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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

Virtual Seminar: How U.S. cities fund, govern, and maintain parks and public spaces

This seminar examines how parks and civic spaces move from idea to implementation: who funds them, who governs them, and how they’re maintained over time.

July 16-18, 2025

MICD 81

Providence — RI

The 81st National Session of the Mayors' Institute on City Design will take place in Providence, RI from July 16-18, 2025.

2025

Alumni Advising for 2025 MICD Participants

Virtual

MICD Alumni Advising helps alumni mayors continue addressing the complex challenges facing today’s cities, beyond the traditional MICD Institute Session model.

Event

Date

Type

Link

Virtual Seminar: How U.S. cities fund, govern, and maintain parks and public spaces

Virtual

July 10, 2025 | 1:00-2:00pm ET

Virtual Seminars

MICD 81

Providence — RI

July 16-18, 2025

National Sessions

Alumni Advising for 2025 MICD Participants

Virtual

2025

Alumni Advising

2025 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship

Cambridge — MA & Virtual

Spring 2025

Fellowship

MICD 80

Long Beach — CA

March 19-21, 2025

National Sessions

Mayors Imagining the Just City: Volume 5

Cambridge — MA & Virtual

February 6, 2025 | 6:30-8:00pm ET

Fellowship

Enhancing City Leadership with Design

Washington — DC

January 17, 2025 | 11:30am - 12:30pm

Other Events

Alumni Advising for 2024 MICD Participants

Virtual

2024

Alumni Advising

Virtual Seminar: Beyond Traditional Engagement and Design Guidelines: Boston Design Vision

Virtual

December 11, 2024 | 1:00-2:00pm Eastern

Virtual Seminars

MICD Gainesville 2024

Gainesville — FL

October 23-25, 2024

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

MICD 79

Detroit — MI

July 24-26, 2024

National 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

MICD New York City 2024

New York — NY

May 8-10, 2024

Special Sessions

2024 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship

Cambridge — MA & Virtual

Spring 2024

Fellowship

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

Alumni Advising for 2023 MICD Participants

Virtual

Fall-Winter 2023

Alumni Advising

MICD Tampa 2023

Tampa — FL

November 8-10, 2023

Special Sessions

Informational Webinar: 2024 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship

Virtual

October 30, 2023 | 2:00-2:30pm ET

Fellowship

MICD 78

Boston — MA

October 11-13, 2023

National Sessions

Virtual Seminar: Designing for Health Equity: The 11th Street Bridge Park

Virtual

August 2, 2023 | 1:00-2:00pm ET

Virtual Seminars

MICD 77

Kansas City — MO

July 12-14, 2023

National Sessions

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 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship

Cambridge — MA & Virtual

Spring 2023

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

MICD 76

Chicago — IL

October 12-14, 2022

National Sessions

MICD Honolulu 2022

Honolulu — HI

August 17-19, 2022

Special Sessions

MICD Des Moines 2022

Des Moines — IA

July 27-29, 2022

Special Sessions

MICD 75

Charleston — SC

May 18-20, 2022

National Sessions

MICD New Orleans 2022

New Orleans — LA

March 29-31, 2022

Special Sessions

2022 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship

Spring 2022

Fellowship

Safe Places, Active Spaces (Part II) — Building Community Capacity and Maximizing Impact

Virtual Seminar

June 23, 2021

Virtual Seminars

Designing for Restorative Justice

VIRTUAL SEMINAR

May 13, 2021

Virtual Seminars

Panel: Mayors Imagining the Just City

March 12, 2021, 1:00 - 5:00pm ET

Special Sessions

MICD Alumni Technical Assistance: Informational Webinar

Thursday, October 29, 2020, 1:00-1:30pm Eastern

Alumni Advising

Helping Restaurants Prepare for Winter

VIRTUAL SEMINAR

October 14, 2020

Virtual Seminars

Helping Main Streets and Small Businesses Survive the Pandemic

Virtual Seminar

September 21, 2020

Virtual Seminars

2020 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship

Fall 2020

Fellowship

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

Parks Are Your New Asset

Virtual Seminar

August 4, 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 in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City — OK

