# Abundance Agenda - Progress Studies XX --- ## Entries **[[2025-05-20]]**: The [Labour Growth Group](https://www.labourgrowth.co.uk) is a faction within the UK Labour Party focused on aligning progressive values with a pro-growth economic agenda. It aims to develop policies that support long-term investment, innovation, and shared prosperity, positioning Labour as a party capable of driving both economic dynamism and social justice. The group includes MPs, economists and policy thinkers who are trying to modernize Labour’s approach to growth, with figures like [[Chris Curtis]] playing a leading role. ### City-level Initiatives **[[2025-05-02]]**: [Maximum New York](https://www.maximumnewyork.com/) is a civic education program based in New York City, founded by [Daniel Golliher](https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielgolliher/). It offers an intensive curriculum called Governmental Mechanics, focused on the structure and functioning of city government. The program combines legal frameworks, case studies, and political history to help participants understand how municipal systems operate and how to act within them. Framed around the idea of "NYC abundance" (more people, more housing, more opportunity, more capacity) the initiative seeks to build long-term civic skill and ambition. Students include technologists, agency staff, and residents looking to engage more effectively in institutional change. **[[2025-05-02]]**: [Governing San Francisco](https://governsf.substack.com/) is a newsletter and knowledge-sharing project led by [Zack Rosen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharyrosen/), co-founder of [California YIMBY](https://cayimby.org/) and the [[Abundance Network]]. Developed under Abundant San Francisco, the project provides context and reflection on the practice of city governance, with a focus on operational challenges, institutional incentives, and coordination among elected officials, staff, and civic leaders. It aims to make internal knowledge public to support more effective municipal administration and to foster shared understanding among those working to improve local government. ### Country-level Initiatives #### United States - [[Abundance Institute]] — https://abundance.institute/ - [[Abundance Network]] — https://www.abundancenetwork.com/ - [[Inclusive Abundance Initiative]] — https://www.inclusiveabundance.org/ - [[YIMBY Democrats]] - https://yimbydemocrats.org/ - [[Center for Building in North America]] - https://www.centerforbuilding.org/ #### United Kingdom - [[Looking for Growth]] — https://lookingforgrowth.uk/ - [[Work in Progress]] — https://www.worksinprogress.news/ - [[Centre for British Progress]] — https://britishprogress.org/ - [[Britain Remade]] — https://www.britainremade.co.uk/ - [[Society for Technological Advancement]] - https://ilikethefuture.com/ - [[Labour Growth Group]] - https://www.labourgrowth.co.uk/ #### Canada - [[Build Canada]] — https://www.buildcanada.com/ - [[Toronto Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge]] - https://torontosociety.substack.com