Block Party

City Studies

Block Party

What the Cell?

Urban Investigations

What the Cell?

Block Party

City Studies

Block Party

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip

Hello, My Name is Minimum Wage

City Studies

Hello, My Name is Minimum Wage

CUP is now accepting applications for Public Access Design!

CUP is now accepting applications for Public Access Design!

We’re looking for community and advocacy organizations who are working to address policy issues where the difficulty of understanding the issues is leading to social injustice. Together, we’ll collaborate with designers to break down complex problems into an accessible, culturally appropriate visual tool that you can share with the communities you work with.

Public Access Design projects are intensive 4 to 6-month collaborations with CUP, a designer, and an NYC-based community organization. Collaborations result in a pocket-sized guide that breaks down and demystifies a complex social justice issue. Projects are concise in scope and often cover urgent topics. Organizations will receive 1,000 free copies of the project.

We’re looking for organizations who work directly with the people impacted by the issue and who can directly distribute the completed booklet or poster to those people. Applicants should be interested in engaging in a collaborative design process and, most importantly, should be interested in explaining an aspect of public policy! 
We define public policy broadly proposed projects can address: 

• policies (like like the right to safe housing in prison for TGNCNB individuals)

• systems (like navigating the various housing vouchers), or

• processes (like getting your stuff back after and arrest)

Applications are due by Monday, April 4 at 11:59pm EST.

Ready to Apply? Click here to start your application.

Questions? Click here to watch our webinar.

Field Guide to Federalism

City Studies

Field Guide to Federalism

Pass It On!

Making Policy Public

Pass It On!

Your Guide to Welfare in NYC

Making Policy Public

Your Guide to Welfare in NYC

Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

Air Fair?

City Studies

Air Fair?

Making Change

City Studies

Making Change

Food Stamped

City Studies

Food Stamped

Displaced From This Place?

Urban Investigations

Displaced From This Place?