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Member City Spotlight: Somerville, MA

Posted on April 22, 2025

The Mayors Innovation Project would like to wish you and your community a happy Earth Day! To celebrate, we’re lifting up the great work of one of our member cities, Somerville, MA, as they work …

Posted in Member City Spotlight, News

Member City Spotlight: Salem, MA

Posted on February 11, 2025

In 2022, 7,522 people were struck and killed while walking on US roadways, a shocking 75 percent increase in such deaths since 2010. Meanwhile, more than 65,000 pedestrians were injured in that same year, marking …

Posted in Mayors Institute on Pedestrian Safety, Member City Spotlight, News, Transportation

Member City Spotlight: Lincoln, NE

Posted on October 29, 2024

The United States has the highest rate of maternal deaths of any high-income nation, with the maternal mortality rate being highest for Black women. The vast majority of these deaths are preventable, but the United …

Posted in Member City Spotlight, Women Mayors Network

Member City Spotlight: Everett, WA

Posted on May 30, 2024

This week we are featuring one of our member cities, Everett, WA. Since 2013, overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids like fentanyl have significantly increased in cities across the United States. In response to this crisis, …

Posted in Member City Spotlight, Women Mayors Network

Deep engagement informs city programs and spaces in Rochester, MN

Posted on March 14, 2023

This week, we are featuring member city Rochester, MN’s work to make community co-design a central approach to developing city spaces and programs. Rochester is bringing co-design into city procedures, beginning with a Discovery Walk …

Posted in Innovation Showcase, Member City Spotlight, Women Mayors Network

Member City Spotlight: Downtown Redevelopment in Blacksburg, VA

Posted on September 22, 2022

This week, we are featuring one of our member cities, Blacksburg, VA. Mayor Hager-Smith champions quality of life for all residents, focusing on projects that enhance place attachment and create community.

Posted in Good Ideas for Cities, Mayors Innovative Design Cohort, Member City Spotlight

Member City Spotlight: Welcoming Immigrants in Lincoln, NE

Posted on September 15, 2022

This week, we are featuring one of our member cities, Lincoln, NE. Mayor Gaylor Baird believes that city government, at its best, helps people coexist and reach their full human potential.

Posted in Member City Spotlight

Getting Bold in Beaverton, OR

Posted on September 15, 2021

In honor of Welcoming America’s Welcoming Week, we are featuring one of our member cities—Beaverton, OR—that has made supporting immigrant communities a priority. Welcoming Week is a time when a chorus of thousands—in communities large …

Posted in Member City Spotlight, Uncategorized

Member City Spotlight: Welcoming Immigrants in Boise, ID

Posted on September 17, 2020

This week, we are featuring one of our member cities, Boise, ID. Mayor Lauren McLean has made immigrant communities a priority in the city.

Posted in Member City Spotlight

Member City Spotlight: Mayor Woodards, Tacoma, WA

Posted on February 28, 2020

We interviewed Mayor Victoria Woodards for our February Member City Spotlight. Her city of Tacoma, WA will host the Summer 2020 Annual Meeting.

Posted in Meetings, Member City Spotlight
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