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Good Ideas for Cities: 4 Key Strategies to Alleviate the Housing Crisis

Posted on April 3, 2025

By Andreas Scocos and Katya Spear, Mayors Innovation Project Throughout the US there is a significant housing shortage – estimated by some housing experts to exceed 4 million units – driving up housing costs as …

Posted in Good Ideas for Cities, News

Winter 2025 Innovation Showcase

Posted on March 19, 2025

By Quincy Midthun and Katya Spear, Mayors Innovation Project At the Mayors Innovation Project, our commitment to peer learning means offering avenues to share and replicate good ideas. The MIP Innovation Showcase is a lightning …

Posted in Good Ideas for Cities, Innovation Showcase, Meetings, News, Water

Advancing Local Wealth and Opportunity: Key Takeaways from the MIP W25 Panel

Posted on February 26, 2025

By Leslie Vasquez Guzman • Mayors Innovation Project Wealth inequality in the United States has reached unprecedented levels, leaving millions of Americans struggling to achieve economic stability, much less access economic mobility. With stagnant wages …

Posted in Good Ideas for Cities, Meetings, 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

Data, Financing, and Leadership Solutions for Flood Resilient Infrastructure

Posted on February 5, 2025

By Quincy Midthun, Mayors Innovation Project Climate change continues to pose unprecedented challenges for cities, and the 2024 hurricane season reminded us that flood resilient infrastructure is critical—and increasingly complicated to fund, implement, and manage. …

Posted in Good Ideas for Cities, Meetings, News

Leadership and Policy for Welcoming and Inclusive Communities

Posted on January 29, 2025

By Mary Carr Lee, Mayors Innovation Project As President Trump’s deportation plans begin to take shape, refugee and immigrant communities across the country face fear and uncertainty. Of the 30+ executive orders signed in the …

Posted in Good Ideas for Cities, Meetings, News, Uncategorized

Rochester’s Norton joins U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting in DC

Posted on January 21, 2025

Before the Winter Meeting, Mayor Norton took part in a Mayors Innovation Project workshop on Economic Mobility, where she provided updates to fellow mayors on several City of Rochester initiatives, as well as partnerships with …

Posted in News, Women Mayors Network

Maximizing Impact: Innovative Ways for City Leaders to Use Remaining ARPA Funding

Posted on November 20, 2024

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, …

Posted in COVID-19, Good Ideas for Cities, News

A Democratic Vision for Local Governance: What Role Can Mayors Play?

Posted on November 6, 2024

In an era of state preemption, by which state governments (often Republican) increasingly limit the ability of large-city mayors (often Democratic) to implement policies, mayors across the United States are finding innovative ways to preserve local …

Posted in News

Good Ideas for Cities: Creative Tactics Cities are Using to Address the Child Care Shortage

Posted on October 29, 2024

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 …

Posted in Good Ideas for Cities, News
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