By Mary Carr Lee, Mayors Innovation Project At the Mayors Innovation Project summer meeting, mayors and experts from cities across the country dug into the issue of homelessness, highlighting the urgent need for a shift …
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Six US Cities Selected to Join the Inaugural Regulatory Justice Initiative
Today, the Mayors Innovation Project is pleased to announce that six US cities have been selected through a national competitive application process to join the Regulatory Justice Initiative: Expanding Access to Small Business Opportunity cohort …
City Spotlight: Superior, WI
High-speed dependable internet is not a convenience or a luxury, but a critical tool for resilient, connected, and inclusive communities. Broadband ensures that residents have access to education, healthcare, and essential services. However, low-income neighborhoods, …
Strengthening Faith Partnerships: A Tool for City Resilience
By Mary Carr Lee • Mayors Innovation Project Across the country, cities are navigating a complex reality defined by two factors: the increasingly high needs of our most vulnerable residents and the persistent uncertainty of …
Member City Spotlight: Madison, WI
Complete Streets is an approach to planning, designing, building, operating, and maintaining streets that enable safe access for all, regardless of mode of travel. Complete streets policies and practices improve safety, enhance public health, reduce …
A Mayor’s Perspective on Water Affordability
By: Katya Spear, Managing Director • Mayors Innovation Project This Summer, the Mayors Innovation Project and the Water Center at Penn hosted a webinar featuring Mayor Danene Sorace of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who offered a unique …
Protecting Rights, Strengthening Cities: Upholding Local Democracy
Since January, cities across the nation have been working to interpret a new, uncertain, and often overwhelming federal policy landscape. At the Summer 2025 Meeting, city leaders came together to discuss how they’re protecting the …
A Movement, Not Just a Moment: Welcoming Week Builds Bridges Across America
By Mary Carr Lee, Mayors Innovation Project Welcoming Week is more than a celebration—it’s a movement. It’s a call to action to build a nation of neighbors where all residents can embrace diversity, foster belonging, …
Alternative response models improve safety for all by sending the right response at the right time
By Katya Spear, Managing Director, Mayors Innovation Project The panel The Right Response at the Right Time at the MIP Summer Meeting in Albuquerque, NM, brought together mayors, department heads, and national policy experts to …
Hotter Days, Smarter Ways: Innovative Strategies for Heat Resilience
By Quincy Midthun • Mayors Innovation Project Across the country, cities are heating up. Extreme heat not only creates extreme discomfort, it strains the grid and endangers the health and safety of residents, particularly in …