The Third Spaces Lab

I helped create and lead the City of Boston’s Third Spaces Lab, an incubator of 18 distinct projects aimed at making Boston’s public spaces more welcoming, connective, and creative.

We defined "Third Spaces" as places that contribute to our collective well-being, including everything from parks to barbershops to coffee shops. As part of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ i-teams Program, the City embarked on these diverse initiatives aimed at sparking community-driven enhancements to vital spaces.

Projects ranged from things like Participatory Pokemon Go to improving the the City’s 311 app to making it easier to host block parties.

Learn all about the Lab and each of its 18 projects here.

Project I helped design and manage.