November 20-22, 2019

Special Sessions

MICD 74

Richmond — VA

November 6-8, 2019

National Sessions

MICD in New York City

New York — NY

October 30 - November 1, 2019

Special Sessions

MICD in Columbus

Columbus — IN

October 16-18, 2019

Special Sessions

MICD 73

Albuquerque — NM

September 4-6, 2019

National Sessions

MICD 72

Charleston — SC

March 20-22, 2019

National Sessions

MICD East Austin

Austin — TX

December 12-14, 2018

Special Sessions

MICD 71

Miami — FL

November 14-16, 2018

National Sessions

MICD 70

Portland — OR

September 19-21, 2018

National Sessions

MICD West Anchorage

Anchorage — AK

September 5-7, 2018

Special Sessions

MICD 69

Charleston — SC

April 11-13, 2018

National Sessions

MICD East Tampa

Tampa — FL

December 6-8, 2017

Special Sessions

MICD West Indianapolis

Indianapolis — IN

November 8-10, 2017

Special Sessions

MICD 68

Santa Fe — NM

October 4-6, 2017

National Sessions

MICD 67

Providence — RI

July 20-22, 2017

National Sessions

MICD 66

Charleston — SC

March 22-24, 2017

National Sessions

MICD South

New Orleans — LA

October 12-14, 2016

Special Sessions

MICD West

Albuquerque — NM

September 28-30, 2016

Special Sessions

MICD East

Miami Beach — FL

September 21-23, 2016

Special Sessions

MICD 65

Oklahoma City — OK

May 18-20, 2016

National Sessions

MICD 64

Oakland — CA

February 24-26, 2016

National Sessions

MICD West

Houston — TX

November 18-20, 2015

Special Sessions

MICD South

Fayetteville — AR

October 21-23, 2015

Special Sessions

MICD East

Cincinnati — OH

October 14-16, 2015

Special Sessions

MICD 63

Charleston — SC

September 23-25, 2015

National Sessions

MICD 62

Pittsburgh — PA

June 3-5, 2015

National Sessions

MICD 61

Los Angeles — CA

March 18-20, 2015

National Sessions

MICD West

Los Angeles — CA

November 12-14, 2014

Special Sessions

MICD South

Tampa — FL

November 5-7, 2014

Special Sessions

MICD East

Syracuse — NY

October 22-24, 2014

Special Sessions

MICD 60

Charleston — SC

September 17-19, 2014

National Sessions

MICD 59

Louisville — KY

June 4-6, 2014

National Sessions

MICD 58

San Antonio — TX

March 5-7, 2014

National Sessions

MICD South

Baton Rouge — LA

December 11-13, 2013

Special Sessions

MICD West

Los Angeles — CA

November 13-15, 2013

Special Sessions

MICD 57

Charleston — SC

October 16-18, 2013

National Sessions

MICD New Jersey

Belmar — NJ

September 18-20, 2013

Special Sessions

MICD 56

Sacramento — CA

August 7-9, 2013

National Sessions

MICD 55

New Orleans — LA

March 6-8, 2013

National Sessions

MICD South

New Orleans — LA

November 14-16, 2012

Special Sessions

MICD Midwest

St. Paul — MN

October 17-19, 2012

Special Sessions

MICD East

Lexington — KY

October 10-12, 2012

Special Sessions

MICD 54

Charleston — SC

September 12-14, 2012

National Sessions

MICD 53

St. Louis — MO

April 25-27, 2012

National Sessions

MICD South

Birmingham — AL

February 15-17, 2012

Special Sessions

MICD 52

Las Vegas — NV

February 8-10, 2012

National Sessions

MICD West

Houston — TX

February 1-3, 2012

Special Sessions

MICD East

New York — NY

December 14-16, 2011

Special Sessions

MICD 51

Charleston — SC

September 14-16, 2011

National Sessions

MICD 50: National Mayors Summit on City Design

Chicago — IL

April 27-29, 2011

National Sessions

Special Sessions

MICD Sacramento

Sacramento — CA

February 13-16, 2011

Special Sessions

MICD 49

Santa Fe — NM

February 9-11, 2011

National Sessions

MICD 48

Charleston — SC

October 27-29, 2010

National Sessions

MICD Northeast

Philadelphia — PA

September 22-24, 2010

Special Sessions

MICD 47

Los Angeles — CA

August 4-6, 2010

National Sessions

MICD South

New Orleans — LA

April 21-23, 2010

Special Sessions

MICD 46

New York — NY

April 14-16, 2010

