Societal shifts, from increased remote working and e-commerce to electrification and digitalisation, affect not only how cities function but also how they’re funded. A new collaborative initiative is exploring new ways for local governments to raise revenue. Partners in the Rethinking Revenue project include the...
More and better data is part of the solution for making transport systems more inclusive for women and other groups, but it’s time to turn insights into action. This will take fresh imagination, tough conversations and some directed anger, according to experts on a recent...
Las Vegas is one of the latest cities to adopt a digital twin and the collaborative project aims to take what the technology can do to the next level, from real-time management to data monetisation. Through Cityzenith’s Clean Cities – Clean Future initiative, Las Vegas is...
Updated December 6, 2021: The US$8 million grant was approved by the City Council. Boston’s newly elected mayor, Michelle Wu, has requested the City Council allocate US$8 million in federal coronavirus relief funding to eliminate fares on three bus lines over a two-year period. The...
The City of New Orleans has launched a multifunctional city card which will provide access to emergency disbursements, banking for the unbanked, transport, libraries, local discounts and more. The Crescent City Card Program is a partnership between the city, Mastercard, fintech company MoCaFi and Forward...
