Upcoming IOC Events
We have a busy slate of events coming up – be sure to check our Events Calendar to see upcoming talks and seminars. We hope to see you there!
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Transportation Nudges: Experiments in Improving Urban Mobility
Cities worldwide are experimenting with new ways to tackle congestion and improve urban mobility along with resident health and safety. Many communities are testing novel, low cost interventions to change individual behavior, “nudging” their way to fewer and slower drivers, along with more and better cyclists and transit riders. On Monday December 7th, Transportation Nudges: […]
Urban Seminar Series: Teaching the City
The Initiative on Cities is excited to host Teaching the City as part of its Urban Seminar Series, a conversation with BU faculty and experts focused on engaging students with the city BU calls home. Urban universities experience all of the benefits, and many of the challenges, of cities. It seems clear that teaching about […]
Urban Seminar Series: Policing the City Livestream
The Initiative on Cities is excited to host the next edition of our Urban Seminar Series, Policing the City – a conversation on race, municipal leadership and public safety moderated by BU Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore on Monday, February 23rd, from 2:30pm-4:00pm at the Florence & Chafetz Hillel House, 213 Bay State Road, 4th […]
Urban Seminar Series: Policing the City
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 […]
IoC Announces the Urban Seminar Series: The Open City
The Initiative on Cities is proud to announce the first installment of the Urban Seminar Series, The Open City, to take place from noon-1:30pm on September 18th at the IoC Office, 75 Bay State Road. Members of the Boston University community, and the public at large, are encouraged to attend …MORE