National Sessions

MICD West

Phoenix — AZ

March 10-12, 2010

Special Sessions

MICD Midwest

Pittsburgh — PA

February 10-12, 2010

Special Sessions

MICD 45

Charleston — SC

October 21-23, 2009

National Sessions

MICD Northeast

Boston — MA

October 7-9, 2009

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 44

Denver — CO

July 22-24, 2009

National Sessions

MICD West

Portland — OR

July 15-17, 2009

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 43

Philadelphia — PA

February 12-14, 2009

National Sessions

MICD Alumni Technical Assistance

Tulsa — OK

January 11-13, 2009

Other Events

Special Sessions

MICD 42

Charleston — SC

November 9-11, 2008

National Sessions

MICD Alumni Technical Assistance

Cincinnati — OH

October 20-22, 2008

Other Events

Special Sessions

MICD South

Meridian — MS

September 21-23, 2008

Special Sessions

MICD Alumni Technical Assistance

Lincoln — NE

August 18-20, 2008

Other Events

Special Sessions

MICD Washington DC

Washington — DC

July 28-29, 2008

Special Sessions

MICD Alumni Technical Assistance

Santa Rosa — CA

July 16-18, 2008

Other Events

Special Sessions

MICD 41

Chicago — IL

May 21-23, 2008

National Sessions

MICD West

Portland — OR

May 7-9, 2008

Special Sessions

MICD Midwest

St. Louis — MO

November 28-30, 2007

Special Sessions

MICD 40

Charleston — SC

October 24-26, 2007

National Sessions

MICD West

Seattle — WA

July 19-21, 2007

Special Sessions

MICD 39

Providence — RI

July 9-11, 2007

National Sessions

MICD Poland

Warsaw — Poland

May 5-12, 2007

Special Sessions

MICD Gulf Coast Recovery

New Orleans — LA

April 25-27, 2007

Special Sessions

MICD 38

Miami — FL

February 20-22, 2007

National Sessions

MICD Northeast

Cambridge — MA

December 7-9, 2006

Special Sessions

MICD Central States

Austin — TX

November 16-18, 2006

Special Sessions

MICD Atlantic Coast

Washington — DC

November 15-17, 2006

Special Sessions

MICD East

Newark — NJ

November 7-9, 2006

Special Sessions

MICD 37

Charleston — SC

October 18-20, 2006

National Sessions

MICD Louisiana

New Orleans — LA

August 14-16, 2006

Special Sessions

MICD San Francisco

San Francisco — CA

June 27-29, 2006

Special Sessions

MICD Miami

Miami — FL

February 21-23, 2006

Special Sessions

MICD West

Berkeley — CA

February 2-4, 2006

Special Sessions

MICD Midwest

Chicago — IL

December 1-3, 2005

Special Sessions

MICD Universities

Philadelphia — PA

November 16-18, 2005

Special Sessions

MICD Gulf Coast

Biloxi — MS & New Orleans — LA

November 13-15, 2005

Special Sessions

MICD 36

Charleston — SC

October 26-28, 2005

National Sessions

MICD Schools

Washington — DC

July 20-22, 2005

Special Sessions

MICD 35

Charleston — SC

March 2-4, 2005

National Sessions

MICD Sacramento

Napa Valley — CA

December 9-11, 2004

Special Sessions

MICD 34

Charleston — SC

September 15-17, 2004

National Sessions

MICD West

Los Angeles — CA

June 3-5, 2004

Special Sessions

MICD Midwest

Austin — TX

May 27-29, 2004

Special Sessions

MICD South

Charlotte — NC

May 6-8, 2004

Special Sessions

MICD 33

Charleston — SC

February 4-6, 2004

National Sessions

MICD Brownfields

Austin — TX

January 30-February 1, 2003

Special Sessions

MICD Housing

Cambridge — MA

March 6-8, 2003

Special Sessions

MICD 32

La Jolla — CA

October 23-25, 2002

National Sessions

MICD Midwest

Ann Arbor — MI

June 6-8, 2002

Special Sessions

MICD 31

Charleston — SC

April 10-12, 2002

National Sessions

MICD West

Austin — TX

April 4-6, 2002

Special Sessions

MICD South

New Orleans — LA

October 25-27, 2001

Special Sessions

MICD 30

La Jolla — CA

October 17-19, 2001

National Sessions

MICD Midwest

Cincinnati — OH

June 7-9, 2001

Special Sessions

MICD 29

Charlottesville — VA

April 18-20, 2001

