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The Asphalt Art Initiative has added color and energy to streets and intersections around the world (see some of the Before and After transformations here). Bringing public art to those shared roads has also made them safer for walkers, bikers, and drivers who use them every day. Last week we announced 25 cities in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico that will receive grants for Asphalt Art installations that use design to improve street safety, bringing the total number of projects to 90 since 2020. Find out which cities will receive grants, and how their projects will improve safety for their residents.

After rounds of nominations, presentations, evaluations, and demonstrations, the 2023 Earthshot Prize Winners have been chosen. For developing some of the brightest ideas and boldest innovations to repair our planet this decade, the winners will receive £1 million in financial support, as well as technical assistance — including advising from Mike Bloomberg — to help scale-up and accelerate their impact. Learn more about the winning projects, which cover everything from battery recycling, solar-powered food processing, and grassroots forest preservation to preventing illegal fishing and helping farmers cut emissions.

Communities everywhere are looking for cost-effective ways to keep their residents healthy and safe. At a moment when traffic injuries and fatalities remain far too high, a recent study found a unique — and affordable — opportunity to increase road safety: make traffic lanes narrower. It was one of the many insights presented at the Bloomberg American Health Summit earlier this month. Learn how narrowing traffic lanes can save lives, and explore more than 30 presentations and conversations on the biggest challenges and opportunities in public health.

We're less than two weeks away from the 28th annual UN Climate Change Conference, or COP28, which kicks off November 30th in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. To help turbocharge climate progress leading up to the year's most important climate convening, our annual Countdown to COP is tracking actions taken across Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies in collaboration with our public, private, and civil society partners from around the world. We've already reached 95 actions — and will keep adding to that tally as COP gets closer. Check out the Countdown to COP and stay tuned for more about the event coming up.

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