Championing policies that strengthen community action, participation and local leadership.
Too often, policies affecting towns and neighbourhoods are designed at a distance from the realities of the places they are intended to support.
We believe stronger outcomes require a better understanding of how local economies, participation, infrastructure and community life connect together — and we are particularly interested in practical policies that strengthen communities over the long term.
We know there is already a huge body of research on how we begin to renew communities, but we are particularly interested in how you turn a policy idea into action — and how we make that easier. Our Policy Compass is designed to do exactly that: search a curated evidence base, compare approaches, and turn promising policies into practical local action plans.