Healthcare

The UK city of Leicester has completed an incentive-based active travel scheme which saw the highest ranked participants awarded prizes for walking, cycling and taking public transport. Throughout March, over 500 employees from 82 companies took part in...

Sunderland in north-east England is implementing a new data platform to inform action on issues such as anti-social behaviour, social care, health, and environmental incidents. The ConnexinOS platform, which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify trends...

Philadelphia has launched a year-long pilot of smart streetlights in its Midtown Village. Fourteen sensor-equipped streetlights will count pedestrians, vehicles and cyclists as well as monitoring temperature, humidity and air quality. Emily Yates The city typically carries out...

It’s not easy keeping the pandemic in check in Guangzhou, a Chinese megacity with more than 18 million residents and a vibrant global hub for trade. Yet Guangzhou has experienced fewer COVID-19 cases overall than many global cities...

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. 1,000 cities join Race to Zero Sadiq Khan More than 1,000...

Following COVID-19, cities are set to play a bigger role in improving health outcomes for their residents, according to North American local government leaders gathered at a recent capitaltribunenews.com virtual roundtable. During the pandemic, people have turned to...

Liverpool in the northwest of England is home to a new Pandemic Institute focused on research to prevent, prepare for and respond to any future pandemics. The medical, academic and civic partnership brings together the University of Liverpool,...

Eva Pereira has been appointed as the new Chief Data Officer (CDO) for the City of Los Angeles. Previously Pereira was the deputy to former CDO Jeanne Holm, who became the Deputy Mayor for Budget and Innovation in...

Entrepreneur and investor Marc Lore has revealed plans to develop a new city in the US which will be named Telosa. A location has not yet been secured but possibilities include Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Texas, and the...

Copenhagen is ranked top in the fourth edition of the Safe Cities Index (SCI) from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), with Toronto taking second place and Singapore third. The index ranks 60 cities worldwide using 76 indicators across...