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 […]
Mayoral Views on Racism and Discrimination
On September 17, 2018, the National League of Cities (NLC) and the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC), with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, released Mayoral Views on Racism and Discrimination. This new report, which draws on data from the 2017 Menino Survey of Mayors, explores how mayors of medium-sized and large cities understand race, discrimination […]
Release of Leading the American City
The Initiative on Cities is proud to release Leading the American City, a five-part video history of American mayoral leadership, governance, and power. The series features personal interviews with eight transformative mayors, who reflect on their time in office and offer insight into the job of mayor. The featured mayors include: Karl Dean, Mayor of Nashville, TN […]