| A new generation of construction machines is going electric, replacing the growling diesel engines of backhoes, excavators and wheel loaders with a much quieter mechanical whirring. Oslo, an early adopter of the technology, has seen less noisy and less polluting construction sites crop up all over the city. The Norwegian capital set up the world's first zero-emissions construction site in 2019. Today, 85% of the city's municipal projects hold that designation with a goal of converting them all. "Compared to other climate discussions, it has been less polarizing," Oslo's vice mayor for environment and transport told CityLab's Feargus O'Sullivan. Now, other cities are trying out the quiet, cleaner construction. Today on CityLab: Electric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet Revolution -Fola Akinnibi Open Philanthropy Launches $120 Million Fund To Support YIMBY Reforms
The new fund seeks to ease regulatory barriers to construction and growth, putting the so-called abundance movement under the umbrella of effective altruism. The Quiet Power of Car-Free Neighborhoods
Restricting or banning vehicles in congested city centers pays off with cleaner air and safer streets. We need to talk more about the other big benefit — less noise. A Bay Area City Pioneers Urban-Scale Insurance for Climate Disasters
Fremont, California, has purchased citywide flood coverage, a novel step that could become more common as the Trump administration looks to shrink FEMA's role. | 
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