"From 100 to 10,000 Resilient Cities"
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100 Resilient Cities in The Hill: “Our nation’s infrastructure will crumble without resilience” 10.25.16 | BY MICHAEL BERKOWITZ
Helping cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social, and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century.
For those of us who work in cities, it was great to hear New York Sen. Charles Schumer’s announcement this week that one of his first legislative priorities—should he become Senate majority leader—would be a large infrastructure program. While political outcomes are difficult to predict, there is consensus in both parties that our nation’s infrastructure, particularly in our cities, is in dire need of improvement. However, what is missing from the discussion is a comprehensive approach which can only be achieved by integrating ‘resilience’ in any new infrastructure legislation and project blueprints.
As public budgets shrink, local infrastructure crumbles, and the challenges of the 21st century bring new pressures, cities must find creative ways to improve existing infrastructure and develop new infrastructure. Here is where resilience comes in: resilience is about making sure that you get the most out of every dollar you spend, and that you focus on solving multiple problems at once. Public infrastructure projects that serve multiple purposes represent significant cost savings to taxpayers and improve quality of life for everyone.
As public budgets shrink, local infrastructure crumbles, and the challenges of the 21st century bring new pressures, cities must find creative ways to improve existing infrastructure and develop new infrastructure. Here is where resilience comes in: resilience is about making sure that you get the most out of every dollar you spend, and that you focus on solving multiple problems at once. Public infrastructure projects that serve multiple purposes represent significant cost savings to taxpayers and improve quality of life for everyone.
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The City Resilience Strategy is one of the core tools that propels 100 Resilient Cities member cities through the process of building resilience. The strategy is a product of a six-to-nine month process which unites people, projects, and priorities, and surfaces crucial new solutions so that cities can collectively act on their resilience challenges. Resilience Strategies are more than a milestone -- they are a roadmap, a call to action. See below for some of the currently released Resilience Strategies from member cities.
100 Resilient Cities: USA
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USA Cities Reports
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Atlanta
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Louisville
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Berkeley
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