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California governor encourages '100-day challenges' to fight homelessness

Gov. Gavin Newsom said cities can access funding for homeless aid by setting and achieving short-term mitigation goals that could develop sustainable program models.

By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 09, 2019

Dive Awards

Climate Leader of the Year: Calgary, Alberta

Over 100 oil and gas companies reside in the "energy city." Calgary welcomes these energy sources, but it's also driving prosperity with an in-depth Climate Resilience Strategy.

By Kristin Musulin • Dec. 09, 2019

Dive Awards

City of the Year: Honolulu

On top of forging a path to aggressive emission reductions, Honolulu is infusing resilience in its housing, transportation and food sectors.

By Cailin Crowe • Dec. 09, 2019

Dive Awards

Disruptor of the Year: Sidewalk Labs

Alphabet-owned Sidewalk Labs is disrupting today's urban pain points with innovative, controversial solutions for its proposed futuristic smart city. 

By Cailin Crowe • Dec. 09, 2019

Dive Awards

The Smart Cities Dive Awards for 2019

From Sidewalk Labs' disruptive, futuristic smart city to the climate strategy in Calgary, Alberta, these are the leading cities, officials and initiatives of the year.

The safest cities in the US: report

A survey from WalletHub examined 41 key safety indicators in three categories: home and community safety, natural disaster risk and financial safety.

By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 03, 2019

Q&A

Goodr CEO: Cities should reclassify food as a utility

The food waste app founder says hunger is a logistics issue, not a scarcity issue. Repurposing excess food diverts waste while helping those in need, "and every city should be happy about that."

By Cailin Crowe • Nov. 13, 2019

5 strategic shifts that are making cities smarter: report

ABI Research identified the many ways cities are becoming more advanced and efficient, ranging from digital twins to smart spaces.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 11, 2019

T-Mobile pledges free 5G to all first responders if Sprint deal closes

This promise — worth $7.7 billion over 10 years — is not the first that T-Mobile has made to tout the potential benefits of its merger with Sprint.

By Chris Teale • Nov. 11, 2019

Los Angeles creates street tree inventory, kicks off planting season

The inventory will allow the city's Bureau of Street Services to collect better data and identify trends while determining the best practices for tree planting.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 05, 2019

Academics urge Jacksonville, FL mayor to craft climate plan

The signatories claim Jacksonville is the only major city in Florida without a climate plan and suggest the city should hire an official to lead the charge.

By Jason Plautz • Nov. 04, 2019

Deep Dive

What cities can learn from Phoenix's circular economy experiments

Home to a unique waste-to-product incubator, the fast-growing Arizona city has embarked on multiple new ventures in recent years. 

By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 04, 2019

Report: Sea level rise to affect 3x more people than anticipated

Most of New Orleans and large portions of New York would be underwater or prone to frequent, severe flooding by 2050.

By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 31, 2019

LA cooling initiative built for city's hottest, most vulnerable neighborhoods

The program, part of the city's Green New Deal, addresses the effects of climate change in vulnerable neighborhoods with measures like shade structures and cool pavement. 

By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 25, 2019

3 federal agencies launch $1M disaster response and resiliency challenge

The Accelerate R2 Network Challenge has support from the Economic Development Administration, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and FirstNet.

By Chris Teale • Oct. 25, 2019

Chicago mayor increases funding 36% for homeless prevention

The city's Flexible Housing Pool will get a $5 million increase to house more than 200 youth experiencing homelessness or housing instability. 

By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 24, 2019

Few cities considering long-term risks of climate change, report says

More than 500 global cities self-report experiencing the effects of climate change, but few have prepared adequate action plans. 

By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 23, 2019

California releases first statewide earthquake warning system

The state has launched the nation's first statewide earthquake warning system, which will notify residents 20 seconds before an earthquake hits. 

By Jason Plautz • Oct. 22, 2019

Q&A

'We're feeling the heat': How a Tucson, AZ mayoral candidate plans to tackle climate change

Democratic nominee Regina Romero could be the city's first Latina and woman mayor, and aims to mitigate climate change's mounting effects on the city.

By Cailin Crowe • Oct. 21, 2019

These 3 circular economy principles can help combat the climate crisis

Transitioning to a circular economy will take "concerted action from multiple stakeholders," according to a report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Material Economics.

By Andrew Urevig • Oct. 17, 2019

Mayors announce Global Green New Deal at C40 Summit

A coalition of 94 mayors showed support of the deal, intended to encourage emissions reduction in the transportation, buildings, industry and waste sectors.

By Cailin Crowe • Oct. 10, 2019

Q&A

Columbus, OH mayor shares lessons from award-winning tenure

Mayor Andrew Ginther detailed his plans to continue developing a smart city that's inclusive of all residents, incorporating equity and affordable housing. 

By Cailin Crowe • Oct. 08, 2019

Report: NYC to develop climate research lab on Governors Island

The plan, which is still in its early stages, could zone up to 4.2 million square feet on the southern half of the island for climate change research.

By Jason Plautz • Oct. 08, 2019

No US cities make top 10 of global smart city ranking

Singapore lands the top spot and San Francisco ranks the highest in the U.S., according to the IMD World Competitiveness Center's index. 

By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 04, 2019

Global exchange program infuses culture into civic planning

Bloomberg Philanthropies and the World Cities Culture Forum announced their second leadership exchange, encouraging collaboration in the cultural sector.

By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 03, 2019