Uncommon Bridges

Six Lessons on Community Data from Global Movements

June 11, 2025

Data often feels like the domain of outsiders — technocrats, planners, or out-of-touch institutions. But from Kenya to Brazil to India, communities are reclaiming data not as extractive surveillance, but as a living, breathing language of collaboration.

Inspiration from Toronto: our recent Study Mission

May 6, 2025

Andrés recently joined the Seattle Chamber of Commerce’s intercity trip to Toronto with a great group of regional business and civic leaders.

Facilitating collaboration to reduce homelessness in Pierce County

March 12, 2025

Uncommon Bridges is facilitating a Unified Regional Approach to Homelessness in Pierce County, bringing together government, community, and non-profit partners involved with the region’s response to the homelessness crisis. The project hopes to eliminate silos between jurisdictions that limit collaboration.

Research Spotlight: The State of DEI Decisions Affecting Urban Place Management Organizations

December 18, 2024

Ishmael Nuñez is a co-author of a research paper by the International Downtown Association on the state of DEI practices in urban place management organizations.

Introducing the Manufacturing Maritime Industrial Association

November 15, 2024

We’re excited to announce the creation of the Manufacturing Maritime Industrial Association (MMIA), a new coalition founded as a result of the efforts and recommendations of the Mayor’s Industrial and Maritime Strategy Advisory Council.