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By Quincy Midthun, Mayors Innovation Project Buildings are the largest source of carbon emissions and one of the greatest opportunities cities have to reduce their carbon footprints. The benefits of…

By Mary Carr Lee and Katya Spear, Mayors Innovation Project At this year’s Summer Meeting in Madison, mayors from across the country demonstrated what modern local leadership looks like: bold,…

By Quincy Midthun, Mayors Innovation Project In 2024, nearly 40,000 people died on US roadways, including more than 7,000 people simply walking —a stark reminder that how a city’s streets are…

By Mary Carr Lee, Mayors Innovation Project Between the demands of daily life and the friction of navigating bureaucracy, engaging with local government can feel less like empowerment and more like a ...

Beyond their legislative and administrative duties, mayors possess the ability to bring together a community’s most influential stakeholders—from corporate executives to non profits to religious leade...

Join us in Madison, WI for the Summer Meeting, hosted by Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway!

By: Mary Carr Lee, Mayors Innovation Project Blacksburg, Virginia, sits at a unique crossroads where a historic Appalachian town meets the fast growing influence of Virginia Tech. Guiding the communit...

Join us in Madison, WI for the Summer Meeting, hosted by Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway!

By Chloe Sieman and Katya Spear, Mayors Innovation Project As municipalities across the country are courted by tech giants promising innovation and investment, a growing body of data suggests the long...

Join us in Madison, WI for the Summer Meeting, hosted by Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway!

Former Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges joined "The Final 5" to discuss a new study from the Women Mayors Network showing women mayors face substantially more harassment than their male counterparts. Fr...

High-speed dependable internet is not a convenience or a luxury, but a critical tool for resilient, connected, and inclusive communities. Broadband ensures that residents have access to education, hea...

Female mayors face higher rates of politically motivated violence and harassment, a new poll finds.

Over the course of our 20 year history as an organization, we’ve heard countless stories from women mayors that inspired us to study and document the challenges and systemic barriers that mayors face ...

Complete Streets is an approach to planning, designing, building, operating, and maintaining streets that enable safe access for all, regardless of mode of travel. Complete streets policies and practi...

Mayors Innovation Project Winter 2026 Meeting: January 30-31, Washington, DC

By Mary Carr Lee, Mayors Innovation Project Welcoming Week is more than a celebration—it’s a movement. It’s a call to action to build a nation of neighbors where all residents can embrace diversity, f...

Vasquez Guzman, L. Investing in Police-Community Relations to Advance Public Safety. Mayors Innovation Project. Ensuring public safety is the first task of government. But since our country’s founding...

By Mary Carr Lee, Mayors Innovation Project This year’s Juneteenth celebration in Woodmere, Ohio, will be special for several reasons. The event is expanding to four days, beginning on Thursday, June…

Mayors, elected officials, and city staff face unique risks when it comes to privacy. As public figures, they must maintain a public profile online. This attracts heightened interest from opponents, t...

Join us in Albuquerque for the Summer Meeting, hosted by Mayor Tim Keller!

By Michael Roth, Next Street I was asked to give a presentation to the leadership of one of our Fortune 500 clients recently on a simple topic: What is the current state of small business …

By Quincy Midthun and Eric Murphy This blog post is a collaboration between the State Smart Transportation Initiative and the Mayors Innovation Project, both programs of the High Road Strategy Center ...

By Bianca Clarke, Trust for Public Land  Parks are Smart City Strategy Parks play an essential role in addressing some of the most pressing issues facing our communities today. When thoughtfully desig...

Katya Spear Managing Director knspear@mayorsinnovation.org 608.262.5831 Erica Cova Director of Communications ecova@smartgrowthamerica.org 202.516.5353 Today, the Mayors Innovation Project is pleased ...

By Andreas Scocos and Katya Spear, Mayors Innovation Project Throughout the US there is a significant housing shortage – estimated by some housing experts to exceed 4 million units – driving up housin...