Pratt Center works for a more sustainable and equitable New York City in partnership with community-based organizations, small businesses and policymakers.
The Plan For Chinatown
Preserving affodarbility and authenticity in a rapidly gentrifying New York City neighborhood
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Retrofit Standardization Interim Report
Pratt Center's new study explores an innovative strategy to dramatically expand the residential energy efficiency market
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The Case for Full-Featured Bus Rapid Transit
Pratt Center & the Rockefeller Foundation's report identifies strategies for BRT in transit-starved communities Photo: © MTA/Patrick Cashin
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Stable, Affordable Space for Manufacturing
This toolkit promotes policy and financing tools to lower barriers to nonprofit industrial development toward diverse and stable communities
Learn More »Sustainable Community Development
Empowering groups to plan for their futures
Energy Efficiency
Replicable strategies to ramp-up building retrofits
Transportation Equity
Closing systemic disparities in transit access
Urban Manufacturing
A sustainable industrial sector with quality jobs
Our Areas of Impact
Learn MorePratt Center combines urban planning, research, policy advocacy, and small business assistance to advance innovative solutions to low- and moderate-income communities’ greatest economic and environmental challenges. We work in four issue areas:
Sustainable Community Development
We use participatory planning methods to foster community-driven development strategies.
Transportation Equity
We work to ensure that the benefits and burdens of the transit system are fairly shared by all New Yokers.
Urban Manufacturing
We work for a more sustainable local economy by strengthening NYC's manufacturing sector.
Energy Efficiency
We develop innovative strategies and provide technical assistance to ramp-up building retrofits.
What We're Working On
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University-Based, Community-Driven
Our work leverages the unique resources of a university and is informed by our on-the-ground experience in low- and moderate-income communities.
