Over the last two decades, the US has experienced an unprecedented housing crisis. Housing costs have doubled, while income has remained stagnant. Most renting households who live below the poverty line spend at least half …
COVID-19
Virtual Innovation Showcase
Wednesday, October 7 4pm ET/3pm CT/2pm MT/1pm PT A popular staple of our in-person meetings, we are taking the Innovation Showcase virtual! While 2020 has proven especially unprecedented for local leaders, so many of you …
Making Sense of Pandemic Recovery
This is a guest post from our partner, The Little Think Tank. View our ‘Good Ideas for Cities’ newsletter on this topic here. Across the country, people are looking to local leaders to help manage …
Virtual Innovation Showcase: Mayor Keith James and Response to COVID-19
Mayor Keith James of West Palm Beach, FL is our first mayor to record his Virtual Innovation Showcase presentation.
Three ways to succeed in an immigrant-inclusive emergency response and recovery
In a guest post, our partner Welcoming America offers the following ideas for actively involving new Americans in city’s response to the pandemic. These ideas draw on a decade of work in belonging and inclusion, and emerging approaches from their network of 200 nonprofit and local government members.
Pandemic insights for local government leaders
This article was originally written by our Co-Managing Director, Katya Spear, for Apolitical. As public servants face the challenges brought by Covid-19, it’s easy to yearn for the normalcy of a time that seemed simpler, …
Insights about the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF)
The coming months of the COVID-19 crisis will continue to bring an unprecedented amount of strain on municipal budgets. Here, we review the US Federal Reserve’s groundbreaking recent action that may provide a way to …
How We’re Supporting Mayors During the Pandemic
Just like you, we here at the Mayors Innovation Project are adjusting to the “new normal”: working from home, moving events to virtual settings, and working with cities and mayors as they continue to address …
GIFC: Our Interview with Mayor Clark; cities addressing racial disparities
Our interview with Mayor Breea Clark, Norman, OK As a peer-to-peer learning network for mayors across the country, the Mayors Innovation Project is here to provide you with up to date resources from experts and …
Our Interview with Mayor Breea Clark, Norman, OK
Learn how one of our mayors – Breea Clark, Norman, OK – is managing in this time of crisis, and what learning lessons she would offer to other mayors.