City Thread accelerates projects that help communities build what they need, when they need it.

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City Thread is a national nonprofit that helps communities turn ambitious plans into finished projects.

Whether it’s safe streets, quality housing, clean water, or vibrant public spaces, creating the conditions needed to address civic priorities requires a proven and practical framework that moves everyone forward together.

Our approach establishes the coordination, accountability, and momentum to move from intention to implementation. Through our Playbook, we help build the relationships, processes, resources, and agency local leaders need to tackle the challenges that can stall progress. The goal isn’t more process for its own sake. It is clear decisions, strong support, and fast delivery.

Every milestone, big or small, changes how a community views itself. Completed projects provide the trust local leaders need to take on increasingly ambitious challenges and foster belief in what comes next. Plans must become projects, decisions must lead to action, and promises must be kept.

By building support from the ground up, we help our partners realize their visions.

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  • Grants

    Find out about our Accelerated Mobility Playbook technical assistance grant and application process.

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  • Services

    Work with our experts to ensure your projects move from planning to implementation.

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  • Support

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Testimonials

Our partners mean the world to us.

  • City Thread’s approach to equitable advocacy is commendable. They’re definitely thought leaders in building mobility infrastructures that support all the 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, Horizon 54

  • City Thread's messaging framework and guidance on focus groups and polling methodology was 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

  • 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

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Who we are

We are a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to accelerate mobility and place-based projects to help people connect more deeply and access greater opportunity within their communities.

Projects take too long to happen and delays hurt our communities. City Thread uses a proven playbook to overcome obstacles and deliver vital place-based projects faster, more effectively and more efficiently than ever before.  From transit equity  to quality housing— we believe every resident has the right to access economic opportunity, enjoy vibrant public places, and actively shape the future of their community .  

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