Good Ideas for Cities: Electrify Your City Fleet
Best practices for the EV fleet transition
September 20, 2023
2023 Summer Meeting Recap: Innovation Showcase
This week, we are featuring a blog on the 2023 Summer Meeting Innovation Showcase which took place in Scranton, PA. Learn more about the meeting and access resources on the 2023 Summer Meeting page. By: …
August 24, 2023
Celebrating Mayoral Efforts to Combat LGBTQ+ Attacks
In honor of this year’s Pride Month, we bring you highlights from mayors and cities working to counter harmful anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric through direct, local responses to discriminatory state legislation and community engagement.
June 21, 2023
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.
June 13, 2023
Mass Shootings Are Increasing: Are You Prepared?
Today’s guest blog comes from Sarah Peck, co-founder and director of UnitedOnGuns. With the rise of mass shootings across the country, mayors and other city leaders are increasingly called to respond. As a leading national researcher and speaker on the subject, she shares the most effective strategies for a prepared city response in the face of gun violence.
June 8, 2023
Twelve U.S. Mayors Join 2023 New Mayors Cohort
Last month, the Mayors Innovation Project brought together newly elected mayors from across the country for its 2023 New Mayors Cohort. Held May 17-19 in Madison, WI, the 12 participating mayors attended sessions on a variety of topics and heard insights from former cohort participants on their experiences in the program as new mayors.
June 2, 2023
Reporting and Responding to Political Violence
In May 2022, the Mayors Innovation Project launched #MayorSafety month with the release of a survey of US mayors revealing an alarming increase in political violence directed at mayors – in particular, at women mayors and mayors of color. This year, we put together a round-up of new resources and best practices, along with opportunities to share your experiences.
May 25, 2023
New Land Value-Capture Strategies for Strong Communities
This week, we are featuring a blog on municipal financing tools for urban revitalization from our sister program, ProGov21. Like the Mayors Innovation Project, ProGov21 is a project of COWS at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
May 18, 2023
National Bike Safety Month Interview with Mayor John Bauters
In honor of National Bike Safety Month, the Mayors Innovation Project brings you this interview with Mayor John Bauters of Emeryville, CA.
May 11, 2023
Ditching the Car, for Our Planet and Ourselves
In hopes of cleaner air and fresher water, cities across the country are looking for ways to reduce pollution in their communities. Any public official truly invested in creating healthier and more sustainable communities must address the multi-ton elephants on the street… cars.
April 21, 2023- More News
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