The dangers of polluted air are well known – some cities are now taking a similar approach to also crack down on urban noise. Christopher Carey looks at the technologies and policies that are emerging. Ever had a...
The US state of Michigan and Canada’s Ontario province have announced a new collaboration to study commercial drone corridors, which includes a cross-border connection. The project will examine how drones can be used in operations like just-in-time delivery,...
Dublin’s Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland has called for curbs on build-to-rent (BTR) developments to tackle the Irish capital’s chronic housing crisis. The draft Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028 aims to ensure that 40 percent of all units in...
Designs for Glasgow’s first ‘Liveable Neighbourhoods’ are beginning to emerge following initial feedback from two communities in the city. Glasgow’s Liveable Neighbourhoods plan is seeking to ensure residents all across Glasgow can access key services in their local...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a new climate leadership team that will focus on environmental protection and climate justice. Rohit T. Aggarwala was appointed as Chief Climate Officer and Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection...
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers potential benefits for cities such as greater efficiency but there are also risks and new challenges, from procurement to governance. Such complexity can result in ‘analysis paralysis’ and stalled progress, or expensive investments that...
Transport for London (TfL) will use a digital twin from start-up Spinview to monitor Underground tracks and tunnels and gather data on noise, heat and carbon emissions. The project, funded through a government grant awarded to Spinview, will...
The City of Busan, UN-Habitat and ‘blue tech’ company Oceanix have signed an agreement to build the world’s first prototype sustainable floating city. The initiative aims to demonstrate solutions for coastal cities threatened by sea level rise. According...
Sarah Wray looks at why cities’ resilience strategies need to expand beyond physical infrastructure to the digital world. Severe weather events around the world this year, including floods, wildfires, heatwaves and hurricanes, have tragically claimed lives and wreaked...
Welcome to the capitaltribunenews.com daily round-up of the key city-related stories from COP26. We are updating the news throughout the day. Send stories to our editorial team. UN-backed Council on Urban Initiatives gets underway António Guterres The mayors of Mexico City,...
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