KECC is supporting bold projects that promote more engaged communities within the following categories: downtown and neighborhood revitalization, public spaces, and/or economic opportunity. Got a bold idea? Tell us today! 🔗: emergingcitychampions.org/apply.

Our April Newsletter is here! Enjoy your monthly news roundup, tools, and events from 8 80 Cities.
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70-year-old Jan Ploeger devoted his thesis to the public transport chain in the Netherlands, earning his doctorate on April 18.

'We invest millions in technological dreams of the future..., but we take the ingenious success of the bicycle for granted.'

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Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it’s not stopping.
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Finalists Announced for AIPH World Green City Awards 2024 aiph.org/latest-news/wg…
We are so happy to support AIPH in this process! Thank you for trusting us. 💚Congratulations to the finalists!

Announcing the 7 Certificate of Merit recipients for the #AIPHWorldGreenCityAwards 2024!

These cities demonstrate a particularly bold and innovate feature or characteristic that the Technical Panel believes is worthy of recognition

Find out more: aiph.org/latest-news/wg…

SAVE THE DATE! Want to learn more about Knight Emerging City Champions or have some burning questions about the application process? Join us at the upcoming KECC info session on May 10th from 1pm to 2pm EST.

Register in advance here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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Next Tue. Apr 30th Eleven:00 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET. Join us for another exciting Cities for Everyone with Gil|The Webinar with guest Danny Harris, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives in New York City.
There is still time to register!
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Next Tuesday, Ap. 30, 100: am EST/5PM CET.
Details below!

Designing Cities: Healthier & Happier, next week Wed. May 1 at Brown University I'll present to Public Health & Urban Planning students, others invited, and design prestigious @RISD.

On Friday at wonderful state event: The Power of Place, host Rhode Island Smart Growth.

#UrbanHealth
Cultivation of Psychological Resilience as Older Adult’s Superpower.
Mindfulness is a moment-to-moment awareness of one’s experience.
Practicing gratitude is a super-charged, power-boost tool.
Resilience: a trait that can be developed
American Society Aging bit.ly/3UeCxMK

Tomorrow, join CP Planning for a screening of the 'Nothing for Us, Without Us' documentary produced by the School of Cities followed by a panel discussion.

For more details and to get your tickets, visit: ow.ly/7Qak50RohNb

#CitiesForAll #CityPlanning #AntiBlackRacism

2020 alum Weston S. used his funds to help activate his community through food truck events and public art.

Have a #revitalization , #publicspace or #economicopportunity idea to transform your U.S. city?

🔗: emergingcitychampions.org/apply

Join the Coalition to Reduce Auto Size Hazards (C.R.A.S.H.) for the lecture and launch of Oversized Danger, a report outlining the safety problems caused by the proliferation of pickups and large SUVs on our roads.
🔗to register: bit.ly/3Jkrf4t
April 25, 12:00 pm

Happy that #SchoolStreets program continues at Strathcona Elementary School in Hamilton, ON! In 2022, 8 80 Cities & Green Communities Canada supported the City of Hamilton program at this location through #OntarioSchoolStreetsPilot .
Interested? Contact us!
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KECC 2015 alum Erin S. is connecting emerging and established artists in San Jose with economic opportunities through her nonprofit Local Color SJ

Looking to create more jobs and pathways to thrive in your community? Apply now: emergingcitychampions.org/apply

Knight Foundation #k880champs

Happy #EarthDay ! Show support by taking 3 simple actions to #EndPlastics :
1. Support the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty
2. Reject #fastfashion
2. Join the great #GlobalCleanUp
Visit earthday.org/earth-day-2024/ to join the celebration.
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Explore how eight cities around the world make the most out of the humble street corner: sociallifeproject.org/corners-that-c…

#placemaking

NYC’s New Office of Livable Streets Aims To Make Streets Safer, Greener and More Habitable
nextcity.org/urbanist-news/…

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 #𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆!

#RaahgiriFoundation is proud to celebrate #EarthDay2024 ! This year's theme, 'Invest In Our Planet,' highlights the urgent need for sustainable solutions across all