A Conversation about Cities and Health
On Tuesday June 4th, IOC Co-Director Katharine Lusk spoke on a panel co-hosted by the Boston University School of Public Health, Initiative on Cities, AcademyHealth, and de Beaumont Foundation. Hosted by Sandro Galea, Dean of the School of Public Health, and moderated by Lisa Simpson, the President and CEO of AcademyHealth, the panel “A Conversation […]
Apr 13th Panel Discussion: Creative Placemaking in Cities
As cities grow, adapt, and develop, some struggle to promote a vibrant arts and cultural community. How can urban leaders embrace the arts and use them to benefit the city as a whole? What is the value of urban “placemaking?” Join us Wednesday, April 13th, from 4:00-5:30pm at the Katzenberg Center on the 3rd floor […]
IOC Releases 2015 Menino Survey of Mayors
In January 2016, the Boston University Initiative on Cities released the 2015 Menino Survey of Mayors. The Survey, now in its second year, delves into mayoral needs and priorities, policy views, and relationships with their key partners, including other levels of government. Based on interviews with 89 sitting American mayors from cities of all sizes, […]
Leading Cities From The Left
Along with the Center for the Study of Europe at the Pardee School of Global Studies, the Initiative on Cities is pleased to host Mayor Thomas Geisel of Düsseldorf, Germany, as part of our Speaker Series featuring urban leaders. Leading Cities From The Left will feature a conversation with Mayor Geisel on the city of Dusseldorf and the […]