Alumni Spotlight: Juliahna Green
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 Juliahna Green, a former IOC Fellow in the City of Manchester (United Kingdom) with the Initiative on Cities. Juliahna is a Boston University and IOC […]
#BUandBoston: Boston University Prison Outreach Initiative
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 Dhruv Kapadia BU Prison Outreach Initiative (BUPOI) […]
Alumni Spotlight: Sophia Wedeen
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 Sophia Wedeen, a former Staff Assistant with the Initiative on Cities. Sophia is a research analyst at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard […]
Alumni Spotlight: Patricia Cahill
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 Patricia Cahill, a former Program Manager with the Initiative on Cities. Patricia is a Transportation Planner in the Office of Transportation Planning at the […]
Introducing Our 2023 External Advisory Board
The Initiative on Cities is proud to announce our 2023 External Advisory Board. Our board of urban scholars, policymakers, and experts was established to give counsel to the Initiative on Cities and ensure that the latest policies, practices, and research findings lead our work and priorities. Julian Agyeman, Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University Isabelle Anguelovski, […]
Alumni Spotlight: Luisa Godinez-Puig
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 Dr. Luisa Godinez-Puig, a former Doctoral Fellow with the Initiative on Cities. Luisa Godinez-Puig is an Equity Scholar at the Urban Institute, a D.C.-based […]
Policy Brief: Cities, Zoning, and the Fragmented Response to Homelessness
Authors: 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 examine how local governments can better address and end homelessness through improved coordination of homelessness and zone/land use planning […]
2022 Menino Survey: Mayors and the Climate Crisis
America’s Mayors See Regulatory Powers As Their Top Climate Action Tools, But Are Reluctant to Limit Resident Choices, According to Survey of US Mayors Nine-in-Ten Mayors Agree that Climate Change is Human-Induced Mayors from Both Parties Strongly Support Purchasing New Technologies Like Electric Vehicles Findings Among Those from the Boston University Initiative on Cities’ Menino […]
2023 Boston Summer Fellowship: Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM)
Application Deadline: January 30, 2023, at 5:00 PM ET The Office of New Urban Mechanics is Boston’s civic innovation team, responsible for promoting participatory urbanism, smarter city infrastructure, and innovative service delivery. They are the catalyst and clearing house for civic innovation projects involving the City of Boston and its partners, from residents and community […]
2023 Undergraduate Internship Opportunities
The Initiative on Cities is now accepting applications for Summer 2022 Internships with the city of Boston, MA! The deadline to apply for undergraduate fellowships is Sunday, February 26, at 11:59 PM ET. Undergraduate students interested in racial equity, local government, environmental justice, public service, or housing are encouraged to apply. Boston Equity & Inclusion […]