With Anaya Joshi, we sought to answer the question: What is #socialinfrastructure? We argue that these are spaces that involve high stewardship and coproduction, cultivating trust, enhancing cooperation, and deepening social cohesion and social capital
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

💷 Budget: £40,000 (+ travel)
⏰ Deadline: 11 May 2026
📧 Apply: info@bct.wales
🔗 www.bct.wales/s/ITTSocialInfrastructure.pdf
This project will shape future policy + investment to strengthen community assets across Wales. Please share!
#Wales #ResearchOpportunity #ThirdSector #SocialInfrastructure

The latest episode of Community by Design: Exploring Social Infrastructure in Waterloo Region drops today at 11:00 AM!

🎧 Give it a listen: https://communitybydesign.transistor.fm/

#CommunityByDesign #Podcast #SocialInfrastructure #WaterlooRegion

Study probes the ‘new normal’ for older adults, post-COVID Researchers from CU Boulder find that the pandemic reshaped how people age 55 and older interact with their communities while highlighting the importance of

A recent paper by @colorado.edu #Geography graduate researcher Hayes Hart-Thompson analyzed research on adults #55+ and their new normal after #COVID, revealing the importance of #socialinfrastructure like libraries, parks and #thirdplaces where adults can connect.

www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2...

5 Ways That We’re Moving Away From Screens and Toward Living IRL From schools to dance clubs, how intentional public spaces can help our social connection and wellbeing blossom offline

The importance of #socialinfrastructure: From schools to dance clubs, how intentional public spaces can help our social connection and wellbeing blossom offline ht Reimagining the Civic Commons

medium.com/reimagining-...

Looking for your next great listen? All five episodes of Community by Design: Exploring Social Infrastructure in Waterloo Region are now available 🎧

🎧 Listen here: https://communitybydesign.transistor.fm/

#CommunityByDesign #Podcast #SocialInfrastructure #WaterlooRegion

How do disasters disrupt our food supply chains? wfpc.sanford.duke.edu/podcasts/the... #disasters #BetsyAlbright #Resilience #sustainability #equity #publicmanagement #environment #agroeconomics #socialinfrastructure #foodaccess #environmentstressors #policysolutions #mutualaid #marginalization

All five Episodes for Community by Design: Exploring Social Infrastructure in Waterloo Region are now available.

🎧 Listen now: https://communitybydesign.transistor.fm/

#CommunityByDesign #Podcast #SocialInfrastructure #WaterlooRegion

We launched a new podcast series with Midtown Radio KW 🎙️

Listen to “Community by Design: Exploring Social Infrastructure in Waterloo Region” at https://communitybydesign.transistor.fm/

#CommunityByDesign #Podcast #SocialInfrastructure #WaterlooRegion

Today is the last day to submit your photos that highlight social infrastructure in our region! 📷

➡️ Submit now: https://www.wrcf.ca/community-photos-2026

#WaterlooRegion #Local #Photos #SocialInfrastructure

!! Call for community photos closes this week !!

Wednesday is the last day to submit your local photos showcasing social infrastructure in Waterloo Region. Learn more and submit your photos: https://www.wrcf.ca/community-photos-2026

#WaterlooRegion #Local #Photos #SocialInfrastructure

Shhh… No More: How Libraries Quietly Became the Last Great Public Space From Dusty Tomes to 3D Printers and Trauma Dumping: A Love Letter to the Unlikely Community Hub Surviving It All

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#Libraries
#PublicLibraries
#LibraryLife
#ThirdPlace
#LibraryOfThings
#Librarian
#CommunitySpace
#FreePublicSpaces
#ModernLibrary
#LibraryLove
#PublicGood
#BeyondBooks
#LibraryStories
#SocialInfrastructure
#WeirdnessWelcome
#LibraryRevolution
#SacredSpaces

Community by Design: Exploring Social Infrastructure in Waterloo Region | Do You Hear What I Hear: Local Media When a local newspaper investigation saves taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, it's more than just good journalism—it's infrastructure in action. In this episode, we explore how local media ...

THANK YOU @davidharmes.bsky.social, Jay Harrison & Midtown Radio for inviting us to contribute to the "Community by Design" podcast episode exploring #LocalNews as social infrastructure.
communitybydesign.transistor.fm/s1/4

#community #journalism #SocialInfrastructure #SDG16 @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social

Public News Service | News in the Public Interest Public News Service (PNS) is a member-supported news service that advocates journalism in the public interest. PNS's network of state-based news services distribute high quality public interest news…

Amid growing distrust, one institution still unites Americans: museums. Pew research shows they remain trusted across political lines. MSU Museum’s new exhibit “Blurred Realities” explores tech, bias & media.

