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The built environment’s Scope 3 emissions conundrum

Without serious consideration for Scope 3 emissions, we will be unable to reach global net zero goals and improve the quality of life of building occupants, says Mahesh Ramanujam, CEO of Global Network for Zero.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Latitudo 40

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Green light for eco-friendly coastal town in Edinburgh

Planning and redevelopment22 Nov 2024

Development includes 847 net-zero ready homes on the city’s largest brownfield site, addressing the housing emergency and helping achieve climate action goals.

Singapore launches smart precinct pilot at wildlife reserve

Recreational space20 Nov 2024

Mandai Wildlife Group is integrating robotics for a range of applications, including guest interactions, deliveries and surveillance in a challenging landscape.

Calgary expands tree canopy with $61m funding boost

Climate action11 Nov 2024

Following an agreement between the City of Calgary and the Government of Canada, as part of its 2 Billion Trees programme, the city will plant 930,000 trees.

eBook: From Future Vision to Urban Reality

Ebooks05 Nov 2024

In the latest pioneering study from ThoughtLab, delve into how a diverse range of 250 cities from around the world, are advancing their social, sustainability and economic goals and paving the way towards future readiness.

Plans could unlock £100m funding for environmental projects

Climate action25 Oct 2024

West Midlands Combined Authority believes having a pipeline of investment-ready projects will make it easier to match funders with bold nature recovery schemes.

Public space aims to bring New Yorkers back to water’s edge

Planning and redevelopment24 Oct 2024

Malt Drive Park is an expansive development along Newtown Creek waterfront in Queens and has been designed with sculpted topography to mitigate flood risk.

Vancouver approves innovative infrastructure funding model

Parks and green space23 Oct 2024

Vancouver Park Board has approved the Amenity Improvement Fee Framework, a pilot aimed at generating revenue as part of the broader Think Big Revenue Strategy.

New Rochelle unveils plans for transit centre redesign

Planning and redevelopment11 Oct 2024

Redesign is a cornerstone of the City’s transformative downtown redevelopment strategy, positioning it as a model for equitable and sustainable urban growth.

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.

Plans unveiled to transform former Connecticut power plant

Planning and redevelopment02 Oct 2024

Anchored by a reimagined decommissioned coal-fired and oil-powered facility, the park will become a public amenity in Norwalk with a stellar network of spaces.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Smart Cities Reports30 Sep 2024

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

Sheffield to unveil Dutch-style roundabout

Road travel30 Sep 2024

The roundabout will give priority to pedestrians and cyclists with the aim of making it safer and easier for people to get around the city in an active way.

London transforms streets for World Car Free Day

Road travel20 Sep 2024

Londoners are being encouraged to mark the day on Sunday 22 September with 200 streets transformed into temporary spaces for play and social gatherings.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – San Diego

Smart Cities Reports18 Sep 2024

Delve into the latest City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld, focusing on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities.

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.

Liverpool City Region’s new transformation roadmap revealed

Economic Development22 Jul 2024

Liverpool City Region’s new roadmap has been approved, designed to respond to skills, transport, housing and climate challenges in the next four years.

Will this be the world’s greenest highway?

Planning and redevelopment09 Jul 2024

The Dubai Green Spine aims to transform Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road in the emirate into a 64km-long sustainable, green corridor with solar-powered trams.

Boston launches new planning department to ensure resilience and equity

Planning and redevelopment03 Jul 2024

The establishment of the new department is a major piece of mayor Wu’s vision to transform planning and development and create a green and growing city.

Siemensstadt Square: blueprint for the city of the future?

Digital twins27 Jun 2024

Combining the real and the digital worlds, technology from Siemens Xcelerator portfolio will form the backbone of the new neighbourhood in Berlin Spandau.

Colorado launches latest smart cities challenge

News13 Jun 2024

Colorado Smart Cities Alliance is launching the fourth annual C² Challenge to source technology solutions that address specific problems faced by communities.

Chicago expands free park wifi for students and families

Inclusivity07 Jun 2024

Chicago aims to close the digital equity divide by ensuring that park residents and Chicago Public Schools families have access to high-quality wifi at no cost.

Mitsubishi joins Berlin airport smart city project

Planning and redevelopment21 May 2024

Berlin TXL project was launched in 2021 to create a smart city on the five-square-kilometre site of the former Berlin Tegel Airport, which closed in 2020.

New zoning helps to transform one of NYC’s densest suburbs

Planning and redevelopment15 May 2024

The project is envisioned as a way to transform a large portion of the Lincoln Avenue corridor into a new linear public park with green and open space.

Melbourne transforms city from “grey to green”

Parks and green space10 May 2024

The Australian city’s draft budget puts forward proposals to further green the city, including nine new parks and open spaces and expansion of its tree canopy.

Sacramento announces new plan to grow the city’s tree canopy

Parks and green space30 Apr 2024

The plan calls for increasing citywide tree canopy from 19- to 35 per cent by 2045, which requires planting and maintaining an additional 25,000 trees per year.

