波士頓市計畫發展局招標 25萬元支持托兒教育

 MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING CHILD CARE 

Applicants should prioritize equitable access; strengthens worker pay

BOSTON - Friday, March 12, 2021 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement (MOWA) and the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) today announced the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) of $250,000 in funding to support organizations working to create equitable access to child care services in Boston. Grantees will be awarded until the fund is exhausted. Child care providers, nonprofit organizations, community stakeholders are encouraged to apply. The application period is now open and proposals will be accepted through April 23, 2021. The application can be found here.

“It is crucial that families have access to the services they need to care for their children, especially as many families face challenges throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Mayor Walsh. “I’d like to thank the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement and the Boston Planning & Development Agency for their work on this grant application, which will help expand child care services for the communities that need it most. Embedding equitable hiring, staffing and services into child care is vital to individuals’ economic growth and families’ access to services.” 

Building on the Walsh Administration’s ongoing work to support equitable access to child care for all of Boston’s families, applications should establish a clear, sustainable plan that supports low-income families and children of color. Applications that include cooperative ownership models and/or shared services are strongly encouraged, with a description of the cooperative governance and/or shared services model. 

Competitive applications should also include the ways in which the activity or program strengthens worker pay and provides continuing education for childcare providers. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to supporting staff of color and staff from other marginalized communities to move into leadership positions. This includes targeted recruitment, hiring practices, staff development, mentoring, and more. In response to existing needs identified within Boston’s child care market from previous reports, special considerations will be given to project plans that include a focus on expanding seats for infants, voucher eligible children, and families who need childcare outside of traditional business hours. 

The funding may be used to either provide or expand existing child care services. All applications must include a detailed budget and comprehensive plan describing their objectives and goals if they are to receive funding. All proposals must be submitted by April 23, 2021 by 5 p.m. to the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement. To apply, visit the Women’s Advancement website. 

Funding for this grant is part of the BPDA’s Child Care Contribution fund, collected from commercial developments over 100,000 square feet in certain Downtown neighborhoods. 

The Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement has prioritized childcare as a critical issue for Boston’s families, leading several landmark initiatives. Boston launched a first in the nation citywide childcare survey in 2019, which led to the 2020 Making Childcare Work report, and is again collecting survey responses this year. Also, MOWA and the City of Boston’s Economic Mobility Lab developed the Childcare Entrepreneur Fund, a grant program for home-based childcare providers that helps these educators be confident small business owners. That program launched in 2019 and expanded significantly to provide additional aid during the COVID-19 crisis. Additionally, in 2020, MOWA released a report about the state of childcare during COVID-19, titled Too Much and Not Enough. Other critical work related to children under five years old includes the Boston Opportunity Agenda’s research and reporting about childcare supply, as well as the expansion of pre-kindergarten under Mayor Walsh’s leadership. 

麻州州長疫情匯報 3/11

 

麻州反亞裔種族歧視城鎮會議 3/25 6PM

            (Boston Orange 翻譯)「亞太裔能(APIs Can)」及會員組織，盟友因為在亞特蘭大發生的有針對性8人命案，受害者多為亞裔婦女，憤怒到幾乎不能自已的地步。

             在新冠病毒(COVID-19)期間越來越多，且毫無根據的反亞裔言詞，已助長了反亞裔的仇恨心理及種族歧視。我們在全美見到更多攻擊亞裔事件，尤其是攻擊老年人，而且我們社區的所有成員都沒有了生命安全。從排華法案到日本集中營，到橡木溪錫克廟的射殺，到東南亞裔在學校受不成比例影響，到監獄，到驅逐出境管道，反亞裔的種族歧視在美國歷史中根深蒂固。婦女及女性首當其衝，遭遇的不僅只是種族歧視，還有對亞裔婦女的性別偏見所導致的許多形式暴力，包括我們昨天在喬治亞所看見的。

              作為家務工人，指甲沙龍工人，亞裔婦女在我們的經濟前線；作為持家者，照顧者，亞裔婦女也是我們家庭的中心。亞裔婦女同時生活在社會邊緣，以及移民，性別，種族及階級的交界處。

              我們譴責所有形式的反亞裔社區。我們要求地方，州及聯邦政府:

