We are heartbroken by the loss of our founder and devoted public servant, Mayor Tom Menino. He was a boss, a mentor and a friend to us as well as to thousands of Bostonians throughout the years. He cared about his city, his adopted university community and everyone around him. Working with him every day, […]
The inaugural IOC Urban Seminar, The Open City, examined a key question facing urban communities: How can cities take the massive influx of raw data, turn it into knowledge, and turn that knowledge into a better city? Speakers from Boston University, Northeastern University and the City of Boston, explored the ways in which big data […]
On April 16, Mayor Thomas Menino traveled to New Orleans to serve as a keynote speaker for the “Preservation Matters: The Economics of Authenticity”. Co-sponsored by the Tulane School of Architecture and the Preservation Resource Center, “Preservation Matters” convened public officials, preservation organizations, and academics…MORE
On April 14th, the Initiative on Cities hosted Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) for a roundtable discussion on the need for greater federal investment in health research…and addressed students on Student Loan debt…MORE
On April 9th, the Initiative on Cities co-hosted a mini-conference, together with the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future, on “The Latin American Urban Experience: Crisis, Creativity, and Renewal”, which featured…MORE
On April 8th, Initiative on Cities co-director Tom Menino addressed more than three hundred attendees at a symposium at Boston’s Hynes Convention Center, “A Tale of Our City: Meta-Leadership Lessons from the Boston Marathon Bombings Response”…MORE
On March 31st, Initiative on Cities Co-Director Graham Wilson met with officials from the Office of Foreign Affairs in Hangzhou, China to discuss the challenges of urban growth…MORE