ICYMI, last night, we honored the 5️⃣ outstanding WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities finalists catalyzing healthy #cities.
1️⃣ project stood out.
A youth-led movement for transport reform from Manila, 🇵🇭, the Move As One Coalition took home the $250k grand prize 🏆.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/41JOVbQ
BREAKING: The Move As One Coalition — a grassroots, youth-led movement advancing transport reform in Manila, Philippines 🇵🇭 — wins the $250k grand prize 🏆 for the 2025–2026 WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities!
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/41JOVbQ
🏆 Tomorrow, we'll reveal the $250k Grand Prize Winner of the 2025–2026 WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities.
Our 5️⃣ finalists are embracing transformative solutions to catalyzing healthy #cities 👉 bit.ly/4sBWYCf
T-3 days until we reveal the Grand Prize Winner of the 2025–2026 WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities 🏆!
In Makassar, 🇮🇩, Revitalizing Informal Settlements & Environments (RISE) is reshaping informal settlements as models of climate resilience, public health & community-led change.
More 👉 bit.ly/4mk7gph
As the 🌍 spirals into yet another energy crisis ⛽, we’re reflecting on the lessons learned at #TTDC26.
Our Global Director Rogier van den Berg shares his 🔑 takeaways 👉 bit.ly/4mjB7ON
Read more about the benefits of clean energy in the face of fuel shortages ➡️ bit.ly/4ti7yj5
🚍 At #TTDC26, Avi Silverman, the acting Executive Director of Transforming Transportation development partner FIA Foundation, shared insights into how #cities can finance infrastructure for safe and sustainable mobility.
Missed #TTDC26? Watch the recordings now 👉 bit.ly/4c9aEQl
We're officially 1️⃣ week away from announcing the Grand Prize Winner of the 2025–2026 WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities 🏆!
In Nairobi, 🇰🇪, Prize finalist Book Bunk is restoring historic public libraries 🏛️ and reimagining how they serve their communities 🍲.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3PUeV1e
🚌 Looking for an opportunity to drive efficient, sustainable transport?
The 2026 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship will award 5️⃣ candidates up to $12,500 each to expand research on sustainable transport and energy efficiency.
Expressions of interest are due April 17.
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/41m4fv4
Meet 2025–2026 WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities 🏆 finalist Revitalizing Informal Settlements and Environments (RISE).
In Makassar, 🇮🇩, RISE works with residents and city officials to improve water 💦 and sanitation 🚽 infrastructure in the #city's informal settlements.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4mk7gph
Just 6% of people in Manila, 🇵🇭, own private vehicles.
Thanks to 2025–2026 WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities 🏆 finalist the Move As One Coalition, the #city now has a pedestrian boulevard, car-free zone, dedicated busway & bike lanes for everyone to use.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3PddY3V
By 2050, Cape Town, 🇿🇦, may see 10 more heatwaves each year than today — it's turning to #CoolCitiesLab for help.
Now, #city officials can know which neighborhoods are hottest and what will cool them most.
Explore it now 🔎 coolcities.wri.org
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4v5r6IU
“The question isn't whether transport matters, but how to harness it to drive urban economies in the most impactful, inclusive & sustainable way," 💬 Rogier van den Berg.
#TTDC26 convened 5k+ experts to find the answers. Our Global Director shares his 🔑 takeaways ➡️ bit.ly/4mjB7ON
2025–2026 WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities 🏆 finalist Atlanta Beltline had an ambitious vision to repurpose defunct rail lines in Atlanta, 🇺🇸.
Now, the Beltline is healing historic divides, restoring public space and charting a healthier #city.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4cwkVXm
As we near #ZeroWasteDay, we’re revisiting 2023–2024 WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities 🏆 Winner Re-Ciclo.
This holistic recycling program ♻️ is improving informal waste pickers’ livelihoods, recycling rates and cycling infrastructure in Fortaleza, 🇧🇷.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/41roBD0
At Transforming Transportation 2026, WRI Africa’s Semere Jelalu underscored the importance of mobilizing private capital investments in the transport sector to power inclusive jobs and economic growth.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4uRLP2G
#TTDC26
Introducing Book Bunk, a 2025–2026 WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities finalist 🏆.