              支持強大且反應迅速的危機干預資源，包括支持合適語言的精神健康，法律，就業及移民服務。

              從跨族裔對話，以及建造社區做起，把重心放在處理白人至上主義是暴力及仇恨根源的轉型正義。

• 資助投資於有色社區的非執法策略，以處理長期的系統性種族歧視及極端的不公平 – 工作，住宅，移民，醫療保險以及教育。要終結暴力，我們必須確保我們的人得到能夠有尊嚴生活的資源及機會，而且
• 把重心放在倖存者的需要上，以確保任何背景或語言能力的受害者及倖存者，能完整得到多語支持，以及文化上適當的服務，好讓他們得以療癒。

「亞太裔能(APIs Can)」將於3月25日傍晚6到7點，主辦論壇，重點強調麻州亞裔社區在組織反種族歧視，並且學習在病毒大流行期間如何支持我們的社區。報名可上網bit.ly/townhallaar。

 

Community Organizations Respond to Anti-Asian Violence & the Targeted Murders in Atlanta

APIs CAN and our member organizations and allies are enraged and devastated by the targeted murders of 8 people, most of whom were Asian American women, in Atlanta.

 

Increased and unchecked anti-Asian rhetoric during the COVID-19 pandemic has fueled xenophobia and anti-Asian racism. We have seen a rise in attacks on Asian Americans, particularly elderly people, across the country, and a lack of safety in all aspects of our community members’ lives. From the Chinese Exclusion Act to Japanese Internment to the Sikh temple shooting in Oak Creek to the disproportionate impact on Southeast Asians in the school to prison to deportation pipeline, racism against Asians is ingrained in this country’s history. Women and femmes experience the brunt of not only this racism, but also the sexist stereotypes of Asian American women, which leads to many types of violence, including what we saw in Georgia yesterday. 

 

Asian American women are on the frontlines of our economic sectors, including as domestic workers and nail salon workers. Asian American women are also the center of our family lives as homemakers and caretakers. Asian American women live simultaneously at the margins of society and at the intersection of immigration, gender, race, and class. 

 

We denounce violence against Asian American communities in all forms, and we call on local, state, and federal governments to: 

 

• Support robust and responsive crisis intervention resources, including in-language support for mental health, legal, employment, and immigration services;
• Center transformative justice that begins with cross racial dialogue and community-building that address white supremacy as the root cause of violence and hate; 
• Fund non-law enforcement strategies that invest in communities of color to address long-term systemic racism and extreme inequality -- jobs, housing, immigration, healthcare, and education. To end violence, we must ensure our people have the resources and opportunities they need to lead dignified lives; and 
• Focus on survivors’ needs to ensure victims and survivors of all backgrounds and language abilities receive full supportive multilingual and culturally appropriate services so they can recover and heal. 

APIsCAN is hosting a forum March 25, 2021 6pm-7:30pm highlighting how the Asian American community in MA is organizing against racism and learning how to support our community during the pandemic. RSVP at bit.ly/townhallaar.

波士頓16社團合辦婦女領袖講座 蕭美琴、吳弭、黃樂仁與談

這場座談共16個社團合辦，有將近200人參加。(會議視頻截圖)

波士頓台灣人生物科技協會(BTBA)共同會長，孟憲薇(右下)，
蔡佩珊(左上)，波克萊台灣商會副會長康麗雪(右上)和講者
Amy Lin(左下)。(會議視頻截圖)

        (Boston Orange)大波士頓地區16個社團攜手，在3月8日晚以一場網路上舉辦的”與婦女領袖對話”，慶祝國際婦女節，既表揚在政商科學界卓有成就的女性，也傳承經驗，提攜後進。

             這場”對話”分生物科技以及政治商業兩場。

駐美代表蕭美琴。(會議視頻截圖)

             生物科技這場，由波士頓台灣人生物科技協會(BTBA)共同會長，在強生公司(Johnson & Johnson)擔任資深科學家的孟憲薇，以及在哈佛大學醫學院任講師，同時在加斯林糖尿病中心任職的蔡佩珊一同主持。

             應邀出席的三名婦女領袖為Foundation Medicine副總裁Amy Lin，Pandion Therapeutic共同創辦人暨科學長Jo Viney博士，以及藍鳥生物(Bluebird Bio)臨床發展營運副總裁Tara O’Meara。

             政治商業這場，由波克萊台灣商會(BTCC)執行委員暨地產經紀Amelie Cheng，以及喬治華盛頓大學國際政治關係應屆畢業生馮美恩主持。

波士頓市議員暨市長參選人吳弭。(會議視頻截圖)

             分享經驗者為中華民國駐美國代表蕭美琴，波士頓不分區市議員暨市長參選人吳弭，以及哈佛大學商學院教授黃樂仁。

             Amy Lin在美國出生，父母來自台灣，曾加入美國海軍，掌舵開船，後來才轉行。她指出，沒人知道五年，十年之後，身邊人、事會有什麼變化，所以不要輕易向機會說”不”，不要受外界可能加諸於自己的刻板形象限制。

哈佛大學商學院教授黃樂仁。(會議視頻截圖)

             Jo Viney創辦的Pandion Therapeutic，甫於2月25日被默克(Merk)以18.5億美元收購。她表示，作為婦女創業者的優勢，或許是更注重促成團隊合作，更願意聆聽他人意見。她也強調如何信心十足的清晰表達願景，令人興奮，想要加入，也是創業成功的重要因素。

Pandion Therapeutic共同創辦人暨科學長Jo Viney博士。
(會議視頻截圖)

             從健贊轉到藍鳥生物已8年的Tara O’Meara  坦言，雖然她原本的專業不是生物，也非數據，更沒有博士學位，但多年工作累積的經驗與信心，讓她懂得如何管理與辨識人才，也奠定了成功的基礎。

             在政治商業這場座談中，三名講者從亞裔身份認同，如何打破玻璃天花板，如何平衡生活與工作，談到如何有策略地培養自己成為領袖。

             蕭美琴表示，女性直到現在都還面對許多挑戰，譬如從政這條路，有許多男士支持她，但卻不贊成他們自己的女兒往這方向發展。不過去年立法院已有42%的立委是女性，還選出了一名女總統，這些都是進步。

Foundation Medicine副總裁Amy Lin。(會議視頻截圖)

             吳弭其實沒想過自己會從政，小時候來自台灣的父母教她要努力勤奮，默默做事，但在家庭遭遇變故，她承擔起一家之長責任，和政府打交道時，發現政府和人們的生活其實息息相關的，要影響政府政策，必須在談判桌上佔一席位。她坦言自己是在這樣的狀況中一步步走上從政之路。

             在回應怎樣才能把女性扶持到領導位置的與會者提問時，吳弭直言，正如這場會議的提供一個場地讓大家分享最好做法，彼此鼓勵，就是做法之一。她指出，平日預作準備，有一群志同道合朋友，關係良好支持者，以造福整個社區為目標等等，都很重要。          

藍鳥生物(Bluebird Bio)臨床發展營運副總裁Tara O’Maeara。
(會議視頻截圖)

             黃樂仁坦言，做為亞裔女性對她的一切都有影響，小時候她在白人佔絕大多數的社區中長大，一直不知道該如何融入主流群體，不斷自我協調自己的身份。長大後才慢慢懂得，人們會因為某些因素而對其他人有某些感覺、看法，後來她出版的書「邊緣:化逆境為優勢(Edge:Turning adversity into advantage)」，就以「邊緣，喜悅，指導，努力(Edge, delight, guidance, effort)」為綱要，告訴人們，無論是求學，工作，晉升，發展，勤奮工作應該排在EDGE的後面，要學習翻轉別人對自己的刻板印象，讓自己的人生事半功倍。

             主辦單位表示，這場會議也致力協助「放大項目(Project Emplify，projectemplify.org)」這非營利組織募款，支持年輕的南亞裔美國人職涯發展諮商規劃。   (更正版)        

(僑務電子報授權:    https://www.ocacnews.net/overseascommunity/article/article_story.jsp?id=274777)

網協"創新挑戰"邀2公司簡報 賀東談電動自行車業概況

網協"創新挑戰"簡報會。

                 (Boston Orange周菊子麻州報導)紐英崙中華資訊網路協會(NECINA)刻正進行中的「創新挑戰」，3月6日舉辦了一場特別簡報，有網協理事暨Segway全球企業發展副總裁賀東分享個案，Airblock和Trustiics這2家新創公司做簡報，3名裁判給意見。

網協會長戴晨方致詞。

           在網協會長戴晨方歡迎出席者後，「創新挑戰」項目承辦人王黎平表示，這是一場為期7個月的活動，鼓勵各界就如何解決社會中的痛點，發揮創意，提出解決方案，網協迄今已收到大約20個高品質構想，請有意了解該活動者上網查詢，www.necinaic.com。

            賀東以「電動化:智慧城市需要智慧摩托車(E-Mobility case sharing: Smart city needs smart scooter)」為主題，分享現代城市的移動選擇。他指出，現代社會出行所面對的挑戰包括擁擠，汙染，排氣量高，空間不足，能源效率不佳，浪費很多時間等。聯合國稱2050年時，世界上68%的人口都將居住於城市之中，人們面對的氣候危機，各種不平等也越來越嚴重。微動(Micromobility)

Segway全球企業發展副總裁賀東分享業界概況。

行業就在這樣的背景下，越來越蓬勃。中國有共享單車及彩虹大戰，美國有電動單車戰，2020年還時興藍自行車等。麥肯錫(Mckinsey)還估計，到2030年時，微動行業的市場規模會達到3000到5000議員。

             賀東認為，這是因為包括網路連結能力，電池，半導體，移動程式等等科技，都已發展成熟，電動自行車相對來說屬於低成本車輛，可負擔，加上社交媒體的風行，又遇上新冠病毒大流行，都促使這種出行方式更受歡迎。

               賀東分別闡述了這領域的三家創新個案，包括注重科技與產品，最初只是創造者的一項計劃的Segway；在北京大學校園出現，商業模式很專注的OFO；從20輛Segway電動車起家的Bird等這三家。他指出「微動」出行領域，在車隊，基礎架構，智慧感應及機械化，數據科學，地圖，零售及行銷等等，都還有很多創業機會。

加拿大的Trustiics創辦人Tianpeng Wang。

           賀東強調，機會到處都是，關鍵在於專注於一個小但常見，甚至是很個人的問題，組成一個強勁隊伍，做些東西出來，價格廉宜，然後有點耐心，曙光就可能在望。

               這場特別簡報會有2家公司做簡報。Trustiics是王添鵬(譯音，Tianpeng Wang)創辦的一家網路平台公司，接受來自世界各地律師簽約加盟，在網上為有需要者提供法律資源與顧問服務。Airblock是Janet Chacon和Brian Hough共同創辦的公司，要用SaaS平台把航空業的資產追蹤，預測，合約管理以及許多營業操作數位化，藉以帶進效率，節省金錢。

Momenta Partner合夥人陶東斌。

               Futurewei科技副總裁Hui Lei，汽車產品設計專家王振榕，Momenta Partner合夥人陶東斌，以及賀東等4人這天擔任裁判，分別提問並給了不少意見。

網協創新挑戰項目負責人王黎平。

Airblock是Janet Chacon和Brian Hough共同創辦的公司。

麻省理工學院2021年亞洲商務會議探討疫情後"新世界"

MIT亞洲商務會議兩名主講人，美的集團資深副總裁胡自強(左)，
Minor 國際集團執行長Dillip Rajakarler。

         (Boston Orange 周菊子麻州報導)麻省理工學院2021亞洲商務會議以”新世界(A New World)”為主題，藉以呼應新型冠狀病毒大流行消退後，世界迥然一新，各行各業都需要做某種程度調適，人們生活更加數位化的未來現實。

這場會議從3月5日晚開場到6日中午結束，有2名主講嘉賓，美的集團資深副總裁胡自強(Zack Hu)，Minor 國際集團執行長Dillip Rajakarler，以及分別以新興科技，消費者數位化，醫療健保，創業投資及創業，可持續性發展等為討論重點的5場座談，還有分3階段舉行的初創企業簡報。

美的集團於1968年由何亨健在廣東創立，從生產家電設備起家，歷經半世紀經營，如今營收超過人民幣2600億元，名列世界500強之一，有員工13萬5000人，已是科技集團。

          美的集團技術長暨資深副總裁胡自強的講談簡述了美的集團發展過程，在追隨人們注重改善生活，關注健康的腳步中前進，商品製造產銷不斷推陳出新，從講究方便，節約能源，感官經驗到更加注意健康需求，甚至提升到把做家務變成富有樂趣經驗的層次，形成智慧家庭生態系統的過程。

胡自強指出，新冠病毒大流行加速了整個世界與企業界的數位化，機械化，自動化腳步，美的集團也在精準了解使用者趨勢，邀使用者參與的創新過程，獲得實時回饋中，做出正確產品選擇及精準行銷的決策。

他坦言，在未來的新世界中，會有新的挑戰與機遇，無論是購買貨物，或是數位支付，人們恐怕都得學會如何在網路上，數位化的做事，人們開始更關注健康，希望花更多時間和家人相處，所以企業都得更注重數位化與自動化。 

 

