Author: Conor Leblanc

Initiative on Cities to co-host Our Towns Tomorrow

How can New England’s small and medium-sized cities and towns best leverage infrastructure investment to support economic growth, resilience, and strong communities? The Initiative on Cities is joining the New England Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council to host Our Towns Tomorrow: Infrastructure Investment and Economic Development in New […]

Partnership with National League of Cities leads to Menino Fellowship

The Initiative on Cities is proud to announce that we have partnered with the National League of Cities to offer a unique opportunity for Boston University undergraduate students – the inaugural NLC Menino Fellowship. Spanning the 2015-2016 academic year, the Menino Fellow will participate in an independent study program for the Fall 2015 Semester, supervised […]

City Leadership Summit Livestream

One of the greatest modern threats facing cities lies on the balance sheet, leaving many wondering: how will we pay for cities in the future? Fiscal Leadership and the Modern City, the third city leadership summit hosted by the Initiative on Cities at Boston University, will examine the ways in which communities are tackling contemporary […]

Upcoming City Leadership Summit

One of the greatest modern threats facing cities lies on the balance sheet, leaving many wondering: how will we pay for cities in the future? Fiscal Leadership and the Modern City, the third city leadership summit hosted by the Initiative on Cities at Boston University, will examine the ways in which communities are tackling contemporary […]

Urban Seminar: The Cultural City

Cultural images of Boston range from its venerable arts and music institutions to the seamy underworld portrayed in the film The Departed. As in many cities, these polar extremes mask a rich spectrum of urban cultures. We are pleased to announce that Rebecca Ostriker, Arts Editor for the Boston Globe, will be joining our panel […]

2015 IOC City of Boston Summer Fellow Announced

The Initiative on Cities is proud to announce that Molly Lawrence (SPH, ’15) has been selected as the 2015 City of Boston Summer Fellow. A Masters in Public Health candidate concentrating in Social and Behavioral Health Sciences at Boston University’s School of Public Health, Molly will work with Mayor Martin Walsh’s Office of New Urban […]

Urban Seminar Series: Teaching the City

The Initiative on Cities is excited to host Teaching the City as part of its Urban Seminar Series, a conversation with BU faculty and experts focused on engaging students with the city BU calls home. Urban universities experience all of the benefits, and many of the challenges, of cities. It seems clear that teaching about […]

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