Climate & Resilience: Page 46
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NACTO playbook weaves kid-friendly design into open street plans
The Designing Streets for Kids initiative aims to help cities keep children safe and entertained outside, particularly as many are stuck at home due to the pandemic.
By Cailin Crowe • Aug. 7, 2020 -
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LA car-share service links up with 'street medicine' team to aid homeless
MoceanLab, developed by Hyundai Motor Group, is providing low-emission hybrid vehicles from its recently launched car-share service to USC's Street Medicine team amid the pandemic.
By Cailin Crowe • Aug. 6, 2020 -
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TrendlineTop 5 stories from Smart Cities Dive
From worsening climate change to a shifting transportation landscape and the housing affordability crisis, cities have their work cut out for them.
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Denver voters to decide on sales tax for GHG reduction projects
The 0.25% sales tax increase would bring in an estimated $36 million to support initiatives recommended by the Denver Climate Action Task Force.
By Jason Plautz • Aug. 5, 2020 -
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DOE releases blueprint for national quantum internet
Increased speed and security could present vast benefits to cities, including the production of more sensitive sensors to monitor for traffic and pollution levels.
By Katie Pyzyk • July 28, 2020 -
Verch, Marco. (2017). "Drohnenfoto: The Field Museum, Soldier Field und Hochhäuser im Bezirk Burnham Place" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
Chicago unveils citywide air quality reform agenda
The agenda, which comes after a report found pollution disproportionately impacts disadvantaged communities, includes changes to zoning codes and increased enforcement.
By Chris Teale • July 28, 2020 -
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Google-backed program invests $1.3M in library entrepreneurship centers
The Libraries Build Businesses initiative will help 13 libraries develop business centers to support low-income and underrepresented entrepreneurs.
By Cailin Crowe • July 28, 2020 -
Opinion
Investing in sustainable communities post-COVID
Beyond efforts to restart the economy, important decisions must be made to permanently address the cracks that the pandemic has exposed in our societal infrastructure.
By Raedtha Vasquez • July 28, 2020 -
Eden, Janine and Jim. (2020). "Westside on the East Side" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
ThriveNYC dashboard illustrates mental healthcare inequities
As the pandemic heightens anxiety among urbanites, NYC's Black, Latinx and Asian American and Pacific Islander residents remain less likely to reach mental health services than White residents.
By Jason Plautz • July 27, 2020 -
Changing grid architecture creates resilience opportunities: report
Over the next decade, utilities will invest about $1 trillion in power grid upgrades. That creates an opportunity to "reimagine the fundamental approach to grid resilience," according to a new report from Rocky Mountain Institute.
By Robert Walton • July 24, 2020 -
Opinion
The case for C-suite engagement on climate risk
Climate change is recognized as a potential threat to the bottom line. Your company's response to it could be a strategic driver of value.
By Peter Schultz, Brad Hurley and Andrew Eil • July 23, 2020 -
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Construction begins on Pittsburgh International Airport microgrid
The microgrid will completely power PIT by next summer, marking a first-of-its-kind initiative among major U.S. airports.
By Chris Teale • July 23, 2020 -
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Architecture firm reimagines NYC without cars
The Practice for Architecture and Urbanism unveiled a proposal for Manhattan to re-purpose its roadways, which make up 30% of the borough.
By Cailin Crowe • July 22, 2020 -
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High-income homes responsible for 25% more GHG: study
The carbon footprint of wealthy neighborhoods can be up to 15 times higher than lower-income areas, according to a new University of Michigan study.
By Jason Plautz • July 21, 2020 -
Opinion
Mobile innovation will drive safety, efficiency in a post-COVID world
The potential of mobile tech across city sectors is endless. Now is the time to start looking at mobile as a lifeline rather than merely an option.
By Coby Berman • July 21, 2020 -
COVID-19 is amplifying anxiety, depression in largest US metro areas
U.S. Census Bureau data found a majority of residents in the 15 largest metro areas are anxious or depressed, with Riverside, CA at the top of both lists.
By Kristin Musulin • July 20, 2020 -
Opinion
Smart pumps are key for more sustainable cities
The benefits of smart pumps align with the aim of smart cities to more effectively manage assets and resources — ultimately leading to the achievement of city sustainability goals.
By Peter Gaydon • July 20, 2020 -
Charles Edward Miller. (2019). "Homeless Encampment Milwaukee Wisconsin" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
Tackling evictions, housing and the prison-to-homelessness pipeline
In a virtual town hall hosted by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, leaders gathered to discuss the disproportionate effect of the pandemic on homeless groups.
By Cailin Crowe • July 16, 2020 -
Touchless transit payments increased 187% since April: Visa
The company is leaning into the growing trend by expanding its Visa Ready for Transit program and its partnership with Cubic Transportation Systems.
By Kristin Musulin • July 16, 2020 -
Florida to require sea level studies for coastal public construction projects
Contractors that move forward on publicly funded projects without performing an impact projection study could have to reimburse the state for money spent on the project.
By Kim Slowey • July 16, 2020 -
Góralczyk, Jarosław. (2013). "Temporary bike line Alt Moabit Berlin" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Wikimedia Commons.
Risky business: The wins and losses of pandemic-era urban mobility
During a Knight Foundation webinar, mobility leaders discussed the ups and downs that have occurred nationally as transit agencies work to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19.
By Cailin Crowe • July 15, 2020 -
Biden outlines $2T plan to invest in renewables, electrification
Joe Biden said now is an "incredible opportunity" to recover from COVID-19 in a way that tackles climate change and creates jobs.
By Emma Penrod • July 15, 2020 -
Lopez, Ervin. (2020). "IMG_0344" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
Apple invests $400M in California housing as US faces ‘tidal wave of evictions’
The company's $2.5 billion pledge toward the state's affordable housing crisis comes as California grapples with record-breaking unemployment.
By Cailin Crowe • July 14, 2020 -
Supermac1961 from CHAFFORD HUNDRED, England / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0). (2009). "Peterbilt truck" [photograph]. Retrieved from Wikimedia Commons.
15 states, DC collaborate on 100% electric truck sales by 2050
A memorandum of understanding gives states the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the California Air Resources Board's electric-truck sales rule.
By S.L. Fuller • July 14, 2020 -
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Deep DiveAlgal blooms to data boons: How 'smart lakes' improve water quality
New York's Lake George and Ohio's Lake Erie are among those to deploy sensors and IoT tech in an effort to monitor pollution, toxins and weather.
By Chris Teale • July 13, 2020 -
Thompson, Jeremy. (2019). "Boston" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
Boston residents of color more likely to live by high-polluting roads
Fifty-four percent of Latino residents, 45% of Black residents and 47% of Asian residents live in high-polluted areas, exacerbating health issues that can increase COVID-19 vulnerability.
By Cailin Crowe • July 10, 2020
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