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Title: Love My Air Program Lead
City: Denver

In 2018, Denver won $1 million in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge with an idea to track and disseminate real-time data on air quality outside schools. Aubrey Burgess led the outreach with principals, teachers, and parents that brought 40 public schools into the program, called "Love My Air." Now, she's leading the program's replication in other cities.

AIR QUALITY: Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies' Clean Air Partnership, a citizen-led air quality project in Brussels reveals a striking disparity in pollution levels across the city. (Cities Today)

URBAN DESIGN: Cities shouldn't just be redesigned for the climate crisis, they should also make residents happy, too. (The Guardian)

CO-CREATION: The city of Helsinki and the Korkeasaari Zoo partner to launch an interactive game that will teach pupils about rain forests and engage city youth to design the game. (The Mayor.EU)

DATA: Evanston, Ill., is using performance and analytics, data measurement, and stakeholder engagement to boost its youth violence prevention programs. (What Works Cities)

LEARNING OPPORTUNITY: Can a child's walk to school not only be safer but also educational? Yes! Ciempiés—a winning idea from Bogotá, Colombia, in the 2016 Mayors Challenge—has demonstrated impact using adult-led walking caravans to help children commute to school and learn about road safety. To gain a better understanding of this solution, join Ciempiés' Project Manager and our expert partners for a series of webinars in English and Spanish on April 5, April 19, May 3, and May 17. Register here.

INNOVATION AWARDS: The European Innovation Council's eighth annual European Capital of Innovation Awards is seeking cities that best promote innovation in their communities. The competition will award six prizes, across two categories, worth a total of €1.8 million to eligible European cities. Applications are due June 30. Learn more and apply here.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES: The new innovation team in the Washington, D.C., Mayor's Office of Policy and Innovation is hiring a UX Designer, a Project Manager, and a Senior Data Scientist to tackle major challenges, especially digital services and digital transformation.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES: The new Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University is hiring a Senior Advisor for Digital Innovation and a Service Designer.