Prioritize people, not projects: Addressing the harms of legacy infrastructure in the COVID-19 recovery
As the COVID-19 pandemic and recession drag on, millions of households are looking to Washington for answers.
Four steps to undo the harms of legacy infrastructure in the COVID-19 recovery
Across the U.S., millions of people lack reliable and affordable water, transportation, energy, and broadband access.
Route Fifty’s Parent Company Buys Community Platform for Local Government Leaders
Government Executive Media Group, parent company of Route Fifty, announced Wednesday that it has acquired The Atlas for Cities, a digital platform that provides a community for local government leaders to exchange ideas and best practices.
Govtech intelligence platform, The Atlas for Cities, bought by Government Executive Media Group
The Atlas for Cities, the 500 Startups-backed market intelligence platform connecting tech companies with state and local governments, has been acquired by the Growth Catalyst Partners-backed publishing and market intelligence company Government Executive Media Group.
Catastrophe finance innovators turn attention to pandemics
Could capital market instruments help the world prepare for or react to another pandemic? Those who have spent the last few years designing these types of tools for natural disasters have some ideas.
Here’s How Coronavirus Could Raise Cities’ Risk for Climate Disasters
The economic toll of the coronavirus is forcing cities and states to redirect money away from projects that provide climate resilience, in a shift that threatens to tackle one crisis at the expense of another.
The least sexy, most important resilience strategy
When you think of procurement, what comes to mind? Ordering office chairs? Hiring a waste-hauling firm? You probably don’t think of procurement
In Houston, a Rash of Storms Tests the Limits of Coping With Climate Change
After Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017, Houston jumped to the front of the pack in adapting to the threat of climate change. It passed tougher building codes, offered more buyouts for flood-prone homes and budgeted billions of dollars in new funding for flood control.
How a scrappy federal IT program can be a model for US climate action
Considering the depth of our climate crisis, one positive sign is increased attention. Democratic hopefuls are introducing various plans to combat the crisis, leading to an arms race for the boldest proposals and largest investments.
Washington Floods Expose a Double Threat: Old Drains and Climate Change
When almost a month’s worth of rain deluged this city on Monday morning, turning streets into rivers and basements into wading pools, it showed just how vulnerable cities with aging water systems can be in the era of climate change.