Psychology professor Paul Stewart leads the November installment of the Library’s Making a Great City series in a discussion of how neighbors working together have restored the community where he lives in Oswego, New York. To date, they have leveraged $6.5 million of private investment in over six dozen residential areas on a block-by-block basis that now includes over 1,500 households.

Stewart is on the faculty of State University of New York-Oswego and is the founder and director of the Oswego Renaissance Association. He’s also the previous director of the Oswego Children’s Study.

The Making a Great City series launched in January 2018. It was designed to foster the healthy growth of Kansas City and examine the ways that development decisions can strengthen fiscal stability and reduce disparities in wealth across the community.

This program is made possible by the Kirk Foundation, JE Dunn, Mid-America Regional Council, Kissick Construction, Driven Development, Multistudio, David & Cathi Brain, the City of Kansas City, City Manager’s Office, and LISC.