#MuseumsMatter #PublicTrust #MediaLiteracy #SocialInfrastructure #Democracy

With Timothy Fraser et al, our paper "Uneven paths: Soft Policy's benefits to recovery in Louisiana Parishes after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita" tracks ROI on policies
TL;DR: investment in #socialinfrastructure improves population recovery and income flow
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Goal 3: Connecting People with Nature Help people connect to nature through recreation.

Just like roads and parks, social infrastructure – our gathering spaces, activities, and networks – is crucial for healthy communities. Let's invest in connection! 🏘️🌳

#SocialInfrastructure #CommunityHealth #BuildConnections

Community gardens function as essential social infrastructure, analysis suggests A new review published in Current Opinion in Psychology suggests that community gardens function as vital social infrastructure that contributes significantly to individual and collective health. The...

Community gardens function as essential social infrastructure, analysis suggests #Science #Culture #CommunityGardens #SocialInfrastructure #SustainableLiving

New #article from Chisholm et al: “Like a family without being a family”: Social connectedness between social housing tenants in New Zealand
TL;DR: Social connections are supported by community rooms and “bump” spaces, that is, #socialinfrastructure
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New #article from Chisholm et al: “Like a family without being a family”: Social connectedness between social housing tenants in Aotearoa New Zealand
TL;DR: Social connections are supported by community rooms and “bump” spaces = #socialinfrastructure.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Very excited to have worked with Renae Hanvin of Resilient Ready to create a framework for measuring #socialcapital and #socialinfrastructure
TL;DR: invisible networks of trust and connection that shape how communities respond, and recover have been overlooked

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Including an exclusive preview of Spacebring’s new report on the Ukrainian coworking industry.

Hosted by VŠE, European Coworking Assembly & Spacebring as part of the EU-funded Horizon REMAKING project.

#Coworking #Ukraine #RemoteWork #Resilience #REMAKING #CommunityBuilding #SocialInfrastructure

#AI #policy #decisionmaking
#HealthCare #SocialInfrastructure

🍁 #CANpoli 🍁 #CDNpoli 🍁
#CanadaSky 🌌 #Canadiana

Please join us next week for the conversation about #socialinfrastructure

#SocialInfrastructure

Why the New York Bodega Is Here to Stay

Read more about bodegas in this fun piece in the @nytimes.com, “Why the New York Bodega Is Here to Stay," to learn how they continually adapt and preserve the human warmth that anchors their neighborhoods. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/n...
#SocialInfrastructure #SocialLife #ThirdPlaces #Loneliness

Somerville finance committee clears way for City Council to accept nearly $3.95 million into new Community Benefit Stabilization Fund The Finance Committee discharged without recommendation a request to create a citywide Community Benefit Stabilization Fund and accept $3,946,742.98 in developer community-benefit payments; committee members asked for a detailed spreadsheet to show which projects contributed and how much remains in project-specific accounts.

Somerville's Finance Committee has taken a crucial step towards establishing a new Community Benefit Stabilization Fund, paving the way for nearly $4 million to enhance social infrastructure in the city.

Learn more here!

#SomervilleCityMiddlesexCounty #MA #CitizenPortal #SocialInfrastructure

Belonging shouldn’t depend on luck or proximity.
It should be something we can build — as intentionally as roads or water lines.
That’s what Gather is all about.
#SocialInfrastructure #Inclusion

Very excited that with Resilient Ready we have put out a framework for mapping #socialcapital - the ties that bind us together - and #socialinfrastructure - the places and spaces where we build those ties and trust
www.researchgate.net/publication/...

The higher-quality your local library, the less need you’ll have for paid streaming services. @carnegielibrary #kiki #pittsburgh #socialinfrastructure #library

Speakers urge equity-centered resiliency in active-transportation projects Trinity Smith of the California Department of Public Health told symposium attendees that community resilience depends on social infrastructure and confronting historic inequities. She recommended that applicants for the Active Transportation Program document local history, prioritize communities most impacted by climate, center qualitative input,·

Trinity Smith reveals that true community resilience hinges not just on infrastructure but on the strength of social bonds and confronting deep-rooted inequities.

Learn more here

#CA #EquityInclusion #CitizenPortal #ClimateResilience #SocialInfrastructure