Like many American cities, Milwaukee is grappling with the increasingly severe impacts of climate change while facing a history of pronounced racial disparities. With a rich industrial past, the city has seen its fair share of ups and downs. From being a beacon for people of color during the Great Migration to grappling with deindustrialization … Continued
As a FUSE Executive Fellow, Kristin Vogel (2022–23) worked with the Milwaukee County Office of Equity to increase coordination of the County’s ecosystem of equity initiatives and build enterprise-wide and regional capacity to strengthen its internal and regional racial equity infrastructure. She launched a Racial Equity Toolkit to support teams in applying a racial equity … Continued
Pittsburgh, once a poster city for economic decline following the collapse of the steel industry, is making a comeback. Part of that resurgence is a thriving construction sector fueled by rising residential and commercial buildings. Since 2008, Pittsburgh has completed nearly $5 billion in new construction, with another $4 billion in construction underway or in the … Continued
Hyma Menath served as a FUSE Executive Fellow from 2019 to 2021, partnering with the San José Office of the City Manager to devise a racial equity framework for city operations. She bolstered organizational transformation, leveraged data strategically, and designed a racial equity-based survey process to aid economic recovery, including launching a virtual incubator for … Continued
As Salt Lake City sets its sights on a cleaner, more sustainable future, it is crucial to recognize that this transformation must be inclusive, ensuring historically excluded communities are at the forefront of the city’s green workforce development strategy. Climate change and air pollution have disproportionately affected Black, Indigenous, and communities of color. They must … Continued
The Summer 2023 FUSE Executive Fellows are set to focus on catalyzing progressive shifts in the justice system, improving public health response to substance use disorders, and bolstering climate resilience efforts.
This is one of an ongoing series highlighting environmental justice work cities nationwide are tackling in collaboration with FUSE. View the full series >> With a unique approach to furthering sustainability, the City of Durham seeks to reimagine land use in its only historically Black public cemetery Beechwood, which is quickly running out of space … Continued
This is one of a three-part series highlighting environmental justice work cities across the nation are tackling in collaboration with FUSE. View the full series >> In 2019, the City of Los Angeles unveiled its Green New Deal, a comprehensive plan that outlined commitments to reduce emissions, improve access to clean air, renewable energy, healthy … Continued
As a FUSE Executive Fellow, Kishani De Silva (2018-21) worked with the Los Angeles County Development Authority to help establish a framework for its Strategic Partnership Division, its Strategic Partnership Division, developing strategic partnerships and key collaborations to advance affordable housing and programs for vulnerable populations. She launched a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics … Continued