Our Work
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SCALE + Lab
The SCALE + Lab, led by Mindy Tarlow, is an action-oriented, collaborative platform for building sustained growth and impact of interventions that advance public safety, health, and economic mobility.
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Order Without Design
The Order Without Design initiative, led by Alain Bertaud, aims to bridge the gap between operational urban planning and urban economics.
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Economic Mobility
The Economic Mobility initiative, led by Jodie Adams Kirshner, seeks to narrow disparities between and within cities.
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Sustaining Places
The Sustaining Places Initiative, led by Tim Tompkins, seeks to enhance neighborhood-based models and mechanisms to create vibrant places, strengthen local governance, and nurture equitable growth.
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Co-City Baton Rouge
The Co-City Baton Rouge (CCBR) initiative, led by Clayton Gillette, supports collaborative and cooperative self-governing institutions through community engagement to revitalize the economy in the Plank Road Corridor of Baton Rouge.
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Additional Programming
The Director’s Office facilitates urban-focused programming through a series of special projects.
People
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Jason BarrFellowDirector's Office Labs -
Alain BertaudSenior FellowDirector's Office Labs -
Clayton GilletteSenior FellowMarron InstituteMax E. Greenberg Professor of Contract LawNYU School of Law -
Manuel HeitorVisiting ProfessorDirector's Office Labs -
Elizabeth HénaffAffiliated FacultyDirector's Office Labs -
Rémi JedwabFellowDirector's Office Labs -
Jodie Adams KirshnerResearch ProfessorDirector's Office Labs -
Manohar PatoleResearch ScholarDirector's Office Labs -
Mindy TarlowSenior Fellow and Research ProfessorSCALE + Lab -
Tim TompkinsFellowDirector's Office Labs
