2017 Menino Survey of Mayors Briefing Event
Professor Graham Wilson, co-founder and Director of the Boston University Initiative on Cities kicks off the 2017 Menino Survey of Mayors briefing in Washington, DC. Photo by Jennifer Grodsky, BU Federal Relations.
On January 23, 2018, an exclusive briefing on the 2017 Menino Survey of Mayors, a project led by the Boston University Initiative on Cities and supported by Citi and The Rockefeller Foundation, was held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
The Menino Survey is the only systematic survey of American mayors. Based on interviews with 115 mayors, this year’s Survey delves into the ways in which our mayors are increasingly taking the lead as they tackle critical urban issues such as the need for affordable housing and sustainability, while simultaneously confronting federal and state funding shifts. The Survey also offers insight into how mayors are rallying individually and as a collective to address certain challenges and opportunities where they believe cities can achieve positive change.
Any questions or comments about this event, please contact Stacy Fox at the BU Initiative on Cities by email at sfox@bu.edu or by phone at 617-358-8086.
ABOUT THE SURVEY: The Menino Survey of Mayors, now in its fourth year, is the only nationally representative and scientifically rigorous survey of American mayors. It was created by the Boston University Initiative on Cities, an urban leadership and research center, to reveal the priorities, challenges, perspectives and relationships of mayors across the country as they seek to build vibrant, sustainable, and inclusive communities. The Survey is named for the late Mayor Tom Menino, the Initiative’s co-founder and a transformative and renowned Mayor of Boston.