By Andreas Scocos • Mayors Innovation Project 1. Expand Affordable Housing Initiatives Affordable housing remains one of the most pressing issues in cities across the country. ARPA funds are being used to expand housing options, …
Good Ideas for Cities
Good Ideas for Cities: Creative Tactics Cities are Using to Address the Child Care Shortage
By Mary Carr Lee, Mayors Innovation Project Across the country, tens of thousands child care programs were projected to close when the child care stabilization grant program ended in September of 2023. The historic $24 …
Good Ideas for Cities: Welcoming and Protecting Immigrants
By Stella D’Acquisto • Mayors Innovation Project Immigrants form an important and influential part of our cities and communities, yet American immigration governance is largely housed in the federal government. This can make it difficult …
Good Ideas for Cities: Combating Extreme Heat
Hot days are becoming hotter and more frequent. Some cities are working to combat heat island effects in innovative ways. From Phoenix’s cool pavement to Cleveland’s Community Forestry Corps Program, read below to learn how cities are taking action to beat the heat and create cooler, safer, more sustainable cities.
Earth Day 2024: Lifting up Mayoral Leadership on Climate!
Everyday is Earth Day! At this perilous time on our fragile planet, all policy is climate policy – and cities, bolstered by an infusion of funding and climate prioritization from the Federal Government – are …
Good Ideas for Cities: Wage Theft
By Pablo Aquiles-Sanchez and Katya Spear Across the country, workers in many industries face wage theft in one form or another. According to a recent report by the Economic Policy Institute, companies paying their employees …
Good Ideas for Cities: Expanding Broadband Infrastructure and Internet Access
In this Good Ideas for Cities we share resources to help you advance equitable access to broadband, with innovative examples from cities across the country.
Good Ideas for Cities: Building trust through fiscal transparency
Best practices for the EV fleet transition
Good Ideas for Cities: Electrify Your City Fleet
Best practices for the EV fleet transition
Virtual event: Mayors Roundtable on Alternative Response & Reimagining Policing
This event will present information on alternative response models informed by NYU’s extensive research on cities doing this work across the country, including Albuquerque, NM and Brooklyn Park, MN.