Livable Streets in Oslo, Norway
When: Thursday, September 28, 2023 Where: Virtual For our first Transportation & the City series of Fall 2023, hear from Victoria Farr (CAS ’10), a BU alum who works as a mobility planner at the Agency for Urban Environment, Oslo, on her efforts to make the city a more sustainable place to live, work, and […]
#BUandBoston: Interview with Advocacy Director of Boston Climate Action Network Hessann Farooqi
This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the City of Boston and the Greater Boston region. Interested in having your Boston-related work featured? Tag us on Instagram or Twitter (@BUonCities) using the #BUandBoston or send us an email at ioc@bu.edu. By Sean […]
Alumni Spotlight: Dan Lesser
Alumni Spotlight is a series highlighting former affiliates of the Initiative on Cities (IOC). We catch up with our alumni to feature their current work, updates, and accomplishments. Today, we highlight Dan Lesser, a former IOC Fellow with the Initiative on Cities. Dan is currently the Director of Operations for the Mayor’s Office of Housing. […]
Alumni Spotlight: Conor LeBlanc
Alumni Spotlight is a series highlighting former affiliates of the Initiative on Cities (IOC). We catch up with our alumni to feature their current work, updates, and accomplishments. Today, we highlight Conor LeBlanc, a former Associate Director with the Initiative on Cities. Conor is a Senior Development Manager at the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) Real Estate & […]
Policy Brief: Policing and the Punitive Politics of Local Homelessness Policy
Authors: Alisa Dewald (Research Assistant; Boston University Initiative on Cities), Dr. Katherine Levine Einstein (Boston University Initiative on Cities; Department of Political Science), and Dr. Charley Willison (Cornell University Public Health) In this brief, the Boston University Initiative on Cities, Cornell University, and Community Solutions investigate the involvement of the police in responses to homelessness in cities across the country. Advocates and researchers […]
Stacy Fox Promoted to Executive Director of the Initiative on Cities
We are delighted to announce the promotion of Associate Director Stacy Fox to the position of Executive Director at the Initiative on Cities (IOC). In the past 5 years as the Associate Director of the IOC, Stacy has been a driving force behind the Initiative’s operations and strategy, managing the finances, and being the innovator […]
Meet Andrea Catania, 2023 Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics Fellow
The Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) is happy to announce Andrea Catania (MET Gastronomy) has been selected as the 2023 City of Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM) Fellow. This fellow will have the opportunity to explore an interest in public service and civic innovation while positively impacting the surrounding community. The MONUM […]
Meet Zakaria Elkawa, 2023 Climate Ready Boston Intern
The Boston University Initiative on Cities is happy to announce that Zakaria Elkawa (CAS, Pardee ’23) has been selected for the summer internship with the City of Boston’s Environment Department Climate Ready Boston team on heat resilience projects and communications and community engagement work. The intern will have the opportunity to work in Boston City Hall and “on-the-ground” […]
Meet Destiny Perkins, 2023 City of Boston’s Equity & Inclusion Cabinet Summer Intern
The Boston University Initiative on Cities and the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground are happy to announce that Destiny Perkins (Pardee ’25) has been selected as this year’s summer intern with the City of Boston’s Equity & Inclusion Cabinet. The Intern will work directly with the Senior Advisor on Racial Justice, Ms. Lori Nelson, and the team […]
Meet Our Postdoctoral Research Associate: Kenton Card
The Initiative on Cities is pleased to announce our Postdoctoral Research Associate, Kenton Card! Kenton will be joining us on September 1, 2023 conducting independent urban research under the mentorship of Director Loretta Lees. Kenton Card is an urban planner, filmmaker, and Ph.D. candidate slated to receive his doctorate at UCLA in Summer 2023. He […]