Event Description:
Concluding the third annual Mayors Institute on City Design (MICD) Just City Mayoral Fellowship–a collaboration between the MICD and Harvard GSD’s Just City Lab–the Fellows discuss strategies for using planning and design interventions to address racial injustice in each of their cities.
Speakers:
Mayor Friday Ellis:
Mayor Friday Ellis was born in rural Rayville, Louisiana. Friday decided to settle in Monroe and that’s where he met his wife, Ashley. They married in 2001 and like many Americans, their lives were greatly impacted by the tragedy of September 11, 2001. Just two months later, Friday enlisted in the United States Marine Corps to serve his country in its time of need.
Mayor Tim Keller:
After a successful business career, Mayor Tim Keller refocused his professional life on tackling some of the biggest issues facing Albuquerque and New Mexico. Throughout his public service, from State Senator for the International District to New Mexico State Auditor to Mayor of Albuquerque, Tim has consistently challenged the status quo and developed a track record of real impact. Tim became Mayor in 2017 and was re-elected in 2021. He serves as the city’s 82nd selected leader and 31st Mayor of Albuquerque, dating back to its founding 1706. Mayor Tim focuses on making Albuquerque a more safe, innovative, and inclusive city.
Mayor D.C. Reeves:
Mayor D.C. Reeves was sworn in as Mayor of his hometown, Pensacola, on Nov. 22, 2022, becoming the youngest person (38) in 101 years to be elected Mayor. Reeves spent his professional career as a sports journalist, author, community builder and entrepreneur. After a decade covering college football at Florida State University (Warchant.com) and the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa News), D.C. returned home in 2015 to make an impact on his community.
Mayor Kathy Sheehan:
Mayor Kathy Sheehan is in her third term as Albany’s 75th mayor. Mayor Sheehan has dedicated her administration to creating a city of opportunity, leading with a commitment to equity and responsive government that includes diverse community voices. Under Kathy’s leadership, the City has invested more than $100 million in new parks, streets, sidewalks, and water and sewer infrastructure across the city, with a focus on neighborhoods impacted by redlining and other historically discriminatory practices. Kathy worked with the Common Council to enact groundbreaking equity legislation and policing reform initiatives and has led a multi-year effort to eliminate blight and sub-standard housing in the City.
Mayor Alan Webber:
Mayor Alan Webber serves as Santa Fe’s 43rd Mayor and the City’s first full-time executive. He first elected in March of 2018 to his first term and re-elected to a second four-year term in November of 2021. In his time in office Mayor Webber has put an emphasis on making City government work for all parts of Santa Fe, improving the overall level of service to the city’s 85,000 residents. His policy agenda has focused on meeting the city’s critical need for additional housing in all parts of the housing spectrum and in very part of the community. The housing agenda includes bringing chronic and veteran homelessness to functional zero and addressing the shortage in affordable and workforce housing.
Moderator:
Toni L. Griffin is Professor in Practice of Urban Planning and the founder of Urban Planning and Design for the American City, based in New York. Through the practice, Toni served as Project Director the long range planning initiative of the Detroit Work Project, and in 2013 completed and released Detroit Future City, a comprehensive citywide framework plan for urban transformation. Most recent clients include working with the cities of Memphis, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh.
Partners:
The Mayors’ Institute on City Design
The National Endowment for the Arts
The United States Conference of Mayors
The Just City Lab
00:00 Welcome by Toni Griffin
01:25 Introduction by Sarah Whiting
03:47 Remarks by Maya Hering
05:41 Remarks by Trinity Simons Wagner
08:26 Introduction to Panel 1
13:43 Panel 1 Discussion
42:41 Introduction to Panel 2
44:35 Panel 2 Discussion
1:21:40 Concluding Remarks
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