Building sustainable community infrastructure takes more than launching a program and measuring short-term results. It requires systems that reflect the people who use them, the communities that shape them, and the institutions responsible for sustaining them.

IncludUs is a national nonprofit focused on helping cities develop inclusive civic, economic, wellbeing, and climate infrastructure through Community Engineering™, fiscal sponsorship, and place-based partnerships with local governments and community organizations.

Here are five core principles that define the Community Engineering™ model and its approach to sustainable community infrastructure.