Community engagement software
The conversation
has changed.
We help you build trust
and earn support.
650+ real estate, municipal and planning teams in North America trust coUrbanize for meaningful and equitable engagement.
Client Success Story - Suburban Redevelopment
Overcoming political opposition with evidence of overwhelming support
Macerich reached a broad swath of the community to address misinformation and produce indisputable evidence of support
Client Success Story: Affordable Housing Development
Building trust and mobilizing supporters to earn unanimous approval
Mission First Housing mobilized community members who were unaware of the project to testify online and at in-person hearings
Patuxent Commons case study
Client Success Story: Urban mixed-use development
Gathering hard data to share with local politicians
Silverstein Properties shared more than 1,600 comments with New York City Councilmembers, gaining approval for a $2 billion mixed-use development
Innovation QNS case study650+
Projects
34
States +Canada
27
Languages Translated
92%
Positive Comment Sentiment
The beauty of coUrbanize is that it gives voice to those who feel like they’re voiceless.
In communities where we haven’t used coUrbanize and faced opposition, we’ve seen entitlements drag on for an additional 12 to 18 months. The total added cost is in the tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars with additional permitting, legal, and overhead expenses plus costs associated with design changes.
We were able to use the data and feedback to show that we had addressed concerns, and that some of the concerns the City Council might point to really didn’t exist. We ended up getting unanimous City Council support for the project.
The fact that coUrbanize is plug-and-play provides big cost savings. We didn’t have to hire a web developer and design a website. Compared to setting something up from scratch there is a cost savings in dollars as well as time. We set up coUrbanize in a matter of weeks – it was extremely fast and very reactive.
Without coUrbanize it would have been much more difficult for us to state our case to City Councilmembers. We were able to produce hard evidence and analytics showing that 80% of project comments were positive…Those kinds of analytics are difficult to get with only in-person outreach.
Residents have expressed that they have been so grateful to have new and accessible tools to communicate their thoughts and participate in this process. Participation has long been a function of privilege, and the way we were doing engagement before doesn’t feel right anymore…This was such a unique opportunity to make the process more honest, open, and transparent.
Our Impact
Community users make their voices heard
A local musician’s suggestion for developers on coUrbanize resulted in the addition of artist housing to a new development in her neighborhood.