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The smart cities initiative builds on 1990s systems engineering projects — the «golden» projects — aimed at dividing cities into geographic grids for monitoring, she adds.

Not exact matches

The Omani - based company leads many different initiatives in a variety of sectors, ranging from higher education to solar energy to core testing for oil and gas, and even trying to build a «smart city» which may enable citizens to pay utility bills automatically, amongst other things.

To determine which communities are a good fit for the initiative, Starbucks looks at all the available data on the socio - economic health of America's cities to understand which communities have the biggest opportunity gaps, which have the biggest need for business investment and leadership, and where there is local movement underway to build a better future for its residents.

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Since starting March 1, «she is overseeing the collaboration and support» of 138 schools that share 24 buildings, said a city Department of Education spokesman, adding that Fariña started the initiative in 2016 and will serve as a «voluntary advisor» after she retires.

The correspondence revealed that Jonathan Rosen — co-founder of the political consulting and lobbying firm BerlinRosen — had participated in meetings about the mayor's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program, an initiative that overhauled the city's building regulations.

«These two priorities are important to the overall operations, budget efficiency, new initiatives, community policing and many of the programs currently in progress to keep crime low in our City and focus on building partnerships in our communities,» Public Safety Chair Vanessa Gibson (D - Bronx) said in a statement.

Some of Dinkins» accomplishments include creating the city's Economic Development Corporation, launching the «Safe City, Safe Streets» initiative, which many credit with putting New York City on the path toward its recent record crime lows and building many units of affordable houscity's Economic Development Corporation, launching the «Safe City, Safe Streets» initiative, which many credit with putting New York City on the path toward its recent record crime lows and building many units of affordable housCity, Safe Streets» initiative, which many credit with putting New York City on the path toward its recent record crime lows and building many units of affordable housCity on the path toward its recent record crime lows and building many units of affordable housing.

As Councilman Ellis pushed plans and initiatives to deal with abandoned buildings, address lack of diversity in the fire department, and create public access TV, and introduced a measure requiring city department heads to live in the city.

«This initiative will provide a powerful assist to the state's cities to enable them to build their capacity to address blight and problem properties, not only to do so more effectively, but to do so in ways that will foster healthier and more equitable communities,» Alan Mallach, a senior fellow at the Center for Community Progress, said in the release.

Gennaro and Bloomberg have worked together on green initiatives in the city and on Earth Day this year, Gennaro joined Bloomberg to launch a six - point plan to make existing large buildings energy - efficient through retrofits.

Gennaro praised Bloomberg's PlaNYC, a master plan for building an environmentally sustainable New York which, like Local Law 55, lays out initiatives for cutting the city's greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent by 2030.

Aiming to boost the growth of charter schools in cities nationwide, the Walton Family Foundation plans to announce a $ 250 million initiative today to help charters build and expand their sites.

Through Molinaro's initiative, which spent a total of $ 2.5 million, the city built tot lots previously at Silver Lake Park, Drumgoole Road West and in New Dorp.

His wife, First Lady Chirlane McCray, who introduced him, touted her ThriveNYC initiative that addresses mental health, said that they have «a lot to do so we can keep on building a brighter city» but encouraged people to «take a moment to celebrate.»

Beth Newcomer The Legislative Analyst for NYC Council Member Helen Rosenthal (District 6, Upper West Side) encouraged attendees to reach out to their local Council Members and urge them to support the following legislative initiatives: • Possible legislation regarding divestment of the city's pension funds from fossil fuel companies • A bill to require the city to do a carbon footprint analysis of all the products the city procures, and to use that analysis to inform a policy of low - carbon operations • A number of bills to reduce the carbon emissions of city - owned vehicles and improve the sustainability of city buildings • A bill to enhance the city's already - strong idling laws so as to make them easier to enforce Find your Council Member here.

Collaborating with more than ten City agencies, the initiative will build upon existing regulatory reforms by reaching small businesses and under - served New Yorkers across the five boroughs, promoting education and compliance as part of enforcement, and reducing violations by focusing on cross-agency collaboration to simplify rules and compliance processes.

The governor spoke extensively Tuesday about his recent state initiatives, including a new scholarship for students at public universities and a building program that will include upgrades to the city's airports and Penn Station.

The mayor's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing initiative would require developers to build affordable housing if their projects benefit from city rezonings.

She also eyed $ 125 million for an initiative to use water from Skaneateles Lake to cool city buildings.

Construction jobs grew temporarily in Buffalo amid the building of Solar City factory project — a key element of the governor's economic initiatives — but now have «wound down.»

The city has launched its own initiative, issuing an order requiring owners of buildings with cooling towers in all five boroughs to test and disinfect them, if necessary, within two weeks.

To speed the process of returning the units, the city is attempting to move buildings from the TIL program into a new initiative that relies on outside developers and private equity to make renovations.

«The city, through its Housing Opportunities Strategy, will be initiating a variety of new programs and initiatives to focus on affordable housing and building mixed - income neighborhoods throughout the City of Buffalo,» Brown scity, through its Housing Opportunities Strategy, will be initiating a variety of new programs and initiatives to focus on affordable housing and building mixed - income neighborhoods throughout the City of Buffalo,» Brown sCity of Buffalo,» Brown said.

Building on his «Vision Zero» initiative to curb pedestrian fatalities, Mayor Bill de Blasio's office announced today that 240 city trucks will be equipped with side guards.

