IOC Co-Director Katharine Lusk part of award winning grant from New Venture Fund on Public Interest Technology
IOC Co-Director Katharine Lusk and Azer Bestavros, Associate Provost for Computing and Data Sciences at Boston University, have been awarded a grant from the New Venture Fund to conduct a comprehensive scan of public interest technology (PIT) activities taking place at the 43 Public Interest Technology University Network member institutions. The project aims to: Provide […]
Boston’s Chinatown: Community, Power, and Placemaking
Held on Thursday, April 15, 2021 Watch a recording or read a recap below. Recap by Claudia Chiappa On April 15, 2021 the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC), BU Arts Initiative, and BU Diversity & Inclusion hosted a virtual discussion focused on the history and legacy of Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood. The conversation was moderated […]
Getting to Yes on Housing in Greater Boston and Framingham
Held on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Watch a recording or read a recap below. Recap by Claudia Chiappa On Tuesday, April 13, the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) and Abundant Housing MA hosted a discussion about the politics of housing and the challenges behind reforms. Mayor Yvonne Spicer of the City of Framingham joined Associate […]
Downtown After COVID: Will Urban Centers be the Same?
Held on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Watch a recording or read a recap below. Recap by Claudia Chiappa On Wednesday, April 17 the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) and City Planning & Urban Affairs (CPUA) Program hosted a discussion on the future of downtown spaces in the post-pandemic era. Moderated by Jon Chesto, Business […]
2020 Menino Survey of Mayors: Urban Parks and the Public Realm: Equity & Access in Post-COVID Cities
The 2020 Menino Survey of Mayors represents the seventh nationally representative survey of American mayors and is based on interviews with 130 sitting mayors from 38 states. The 2020 Survey explores mayoral views on COVID-19 recovery, policing and protests, parks and greenspace, and the 2020 Census.
2020 Menino Survey of Mayors Report on Urban Parks and the Public Realm
Mayors Expect Residents Will Spend More Time in Outdoor Public Spaces, But Few Using Pandemic as Opportunity to Reimagine These Areas Findings Among Those Released Today by the Boston University Initiative on Cities’ Menino Survey of Mayors, Supported by Citi, The Rockefeller Foundation, and The Trust for Public Land The past year introduced new ways […]
MetroBridge Fall 2020 Recap: Insight into Community Processes in Framingham to Help Inform the Mayor’s Racial Equity Initiative
By Claudia Chiappa The COVID-19 pandemic and the continuous racial tensions in the country led several local governments to recently rethink their efforts towards equity and inclusion. The City of Framingham’s Racial Equity Initiative aims to advance the city’s efforts in equity and inclusion through educating residents, engaging the in community conversations, and implementing activities […]
Lessons from Paris: The Changing Landscape of Urban Transportation after COVID
Watch or read a recap from our discussion on the future of bike and pedestrian friendly cities.
We the Possibility: Harnessing Public Entrepreneurship to Solve Our Most Urgent Problems
Held on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 12pm, watch a recording and read a recap
Justice and Inclusion: Lessons for Boston from New York and Chicago
Daniel Daponte (CAS ’22) is IOC’s 2020-2021 National League of Cities (NLC) Menino Fellow. Daniel graduated with a BA in Environmental Analysis and Policy with a minor in Urban Studies. Daniel spent the fall semester with IOC Director and Professor Graham Wilson through this Fellowship in a Directed Study program. Daniel’s research project focused on restorative justice initiatives, analyzing […]