Aging infrastructure, climate change, regional economic decline, and the new threats posed by COVID-19 have meant a tsunami of financial challenges for cities and their utilities. Maintaining safe yet affordable drinking and waste water continues …
Month: October 2020
Keynote: Matthew Desmond & the Housing Crisis in Cities
Matthew Desmond is the author of the Pulitzer-winning book, Evicted. He will give our Virtual Keynote: The Housing Crisis in Cities.
Ten Great Ideas to Bring to Your City
Thank you to the many mayors and city staff who joined us for our first-ever virtual Innovation Showcase!
Connecting the Dots on Climate Change in the Great Lakes
On September 16, the Mayors Innovation Project and Climate Mayors co-hosted “A Green & Equitable Recovery in the Great Lakes” with Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, Mayor Melvin Carter, and Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes.
Four Ways to Stimulate Your Economy that Cost Nothing
This is a guest blog post from Michael H. Shuman. Mr. Shuman is an attorney and economist, whose most recent book is “Put Your Money Where Your Life Is: How to Invest Locally Using Self-Directed …