Four cities in the US have been selected to receive Resilient Community Impact Funds (RCIFunds) matching grants of US$50,000 each. The selected projects all have the aim of strengthening community resilience, closing racial equity gaps, Read More
The city of Melbourne, Australia – in a bid to strengthen its climate resilience – is developing a tool to map heat hazards and strengthen its responses to extreme heat events. The heat risk platform Read More
America’s smart city journey, which is almost a decade-long*, has been defined by rapid evolution on several fronts. Of course technology has advanced, but what is more interesting (at least to me) is how cross-sector Read More
Chicago, IL Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP), and NeighborSpace recently announced that the first round of applications for the City’s Community Growers Program is now open. Read More
Boston, MA, Mayor Michelle Wu has announced the appointment of the Director of Nightlife Economy for the city. Corean Reynolds is initially charged with establishing a new team within the Economic Opportunity and Inclusion Cabinet Read More
The United Kingdom’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has chosen eight local authorities to take part in its Future Councils pilot. The pilot program has the aim of creating “replicable pathways to Read More
New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently appointed the city’s first Chief Public Realm Officer. Ya-Ting Liu will coordinate across city government, community organizations and the private sector to create “extraordinary public spaces” with the Read More
The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) in Korea has launched an English language-based subway app for foreign residents and visitors. ‘Seoul Subway’ provides customized services on Seoul Metro, such as: information on the entire subway lines Read More
Transport for London (TfL) recently presented its new plan to promote and expand the use of cargo bikes within the city. TfL plans to work with the city boroughs, businesses, and freight industries to ensure Read More
The city council of Wellington, New Zealand has a new six-phase Community Climate Adaptation program to be run over the next six years. The program was created along with local communities which are at high Read More
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