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American Cities Drive Fleet Electrification Efforts Across United StatesBy Electrification Coalition In recent years, the transportation sector has become the leading source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S., accounting for approximately 29 percent of total annual emissions. [1]  Additionally, the transportation system is a major contributor to increased air pollution that negatively impacts our health – an...
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From Plans to Progress: Catalyzing Climate Action through the American Cities Climate ChallengeBy Kelly Shultz and Anne Emig of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Environment and Government Innovation teams Last week, the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge brought together more than 100 of the country’s foremost city sustainability leaders for a three-day convening in Austin. Participants represented a robust network of world-class partne...
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New report: What American cities learned from last year’s Mayors ChallengeBy James Anderson, head of the Government Innovation program at Bloomberg Philanthropies American cities are in a unique and powerful position to uncover innovative, scalable, and impactful solutions to today’s biggest concerns—including everything from homelessness and opioid addiction to climate change and mobility. And that’s why, after successf...
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How to Win the American Cities Climate ChallengeBy Antha Williams and James Anderson Last week, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a $70-million Challenge aimed at helping cities across America grow their economies and protect human health by taking action to fight climate change. Mike Bloomberg will be emailing the mayors of the 100 largest U.S. cities about it — so keep an eye on your inbox, o...
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5 New Year Questions for James Anderson on Helping Cities Bring Bold Ideas to LifeTo reflect on how Bloomberg Philanthropies spread proven solutions to the most pressing and complex problems faced by cities around the world and how they’ll carve a path forward in 2023, we welcome James Anderson, who leads the Government Innovation program.
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4 ways cities are funding climate actionWhen President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, city leaders heralded the new law’s massive investment in addressing climate change, including billions of federal dollars municipalities can tap into for climate projects. Yet in some ways, the feds were just catching up to what cities have been doing on their own for years. City leaders wer...
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Arts Data in the Public Sector: A new guide for cities to leverage data about arts & cultureBloomberg Associates compiled an analysis in Arts Data in the Public Sector: Strategies for Local Arts Agencies, a new resource for cities that shares for leveraging arts data and identifies areas of ongoing complexity and opportunity. David Andersson from Bloomberg Associates’ Culture team writes about how cities can effectively make use of the ar...
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As U.S. Officially Exits the Paris Agreement, States, Cities, and Businesses Forge AheadIn response to a lack of federal leadership, U.S. states, cities, businesses, and other non-federal actors have taken it upon themselves to keep moving us towards our Paris Agreement goals. These coalitions committed to climate action represent nearly 70% of US GDP, nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population, and over half of U.S. greenhouse gas emis...
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Follow the Data Podcast: An American Problem with an American SolutionTo support efforts to educate policy makers, the public, and media about the consequences of gun violence — and to promote efforts to keep guns out of the hands of people with dangerous histories — New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino founded Mayors Against Illegal Guns in 2006. The original coalition of 15 mayors quick...
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After New York City’s New Congestion Pricing Plan, Will Other U.S. Cities Follow Suit?By Antha N. Williams of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Environment team New York City has sparked debate across the country over its decision to use congestion pricing to accelerate and help fund the adoption of low-carbon transportation. Now, several other cities in the U.S., including DC, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle,...