In 2013, Boston became the first city to create a youth-led participatory budgeting process. Now in its third year, Boston’s Participatory Budgeting Project engages over 2,000 Boston youth ages 12-25 to determine how to spend one million dollars of the city’s capital budget. The Initiative on Cities is thrilled to publish Youth Lead the Change: […]
On November 7, 2016, the Initiative on Cities hosted the third event in our series on Reducing Disparities and Promoting Well-Being in Boston with a panel discussion focused on Lessons from the City of Boston. Moderated by Boston University Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore, Lessons featured two leaders from the City of Boston: Dr. Atyia […]
Reducing Disparities and Promoting Well-Being in Boston: Lessons from the City of Boston By Patricia Cahill On November 7, 2016, the Initiative on Cities hosted the third event in our series on Reducing Disparities and Promoting Well-Being in Boston with a panel discussion focused on Lessons from the City of Boston. Moderated by Boston University […]
On Wednesday, October 26, 2016, as part of the Reducing Inequity series, the Boston University (BU) Initiative on Cities hosted Reducing Disparities and Promoting Well-Being in Boston: The Role of the BU Community, the second in a series of events aimed at exploring race and equity in the city. Representatives from the Boston University School […]
On Wednesday, October 26, 2016, as part of the Reducing Inequity series, the Boston University (BU) Initiative on Cities hosted Reducing Disparities and Promoting Well-Being in Boston: The Role of the BU Community, the second in a series of events aimed at exploring race and equity in the city. Representatives from the Boston University School […]
The Initiative on Cities brought together practitioners and academics for Understanding the Economic Development Gap to discuss the urban development gap, especially as it applies to Gateway and Legacy cities in the U.S. Why have some cities experienced an economic development boom, while others have struggled? Moderated by Boston University Professor of Economics and IOC […]
On Tuesday October 25th, the Initiative on Cities (IOC) welcomed students, faculty and staff to Understanding the Economic Development Gap, the first Urban Seminar for the fall 2016 semester. The Seminar examined why some cities have experienced an economic development boom while others have stagnated. Moderated by Boston University Professor of Economics and IOC Advisory […]
Boston Public Schools’ Assignment Plan February 4, 2016 By Patricia Cahill On February 4, 2016, The Initiative on Cities held a panel discussion that brought together members of the Boston Pubic Schools (BPS) and Boston University communities to discuss the newest BPS Assignment Plan that was rolled out in 2014. This new plan reorganized Boston […]
What is the City of Boston doing to address racial disparities? Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has challenged the city and his administration to take on racial inequity as a key economic, social and moral imperative. Senior members of his leadership team will come together at BU to share plans and lessons learned from the City’s own efforts to […]
Join us on Friday, October 7 from 2:30pm – 4:00pm at our office on 75 Bay State Road for a workshop lecture featuring Professor Jackelyn Hwang from Princeton University. Professor Hwang will share her forthcoming co-authored paper, Moving Down: Gentrification, Displacement, and Residential Destinations in Philadelphia, and offer a talk about her current research with […]