Book Bunk turns neglected libraries in Nairobi, 🇰🇪, into free civic spaces where residents learn new skills, explore the arts, enjoy green space and connect with each other.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3PUeV1e
Loja, 🇪🇨, once faced degraded rivers, footpaths & habitats.
Now, thanks to Sistema Verde Urbano, a 2025–2026 WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities finalist 🏆, the #city is full of parks, riverside trails & tree-lined hillsides 🌳.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4acptPQ
Multilevel governance is the future of climate action.
After a transformative 2025, #CHAMP & its 78 endorsers are looking to move from ambition ➡️ the delivery of ambitious, multilevel climate action plans.
Read more in the 2025 CHAMP Summary of Activities Report 👉 bit.ly/3Ns2NUw
Introducing #CoolCitiesLab, WRI's 🆕 heat data platform.
Developed with support from Google.org, Cool Cities Lab helps #cities identify where heat risk is highest 🔥 and target cooling solutions where they’ll matter most 🌳.
Explore it now 👉 coolcities.wri.org
Stay up to date ➡️ bit.ly/4br1bSL
Meet the Move As One Coalition, one of the 2025–2026 WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities finalists 🏆.
An alliance of 142 civil society organizations & 77k+ individuals from Manila, 🇵🇭, the coalition works to put people, not cars, at the center of transportation policy.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3PddY3V
At #TTDC26, WRI Africa’s Emmerentian Mbabazi emphasized the importance of integrated transport, which links different modes of travel to active and micro-mobility to increase access to opportunities and reduce emissions.
Learn more 🚶 transformingtransportation.org
At #TTDC26, our Urban Mobility Director Felipe Ramírez Buitrago reflects on how decarbonizing energy & transportation drives economic growth. For example, in 🇮🇩, where oil & gas are imported for motorized transport, electrification can fuel savings & domestic jobs.
🛵 transformingtransportation.org
At #TTDC26, our Global Urban Mobility Deputy Director & Health & Road Safety Director Claudia Adriazola-Steil discusses safe, sustainable solutions for last-mile connection.
Stay tuned for more from #TTDC26 🚴 transformingtransportation.org
WRI Ross Center Global Director Rogier van den Berg shares his biggest takeaway from #TTDC26 Day 1: Beyond providing temporary construction jobs, transport connects people to better opportunities, driving urban innovation & development.
Stay tuned 🚕 transformingtransportation.org
🚴 Today, WRI Ross Center, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the British Embassy & the City of Copenhagen kickstarted #TTDC26 by bringing together top officials, staff & partners for a bike ride through Washington DC 🇺🇸.
Register for #TTDC26 now 👉 transformingtransportation.org/register
This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re revisiting the Mahila Housing SEWA Trust (MHT), a 2020–2021 WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities finalist 🏆.
In Ahmedabad, 🇮🇳, MHT is empowering 1000s of women to be climate champions for themselves and their #city.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3NgCxwa
As the 🌍 navigates a complex landscape shaped by economic shifts & the rise of AI, transport can create jobs & build resilience.
Join global experts in discussing transport's foundational role in delivering essential public goods at #TTDC26 next week ➡️ transformingtransportation.org/agenda
As mass transit networks grow, understanding the gendered patterns of mobility can unlock 🔓 system-wide efficiencies for commuters, especially women.
Do you want to power inclusive transit in your #city? Register for #TTDC26 now ➡️ transformingtransportation.org/register
Read more 👉 bit.ly/402WIAH
Yesterday, 11 global urban & health experts convened in New York, 🇺🇸, to select the Grand Prize Winner of the 2025–2026 WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities 🏆.
In April, we’ll reveal the winning project at our Awards Celebration. Stay tuned!
Learn more 👉 PrizeforCities.org/jury
Calling all #TTDC26 attendees 📢 Join us on March 12th for the 4th Paratransit/Popular Transport Day (P/PTD) 🛵!
This half-day event will:
📈 Examine global paratransit trends
🚧 Identify action areas
🤝 Strengthen collaboration
Register for P/PTD now 👉 bit.ly/3Oo9qr6
