New Policy Briefs on Mayors’ Housing Production Goals & Use of Economic Incentives
The Boston University Initiative on Cities is pleased to release two new policy briefs based on findings from the 2018 Menino Survey of Mayors. These briefs provide additional context and deeper understanding of mayoral perspectives on housing production goals and on the use of economic incentives to attract new businesses. Mayoral Views on Housing Production: […]
Join our team! Seeking a full-time Program Manager & Administrator
Have a passion for urban issues? Looking to join a dynamic team that catalyzes research on, in, and with cities? Apply to be our Program Manager & Administrator! We are looking for a talented candidate to coordinate and execute core IOC programs that support the BU faculty and student community and raise the profile of […]
New! Working Paper Series & Faculty Affiliate Program
The Initiative on Cities is pleased to announce two new opportunities for the BU community launching this Fall 2019: IOC Working Paper Series To help publicize and promote academic research on cities or urban populations, the Initiative is launching a Working Paper Series. This online repository of papers will help increase the visibility of academic […]
Professor Tony Janetos, 1954-2019
It is with great sorrow that we learned that Professor Tony Janetos passed away on August 6th after battling pancreatic cancer. Tony has given extraordinary service to the University in his leadership of the Pardee Center, the Department of Earth and Environment, and BU’s Climate Action Plan. His impact on the University will endure for […]
Speaker John Bercow Visits BU Initiative on Cities
On May 29, 2019, the Boston University Initiative on Cities was honored to welcome the Speaker of the UK House of Commons, John Bercow, as part of a series of visits by major public figures. Students from IOC Director Professor Graham Wilson’s British Politics class and members of the BU faculty representing the College of […]
Just Released: Mayors and the Health of Cities
Today, the Boston University Initiative on Cities, with support from Citi and the Rockefeller Foundation, launched Mayors and the Health of Cities, a new report that sheds light on how US mayors perceive and prioritize the health of their cities in the context of existing urban health data. The report also highlights promising city-led initiatives […]
Meeting the Challenge: Global Innovations in Urban Housing
As America’s housing crisis persists, high-cost cities increasingly face three immediate challenges: affordability, public housing, and homelessness. On April 8-9, 2019, the Boston University Initiative on Cities hosted Meeting the Challenge: Global Innovations in Urban Housing, an international conference to address these challenges. Participants featured the High-Cost Cities Housing Forum (HCHF), a peer-to-peer group comprised of […]
Michael Capuano to Serve as IOC’s Senior Urban Leadership Fellow
Former U.S. Representative Michael Capuano joined the Boston University Initiative on Cities today as a Senior Urban Leadership Fellow. A twenty-year member of Congress and former Mayor of Somerville, Representative Capuano remains committed to advancing the needs and interests of urban areas. As a Fellow, he will assist the Initiative with a range of activities, […]
Release of the 2018 Menino Survey of Mayors
On January 22, 2019, the Boston University Initiative on Cities released its fifth annual Menino Survey of Mayors, the only scientifically valid and representative survey of American mayors. The 2018 Menino Survey was built on interviews with 110 mayors from 37 states, and was supported by Citi Community Development and The Rockefeller Foundation. Initiated in June 2014 and […]
Tune in Live for The Future of Cities, 10/31 at 4:30pm
Can’t attend in person? Join us live for The Future of Cities: Arup & C40, a lecture on climate change, resiliency, and the future of cities today at 4:30pm. Our featured speakers are David Miller from the C40 and Tom Bridges from Arup. David Miller is the North American Director of the C40 Climate Leadership Group and the […]