Case studies

Learn from success stories in other cities

Cities can learn a great deal from what has worked elsewhere. Peer‑to‑peer learning can help your city or town understand which solutions worked, where and why, so you can evaluate whether those approaches could work in your own community. This section features case studies of effective recent solutions, highlighting adaptable strategies, challenges that had to be overcome and key lessons learned.

How Houston set up automated text alerts to protect children on high asthma risk days.
Community-based air quality monitoring and action in schools and health care settings.
How Cleveland city officials created a new ordinance that protects against the cumulative impacts of air pollution.

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