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Salem, MA converted an unused baseball practice area into a farm to bring healthy, organic food to families and children in the city.
While some cities are using tactical urbanism to help businesses continue safe operations, residents in many cities are creating spaces for healing and advancing racial justice.
Our updates from how we are supporting mayors, including the Virtual Innovation Showcase, the New Mayors Cohort, the Water Affordability Academy, and more.
Data’s role in the pandemic City efforts to expand innovations in data and technology have proven crucial in responding to the COVID pandemic. From mapping localized infection rates and predicting hospitalizations, to contact tracing among infected residents, to consolidating transit routes, cities use data to drive policy responses and inform residents. Communicating data in a …
Local water utilities are already facing aging water infrastructure, effects of climate change, and increasing operating costs. This leads to a major dilemma: increase water rates to pay for infrastructure needs or keep rates static at the expense of long-term system needs. Now COVID-19 has meant a tsunami of additional financial strain. Some utilities have …
Over the last week, many mayors and police departments have strongly and publicly condemned the actions by the police involved in George Floyd’s death and the violence and aggression shown towards people of color. What else can city leaders do to advance needed racial justice reforms in policing, in light of the momentum generated by …
Cities across the country are in pain, and mayors are tasked with leading them through the crisis. On top of this, mayors must lead through a multi-faceted public health crisis - the immediate one caused by COVID-19, and the systemic one caused by racism and inequality.
Our interview with Mayor Breea Clark, Norman, OK As a peer-to-peer learning network for mayors across the country, the Mayors Innovation Project is here to provide you with up to date resources from experts and perspectives from your peers. Read our interview with Mayor Breea Clark, Norman, OK to hear how she is managing in …
COVID-19 has been a fiscal disaster for cities, and the full impact on city budgets continues to unfold daily. When a city will feel the brunt of the impacts depends on a number of factors, such as tax structure, the composition of vulnerable local industries, and the strength of your region’s and state’s intergovernmental partnerships. …
From Our Live City Response Feed As cities close playgrounds, courts and fields to prevent public gatherings, several mayors have opted to create more space by opening selected streets to pedestrians. Burlington, VT created Shared Streets for Social Distancing, rolling out the program in stages, beginning with the most dense neighborhoods. Oakland Slow Streets allows for 74 miles …
