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Capstone Projects

Citizen Engagement and Revenue Generation in UgandaThe Municipal Development Partnership for Eastern and Southern Africa (MDPESA) engages in capacity building to promote civic engagement and ensure effective self-governance in 25 African nations, and the Capstone team was enlisted to study citizen …

Publication

How Social Media Moves New York: Twitter Use by Transportation Providers in the New York RegionSocial media networks are valuable tools for the public outreach needs of transportation providers: they are free, instantaneous, reach large numbers of people simultaneously, and allow for sideline discussions. When transportation providers are trying to …

Alumni In Action

Brandon WestHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? I knew I wanted to be connected to local government, local issues, and ways to make government work better, inside and outside of it. I came from an advocacy background, but wanted some hard …

Course

URPL-GP.2645

Planning for Emergencies and DisastersThe consequences of disastrous events are escalating globally in terms of lives lost, injuries, adverse social conditions, economic costs, and environmental destruction. Furthermore, the rapidity of action required when an emergency arises poses unique …

Publication

Tools for Monitoring the Health Care Safety NetTools for Monitoring the Health Care Safety Net offers strategies and concrete tools for assessing local health care safety nets. With topics ranging from estimating the size of local uninsured populations to using administrative data to presenting …

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Economic Development and FinanceAfter the primaries, what immediate actions should the incoming mayor take to bend federal funds for local priorities? As New York moves from relief to recovery, and from managing the Rescue Plan to infrastructure, innovation, and human capital funds, the …

Publication

Context Sensitive Solutions in Large Central CitiesThis report is a summary of the proceedings and findings from a one-and-a-half day peer-to-peer workshop on context sensitive design/solutions (CSD/S) held in New York City in June 2003. The goal of the session was to lay a foundation for dealing with the …

Publication

Civil Society Capacity for Public Action: Lessons for Leadership Development in Social Change Organizations. (Capacidad de la Sociedad Civil para la Acción Pública Local: Lecciones sobre el desarrollo de Liderazgos en Organizaciones para el Cambio Social)S. Ospina Bozzi …

Course

PADM-GP.4700

Topics in Public ServiceThis course examines pressing public service challenges through a rotating focus that responds to current developments and instructor expertise. Each semester explores a different frontier issue shaping the field—recent offerings have covered topics such …

Alumni In Action

Rochelle Brahalla… now? I’m a senior transportation planner at WSP, a global engineering professional services firm with more than …

Publication

The Effect of Tax and Expenditure Limitations on Revenue Volatility: Evidence from ColoradoMuch of the research on tax and expenditure limitations (TELs) focuses on the impact that limits have on the size of the public sector or the distribution of expenditures at the state and local levels. While these results shed light on the extent to which …

Capstone Projects

West Brighton Exploratory Development StrategyThe Capstone team designed an exploratory economic development strategy for a selection of waterfront industrial brownfield sites in West Brighton, Staten Island. The project culminated in the suggestion of two economic development visions for the area, …

Capstone Projects

Course

PADM-GP.2184

Community Based Participatory Action ResearchThis is an introductory course for students who want to better understand theories, principles, and methods of community-based participatory action research (CBPAR), which is research done with communities and community partners. CBPAR is a means for …

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Proposal GuidelinesFor proposal consideration, submit the following materials online at wagner.gallery@nyu.edu or via shared drive: High-resolution digital images of up to 30 samples of your artwork. Please consider wall dimensions and space limitations when making your …

Faculty Profile

Vince EnriquezVince Enriquez is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service, with over 20 years of experience in intelligence & interagency coordination to support departmental leadership and national security policymakers in …

Publication

High-Speed Rail Projects in the United States: Identifying the Elements for SuccessFor almost half a century, high-speed ground transportation (HSGT) has held the promise of fast, convenient, and environmentally sound travel for distances between 40 and 600 miles. While a number of HSGT systems have been developed and deployed in Asia …

News

Student Spotlight: Maggie Huang (MUP 2025)Maggie Huang (MUP 2025), chair, First Generation Student Association Can you share a bit about yourself and what inspired you to attend a school of public service? I’m a born and raised New Yorker, so I’ve spent my entire life being immersed in a built …

Publication

Through the Roof: What Communities Can Do About the High Cost of Rental Housing in AmericaHousing affordability continues to be a major concern for residents across the country. In this report, the authors look at what local governments can do to mitigate rising costs of rental housing in the U.S. The report reviews the root causes of high …

Capstone Projects

IDENTIFYING INNOVATIVE FINANCE SOLUTIONS FOR SERVICE DELIVERY IN MOROCCOThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) innovates financial solutions to empower local governments in the least-developed countries to increase dedicated budgetary space and resources for programs that improve lives. UNCDF’s West Africa team …

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Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in North American CitiesClimate change mitigation and adaptation action plans are developing at a rapid pace, being driven by both local initiatives and emerging alliances and support organizations that cut across multiple jurisdictions. These plans include a broad range of …

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Fiscal Decentralization in Indonesia: A New Approach to an Old IdeaThe system for financing and delivering local public services in Indonesia, as in many developing countries, is highly centralized. Growing awareness of the weaknesses of the present system has recently generated much interest in decentralization and …

Alumni In Action

Joe EastmanCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? I oversee the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) budget for contracted provider shelters for families and single adults, street outreach, medical/ behavioral health programs, and the agency’s …

Capstone Projects

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A “ONE-STOP SHOP” RECOVERY COMMUNITY
CENTERThe Trenton, New Jersey Police Department has partnered with addiction and recovery specialists to pursue alternative paths to treatment and recovery for community members with substance use disorders. Connecting people in need to crucial services and …