Meet Jacob and Marissa: Our New Project Coordinators
We're thrilled to welcome Jacob and Marissa to our team as Project Coordinators! They each bring unique skillsets and a passion for supporting the organizations and systems that support communities. Jacob will be supporting the Client Services team, drawing on his...
Unpacking the Elements of Effective Program Evaluation Systems
Why is effective program evaluation so important? Designing and rolling out a new grant or loan program can be an extremely time intensive process. From ensuring that the program will meet the needs of its target audience and funders while staying true to the values...
Summer is off to grad school!
After nearly three years at Public Works, Summer is heading off to grad school! She’ll be studying interior design at Parsons, where she’s excited to delve deeper into interior design as a practice, art, and tool for change. Summer worked with dozens of clients during...
How the Public Works Team is Celebrating NYC this Summer
A deep love for New York City is one of the unifying forces that has brought many of us to Public Works Partners. As we look to the summer, we are all feeling ready to go out and celebrate the City, from the food and nightlife scenes we’ve all missed to the social...
Open Streets & Jane Jacobs
During the week of May 10, New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio, unveiled a series of transportation and open space-related policies and announcements through an initiative called Streets Week! As part of this effort, Mayor de Blasio announced that the Department of...
Virtual engagement matrix: a guide to choosing the right engagement tools
Choosing the right tool is crucial to the success of your community engagement campaign. But with so many to choose from, it's hard to know where to start. We're making it easier with our virtual engagement matrix, inspired by New York Magazine, where we've called out...
Department of Transportation Announces Lime, Veo, and Bird for E-Scooter Pilot
In an update on our earlier article on scooter accessibility and the exciting efforts to bring a new form of micro-mobility to the city, the Department of Transportation has made its selection for who will lead the pilot program. The three companies selected, Bird,...
Building a more sustainable future through management and planning solutions
Caring for the environment comes in many forms—structural and individual, obvious and hidden. While we take on projects of all shapes, sizes, and interests here at Public Works, our commitment to environmental responsibility and environmental justice runs throughout...
Unpacking Grant & Loan Program Design
In our previous post, “Unpacking the Layers of the COVID-19 Stimulus” we dissected some of the considerations and components of the American Rescue Plan (ARP), the $1.9 trillion stimulus package that was passed in March of 2021. One specific allocation of the ARP is...
Meet Sarafina, Public Works analyst and urban policy enthusiast!
Sarafina recently graduated from Wesleyan University where she majored in Urban Studies. Over time, she has increasingly focused on the role urban policy plays in the construction of the built environment and efforts to increase a community’s awareness of the urban...