By failing to promote safety, America’s older cities are failing to build community

'Urban civil society may be deeply weakened if cities continue to neglect the issue of public safety. Left unaddressed, city-dwellers will continue to retreat from public spaces.' -Samuel J. Abrams

% of New Yorkers do not think enough is being done to address homelessness and mental illness. In the same poll, 57% of New Yorkers report that not enough is being done to address shoplifting, and three-quarters of transit riders say safety has become far worse since the start of the pandemic.

safety and security issues are front and center in discussions about how to renew and revitalize urban cores Central business districts in cities have traditionally been places where Americans meet, mingle, and encounter others with different outlooks and backgrounds; they are the common thread that keeps our cities, connections, and relationships together.

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