NewCities Newsletter | Climate Migration, Urban innovation, SDGs & more

Learn from cities and regions preparing to receive a generation of climate migrants. Thirteen expert contributors from diverse sectors envision what new, more resilient, and equitable districts might look like on higher ground, as we learn that not every risk can be mitigated. Rebuild, relocate, prevent, or brush aside, whatever you may think the future holds, explore the challenges climate change brings and what it means for urban planning.

	Newsletter		[1]		February 11, 2020

Climate Migration
THE BIG PICTURE
Learn from cities and regions preparing to receive a generation of climate migrants. Thirteen expert contributors from diverse sectors envision what new, more resilient, and equitable districts might look like on higher ground, as we learn that not every risk can be mitigated. Rebuild, relocate, prevent, or brush aside, whatever you may think the future holds, explore the challenges climate change brings and what it means for urban planning.
Read more [2]


Presented by: [3]

UPCOMING EVENTS
February 12 \| Abu Dhabi, UAE
Greenfield Cities Alliance [4] @ the 10th World Urban Forum
The Annual Convening of our Greenfield Cities Alliance will be held as a side event at the World Urban Forum 10 to discuss challenges, opportunities, and innovations in new cities. 16 current members will be attending together with distinctive guests and experts Sarah Moser and Greg Lindsay. This is the only event that convenes a group of leading greenfield cities and focuses on the future of sustainable urbanization. Are you attending WUF10?
Get in touch [4]

UPCOMING EVENTS
March 10-11 \| Victoria, BC
Leading by Example: Implementing the SDGs in Canada [5] [5]
NewCities and the Victoria Foundation, along with Host Partner the City of Victoria, Key Strategic Partners Royal Roads University and FortisBC, and Supporting Partners the Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria, Deetken Impact, and Women in Cities International. Discover our program and our unique and outstanding lineup of [6]speakers. Over 200 city, regional, and indigenous leaders, alongside private, academic, and nonprofit leaders will engage in interactive panel discussions, networking opportunities, workshops, and site visits. Together, we want to show that the SDGs are a framework that can and should be taken up by anyone and everyone, and that the work we discuss, showcase, and inspire in Victoria can be adapted and replicated throughout Canada for a more healthy, inclusive, and sustainable future. [7]
Register [5]

UPCOMING EVENTS
April 2-3 \| Wynwood, Miami
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CoMotion MIAMI brings together the brave new world of the urban mobility revolution - with a special focus on the extraordinary dynamism in Miami and South Florida, and in Central and South American cities. We are excited to announce the theme of the conference: “Future Mobility: Innovation+Resilience." Global mayors, leading technologists, public transport operators and venture capitalists, start-ups and established players — the entire landscape of new urban mobility will be present for two days of immersive and inspirational talks, demos, test drives & exhibitions.
Find out more [8]

UPCOMING EVENTS
April 15-16 \| St. Louis, Missouri
New Urban Champions: A Conference Reimagining the Future of St. Louis [9] [9]
In partnership with the St. Louis Development Corporation, Midland States Bank, and the Heartland St. Louis Black Chamber of Commerce. This two-day conference will focus on the innovative solutions St. Louis is employing, ranging across crucial topics such as housing and real estate, mobility and transportation infrastructure, opportunity zones, social and environmental sustainability, economic development, and talent attraction. We will look at all of these themes through lenses of equity, inclusion, and community participation. The event will explore these topics via a mix of interactive formats, such as keynote speeches, panel sessions with Q&A, “TEDx style” presentations, workshops, visits to key sites throughout St. Louis, and networking activities. We are also delighted to share that Mayor Lyda Krewson will be joining us to deliver the opening keynote.
Find out more [9]

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Last year, NewCities and UrbanLeap set out to establish a baseline for urban innovation. We wanted to better understand the ongoing, evolutionary journey of how public servants discovered, tested, and shared ideas to improve their city.

Together with Civic Pulse, we surveyed 581 local and regional public sector representatives from all over the United States and Canada about their approach to innovation. On Thursday, March 5th, 2020, we will be hosting a webinar which takes a deeper dive into the survey themes and data, and will shine a spotlight on how a number of cities are approaching common challenges, defining success, discovering new ideas, piloting solutions, and sharing results.

Read more and sign up to webinar [10]

Membership Corner

[11]	We are delighted to announce [12]Geodesignhub has joined NewCities as an Associate Member! [11] Geodesignhub provides software that enables negotiations & mediation over the future of a place. It is used in the context of complex public policy, infrastructure investments, tourism, environmental management, citizen engagement and more. [11]
[3]	We are excited to be working with [12]Jacobs as it joins NewCities as an Enterprise Member! [3] The civil engineering company delivers impactful global solutions to create a more connected, sustainable world — from intelligence to infrastructure and cybersecurity to space exploration. [3]
Become a Member [13]

News from our Network

FEBRUARY 6, 2020 [12]	Schneider Electric Joins the Climate Group EV100 Initiative to Fast-Track Shift of 100% Fleet to Electric Mobility [12]
JANUARY 17, 2020 [14]	Citi Launches $150 Million Impact Investing Fund [14]
JANUARY, 2020 [15]		#BlackIsTheNewGreen ENGIE Commits to Zero-Carbon Digital Technologies [15]ENGIE Impact Extends Relationship With Verizon To Achieve Corporate Sustainability Goals [16]
DECEMBER, 2019 [17]	NewCities’ Member SecuraXis Is One of the Winners of the 22nd IMD Business School Start-Up Competition [17]

In the Loop

FEBRUARY 3, 2020 [18]	This Man Created Traffic Jams on Google Maps Using a Red Wagon Full of Phones [18]
JANUARY 30, 2020 [19]	Will Upzoning Neighborhoods Make Homes More Affordable? [19]
JANUARY 29, 2020 [20]	NAIOP Forecast 2020: Greg Lindsay, Victor Calanog & Dan Adamson [20]
JANUARY 18, 2020 [21]		The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It [21]
JANUARY 17, 2020 [22]		The Case for… Cities That Aren’t Dystopian Surveillance States [22]
JANUARY 5, 2020 [23]	The Mekong Delta: An Unsettling Portrait of Coastal Collapse [23]
JANUARY 2020 [24]	Climate Risk and Response: Physical Hazards and Socioeconomic Impacts [24]