysville, OH

Planning a Shared Autonomous Vehicle Mobility Pilot for Linking Affordable Housing and Jobs

Ohio State University

Des Moines, IA

Reducing disparities in drinking water access by rebuilding consumer confidence in municipal tap water

University of Iowa

Detroit, MI

Rehab for America: Housing Resilience for Detroit Communities

Regents U of Michigan

Philadelphia’s Delaware River Waterfront, PA

Revitalizing Legacy Infrastructure Using Rapidly Deployable Pop-Up Metro

Carnegie Mellon University

Blue Oval City - Stanton, TN

Rural Transit Solutions for Blue Oval City Hub (REACH)

University of Memphis

New Orleans, LA

Streamlining and Supporting Access to Public Assistance Programs in Louisiana

Tulane University

San Francisco, CA

Strengthening community paramedicine services through action research

San Jose State University Foundation

Central Business District & Central Activities District in Charlotte, NC

Strengthening Community Safety and Well-being with Ethical, AI-Assisted Video Solutions

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

New Jersey, NJ

Strengthening Peer-Run Safety-Net Behavioral Health Services through Community-centered AI Design

Carnegie Mellon University

New York City, NY

The Lily Pad Neighborhood Mobility Hub Planning and Feasibility Study

New York City College of Technology

New York, NY

Together Organizing Data Access for Youth Programs in NYC (T.O.D.A.Y.)

New York University

Denver, CO

Undesigning the redline and reimagining mobility investments to equitably link jobs, affordable housing, and services

University of Colorado Denver

Milwaukee, WI

User-Centered Mobility Solutions (UCMS): A New Vision to Connect Jobs and the Labor Force

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

San Diego, CA

Walk to Healthy Foods: Modeling Community-Based Assets to Increase Healthy Food Access in Underserved Communities

San Diego State University Foundation