The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) is now inviting entries for its AIPH World Green City Awards, an ongoing competition designed to champion nature-oriented approaches to city design and operations. Entries are open until Read More
Hamburg, Germany is Europe’s third largest port city, known as a creative eclectic city and hub of science, research, and education with a demonstrated commitment to innovation and community engagement. This is a primary reason Read More
The City of St. Louis, MO has joined the City Innovation Ecosystems (CIE) program with hopes of making public contracting more accessible for small and minority-led businesses. The CIE program is an initiative of the Read More
The past two pandemic-laden years have brought to light the harsh realities about inequity in our communities. Ignoring the disparity in access between well-resourced and under-resourced neighborhoods is both obvious and unethical. Many in the Read More
The city of Tallinn – the capital of Estonia – made a New Years’ resolution to build a more people-centered and sustainable city through “spatial creation.” The spatial creation process will include dividing public space and Read More
Kansas City, MO is now using a new mobile app for mobile case management that allows outreach workers to gather data about homeless residents throughout the year. The app – called – Show the Way Read More
Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, has gamified the sustainable mobility sector by launching a new app that will help residents track the distance they have travelled without a car, and then receive rewards for their contribution Read More
The City Council of Toronto, Canada has voted to ban automated robots from operating on sidewalks and cycle tracks until it has the opportunity to further study their effects upon the community. Discussions arose regarding Read More
The Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities certification program recently awarded new certifications to 10 US cities in recognition of their exceptional use of data to inform policy and funding decisions to improve residents’ lives. This Read More
The city of Phoenix, AZ has launched its backyard garden program, giving residents the opportunity to partake in a year-long commitment to grow their own healthful food. The goal of ‘Backyard Gardens’ is to enable Read More
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