A public good for San Francisco.
City Science San Francisco is an independent nonprofit that works across sectors to strengthen the city's capacity to anticipate change, respond to complex challenges, and turn promising ideas into action.
We work hand in hand with government departments, advocacy organizations, academic researchers and industry partners to extend their capacity, broaden their foresight, and help them explore solutions beyond day-to-day operations.
San Francisco provides a uniquely dynamic environment and talented citizenry in which to apply, test, and advance new civic ideas. MIT pioneered the modeling and visualization methods behind our work, and has built an international network of City Science Labs over the past decade. City Science San Francisco plans to join that network in the months ahead. We are actively working to secure the needed funding to establish a formal agreement with MIT to be able to continue this impactful work.
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Our complex systems modeling allows us to map the full web of interdependencies across the housing system. Policymakers can test whether a zoning change delivers the units it promises; developers can see which parcels pencil out; residents can see how a project reshapes their block.
Our focus: turning recent and proposed housing legislation into real housing supply.
A data-driven engine that lets residents see how their own block would likely develop under new Family Zoning rules — and whether that change is economically feasible. Demonstrated on stage at OpenAI DevDay.
City department staff identified operational challenges from their daily work, then collaborated with volunteer mentors matched from SF's rich technologist community.
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We're channeling the city's world-class talent toward its most pressing challenges. Funders, partners, and volunteers all have a place in the work.
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