A peer learning network for mayors and city leaders.
By Katya Spear, Managing Director, Mayors Innovation Project The panel The Right Response at the Right Time at the MIP Summer Meeting in Albuquerque, NM, brought together mayors, department heads, and national policy experts to discuss how cities are advancing public safety by establishing and expanding alternative response programs. The conversation highlighted a quiet but …
By Quincy Midthun • Mayors Innovation Project Across the country, cities are heating up. Extreme heat not only creates extreme discomfort, it strains the grid and endangers the health and safety of residents, particularly in neighborhoods that lack greenery, which are disproportionately home to communities of color and low income communities. At the Summer 2025 …
By Katya Spear, Mayors Innovation Project It’s a well worn adage that culture eats policy for lunch. No matter how long you’ve served in office, how you, your council, and staff work together will drive your local government’s ability to advance your greatest priorities regardless of your city’s size or form of government. Why? For …
By Quincy Midthun and Katya Spear, Mayors Innovation Project At the Mayors Innovation Project, our commitment to peer learning means offering avenues to share and replicate good ideas. The MIP Innovation Showcase is a lightning round session where mayors get three minutes to share a policy, program, or practice that they have implemented or are …
By Leslie Vasquez Guzman • Mayors Innovation Project Wealth inequality in the United States has reached unprecedented levels, leaving millions of Americans struggling to achieve economic stability, much less access economic mobility. With stagnant wages and rising costs, the American Dream is increasingly out of reach for many. To counteract these trends, cities across the …
By Quincy Midthun, Mayors Innovation Project Climate change continues to pose unprecedented challenges for cities, and the 2024 hurricane season reminded us that flood resilient infrastructure is critical—and increasingly complicated to fund, implement, and manage. On top of more frequent and more severe weather, the Trump administration has voiced plans to cut federal funding for …
By Mary Carr Lee, Mayors Innovation Project As President Trump’s deportation plans begin to take shape, refugee and immigrant communities across the country face fear and uncertainty. Of the 30+ executive orders signed in the first week, ten are aimed at clamping down on immigration and ramping up fast-track deportation efforts. Among other cities, ICE …
By Mary Carr Lee • Mayors Innovation Project The stakes could not be higher in the 2024 Election and local governments have a critical role to play to help protect the right to vote and ensure free and fair elections. The Mayors Innovation Project (MIP) was pleased to join the Local Policy Lab in welcoming …
“Last weekend, Mayor Quentin Hart was one of two mayors invited to speak on affordable housing at a national panel in Tennessee. The Mayors Innovation Project Summer 2024 Meeting’s panel explored ways cities are using data, restructuring incentives and leveraging partnerships to drive creative solutions to address the housing crisis.”
Check out the highlights from our Winter 2024 Meeting Innovation Showcase!
