.Governor Wes Moore in @POLITICO on partnering with Bloomberg Philanthropies to bring an Innovation Team to the Maryland: “that will create the kind of nexus that we think is necessary for us to accomplish our big goals, like ending child poverty.” politico.com/newsletters/di…

Universities have strong research skills and loads of data, and cities need all the information they can get to understand what works for their communities. We spoke to Gemeente Amsterdam’s Chief Science Officer about how city halls can team up with colleges: bloombergcities.jhu.edu/news/taking-ci…

Working alongside their mayors, senior leaders play a leading role in building organizational muscle within their city halls to overcome governmental roadblocks and bettering the lives of their residents. This week, 78 senior city leaders, like their mayors, took part in

"Trust in government can be rebuilt from the bottom up, starting with the city halls that affect people’s lives most directly." Mayor Mayor Quentin Hart on City Of Waterloo IA's work with the Local Infrastructure Hub:

City leaders have always worked to save residents’ time and effort. But now, time use is emerging as a unifying guidepost across sectors, providing a focused way to assess how policies impact residents' daily lives. We took a closer look at how: bloombergcities.jhu.edu/news/closer-lo…

Together with the The Aspen Institute, #CityLabCDMX will bring together mayors, policymakers, & creatives to explore the urban innovations @gobcdmx & other municipalities throughout Mexico, Latin America & those across the globe have made for their residents. bloombg.org/3z4wJPd

In 2024, half the world will be living in places holding elections. Most of those people live in cities—where the consequences will play out. As they do, mayors worldwide are drawing inspiration from the urban policies that catapulted former Gobierno de la Ciudad de México mayor Dra. Claudia Sheinbaum to the

Hard to keep up with all the innovation coming out of Mexico City—like Llave (a digital key to public services), the 250+ Pilares centers, and the **stunning** Utopias. We’ll learn from them all at CityLab CDMX.

Thrilled to join Bloomberg Philanthropies The Aspen Institute and hundreds of mayors, innovators & creatives from around the world at Bloomberg CityLab 2024 in Mexico City this October #CityLabCDMX Lots of interesting debates about how to shape the future of cities shorturl.at/TMlNF

Savannah received a grant through the Biden/Harris Admin's Reconnecting Communities & Neighborhoods Program (RCN) to study removing I16, which divided the core of the city's Black community. I'm working w/ Bloomberg Philanthropies & the Local Infrastructure Hub to highlight RCN progress.

“Si se mira con atención, queda claro que Gobierno de la Ciudad de México ha impulsado la reforma digital más radical del hemisferio occidental, si no más allá.” James Anderson in @Wiredenespanol on Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Aspen Institute’s #CityLabCDMX:

Fascinating talk Ashoka #ChangeMakerSummit by James Anderson Marie Ringler “We envision municipalities becoming a platform for urban scale problem solving by looking outside of itself for solutions, testing new ideas and shaping funding opportunities”.

Awesome to talk with Marie Ringler at Ashoka’s #Changemaker summit. The vision I shared: #LocalGovs will increasingly become platforms for urban scale problem solving — elevating solutions + crowding in talent + helping the best ideas reach scale.

“W. Broad St. was once the center of a thriving community and home to Black families and businesses, as well as many Asian & Jewish immigrants. However, in the '60s, the federal government demolished and paved over landmark buildings, homes, and businesses" wrote Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock.

When crises strike communities, it's clear they need to take action. But what happens when the crisis is further out on the horizon? City of Boise and @BoiseMayor used storytelling to engage residents and communicate urgency when a problem was looming: bloombergcities.jhu.edu/news/storytell…

Savannah Union Station before-and-after it was demolished for construction of I16 in the 1960s. Before the station was replaced with a highway ramp, it was one of the primary economic drivers of West Broad Street, historically the core of Savannah’s Black and immigrant community.

“The federal government has done its job. So, too, has a coalition of philanthropic organizations. It is now up to us — the local leaders — to take the baton and run with it.” More from Thomas Roach in @governing: governing.com/infrastructure…

Waterloo, IA, successfully applied for funding through the RCN to study relocating the railyard that pollutes and divides the area, creating significant public health impacts. I'm partnering with Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Local Infrastructure Hub to highlight RCN progress.