Prize for Cities News & Announcements

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How London Uses Road Fees to Tackle Air Pollution and Inequality

June 11, 2021

In Nairobi, Residents Redesign Public Spaces to Build Flood Resilience

May 27, 2021

In Monterrey, Mexico, a University’s Tragedy Sparks a Citywide Turnaround

May 13, 2021

In Ahmedabad, India, Women Are Climate Leaders, Not Victims

April 29, 2021

5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

December 16, 2020

RELEASE: 5 Finalists for 2020-21 Prize for Cities Show How to Tackle Climate Change and Inequality Together

December 16, 2020

250 Applications Received From 50+ Countries

July 29, 2020

For People to Live and Thrive in a Changing Climate, Cities Need to Change – But How?

February 10, 2020

RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities 2020-2021 Opens; Now Accepting Applications for Transformative Urban Climate Projects

February 10, 2020

4 Emerging Concepts that Could Transform Cities

July 23, 2019

5 Things We Learned About Urban Transformation

May 15, 2019

Q&A: One Woman Aims to Save Kids’ Lives by Redesigning the Roads They Walk

April 17, 2019

RELEASE: First-Ever WRI Ross Prize for Cities Awarded to SARSAI

April 10, 2019

Urban Transformations: In Durban, Informal Workers Design Marketplaces Instead of Getting Displaced by Them

April 5, 2019

Urban Transformations: In Tanzania’s Capital, Safer Children Mean Better Neighborhoods

April 3, 2019

Urban Transformations: The Reinvention of Eskisehir, Turkey from Dump to Destination

March 28, 2019

Urban Transformations: In Pune, India, Waste Pickers Go from Trash to Treasure

March 25, 2019

Urban Transformations: In Medellín, Metrocable Connects People in More Ways Than One

March 20, 2019

5 Cities Show What Urban Transformation Really Looks Like

December 12, 2018

The $250,000 Question: What Does a Transformative Urban Project Look Like?

August 1, 2018

Getting Urban Transformation Right

June 27, 2018

Distinguished Jury for First ‘WRI Ross Prize for Cities’ Announced to Identify and Reward Transformative Urban Projects

May 7, 2018

This One Chart Shows the Radical Changes Needed to Achieve Sustainable Cities

April 22, 2018

WRI Ross Prize for Cities Now Open for Applications that Recognize Visionary Urban Change

February 10, 2018