A peer learning network for mayors and city leaders.
In honor of this year’s Pride Month, we bring you highlights from mayors and cities working to counter harmful anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric through direct, local responses to discriminatory state legislation and community engagement.
Last month, the Mayors Innovation Project brought together newly elected mayors from across the country for its 2023 New Mayors Cohort. Held May 17-19 in Madison, WI, the 12 participating mayors attended sessions on a variety of topics and heard insights from former cohort participants on their experiences in the program as new mayors.
In May 2022, the Mayors Innovation Project launched #MayorSafety month with the release of a survey of US mayors revealing an alarming increase in political violence directed at mayors – in particular, at women mayors and mayors of color. This year, we put together a round-up of new resources and best practices, along with opportunities to share your experiences.
Today, the Mayors Innovation Project announced their selections for the inaugural cohort of the Mayors Institute on Pedestrian Safety. The program is a collaboration between the Mayors Innovation Project, AARP, and Smart Growth America.
Research from C40 found that city-led climate action could create 38 million green jobs this decade. The Inflation Reduction Act will help spur the creation of these jobs by providing more than $370 billion in critical funding to transition the U.S. to a clean energy economy.
Council relationships aren't always easy. When councils and mayors work well together, the positive impacts can be far reaching; but when strained, important city work can stall.
This guest blog post is written by LiJia Gong, Local Progress and Terri Gerstein, the Economic Policy Institute and the Harvard Labor and Worklife Program A recently released report, issued by Local Progress, the Economic Policy Institute, and the Harvard Labor and Worklife Program, provides a comprehensive overview of how local governments have used wide-ranging aspects …
A report released in May by the Women Mayors Network and Equity Agenda, a nonprofit focused on local government, found increased levels of psychological violence and threats leveled against mayors across the country, particularly women and women of color. Read the full article at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-29/mayors-and-local-officials-face-a-rising-tide-of-threats-harassment
“As a national network for mayors, this is very concerning – both because it’s a threat to mayors’ personal safety and because of the potential to increase the already striking gender and racial parity gap present among executive elected officials,” said Katya Spear, Managing Director, Mayors Innovation Project.
“Mayors should not have to weigh their decision to run for office—or stay in office—based on these kinds of abhorrent threats,” said Katya Spear, managing director of the Mayors Innovation Project, about the report, “Intersectional Psychological Violence, Threats, and Physical Violence against Mayors in 2021.”
