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 see in a day. Guangzhou Mayor Wen...
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 cities and local governments have joined the Cities...
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 their city governments more than ever as...
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, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool School of...
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 November. Pereira told capitaltribunenews.com that an earlier...
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 Appalachian Region. While the proposal may be...
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 five pillars: personal, health, infrastructure, digital, and...
Most cities now recognise the importance of partnerships and collaboration to tackle pressing societal issues and the climate crisis. But handshakes, good will and scattered agreements can only get you so far. The municipality of Leuven in Belgium is pioneering a new governance model of...
Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a plan to roll out the city’s first participatory budgeting pilot programme. LA REPAIR (Los Angeles Reforms for Equity and Public Acknowledgement of Institutional Racism) will give nine communities impacted by high rates of poverty, COVID-19, pollution and other...
Auckland’s Mayor Phil Goff has proposed the introduction of a NZ$1 billion (US$680 million) climate action package to reduce carbon emissions and deliver more buses, ferries, cycling and walking and urban tree canopies across New Zealand’s largest city. The measures would be funded by a...
