Category: Publications

Good Ideas for Cities: Building trust through fiscal transparency

Best practices for the EV fleet transition

Celebrating Mayoral Efforts to Combat LGBTQ+ Attacks

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.

Reporting and Responding to Political Violence

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.

From Seed to Root: Early-State Strategies for Community Wealth Building

Latest Report From Seed to Root: Early-State Strategies for Community Wealth Building Cities are increasingly aware of the growing wealth gap and its often devastating impacts for low-income people in their communities. Cities can help close this gap through the democratization of their development processes. By centering the voices and needs of working class people …

COWS: Race in the Heartland Publication Announcement

New Report: Race in the Heartland Highlighting Wisconsin’s Extreme Racial Disparity #RaceInTheMidwest In the 20th Century, people from around the world came to Wisconsin and the Midwest, seeking opportunity in the industrial boom. Manufacturing and unions helped create good jobs for many black workers, but discrimination and segregation limited that sharply. When industrial jobs declined, …