Cities + Solutions
A resident-centered bike-share program. Radical budget restructuring. Holistic, equitable heat plans. From Pittsburgh to Phoenix, cities across the U.S. are taking community-driven climate action. These six case studies chronicle surprising and inspiring climate initiatives through stories of cities leading the way.
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In This Series
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How Pittsburgh found a secret climate weapon in ‘the thrilling world of municipal budgeting’
Even cash-strapped cities have money for climate action. They just need to spend it better.
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Tired of being told to ‘adapt,’ an Indigenous community wrote its own climate action plan
On the Flathead Reservation, a "living document" speaks to thousands of years of history while facing new challenges.
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Ann Arbor’s big decarbonization bet
The Michigan city has ambitions to go carbon neutral, and they begin in one of its most frontline neighborhoods.
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Can cities eliminate heat-related deaths in a warming world? Phoenix is trying.
Phoenix hopes a new Office of Heat Response can move fast enough to counter the impacts of deadly heat.
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A California town’s wastewater is helping it battle drought
Healdsburg recycles 350 million gallons of effluent annually and gives it away for free.
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How to build a better bike-share program
When corporate owners ditched New Orleans's bike share, the community stepped up to rebuild it with a focus on equity.
