2023 Careers in Transportation Information Session
On Thursday, November 16th, from 4:00-5:30 pm, the Initiative on Cities and City Planning & Urban Affairs program co-hosts a Careers in Transportation event. This event will give attendees a chance to hear about possible career options in the field and connect with professionals in transportation. Previous attendees of the Careers in Transportation event have […]
Results: Getting Beyond Politics to Get Important Work Done
Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023 Time: 5:30 pm-7:00 pm ET Location: Innovate@BU BUild Lab 730 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston “Wedge issues may be great for making headlines but they do not move us forward. Success is measured by what we accomplish together. Our obligation to the people we serve is too important to place politics and […]
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 […]
Event Recap: Homelessness is a Housing Problem (4/3)
Watch the full recording here! Full Event Recap forthcoming On April 4, 2023, BU Initiative on Cities and the School of Social Work hosted a discussion on homelessness in America. Why do some cities have higher rates of homelessness than others? What explains that regional variation, and what can local leaders do to reduce and prevent homelessness? […]
Event Recap: When Cities Lobby Book Talk & Panel (3/29)
Event recap by Dhruv Kapadia Watch the full recording here! On Wednesday, March 29th, the Initiative on Cities (IOC) and the American Politics Seminar Series hosted a discussion titled “Cities, Lobbyists, and Power” that investigated why mayors rely on professional lobbyists to amplify their voices and represent their city’s interests in state politics. More generally, […]
Film Screening of Shadowlands with Producer Nida Kirmani
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 5:00-6:15 pm ET Location: 121 Bay State Road, Boston. MA 02215 RSVP Join the Boston University Center for the Study of Asia and the Initiative on Cities for a featured film screening of Shadowlands, followed by a discussion with producer Nida Kirmani. This documentary follows two residents of […]
Homelessness is a Housing Problem: Book Talk & Panel Discussion
Date & Time: Monday, April 3, 2023, 1:00-2:30 pm ET Location: Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road Lunch will be provided Register Join the BU Initiative on Cities and the School of Social Work for a discussion on homelessness in America. Why do some cities have higher rates of homelessness than others? What explains […]
Cities, Lobbyists, & the Power to Influence Politics
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 12:00-1:30pm Location: Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road Lunch will be provided Register Join the BU Initiative on Cities and the American Politics Seminar Series for a discussion that explores why mayors rely on professional lobbyists to amplify their voices and represent their city’s interests in state […]
BU PhD Student Urbanists Networking Social
Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023 Time: 6:00-8:00 PM ET Location: Dahod Family Alumni Center (BU Castle), 225 Bay State Road The Initiative on Cities is hosting a networking event for Boston University PhD Student Urbanists on Thursday, February 2nd at 6:00 PM ET at the BU Castle. This is an opportunity to socialize with fellow […]
Crime, Inequality, and Resistance in New York City: A Multiple Political Orders Perspective
Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022 Time: 12:00-1:00pm ET Location: Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road, Boston Register Join the Initiative on Cities as we host Timothy Weaver to discuss his forthcoming book, “Crime, Inequality, and Resistance in New York City: A Multiple Political Orders Perspective.” At first glance, New York City stands as a […]