Center for the Living City Employee Directory
Civic and Social OrganizationsNew York, United States2-10 Employees
The Center for the Living City is a civic and social organization that examines contemporary urban life to inform civic participation and constructive responses to social, economic, and environmental justice challenges. Founded in cooperation with Jane Jacobs, it is described as a global urbanist organization. Based in Scranton, in the northeastern United States, since 2020, the center also lists an address in New York City. It collaborates with academic and other partners to advance urban design and related urban issues, including a recent partnership with Marywood University to pursue new approaches to urban design. With a small staff, the organization focuses on issues of social, economic, and environmental justice within urban contexts.