Design-led learning programs.
We offer a variety of highly collaborative programs designed to help mayors gain valuable new perspectives, resources, and ways of creatively addressing challenges in their cities.
Upcoming Events
Alumni Advising for 2024 MICD Participants
MICD Alumni Advising helps alumni mayors continue addressing the complex challenges facing today’s cities, beyond the traditional MICD Institute Session model.
View EventMarch 19-21, 2025
MICD 80
Long Beach — CA
The 80th National Session of the Mayors' Institute on City Design will take place March 19-21, 2025.
View EventSpring 2025
2025 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship
Cambridge — MA & Virtual
This unique and highly interactive program brings together a small group of mayors to directly tackle injustices in each of their cities through planning and design interventions.
View EventFall 2025 and later
2025 Special Sessions
Locations TBD
The RFQ seeking universities and nonprofits to host 2025-2026 Special Sessions is open through January 10, 2025. Selected hosts will be announced in Spring 2025.
View EventSummer 2025
MICD 81
Location TBD
The 81st National Session of the Mayors' Institute on City Design will take place in Summer 2025.
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Date
Type
Link
Informational Webinar: 2025-2026 Special Session Hosts RFQ
Wednesday 10/30, 1:00-1:30pm Eastern
Other Events
Special Sessions
Informational Webinar: 2025 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship
Virtual
October 16, 2024 | 1:00-1:30pm ET
Fellowship
Bridging Boundaries: MICD Albuquerque 2024
Albuquerque — NM
September 4-6, 2024
Special Sessions
Virtual Seminar: Attaining Quality Urban Design through City Leadership
Virtual
July 17, 2024 | 2:00-3:00pm Eastern
Virtual Seminars
Attaining Quality Urban Design through City Leadership
Kansas City — MO
June 20, 2024 | 10:30 - 11:30 am
Other Events
Mayors Imagining the Just City: Volume 4
Cambridge — MA
April 19, 2024 | 1:00 - 3:00pm ET
Fellowship
Virtual Seminar: Arts, Urban Design, and Mental Health
Virtual
February 27, 2024 | 1:00-2:00pm ET
Virtual Seminars
Arts, Urban Design, and Mental Health
Washington — DC
January 18, 2024 | 4:15-5:15pm
Other Events
Informational Webinar: 2024 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship
Virtual
October 30, 2023 | 2:00-2:30pm ET
Fellowship
Virtual Seminar: Designing for Health Equity: The 11th Street Bridge Park
Virtual
August 2, 2023 | 1:00-2:00pm ET
Virtual Seminars
Virtual Seminar: Achieving Design Excellence and Equitable Outcomes Through the RFP Process
Virtual
June 28, 2023 | 1:00-2:00pm ET
Virtual Seminars
Achieving Design Excellence and Equitable Outcomes Through the RFP Process
Columbus — OH
June 4, 2023 | 3:00-4:00pm
Other Events
Panel: Mayors Imagining the Just City: Volume 3
April 21, 2023 1:00 - 3:00pm ET
Fellowship
2023 Special Sessions RFQ: Informational Webinar (12/12)
Monday 12/12, 2022, 2:00-3:00pm Eastern
Other Events
Special Sessions
2023 Special Sessions RFQ: Informational Webinar (11/29)
Tuesday 11/29, 2022, 2:00-3:00pm Eastern
Other Events
Special Sessions
Safe Places, Active Spaces (Part II) — Building Community Capacity and Maximizing Impact
Virtual Seminar
June 23, 2021
Virtual Seminars
MICD Alumni Technical Assistance: Informational Webinar
Thursday, October 29, 2020, 1:00-1:30pm Eastern
Alumni Advising
Helping Main Streets and Small Businesses Survive the Pandemic
Virtual Seminar
September 21, 2020
Virtual Seminars
Design Solutions for Retrofitting Suburban-Style Retail and Housing
Virtual Seminar
September 10, 2020
Virtual Seminars
Streets for Pandemic Response & Recovery
Virtual Seminar
August 11, 2020
Virtual Seminars
Safe Places, Active Spaces (Part I) - A Design-Based Approach to Community Safety
Virtual Seminar
July 29, 2020
Virtual Seminars
Monuments — Reckoning with the Past, Envisioning the Future
Virtual Seminar
July 22, 2020
Virtual Seminars
MICD 50: National Mayors Summit on City Design
Chicago — IL
April 27-29, 2011
National Sessions
Special Sessions
MICD Alumni Technical Assistance
Auburn — WA
August 31-September 2, 2009
Other Events
Special Sessions
MICD Alumni Technical Assistance
Little Rock — AR
August 26-28, 2009
Other Events
Special Sessions
MICD Alumni Technical Assistance
New Bedford — MA
August 17-18, 2009
Other Events
Special Sessions
MICD Alumni Technical Assistance
Coeur d’Alene — ID
August 11-13, 2009
Other Events
Special Sessions
MICD Alumni Technical Assistance
Alexandria — VA
June 29-30, 2009
Other Events
Special Sessions
MICD Alumni Technical Assistance
Moss Point — MS
March 2-4, 2009
Other Events
Special Sessions
MICD Alumni Technical Assistance
Tulsa — OK
January 11-13, 2009
Other Events
Special Sessions
MICD Alumni Technical Assistance
Cincinnati — OH
October 20-22, 2008
Other Events
Special Sessions
MICD Alumni Technical Assistance
Lincoln — NE
August 18-20, 2008
Other Events
Special Sessions
MICD Alumni Technical Assistance
Santa Rosa — CA
July 16-18, 2008
Other Events
Special Sessions
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