More than just red paint and white text, political maneuvers and enforcement strategies are key elements in the design of the city’s bus lanes.

Facing both urgent land use challenges and growing skepticism of public processes, a new unit for community planning is finding creative ways to engage people in shaping their neighborhoods and the city as a whole.

How BetaNYC builds the tools community boards need for the 21st century.

Community boards promise local democracy, but it takes more to translate neighborhood visions into reality.

In a new series, People Movers, community organizers share how they shape the city from the ground up. First, Verónica Ramírez of the Queens-based Mujeres en Movimiento mobilizes immigrant moms to fight for safer streets.