The city of Ahmedabad, India, where about 25 percent of the residents live in slum communities, announced a heat action plan in 2017 that includes a cool roofs initiative to paint or otherwise convert at least 500 slum household roofs and to improve the reflectivity of roofs on government buildings and schools.

NEW YORK — The federal stimulus package and the city's ambitious «green building» initiative should provide a jobs bonanza for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) specialists, city officials said yesterday.

Taylor at the city Department of Buildings called last week's announcement «an impressive legislative package» that complements existing provisions in the mayor's earlier PlaNYC initiatives, such as property tax abatements for green roofs.

And taking a cue from recent initiatives in New York City, the task force is calling on the state to undertake a complete review of zoning laws and building codes, including even fire and health codes, directing the development of New York's waterfront for decades out.

IIASA Researcher Linda See, partner within the WUDAPT initiative co-organizes a workshop to build a global urban knowledge network for informing global research on cities and urbanization.

EAST HANOVER, N.J. January 18, 2017 — Kessler Foundation has awarded a two - year, $ 200,000 Signature Employment Grant to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City to launch NYC: AT WORK — an initiative to connect people with disabilities to meaningful, living - wage jobs across the city's five boroughs by working with the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) to build partnerships and expand coalitiCity to launch NYC: AT WORK — an initiative to connect people with disabilities to meaningful, living - wage jobs across the city's five boroughs by working with the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) to build partnerships and expand coaliticity's five boroughs by working with the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) to build partnerships and expand coalitions.

Former state students in Norwich are to help transform current students» opportunities and give them a better start in life by going back to their old schools in an initiative to build an alumni network in schools and college in the city.

My Turn: Paul Reville: Summer Enrichment for All Kids (The Providence Journal) Paul Reville discusses the impact that the By All Means initiative is having in Providence, Rhode Island, through collaboration with their mayor and superintendent, to build up the city's summer learning opportunities.

The folks in Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) probably put more time into building community consensus around their Compass 2015 initiative than any district in the country.

Talking about a city recycling program or a new green building initiative can reassure children that adults are working to save the planet.

Michael McAfee, president of PolicyLink, has led the effort to make President Obama's Promise Neighborhoods initiative a reality in communities across the U.S. Please join the Education Redesign Lab (ERL) and cities participating in ERL's By All Means initiative for McAfee's keynote speech on May 18, 2017 at 11:15 a.m.. His talk, entitled «Equity and Collective Impact in Systems Change,» will focus on the work of the Promise Neighborhood Institute to build stronger systems of educational support and opportunity for children.

Each city is designing its own ambitious agenda, created through a Children's Cabinet with the support of a site - based consultant, to develop a plan for change that is inclusive of the community and builds on existing initiatives.

While By All Means 2.0 will build off the initiative's original framework — featuring local children's cabinets, biannual convenings, and city - based consultants — there will also be a new focus on specific areas of work, including creating individualized student success plans and identifying the resources necessary to expand educational opportunities for children.

The Mind Trust is building a network of the nation's highest - impact education initiatives, helping to launch life - changing schools, and advancing bold plans for transforming the city's education system.

It looks like our CEO meeting with Heads of School to discuss student achievement and brainstorm new ways to push our students academically; it looks like our Managing Director of Finance crunching numbers to ensure that our current schools stay on budget and that we can fiscally support new schools; it looks like our Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives building relationships with stakeholders in potential Phoenix cities; and it looks like our COO ensuring consistency and efficiency across the network.

Gallagher appeared last week at a Nevada Succeeds» Legislative Academy in Carson City to speak with state lawmakers and educators, where she discussed the power of collaborative teaching initiatives that find educators throughout school buildings working together and employing best practices to develop Professional Learning Communities.

For others of this era, the communication gap between city policy and artist initiatives proved insurmountable at the time: Fugitive Art Projects sought physical space in 1999 to cultivate exhibitions, studios, and artistic dialogue, but eventually closed their Fugitive Art Center venue in 2005 after struggling to work with building codes and facility issues.

Undertaken as a public - private initiative with support from the City of New York, the five - story, 82,000 - square - foot project will provide the custom - built and expanded facilities, enriched visitor experience and strong architectural presence appropriate to a premier center for contemporary artists of African descent, the principal visual art institution in Harlem and a magnet for visitors from around the world.

Three main initiatives on the front burner: a major exhibition of artists working in Mexico City during San Antonio's Tricentennial Celebration in 2018; a project series of small exhibitions of new work by international emerging or under - recognized artists similar to DMA's Concentrations series; and a new plan and goals for building the collection.

The UK City of Culture initiative was announced by the UK Government in 2009, building on Liverpool's success as European Capital of Culture in 2008, inviting cities to compete for the first UK City of Culture title in 2013.

Building upon the City of Chicago and DCASE's longstanding commitment to public art, OVERRIDE provides EXPO CHICAGO a key initiative for the annual exposition to showcase works by leading international artists beyond Navy Pier.

Building on the first - ever U.S. - China Electric Vehicle Forum in September 2009, the initiative will include joint standards development, demonstration projects in more than a dozen cities, technical road - mapping and public education projects.

Galante is being honored for her work building energy - efficient, affordable homes for displaced New Orleanians as part of Global Green President Matt Petersen's vision and six - year initiative to rebuild New Orleans as a model green city post-Katrina.

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

Now, these new initiatives will dramatically reduce emissions from New York City's over one million buildings, while saving New Yorkers millions and creating thousands of new jobs — and we'll be providing owners support throughout the process.»