Calling All Thinkers, Innovators to Knight's Latest Cities Challenge

To all the urban thinkers and problem solvers of the world—anyone, really, with an ambitious yet feasible plan to improve life in cities—the Knight Foundation is, once again, asking for your ideas in its third and possibly last Knight Cities Challenge. The deadline is Thursday, but even if you’ve just come up with an idea, it’s not too late to submit a winning proposal.

Since 2014, more than 10,000 people have taken part in the challenge for a chance to win part of the $5 million that the Knight Foundation doles out each year in grants. The last two challenges have resulted in dozens of creative projects, including one that brought an entire community together over a meal at the “longest table,” and several others that turned vacant lots into local markets, studios, and networking spaces.