Tag: Mayor

Shareable Cities Resolution: Passed

The Shareable Cities Resolution was adopted by the US Conference of Mayors yesterday! The resolution, co-sponsored by fifteen mayors including Mayor Lee of San Francisco and Mayor Bloomberg of New York City, states that mayors resolve to make their cities more shareable, encourage better understanding of the sharing economy, and create local task forces to…  Read more

NY Times: A Politician from the Future

“When Mr. Booker discusses the overwhelmingly poor, minority community he serves, talk of justice recedes behind talk of creating opportunity. He grew most excited in an hourlong conversation about so-called “collaborative consumption,” the spreading practice of renting, sharing and bartering things, like a bike or a spare bedroom, rather than owning them outright. Many in…  Read more