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2023 Menino Survey: Building for a Green Future: Cities and the IRA
Key Obstacles Prevent America's Mayors from Tapping into the IRA's Potential, According to Survey of US Mayors Mayors Cite Staff Read more
The Nocturnal City
When: April 8, 2024 | 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET Where: Initiative on Cities Seminar Room, 75 Bay State Road Join Read more
New Brief: Political Lessons Learned from the Initial MBTA Communities Act Rollout
In partnership with the Initiative on Cities' MetroBridge program and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), Urban-H Associate Director Katherine Read more
Exploring Data & Cities
Where: BU Center for Computing & Data Sciences, Second Floor SPARK! Space, 665 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215 When: Friday, Read more
IOC Faculty Featured on Award Winning Urban Policy Podcast
Three IOC faculty members have been featured on the Dense City Podcast, a 2021 American Planning Association Transportation Planning Division Read more
An Pham: Reflecting on my 2022–2023 NLC Menino Fellowship
I had a fantastic experience being the 2022–2023 National League of Cities Menino Fellow. I went in with a summer’s Read more
New Publication: “Municipal finance shapes urban climate action and justice”
2022 Early Stage Urban Research award recipient Claudia V. Diezmartínez recently authored a publication in Nature Climate Change alongside Co-PI Read more
Two IOC Affiliates Receive Urban Affairs Association Awards
Two Initiative on Cities affiliates will receive awards from the Urban Affairs Association (UAA). IOC Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Kenton Read more
Zoning for Change: Insights from the MBTA Communities Act Implementation
When: March 4, 2024 | 3 PM - 5 PM ET Where: Kenmore Room, 9th Floor, 1 Silber Way, Boston Read more
IOC Seed Funding to Study Classroom Air Quality Featured on BU SPH
Patricia Fabian, an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Associate Director at the Institute for Global Sustainability, Read more
National League of Cities Menino Fellowship Showcase & Info Session
When: February 21, 2024 | 12 PM - 1 PM ET Where: Initiative on Cities Seminar Room, 75 Bay State Read more
Call for Papers: Rethinking the Media-Gentrification Nexus
Workshop & Special Issue This Call for Papers (CFP) encourages contributions that rethink the interface between gentrification, displacement, and the Read more
Initiative on Cities 10-Year Celebration
Date: Monday, April 1, 2024 Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Center for Computing & Data Sciences, 17th Floor, Read more
Encouraging and Implementing Transit-Oriented Development
Where: Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road When: Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 4:00 - 5:30 PM ET Development connected Read more
2023 Menino Survey of Mayors Release Event
Date & Time: Thursday, March 7, 12:00-1:30 pm ET Location: The Rockefeller Foundation, 420 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 Read more
#BUandBoston: Art for the Heart
This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout Read more
IOC Director Loretta Lees featured on Urbanistica Podcast
IOC Director Loretta Lees was recently featured on Urbanistica Podcast Episode 417: Women Reclaiming the City book. On this episode, Read more
IOC Affiliates to serve on Massachusetts’ Climate Science Advisory Panel
On January 12, 2024, the Healey-Driscoll Administration launched a Climate Science Advisory Panel through the new Massachusetts Office of Climate Read more
Destiny Perkins: My Summer with the Boston Equity & Inclusion Cabinet
Destiny Perkins (Pardee'25) was our summer 2023 Boston Equity & Inclusion Cabinet Intern. Interested in this internship? Click here to Read more
Zakaria Elkawa: My Summer with Climate Ready Boston
Zakaria Elkawa (CAS'24, Pardee'24) was our summer 2023 Climate Ready Boston Intern. Interested in this internship? Click here to learn more Read more