Healthcare
Philadelphia stresses privacy and transparency in smart streetlight pilot
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...
Put people first in the pandemic, says Guangzhou’s Mayor
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...
‘We need to do more’: COP26 city highlights – November 2
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...
Healthy cities take centre stage in urban planning
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...
How Liverpool could be a lighthouse for post-pandemic cities
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,...
Meet LA’s new Chief Data Officer
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 plans to build ‘moonshot’ US city from scratch
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 named as world’s safest city
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...
