Tulsa Deputy Mayor Krystal Reyes on City Resilience

Lessons on city governance, launching new local initiatives, and the challenges facing a small-city Deputy Mayor

Last month, I attended a talk between NYU Wagner Dean (and former NYC DOT Commissioner) Polly Trottenberg and Tulsa Deputy Mayor Krystal Reyes. I found the conversation to be a fascinating insight into the inner workings of governing a city and full of advice on how to actually get local policies implemented. Though Tulsa is, of course, a very different…