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With $1.2 trillion in federal infrastructure funding about to hit U.S. cities of all sizes, local leaders everywhere are looking for new ways to maximize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve roads, parks, bus fleets, renewable energy, flood defenses, internet access—and, most importantly, residents’ everyday lives.

Syracuse, NY, launched a dashboard to track its investments of federal dollars coming through the American Rescue Plan Act. The site lays out not just what city leaders are spending the money on but also what results they’re achieving with it.

Bloomberg Philanthropies and the U.S. Conference of Mayors Wednesday announced a new partnership to support mayors across the country identify, obtain and retain billions in federal recovery dollars.

Trees may be the only form of city infrastructure that actually grows more valuable with age. A lack of trees in low-income communities raises temperatures by as much as 4 degrees Celsius, exacerbating the deadly impacts of extreme heat.