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MICD Alumni Technical Assistance: Matching mayors and design experts

To help mayors as they address the complex challenges facing today’s cities, MICD is pleased to announce a new program to offer technical assistance to MICD alumni mayors. MICD Alumni Technical Assistance will match selected mayors with a pair of nationally renowned design experts who will advise each mayor on their selected city design challenge.

Each mayor selected for this new program will receive advice on either:

1. A next iteration of the city design case study the mayor brought to a previous MICD session; or 
2. A new opportunity tied to COVID-19 recovery and/or racial justice in the built environment.

Two MICD Resource Team alumni will be matched with each selected mayor to develop recommendations on their project. Over a six-week period, mayors will participate in a virtual launch meeting, the Resource Team will work with stakeholders to develop recommendations, and the mayor will join a virtual meeting to discuss the recommendations.

There is no cost to participating mayors or cities; participation in this program is very limited. MICD will compensate the Resource Team directly for their time (estimated at 15-20 hours of consultation).

MICD alumni mayors are invited to apply for this new program at micd.org/ATA. Once you have a project in mind, the application should only take 5 minutes to complete.

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MICD Alumni Technical Assistance: Informational Webinar

Resource Team alumni: Here's how to get involved.

• Participating in a 60-minute scoping call with the mayor;
• Collaborating with your fellow Resource Team member to develop recommendations on the project;
• Leading up to four 30-minute stakeholder interviews;
• Networking with other Resource Teams who are concurrently advising other mayors and cities; and
• Presenting your observations and recommendations back to the mayor in a 90-minute call, approximately 6 weeks after the kick-off call.