The Toyota Mobility Foundation, in partnership with Challenge Works and World Resources Institute, has launched a $12 million (USD$9 million) global challenge to help cities adapt to the future.

Called the Sustainable Cities Challenge, the competition aims to improve the lives of people by increasing access to jobs, education and other essential services. It will do this by bringing cities and innovators together to implement mobility solutions that could reduce carbon output, improve accessibility, and use data to build more resilient transport systems.

Entry to the first stage of the challenge is open to city leaders and municipal governments, transport departments and other related local and regional agencies. Shortlisted cities will be invited to attend a capacity building academy in the U.S.A and will receive support developing their challenge design, becoming part of a wider network of other innovative city teams.

In February 2024, three winning cities will be selected to host a City Challenge to attract entries from global innovators. The winning innovators will be announced in late 2024, and both the cities and innovators will share the USD$9 million which they will use as funding to test and roll out their solutions.