NeighborhoodsLab is a pilot app development project initiated by the US Green Building Council and designed by the Mills College MIS team. The NeighborhoodsLab project seeks to create a system by which civic engagement can be enhanced through current mobile technologies. The pilot app is built on the belief that engaged residents can foster safe, healthy, environmentally rich and economically sustainable communities. With the right set of tools, communities can effectively and efficiently weave healthy and sustainable design systems into the fabric of their neighborhoods and into the foundation of their decision making processes.