Mayors
A greener Los Angeles on the horizon? Examining the mayor’s climate commitments
In the wake of Climate Week NYC, Mayor Karen Bass unveiled a series of strides towards a greener, more sustainable…
Is London on track to meet its net-zero target?
Since declaring a climate emergency in 2018, Sadiq Khan has made clear his ambitions for London to lead the way…
Peoria: Uniting to transform a city’s perception
That is a critical question I and other community leaders in Greater Peoria, Illinois, have faced – and one I…
Back to school: 40 mayors head to Harvard
The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative recently announced its seventh class of participants, comprising 40 mayors and 80 senior city…
Reimagining a pedestrianised London
By the time the pandemic hit the UK in early 2020, initiatives to pedestrianise popular areas in London were already…
How metro mayors are getting things done – even if they have limited money and power
The word “mayor”, in the English governance landscape, refers to many different roles. Until the turn of the 21st century,…
Why more cities are hiring ‘night mayors’ and establishing forms of nighttime governance
Growing up in a small town in Brazil, my daily life was shaped by the rhythms of my family’s working…
LA Mayor Karen Bass vows to significantly expand homelessness project
In a recent speech, the mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, emphasised the city's responsibility to lead the way in addressing…
Look to cities, but past their mayors, for new climate solutions
A little over three months after the Cop27 climate summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh drew to a close, the global community is…
Even without strong powers, mayors find a way to get things done
Anyone following the debate around Ontario’s proposed Bill 39, which would permit the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa to exercise…