Capstone Projects
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The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and exacerbated needs related to housing supply and demand. This has resulted in greater service needs and an opportunity to reassess current approaches to addressing precarious housing situations and the experience of …
CITY OF MISSOULA, MONTANA
The Institute of Sustainable Communities (ISC) has collaborated with organizations nationwide to implement sustainable decarbonization pilots in Oakland, Philadelphia, and St. Louis, in order to address the exclusion of low-income communities of color …
INSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
The World Bank’s Governance Global Practice (GGP) works with countries facing governance issues to build capable, transparent, and inclusive institutions. Governments use Gender-Responsive Public Financial Management (GRPFM), also known as Gender- …
WORLD BANK
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), the UN’s capital investment agency for the least developed countries, offers “last mile” finance models that unlock public and private resources to reduce poverty and support local economic development. …
UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
Ek Kadam Aur (EKA) is a nonprofit organization transforming the lives of underprivileged children with visual impairments through inclusive education and digital technology. EKA’s Arunodaya (“Sunshine for the Blind”) program equips blind children in rural …
EK KADAM AUR
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), is a UN agency that provides innovative financial approaches to the world’s least developed nations. UNCDF leverages both public and private funds to alleviate poverty and foster economic growth at the …
UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
CARE is an international humanitarian organization dedicated to ending global poverty. In 2022, CARE launched an innovative pilot that focused on capacity-sharing, learning, and grant-making for women-led organizations (WLOs) in four conflict-affected …
CARE
Under the direction of the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC), Town+Gown: NYC is a city-wide partnership program that provides resources to support research on infrastructure and the built environment. In order to advance NYC's sustainability …
TOWN+GOWN: NYC
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is an international financial institution serving as the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. The Dominican Republic government approached the IDB to explore improvement …
INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
The World Bank’s Kenya Urban Support Program forms and reinforces urban organizations to enhance infrastructure and services in Kenya’s participating counties. The World Bank enlisted the Capstone team to address the urgent challenge of coastal and …
WORLD BANK
The Uganda Village Project (UVP) is an organization dedicated to improving public health by implementing fistula repair, sexual reproductive health education, and water sanitation programs. UVP engaged a Capstone team to optimize its obstetric fistula …
UGANDA VILLAGE PROJECT
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) is a bi-state agency that operates and maintains tunnels, bridges, and bus terminals, among other transportation facilities. PANYNJ is planning the reconstruction of its Midtown Bus Terminal on its …
PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy (BOPC) engaged the Capstone team to create a methodology to collect, analyze, and present data on park usership to better understand how many people are using its parks. The team reviewed case studies and literature …
BUFFALO OLMSTED PARKS CONSERVANCY
In 2019, New York State lawmakers approved legislation eliminating the use of cash bail for the majority of misdemeanors and select lesser felonies. Politicians and other government officials have vocally opposed the legislation since its implementation …
CASH BAIL REFORM AND CRIME RATES IN NYC
The Capstone team investigated the impact of public efficiency grade disclosure on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions among large buildings in New York City. Leveraging data from the NYC Energy & Water Performance Map, the team analyzed 48,334 buildings over …
BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORING
The Urban Team of the World Bank aims to bridge the infrastructure gap in Indonesia by improving infrastructure and public service delivery at the subnational level through loans, technical assistance, and capacity building. The World Bank enlisted a …
WORLD BANK
Transportation Alternatives (TA) is an advocacy organization whose mission is to reclaim New York City from cars by transforming its streets into safe, sustainable, and equitable places to walk, bike, take transit, gather, and thrive. TA’s “NYC 25x25” …
TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES
Union Square Partnership (USP) is a Business Improvement District (BID) that helps manage and promote the economic development of the greater Union Square Park and 14th Street corridor area in Manhattan. USP’s responsibilities include maintenance, …
UNION SQUARE PARTNERSHIP
In 2023, the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) launched a Curb Management Action Plan in an effort to reimagine the city’s curb space. The goal of the “Smart Curbs” pilot is to address the evolving urban transportation landscape marked …
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Teens for Food Justice (TFFJ) is catalyzing a youth-led movement to end food insecurity in one generation through high-capacity, school- based hydroponic farming. TFFJ enlisted the Capstone team to help with its expansion strategy by exploring the …
TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE
The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) is an anti-poverty policy and advocacy organization with a century-long presence in New York City. As part of its mission of dismantling impediments to economic security and wellbeing, FPWA engaged the …
FEDERATION OF PROTESTANT WELFARE AGENCIES
The Living City Project (LCP) is an educational nonprofit organization that uses New York City as a classroom to engage young adults on urban issues. One of LCP’s core program offerings, CityGAP, is a semester-long gap program that immerses participants …
LIVING CITY PROJECT
The New York City Department of Correction (NYCDOC) oversees persons in custody (PICs) awaiting trial or serving sentences of one year or less. NYCDOC engaged the Capstone team to recommend optimal systems for the assessment and classification of PICs. …
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) is an arts, culture, education, and media organization that advances cultural equity and racial and social justice for African-descendant communities. CCCADI engaged a Capstone team to …
The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute