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Manchester’s 1.7bn innovation district opens its doors

Manchester’s 1.7bn innovation district opens its doors

Planning and redevelopment03 Oct 2024

The project sees the transformation of University of Manchester’s North campus into a district to advance innovation across sectors, including digital tech.

Manchester explores plans to create town within the city

Manchester explores plans to create town within the city

Planning and redevelopment19 Aug 2024

Holt Town will adhere to “low-car principles” and embed digital tech into the fabric of urban regeneration projects to modernise access to public services.

UK city dwellers demand access to nature and green space

UK city dwellers demand access to nature and green space

Parks and green space14 Mar 2024

City residents believe protecting nature and biodiversity should be the second biggest priority behind transport links and expect action on climate change.

City park to complete major Manchester regeneration project

City park to complete major Manchester regeneration project

Parks and green space19 Jan 2024

The “green heart” marks the closing chapter of the Ancoats project and will also help create a low-traffic, pedestrian-first neighbourhood in the UK city.

Manchester City Council establishes housing development company

Manchester City Council establishes housing development company

Residential buildings07 Feb 2022

Company will focus on high quality, low-carbon homes and will deliver a mix of accessible rent and market properties, with the latter helping to subsidise the development of homes priced at or below the Local Housing Allowance rate.

Manchester to build low-carbon social homes

Manchester to build low-carbon social homes

News29 Sep 2021

The project brings a long-term under-used brownfield site back into use and the homes will be characterised by green roofs, electric vehicle charging and other sustainable features.

Planned transport hub in Manchester prioritises streets for people over vehicles

Planned transport hub in Manchester prioritises streets for people over vehicles

Transport hubs03 Jun 2021

The developer claims streets and public space across the neighbourhood will immediately become cleaner and safer as on-street parking is removed and vehicle movements are reduced.

London ranked UK's greenest city

News07 May 2021

The high ratio of green spaces per 10,000 of the population, and availability of electric vehicle charging stations contributed to London’s leading position.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dortmund

In this edition, we focus on Dortmund in western Germany. With around 600,000 inhabitants, Dortmund is the eighth-largest city in Germany and the gateway to the Rhine-Ruhr region in the heart of Europe.

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AI used to monitor and optimise Swedish road infrastructure

Computer vision and machine learning specialist, Univrses, will work with the Swedish Transport Administration to digitise and manage roadside infrastructure.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

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