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TheCityFix’s Top 10 Blogs from 2024
Building a new planter box on a sidewalk corner in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Photo: Mathilde Nie/UrbanShift 2024 was tumultuous ...
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The Urban20 Summit in Rio and the Importance of Subnational-National Collaboration
Held in Rio de Janeiro, the U20 summit gathered over 80 mayors and 100 city delegations from G20 nations to explore solutions ...
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Grace Adcox
In 2019, Stellantis (then known as Fiat Chrysler) announced a $2.5 billion plan to expand and modernize two of its auto assembly plants in Detroit. This triggered the city’s Community Benefits ...
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Detroit Passed the First Law Giving Communities a Say in Development Projects. Here’s What Happened
Stellantis promised to create new jobs and invest millions in the local community through the expansion of an auto manufacturing plant on Detroit’s Mack Avenue. Instead, the expansion resulted in poor ...
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Europe’s Cities Should Prepare for Hotter, More Hazardous Days Ahead
Visitors to Trafalgar Square in London attempt to cool down near a fountain during the 2022 heat wave. London faced a record-breaking temperature of 40 degrees C (104 degrees F) in July 2022. Photo: ...
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After a Tumultuous 2024, What’s Next for Cities?
In October 2024, a high-altitude isolated depression struck Valencia, Spain, bringing severe weather, torrential rainfall and flash floods. Photo: danr13/iStock 2024 has been a tumultuous year: More ...
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Faiza Solanki
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recently launched Mumbai’s first-ever climate budget, making it the first city in India and the fourth in the world (after Oslo, New York and London) to ...
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Public Participation Is the ‘Missing Link’ in Effective Urban Heat Mitigation
In Mathare, Kenya, street vendors utilize umbrellas to stay cool. An informal settlement with structures mostly made of heat-trapping materials, residents face amplified impacts of extreme heat. Photo ...
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Pranav Garimella
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recently launched Mumbai’s first-ever climate budget, making it the first city in India and the fourth in the world (after Oslo, New York and London) to ...
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Charlotte Scott
In 2019, Stellantis (then known as Fiat Chrysler) announced a $2.5 billion plan to expand and modernize two of its auto assembly plants in Detroit. This triggered the city’s Community Benefits ...
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Margo Kenyon
In 2019, Stellantis (then known as Fiat Chrysler) announced a $2.5 billion plan to expand and modernize two of its auto assembly plants in Detroit. This triggered the city’s Community Benefits ...