What follows are highlights from three distinct stories that demonstrate how innovative thinking and organizational change are firmly linked.

A new ICMA research report explores the role of local governments and citizen engagement in transforming distressed neighborhoods.

A new ICMA research report explores the role of local governments and citizen engagement in transforming distressed neighborhoods.

A review of ICMA's participation in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Choice Neighborhoods progam.

Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, the city of Asheville is home to nearly 90,000 residents spread across the city's 45 square miles. Most nonresidents and tourists know Asheville as the site of the Biltmore Estate, a chateau-inspired 1890s-era Vanderbilt mansion that, with more than 250 rooms and four acres of floor space, remains the largest privately owned house in the United States.  

A parking system retrofit in Salt Lake City has improved system reliability and enhanced customer convenience.