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At #CityLabCDMX, Ing. Katya Echazarreta shared her story of having a big dream and doing everything she could to achieve it. She wants that same possibilities to be in reach for everyone in Mexico and across Latin America.

TUNE IN NOW: #CityLabCDMX closes with our Government Innovation Lead James Anderson in conversation with Mayor Ekrem ?mamo?lu on the State of Democracy--from the ground floor of cities: https://lnkd.in/eGUamXWF

Calling all city leaders ?? The Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge is back for a sixth installment, and we’re looking for mayors and municipalities to partner with residents and entrepreneurs to reimagine the most essential services they deliver for residents, so together, we can improve the most fundamental things people rely on daily—and lives—around the world. ?? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eqBXywMr

Mexico City is a leading force in tackling air pollution in Latin America. Now, the city is taking its commitment to the next level by joining Breathe Cities - an effort to tackle urban air pollution on a global scale. Learn more about this announcement, made today at #CityLabCDMX:?https://lnkd.in/eH-XY2_3?

Mexico City is among the most innovative and fastest-growing cities in the world. At #CityLabCDMX Mayor Clara Brugada Molina shared how the challenges that cities face can't be solved in silos.?

To improve the lives of city residents worldwide, we announced the largest-ever Mayors Challenge at #CityLabCDMX. We’re calling on residents and entrepreneurs to share bold ideas to transform essential services—like public transportation, education, and healthcare—to help their communities thrive. ? Read The Associated Press’ full piece and find out how cities can apply today: https://lnkd.in/eyxCQd2f

Building on more than 10 years of work to discover, nurture, and drive innovation in cities, today we’re launching the largest-ever Mayors Challenge, an innovation competition to radically improve municipal services in cities around the world. This year’s Challenge calls on mayors to work with residents and entrepreneurs to reimagine essential services such as waste management, emergency response, public education, internet connectivity and more. Learn more and submit your idea to better your community: https://lnkd.in/e4G-eXQ

Join us LIVE as Mike Bloomberg, Secretary of the Environment for Mexico City Julia álvarez Icaza, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, Albert Yu-Min Lin, Ph.D., Gdańsk, Poland Mayor Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, Paterson, NJ Mayor Andre Sayegh, & more discuss ideas and solutions to some of the most critical issues facing cities and the innovation necessary to solve them today at #CityLabCDMX: https://lnkd.in/eGUamXWF

Ahead of their?#CityLabCDMX?panel on young people who taking climate action and driving progress in their communities, Youth Climate Action Fund grantees Maddie Davidson,?Darren Harry Baine, and?Jessica Lima told us more about how they’re collaborating with their cities to make an impact - and spread radical optimism. ???? Watch their panel LIVE during 2024 Bloomberg CityLab here: https://lnkd.in/eyzcSWQG

#CityLabCDMX in ?? Mayors, policymakers, innovators, and creatives have joined us in Mexico City to share challenges and bold ideas that have the potential to improve lives in cities around the world.