Bloomberg's 'What Works Cities' Initiative Now Has 100 Participants
"Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities (WWC), a national initiative to help cities better use data and engage citizens, Publication Date: Wed, 01/17/2018
View ArticleLos Angeles Leads Nine Cities Earning 'What Works Cities' Certification
"Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the inaugural group of cities to achieve the What Works Cities certificaPublication Date: Mon, 01/29/2018
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Austin Proposes Using Blockchain Technology to Help Its Homeless
Last week, Bloomberg Philanthropies awarded up to $100,000 to 35 projects as part of the initial phase of the 2018 US Mayors Challenge. Publication Date: Thu, 02/22/2018
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Bloomberg Launches Accelerator for Local Climate Action
A new initiative from Michael Bloomberg aims to help large U.S.Publication Date: Fri, 06/01/2018
View ArticleA New 'Strategic Plan for Transportation' for Detroit
The city of Detroit recently released a new "Strategic Plan for Transportation" [pdf] that aims to address the city's public transit challenges, according to articlPublication Date: Fri, 09/07/2018
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Chicago Wants Bike Sharing to Reach All Parts of City
Chicago has been awarded $2.5 million to support efforts addressing climate change, through the American Cities Climate Challenge, part of Bloomberg Philanthropies.Publication Date: Tue, 10/30/2018
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Renewables Accelerator to Help Cities With Transition to Clean Energy
The American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator will provide technical resources and tools to U.S. cities to help them reach their renewable energy goals.Publication Date: Tue, 02/26/2019
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2019 Certification for Cities Harnessing Data to Govern
Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced that seven cities will receive What Works Cities Certifications for their use of data to identify residentPublication Date: Thu, 04/25/2019
View ArticleMichael Bloomberg Launches $500 Million 'Beyond Carbon' Campaign
"Michael R.Publication Date: Fri, 06/07/2019
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In Mobile, an Institutional Revamp to Tackle Blight
Hana Schank explores the legal and policy changes in Mobile, Alabama, that have helped the city turn around a blight problem that was consuming neighborhoods, exacerbating segregation, and hindering...
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A Test Ride for Mobility Hubs
Tim Harlow reports on a new pilot program to launch mobility hubs around the city of Minneapolis. Goals of the program include such lofty aspirations of decreasing driving and carbon emissions while...
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CityLab Sold to Bloomberg
"Bloomberg Media intends to purchase CityLab, a brand from The Atlantic that was created in 2011 as a standalone website devoted to covering cities and how they are innovating for the future," reports...
View ArticleTransportation Response Center Launched by NACTO, Bloomberg Philanthropies
The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) and the Bloomberg Philanthropies have announced a new online platform for transportation-focused strategies in response to the...
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States to Train Public Health Armies to Move Beyond Mitigation to Containment
Georgia, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Alaska opened some nonessential businesses, like tattoo parlors, this past weekend, and more states, like Publication Date: Fri, 04/10/2020
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Hotels Could Play a Critical Role in Containing Coronavirus in Crowded Cities
Some American cities, including New York, Austin, and San Francisco, have taken a page from crowded Asian cities that have successfully contained the coronavirus by booking hotePublication Date: Wed,...
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