Cars should be banned from European city centres to save energy and prevent Russia profiting from fossil fuel sales, a report from climate action group RePlanet has urged. The report, authored by climate adviser Mark Lynas, energy analyst Rauli Partanen, and energy and sustainability installations...
The City of Chicago has partnered with early childcare providers and Northern Illinois University (NIU) to launch an integrated data system that allows multiple agencies to share data. From this summer, the Chicago Early Childhood Integrated Data System (CECIDS) will bring together data from across...
While not directly improving website visibility in Google, tampering with the indicator itself does have an impact on domain authority parameters. To begin with, Domain Authority (DA) is one of the most commonly used metrics in the SEO industry for analyzing website reputation. This metric...
A UK council has apologised after its electric vehicle (EV) charging stations were hacked to display a pornographic website. Three Isle of Wight Council car parks were affected by the breach, where screens which were supposed to display the network’s own website were hacked to...
At a recent capitaltribunenews.com Institute event in Philadelphia, US digitalisation leaders discussed their efforts to retain new-found agility without creating expectations that they can’t fulfil. During the height of the pandemic city digitalisation leaders rapidly adapted the smart city plans they were gradually rolling out...
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 the Let’s Go Workplace Challenge, which awarded...
Baltimore’s new ‘Let’s Ride to Work’ programme aims to support newly employed residents by providing free rides to and from work for their first four weeks of employment. The initiative is a partnership between the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development (MOED) and ride-hailing company Lyft....
San Diego City Council has approved the creation of a Privacy Board to advise on the acquisition and use of surveillance technologies. It will comprise nine volunteer members, six of whom must be city residents, appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council. The...
Christopher Carey rounds up the key talking points from a recent capitaltribunenews.com City Leadership Forum event attended by transport decision-makers from across Europe. As commuters return to Europe’s roads, public transport and cycle paths, more cities are looking at how mobility can be better managed...
The UK’s planning system should be reformed to shift the focus from buildings and infrastructure to a ‘health first’ principle, according to a new report from Key Cities, a network of 25 cities across England and Wales. The report, The Healthy City, sets out a...
