Enough SAID: Collaborating for justice in Detroit
Enough SAID (Enough Sexual Assault in Detroit) is an intersector collaboration committed to testing forgotten rape kits, investigating crimes, and prosecuting resulting cases.
January 23, 2015
Infrastructure
Mapping the Fourth Sector: Informing the Development of For-Benefit Enterprises and Their Supportive Ecosystem
Our recap of "Mapping the Fourth Sector: Informing the Development of For-Benefit Enterprises and Their Supportive Ecosystem."
January 15, 2015
Multi-state cross-sector partnership advances composite material technology
The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation brings together cross sector partners to expand research in composite materials.
January 09, 2015
Seattle takes cross-sector approach to major weather events, climate change
RainWatch is an emergency-management and climatology tool whose purpose is to enable the city to respond to major weather events as they occur.
August 18, 2014
Intersector collaboration brings high tech resources to Environmental Defense Fund
By mounting special sensors to Google’s well-known “street cars” EDF has been able to map and report thousands of natural gas leaks.
August 15, 2014
Modern streetcar line to roll in the Motor City
Construction begins today on a 3.3-mile modern streetcar line through downtown Detroit, the result of a collaboration across private, public, and non-profit sectors that is remarkable in scale.
July 27, 2014
Streetside footrest for Chicago cyclists is small but significant collaboration
This month Chicago’s cyclists saw the installation of a new streetside footrest and handrail whose goal is to encourage riders to rest and wait for a green light.
July 25, 2014
Beyond Shovel-Ready: The Extent and Impact of U.S. Infrastructure Jobs
There is clear potential for intersector collaboration to foster infrastructure jobs, both directly through technical education programs like P-TECH, and indirectly through projects requiring infrastructure design and maintenance, like Colton Crossing.
May 12, 2014