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
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.
Petaluma’s Youth Plant Trees to Reduce Air Toxics
City parks are a public asset that deliver co-benefits in public health and climate change mitigation. Ensuring their safety, accessibility, and sustained funding is critical work.
How Ranked Choice Voting Can Support Increases in Women’s Representation in Government
Ranked choice voting (RCV) allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference; if one candidate receives more than half of the initial ballots, they win. If not, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and the voters who picked that candidate as their first choice have their second choice counted.