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 …
COVID-19
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.
COVID and the City Budget
COVID-19 has been a fiscal disaster for cities, and the full impact on city budgets continues to unfold daily. When a city will feel the brunt of the impacts depends on a number of factors, …
Opening Streets to People during COVID-19; and more
From Our Live City Response Feed As cities close playgrounds, courts and fields to prevent public gatherings, several mayors have opted to create more space by opening selected streets to pedestrians. Burlington, VT created Shared Streets …