National Sessions

MICD 28

La Jolla — CA

November 29-December 1, 2000

National Sessions

MICD EPA

Philadelphia — PA

November 15-17, 2000

Special Sessions

MICD South

Charlotte — NC

October 19-21, 2000

Special Sessions

MICD Louisiana

New Orleans — LA

June 14-16, 2000

Special Sessions

MICD 27

Charlottesville — VA

April 26-28, 2000

National Sessions

MICD West

Austin — TX

April 13-15, 2000

Special Sessions

MICD Schools

Chicago — IL

March 23-25, 2000

Special Sessions

MICD Northeast

Cambridge — MA

December 9-11, 1999

Special Sessions

MICD 26

Charlottesville — VA

October 6-8, 1999

National Sessions

MICD 25

Charlottesville — VA

April 28-30, 1999

National Sessions

MICD South

New Orleans — LA

March 25-28, 1999

Special Sessions

MICD Midwest

Cincinnati — OH

February 25-27, 1999

Special Sessions

MICD Southwest

Tempe — AZ

February 18-20, 1999

Special Sessions

MICD Northeast

Philadelphia — PA

November 19-21, 1998

Special Sessions

MICD West

Berkeley — CA

November 12-14, 1998

Special Sessions

MICD South

Chattanooga — TN

November 5-7, 1998

Special Sessions

MICD 24

Charlottesville — VA

October 14-16, 1998

National Sessions

MICD Louisiana

New Orleans — LA

May 26-28, 1998

Special Sessions

MICD 23

Charlottesville — VA

May 5-7, 1998

National Sessions

MICD Midwest

St. Louis — MO

January 22-24, 1998

Special Sessions

MICD West

Berkeley — CA

November 20-22, 1997

Special Sessions

MICD 22

Cambridge — MA

May 1-3, 1997

National Sessions

MICD Northeast

Baltimore — MD

April 17-19, 1997

Special Sessions

MICD Midwest

St. Louis — MO

January 23-25, 1997

Special Sessions

MICD West

Berkeley — CA

November 14-16, 1996

Special Sessions

MICD 21

New Orleans — LA

October 17-19, 1996

National Sessions

MICD 20

Cambridge — MA

April 25-27, 1996

National Sessions

MICD West

Berkeley — CA

November 16-18, 1995

Special Sessions

MICD Midwest

October 26-28, 1995

Special Sessions

MICD 19

Cambridge — MA

October 12-14, 1995

National Sessions

MICD South

Atlanta — GA

May 11-13, 1995

Special Sessions

MICD 18

Charleston — SC

April 27-29, 1995

National Sessions

MICD Northeast

Baltimore — MD

April 20-22, 1995

Special Sessions

MICD West

Berkeley — CA

November 3-5, 1994

Special Sessions

MICD Midwest

St. Louis — MO

October 27-29, 1994

Special Sessions

MICD 17

San Antonio — TX

October 6-8, 1994

National Sessions

MICD Northeast

Baltimore — MD

May 12-14, 1994

Special Sessions

MICD South

Atlanta — GA

May 11-13, 1994

Special Sessions

MICD 16

Charlottesville — VA

April 28-30, 1994

National Sessions

MICD 15

Charlottesville — VA

October 14-16, 1993

National Sessions

MICD 14

Charlottesville — VA

March 28-30, 1993

National Sessions

MICD West

N/A

1993

Special Sessions

MICD 13

Charlottesville — VA

October 15-17, 1992

National Sessions

MICD 12

Charlottesville — VA

April 9-11, 1992

National Sessions

MICD 11

Charlottesville — VA

October 27-30, 1991

National Sessions

MICD 10

Charlottesville — VA

April 25-28, 1991

National Sessions

MICD 9

Charlottesville — VA

October 25-28, 1990

National Sessions

MICD 8

Charlottesville — VA

April 29 - May 2, 1990

National Sessions

MICD 7

Charlottesville — VA

October 22-24, 1989

National Sessions

MICD 6

Charlottesville — VA

April 27-30, 1989

National Sessions

MICD 5

Charlottesville — VA

November 13-15, 1988

National Sessions

MICD 4

Charlottesville — VA

April 21-23, 1988

National Sessions

MICD 3

Charlottesville — VA

September 27-29, 1987

National Sessions

MICD 2

Charlottesville — VA

April 20-22, 1987

National Sessions

MICD 1

Charlottesville — VA

October 23-25, 1986

National Sessions

Special Sessions

Mayors' Virtual Seminars

Ongoing

Virtual Seminars

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