Initiative on Cities Kicks Off 2015 Menino Survey of Mayors
On Friday, June 19, the Initiative on Cities (IOC) will officially kick off the 2015 Menino Survey of Mayors at the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Sponsored by Citi and supported by USCM, the 2015 Menino Survey expands on the IOC’s 2014 Mayors Leadership Survey by delving deeper into […]
IOC Summer Fellow To Work On Sustainable Energy Systems in Melbourne, Australia
The Initiative on Cities is thrilled to announce the 2015 City of Melbourne Sustainability Branch Fellow Timothy Ogino (ENG ’16) who will complete his summer fellowship in Melbourne, Australia. Ogino is currently pursuing his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the Boston University School of Engineering. In Melbourne, he will work with the City’s […]
Fiscal Leadership and the Modern City
One of the greatest modern threats facing cities lies on the balance sheet, leaving many wondering: how will we pay for cities in the future? Fiscal Leadership and the Modern City, the third city leadership summit hosted by the Initiative on Cities at Boston University, will examine how communities are tackling contemporary financial constraints with […]
Looking Back – A Quick Overview of Sea Level Rise and the Future of Coastal Cities
From November 13-14, 2014, the Initiative on Cities and the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future co-hosted Sea Level Rise and the Future of Coastal Cities, a two-day City Leadership Summit at Boston University. Over 200 attendees participated in a conversation about the impact of climate change, particularly rising sea […]
Remembering Mayor Menino (1942-2014)
We are heartbroken by the loss of our founder and devoted public servant, Mayor Tom Menino. He was a boss, a mentor, and a friend to us as well as to thousands of Bostonians throughout the years. He cared about his city, his adopted university community, and everyone around him. Working with him daily, we […]
IOC Co-Director Menino Announces Release of Memoir: “Mayor for a New America”
Co-Director of the Initiative on Cities and former Mayor of Boston, Tom Menino, this week announced the release of his new book, Mayor for A New America. This personal memoir, co-authored with Jack Beatty, charts his rise to political office and thirty-year tenure as an elected official in Boston. Famed for having met more than […]
Initiative on Cities Releases First National Survey of Mayoral Priorities
In October 2014, the Initiative on Cities released a ground-breaking survey of American Mayors, which has since been dedicated to the annual Menino Survey of Mayors. Based on interviews with over seventy mayors from cities with over 1 million to those with as few as 50,000 residents, it offers the first-ever nationally representative review of […]
IOC Releases Report on Lessons from the One Fund Boston
The Initiative on Cities is proud to announce the release of its first City Insight publication. This inaugural report, One Fund Boston: Lessons for Leaders, focuses on the factors that contributed to the success of the One Fund. Based on interviews with key community, corporate, and government stakeholders as well as insight shared by Kenneth […]
Co-Director Thomas Menino Honored by American Bar Association
On Friday, August 8, 2014, Initiative on Cities (IOC) Co-Director Thomas Menino was honored by the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of State and Local Government Law and presented with the Jefferson Fordham Award for Advocacy. In Boston for the 2014 ABA Annual Meeting, the Section of State and Local Government Law hosted an awards […]
Pardee Graduate Summer Fellows Meet with the IOC
Initiative on Cities Co-Director Tom Menino hosted the Pardee Graduate Summer Fellows for lunch on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. The conversation centered on the Fellows’ diverse summer projects at the Pardee Center. The former Mayor of Boston heard from each of the Summer Fellows about their research, with topics ranging from food and the informal economy […]