Salt Lake City shares vision for transit-oriented hub

Planning and redevelopment22 Apr 2024

The Rio Grande District Vision & Implementation plan is intended to serve as a redevelopment roadmap for around 11 acres of land west of the city’s Downtown.

NOAA and federal agencies map hottest US neighbourhoods

Climate action22 Apr 2024

Identifying urban heat islands helps communities take action to reduce the health impacts of heat and provides cooling relief for those in the hottest areas.

Roosevelt Island creates NYC’s first Miyawaki pocket forest

Parks and green space09 Apr 2024

“Miyawaki method” creates dense, biodiverse forests that improve climate resilience and overall ecological sustainability in the areas where they are planted.

Collaborative climate action around the world

Editor's Blog05 Apr 2024

From urban forestry to geothermal heating, how cities and organisations are taking bold steps to reduce carbon emissions and achieve net-zero targets.

Interactive tool helps Charlotte enhance tree canopy

Parks and green space03 Apr 2024

The advanced Canopy application provides residents with a convenient and user-friendly way to access recent urban tree canopy cover data in their area.

Tokyo to convert expressway into elevated green walkway

Pedestrianisation25 Mar 2024

The transformation of the Shimbashi-Kyobashi expressway into the Tokyo Sky Corridor is part of the Government’s plan to create more people-centred spaces.

Edinburgh’s walking, wheeling and cycling trends revealed

Micromobility20 Mar 2024

The biannual Walking and Cycling Index draws on independent survey feedback from a cross-section of more than 1,200 residents in the capital, surveyed in 2023.

Vancouver approves Climate Change Adaptation Strategy update

Climate action14 Mar 2024

It focuses on reducing the Canadian city’s risk to climate change-related hazards, while building more resilient communities and supporting the local economy.

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.

Orlando unveils latest iteration of downtown “urban oasis”

Planning and redevelopment06 Mar 2024

The Canopy will integrate with various modes of transportation to ensure accessibility for all and feature pedestrian-friendly walkways and bike paths.

New 15-mile walking route 'Green Link Walk' launches in London

Transport hubs04 Mar 2024

Green Link Walk is launching in response to London’s boom in leisure walking since the pandemic and Londoners’ desire for more space dedicated to walking.

Boston makes urban tree data available on open data hub

Parks and green space29 Feb 2024

It builds upon completion of the street tree inventory and efforts to inventory trees in parks, providing critical information on Boston’s urban tree canopy.

Calgary invites students to shape their city in Minecraft

Planning and redevelopment21 Feb 2024

Students can choose between Haultain Park or 4th Street Station to hone their digital and creative skills with each site presenting a specific challenge.

Greater Geelong designated a Tree City of the World

Parks and green space15 Feb 2024

The city in Victoria planted a total of 2,806 trees in 2023 with more than 1,850 of them planted as part of a proactive programme to expand its urban forest.

City of London’s green spaces worth £126.8m annually

Parks and green space15 Feb 2024

Natural Capital Solutions calculated the value the City’s open spaces deliver to the public in areas such as air quality, recreation, health and wellbeing.

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.

Toronto to create green oasis in downtown neighbourhood

Parks and green space28 Dec 2023

Work on the 2,600 square metre park in the Canadian city is anticipated to commence in 2025 and aims to transport visitors through a woodland experience.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

Smart Cities Reports16 Nov 2023

Discover how the City of Dallas is pushing ahead with its smart city efforts with the latest new-look City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld.

Developer unveils plans to create £5bn UK climate tech hub

Planning and redevelopment02 Nov 2023

The Earls Court Development Company plans to create a commercial space for the UK’s clean and climate technology sector on a cleared site in West London.

City of Coquitlam launches two-year data analytics pilot

Analytics13 Oct 2023

The City of Coquitlam in Canada is working with UrbanLogiq to use data analytics to help make its streets safer and better manage its parks and public areas.

Boston receives $11m federal funding to enhance tree canopy

Climate action09 Oct 2023

Boston is enhancing its tree canopy and bolstering workforce opportunities in community forestry via the US Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Grant.

San Francisco announces expansion of bikeshare programme

Micromobility10 Aug 2023

The bikeshare stations’ rollout will further ease congestion around Golden Gate Park as well as encourage biking to both special events and everyday visits.

Melbourne’s visionary Greenline project reaches milestone

Planning and redevelopment08 Aug 2023

The City has released a draft masterplan to guide the transformation of the Yarra River – Birrarung area and is consulting with the community and stakeholders.

Bezos commits $400m to green spaces in US communities

Parks and green space21 Jul 2023

The Bezos Earth Fund’s Greening America’s Cities initiative aims to enhance underserved urban US communities with more parks, trees and community gardens.

How Vienna became the world’s most liveable city – again

Citizen engagement06 Jul 2023

Thomas Madreiter, director of planning for the city of Vienna, explains how citizen participation and engagement on critical issues has shaped the city’s urban planning strategy to earn it the top ranking in this year’s Economist Intelligence Unit Liveability Index.

C40 names 22 Green & Thriving Neighbourhood pilot projects

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