The Mayors' Institute on City Design (MICD) is a partnership program of the National Endowment for the Arts, the American Architectural Foundation, and the United States Conference of Mayors. Since 1986, the Mayors' Institute has helped transform communities through design by preparing mayors to be the chief urban designers of their cities. Read More.

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Mayors’ Institute on City Design Selects Alumni Technical Assistance Cities
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MICD: Alumni Technical Assistance Institute
June 29-30, 2009
Alexandria, Virginia

Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter hosts the 43rd National Session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design
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MICD West
July 15-17, 2009
Portland, Oregon

In partnership with Portland Metro, Portland State University, and the University of Oregon

Mayors' Institute Holds Fourth Alumni Technical Assistance Institute In Tulsa, Oklahoma
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MICD 44
July 22-24, 2009
Denver, Colorado

In partnership with Bank of America and the U.S. Forest Service

Watch our video that highlights the experiences of several alumni mayors.


Hear Robert Siegel's NPR story on the Mayors' Institute on City Design, which aired on All Things Considered.
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Additional funding has been provided through a generous gift from the Edward W. Rose III Family Fund of the Dallas Foundation and Bank of America.

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