新興科技座談講者及主持人。右下為星猿哲機器人
公司創辦人周佳驥。

               Minor 國際集團是個總部設於泰國曼谷，在全世界56個國家擁有536家旅館及旅遊勝地，2370家以上餐廳，總資產超過23億歐元的全球性休閒企業。

2019年擔任集團執行長的Dillip Rajakarl，從餐廳業，酒店業受新冠病毒大流行的影響說起。他以Minor旗下企業的經歷為例，形容在世界各地陸續封城鎖國，經濟活動大受衝擊，三月以後中國領先重新開放腳步，又出現第二波疫情的一連串過程中，Minor旗下企業，從品牌，飲食創新，應用程式，網站，消費者服務管道，市場行銷及客戶忠誠度，數據分析，物流團隊，核心科技，營運系統及培訓等9各領域，全都得因應零接觸等消費者習慣改變，開始更仰賴科技的調整營運做法，向數位化轉型等概況。Dillip Rajakarl直言，疫情過後，企業面對的將是一個很不一樣的社會。

消費者數位化座談講者及主持人。

           這會議的各分場座談，不單只涵蓋不同主題，嘉賓也來自美國本地，中國，日本，泰國，印尼，台灣等亞洲不同地區，讓出席者對平日少接觸的東南亞環境，有了更進一步了解。聚思主席劉佩琪申論的可持續性環境改變，贏得同場講者與許多聽眾的讚賞聲。

新興科技座談由自由機器人公司的軟體工程師Dheera Venkatraman主持，星猿哲機器人公司創辦人周佳驥，Denzo資深主任Kazuoki Matsugatani，Hitachi亞洲首席策略觀Theo Sherman等人座談。

醫療健保座談講者及主持人。

              消費者數位化座談由MIT史隆學者張栖(James Zhang)主持，OYO執行長Ankit Gupta，Intrepid 共同創辦人Charles Debonneuil，邑盟信息技術(InMobi)大中華區資深副總裁楊娟，Dongnae共同創辦人Mathew Shampine等人座談。

醫療健保座談由強生製藥的WWDA部門數據科學主管，目前在MIT史隆管理學院進修的Rob Yang主持，有騰訊醫療副總裁吳文達，強生製藥上海主管陳敏，Lifespans共同創辦人暨職行長Sloan Kulper，真格基金醫療主管陳高鵬，Eisai公司G2D2創辦人Nadeem Sarwar等人座談。

可持續性分場座談講者及主持人。聚思劉佩琪的發言備受讚賞。

                     創業投資和企業家座談由塔芙茨大學創業中心主任Eliane Chen主持，有Intudo創投創辦合夥人Eddy Chan，Band Protocol共同創辦人Soravis Srinawakoon，SeaX創投執行合夥人Kid Parchariyanon，矽谷新創加速器SparkLabs Taipei共同創辦人邱彥錡，500初創總合夥人Vishal Harnal等人座談。

可持續性座談由MIT的Jason Jay主持，Ricult共同創辦人Aukrit Unahalekhaka，People Pods創辦人Daniel Layug，聚思(JUCCCE，中美清潔能源聯合組織主席劉佩琪，加拿大皇家銀行投資組合管理主管暨執行總經理Abid Dobani等人座談。S

麻省理工學院亞洲商務會議司儀。

                   初創企業簡報部分，有Adam Swartzbaugh 介紹杏仁財務(Almond Finance)，Lichi Dong 陳述網上汽車服務市場Oja，為尋找問題解決方案者和有有解決辦法者提供連結平台的SasTik，以新方式讓民眾參與都市發展計畫，由Zhifei Xu介紹的Play City等項目在會議中做了介紹。(更新版)

CITY OF BOSTON COMPLETES $11 MILLION INVESTMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY UPGRADES ACROSS 14 CITY BUILDINGS

(Boston Orange 編譯)波士頓市長今(10)日宣佈，完成第一階段的「更新波士頓信託(Renew Boston Trust)」計畫，投資4500萬元，在14座市有大樓中使用可再生能源，藉以減少能源使用，節省金錢，減少造成氣候改變的溫室瓦斯排放。         這些市有大樓包括圖書館，社區中心，警察局，消防局等。在波士頓警察局總部安裝的太陽能棚，估計第一年就可節省大約68萬元。               這是波士頓持續以行動實踐2019年氣候行動計畫，要在2050年成為炭中和城市的實例 CITY OF BOSTON COMPLETES $11 MILLION INVESTMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY UPGRADES ACROSS 14 CITY BUILDINGS Solar canopy at Boston Police Headquarters completes first phase of Renew Boston Trust initiative that is estimated to save approximately $680,000 in first year    BOSTON - Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the completion of the first phase of Renew Boston Trust, the City of Boston’s initiative to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy measures for municipal buildings. The first phase of the $45 million investment spans 14 City-owned buildings, including libraries, community centers, police and fire stations, and helps reduce energy use, save money, and reduce city-emitted greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.  This work marks continued commitment by the City of Boston to lead by example and implement strategies outlined in the 2019 Climate Action Plan update to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become carbon neutral by 2050.  “Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our lifetimes, and the City of Boston must lead by example in our commitment to building healthier, sustainable, and more equitable communities,” said Mayor Walsh. “The Renew Boston Trust is a smart, forward-thinking program for the City of Boston, and allows us to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that pollute our neighborhoods and further climate change.” The first phase includes dozens of completed energy-saving projects at 14 City-owned buildings throughout Boston, which are estimated to save approximately $680,000 in the first year alone. Investments include efficient lighting and water fixtures, HVAC equipment replacements, building management systems to improve operations, and installation of solar panels. This first phase is projected to reduce municipal greenhouse gas emissions by one percent, and grow in impact over time, which improves air quality, creates healthier buildings, and reduces carbon emissions to get the city closer to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.  “In Boston, buildings account for nearly 70 percent of the emissions that contribute to climate change. The Renew Boston Trust not only makes our buildings more comfortable for employees and visitors, but allows us to re-invest additional savings from these energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades into resiliency measures across the city to build stronger and healthier neighborhoods across Boston,” said Chris Cook, Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space. The first phase of Renew Boston Trust was completed with the installation of carports at the Boston Police Department Headquarters. On top of these carports are 707 solar modules that reduce the amount of power the building draws from the grid, produce about 242,000 kWh annually, and save $6,000 in its first year. Solar PV installations were also made at the BCYF Roslindale Community Center and the BCYF Tobin Community Center. Each building is guaranteed between $4,000-$6,000 in savings the first year, with more anticipated over the 20 year contract.   Solar PV canopy at Boston Police Department headquarters.     Solar PV installation at the Tobin Community Center in Mission Hill. “By using a self-funded financing model with guaranteed savings, the Renew Boston Trust program saves the City money and helps us to achieve our climate goals,” said Emme Handy, Chief Financial Officer. “Generating $32 million in proceeds, the City issued its first series of green bonds in December to finance projects such as the first two phases of Renew Boston Trust. We are pleased that the sale of green bonds achieved a three basis point pricing differential, the largest and most definitive pricing benefit to date for municipal green bonds.” Mayor Walsh formally announced his plans for Renew Boston Trust with a $11 million investment in the FY19 budget. The upgrades are made through an energy savings performance contract, a proven self-funded financing model that guarantees energy and cost savings. The savings within the City’s operating budget from more energy efficient buildings pays for the financing of the work. With additional savings, the City plans to re-invest in resiliency measures. The next phase of Renew Boston Trust is investing nearly $20 million of energy conservation measures across 31 city-owned buildings. Projects have been completed at the following City of Boston buildings: Boston Public Library - Copley Branch Boston Public Library - Brighton Branch Boston Public LIbrary - Hyde Park Branch Boston Public Library - Lower Mills Branch Boston Fire Department Engine 9 Boston Fire Department Engine 32 Boston Police Department Headquarters Boston Police Department A15  Boston Police Department D4 BCYF Tobin Community Center BCYF Flaherty Pool BCYF Shelburne Community Center BCYF Roslindale Community Center William J. Devine Golf Course As indicated in the 2019 Climate Action Plan update, Boston’s roadmap for reaching its goals of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and preparing our infrastructure and communities for the impacts of climate change, the City of Boston has taken bold and necessary action to lead by example. On top of investing in our existing buildings and use of City assets like parking lots to deploy renewable energy, in 2019 Mayor Walsh signed an executive order requiring all new municipal buildings (schools, libraries, community centers) will target a net-zero standard. In order to provide high quality, safe, and cleaner affordable housing to our most vulnerable residents, the City of Boston offered $30 million to support the creation of new affordable housing built to net-zero standards. Climate Ready Boston is simultaneously strengthening Boston’s climate change resilience and adaptation with near- and long-term planning through neighborhood-level engagement and solutions. For more information on how Boston is actively preparing for the impacts of climate change and advancing the vision of a resilient city, visit boston.gov/environment.