The Initiative on Cities is excited to host the next edition of the Urban Seminar Series on Monday, February 23rd, from 2:30pm-4:00pm at the Hillel House on 213 Bay State Road. Effective and fair public safety stands as one of the most crucial responsibilities of city leadership. Unfortunately, tragic incidents from Ferguson, Missouri, to Staten […]
The Initiative on Cities is thrilled to open applications for the 2015 IOC Summer Fellow in the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office. This Fellowship enables a Boston University graduate student to work with the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, a ground-breaking team dedicated to civic innovation and creative approaches to municipal governance. 2014 IOC […]
What are the greatest obstacles facing 21st century mayors? Which policy areas do mayors care most deeply about? With federal support diminishing as urban populations steadily rise, how can mayors lead their cities towards a more stable and sustainable future? In a first-of-its-kind National Survey of Mayors, the Initiative on Cities examined how America’s most […]
On Thursday December 4, Boston University students, faculty, and area practitioners gathered for The Inclusive City, the third edition of the Initiative on Cities’ Urban Seminar Series. Coming on the heels of widespread public unrest over the Eric Garner case in New York City and the Michael Brown case in Ferguson, Missouri, the Seminar’s focus […]
WBUR’s World of Ideas program featured the Mayors Panel from Sea Level Rise and the Future of Coastal Cities, a discussion moderated by WBUR’s own Bob Oakes. Panelists included Brian Swett, Chief of Energy, Environment, and Open Space for Boston, MA; Mayor J. Christian Bollwage of Elizabeth, NJ; and Councillor Arron Wood of Melbourne, Australia. […]
In San Francisco, protests erupted when buses that serve private tech employees utilize public bus stops. In Ferguson, Missouri, residents take to the streets following a police shooting to express deep feelings of disenfranchisement and exclusion. Questions about the inclusivity of cities have a prominent place in the media, policy debates, and everyday conversation. On […]
On November 13 and 14, 2014, the Initiative on Cities and the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future co-hosted Sea Level Rise and the Future of Coastal Cities, a two-day City Leadership Summit at Boston University. Over 200 attendees participated in a conversation about the impact of climate change, particularly […]
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The Initiative on Cities and the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future are thrilled to co-host Sea Level Rise and the Future of Coastal Cities, the IoC’s second City Leadership Summit, on Thursday November 13 and Friday November 14.This Summit will address critical question for leaders in cities by the sea, […]
The Initiative on Cities today announced the release of a ground-breaking survey of American Mayors, as part of the 21st Century Mayors Leadership project. Based on interviews with over seventy mayors from cities of all sizes and affluence, it offers the first-ever nationally representative review of mayoral priorities and challenges. It offers insight into how […]