City Thread is a national nonprofit. Our Playbook helps local partners agree on a goal, build a coalition, find the funding, and deliver.

“City Thread’s approach to equitable advocacy is commendable. They’re definitely thought leaders in building mobility infrastructure that supports all residents within a community and in creating meaningful change in cities throughout the U.S. It’s an honor to partner with them.”

Charles Brown, founder and CEO, Equitable Cities / Horizon 54

“From nitty-gritty everyday problem-solving to high-level, long-term strategy, City Thread staff are invaluable as coaches and partners. Their breadth and depth of experience helped me make my way through the highs and lows of advocacy, ultimately helping accomplish an unprecedented amount of urban trail network implementation in Providence.”

Liza Burkin, lead organizer, Providence Streets Coalition

“City Thread’s messaging framework and guidance on focus groups and polling methodology were instrumental in ensuring that the City and Bike Cleveland had the data to understand what level of support residents had for mobility infrastructure and what messages would strengthen that support.”

Jacob VanSickle, executive director, Bike Cleveland

“City Thread’s expertise was instrumental in executing a rigorous, inclusive community outreach effort that yielded actionable insights. Without them, we wouldn’t be set up for a successful strategic planning process. They bring a unique balance of humility and deep topical knowledge that encourages community members to provide honest, constructive feedback.”

Jennifer Boldry, vice chair, Buena Vista Singletrack Coalition

“A clear, detailed assessment of where our city’s internal and external strengths and challenges lie – and a roadmap for next steps – was the most valuable benefit of participating in the Playbook Technical Assistance Grant program. With City Thread’s help, we hope to put the plan into action and build the mobility network our residents want and need.”

Jon Larsen, transportation division director, Salt Lake City

“Supporting City Thread is an easy decision for SRAM. The development of safe biking infrastructure is one of our key advocacy priorities, and no one does this better than City Thread. Zoe, Sara, and Kyle are consummate professionals and teammates.”

Rob Cappucci, director of advocacy and industry partnerships, SRAM

“Our partnership with City Thread is elevating the way the City of Bentonville does business. From advocacy, project guidance and funding assistance, City Thread provides real solutions to the challenges of building cycling infrastructure. Bentonville and our cycling network have certainly witnessed our share of success stories during the last decade. But our relationship with City Thread is putting us in position to complete high-quality projects and provide amenities at a rate we never thought was possible.”

David Wright, City of Bentonville parks and recreation director, Bentonville, Arkansas

“City Thread helped partners launch work together to rapidly advance our mobility network. They understand how to work with government agencies, advocates, and activists, and leverage creative media campaigns to create change.”

Jim Wick, campaign director, MOVEATX

“I have had the opportunity and honor of working with Sara and Kyle over the past several years. I have been impressed by their ability to take the complexity out of challenging environments and communicate in ways that are easy to understand, entertaining, and memorable.”

John D. Simmerman, executive director, Active Towns

“City Thread provided the support and guidance we needed to make our city safer for people of all ages and abilities to get around. Not only were they there to listen and advise as we faced various challenges, but they also truly understood the issues our team faced while navigating both internal organizational change and external change to our city’s built environment.”

Martina Haggerty, vp of local innovation, PeopleForBikes

“The Playbook development process and recommendations have already made a direct impact on the City’s work to build a more multimodal transportation system and accelerated the implementation of the Mayor’s Bikeway Vision. Your encouragement made us shoot higher, and has given us lots to think about regarding how to do our work quickly and effectively.”

Kevin Muhs, city engineer, City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin