# **🌃Introducing Build City🌃** ⭐Build City is a collaborative global initiative focused on building tools and services designed to improve urban life. It aims to connect and empower communities, innovators, and builders from around the world, making cities smarter, more sustainable, and better equipped for the future. **👁️Vision👁️** * **Enhance Urban Living**: Utilize emerging technologies to improve the quality of life in urban environments * **Global Network of Builders:** Establish a vast network of builders worldwide, contributing to the growth of the builder community in buildspace, Build DAO, and the larger Near ecosystem * **Innovative and Sustainable Urban Environments**: Foster the development of cities that are more efficient, sustainable, and technologically advanced. **🦾Mission🦾** * **Collaboration with Communities**: Create tools in partnership with communities around the world * **Educational Focus**: Educate the public about technologies and services to promote healthier and more sustainable lifestyles. * **Organizing Collaborative Events**: Facilitate events that encourage collaboration with other organizations and attract builders and innovators * **Partnership with New York City**: Work with New York City to develop AI tools and infrastructure, aligning with the city’s Artificial Intelligence Action Plan. * **Cultivating Build City Culture**: Foster the growth of Build City’s presence and culture through the development of profiles across various social platforms, engaging a broader audience and community. **📜Guiding Principles📜** * **Diverse Technological Utilization**: Embrace a wide range of technologies to address various aspects of urban living. * **Community involvement and Education**: Prioritize community engagement and public education about new technologies * **Sustainable Development**: Commit to developing solutions that support sustainable and healthy lifestyles * **Innovation through Collaboration**: Encourage innovation through partnerships, events, and collaborative efforts with other organizations and the global builder * **Blockchain Integration**: Develop a composable web interface on the Blockchain Operating System to support the initiatives technological goals. # **📍Roadmap📍** **🌃Build City🌃** Develop and post consistent meaningful content across social channels with the goal of 5,000 total subscribers Q1 **Strategy**: *Leverage Short-From Content:* * Work with a dedicated content creator(Aditya) in crafting engaging, concise, and visually appealing short-form content. This content will be tailored to highlight the unique aspects of Build City and its initiatives * Focus on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Youtube shorts where short-form content thrives. Use a mix of videos, graphics and brief text posts. * Develop a content calendar to maintain a consistent posting schedule. *Engage Tech Communities and Platforms*: * Collaborate with tech communities like Station 3, ETH Denver, buildspace SF, and the global builder community. Propose joint content creation initiatives where these communities can showcase projects, insights, and success stories * Emphasize to these communities that collaborating with Build City offers them mutual benefits such as exposure, feedback and access to potential users. *Building a Community Culture*: * Create a sense of community by interacting with the audience through comments, direct messages, and community posts * Establish and promote a “Build City” culture that reflects innovation, collaboration, and sustainability. Create content that inspires, and engages. **🔧Build AI🔧** ⭐Build AI in its initial iteration is designed to streamline and expedite the approval process for alternative energy projects in NYC, ensuring the tool is optimized to handle regulatory and compliance data. This aligns with city objectives outlined in the “NYC AI Action Plan” and “The City of Yes” documents. * Weekly panel discussions with NYCAlternative Energy team discussion Build AI updates and general AI education. * Working alongside the Alternative Energy team and Eddy to continue iterating on MVP Q1: ⭐ Build City is more than just an idea; it’s a movement. Our vision extends beyond the immediate future, aiming to create a sustainable, collaborative, and innovative urban future. This journey is not just ours—it's yours too. 📍 We invite you to join us in shaping the cities of tomorrow. Discover more, get involved, and be a part of the change. We encourage you to follow us on [our socials](https://bento.me/buildcity) to explore how you can contribute to the Buildcity initiative.