Cities

• [New] If cities in 21 emerging markets studied by IFC prioritize climate-smart growth in their recovery plans, they stand to gain as much as $7 trillion in investments and could create 144 million new jobs by 2030. / World Bank Blogs
• [New] Hong Kong may become more like other Chinese cities but other Chinese cities will also, from a financial perspective, become more like Hong Kong. / S&P Global Platts
• [New] The final chapter turns to urban eco-innovation practices, in recognition of the fact that around 70% of the Mediterranean population lives in urban areas and that 86% of new population growth is predicted to occur in cities of the developing world. / Euromesco
• [New] Cities across the globe are challenged by increasing disaster, climate and other risks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. / News
• [New] Coller expects that to continue, with the cost of living in the Los Angeles area more palatable than New York or San Francisco, and more companies implementing a remote work schedule. / Glossy
• [New] Arrival says its Microfactories will enable decentralized production in cities around the world, producing vehicles close to areas of demand, using local talent, and paying local taxes. / Futurride.com
• [New] Ride-hailing plays a key role in creating accessible and efficient multi-modal transportation systems, reducing both total numbers of vehicles in cities as well as emissions, which is expected to have an oversized impact on real-world pollution globally. / Futurride.com
• [New] Most capacity restrictions will be lifted across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, while 24-hour subway service will resume in New York City later this month. / CNBC
• [New] Indoor dining in New York City has been limited to 50% since March, and will switch to 75% starting Friday, bringing it up to date with the rest of New York. / FSR magazine
• [New] The City of Rotterdam has created a roadmap to reduce 49% of its carbon emissions compared to 2017 levels before 2030. / Clean Air Task Force
• [New] Following new policies announced by the City of Cambridge, MIT has relaxed its requirements on the wearing of face coverings outdoors and will soon increase its outdoor space capacity limit. / MIT Now
• [New] In the future, Baidu Apollo will launch driverless robotaxis in more cities, enabling the public to access greener, low-carbon and convenient travel services, while continuing to improve the unmanned service process and user experience. / Pandaily
• [New] By building excitement about STEM pathways from the earliest years of a child's life, New York City can encourage far more underrepresented students to pursue further opportunities in STEM fields as they grow older. / Center for an Urban Future (CUF)
• [New] There is a growing sense opportunity is just around the corner in U.S. urban markets as well as cities in Europe, typically areas more difficult to enter due to the high costs. / Skift
• [New] The cities of Guangzhou and New York City will allow only electric vehicles to be registered on ride-hailing platforms, while Hangzhou, Beijing, Oslo, and Amsterdam have targets for all taxis to be emission-free within the next four years. / Medium
• [New] Hundreds of cities are trialling one or two electric buses, but 8 pioneer C40 cities are already procuring only zero-emission buses, while a further 27 will be doing so within the next 4 years and have begun purchasing in large volumes. / Medium
• [New] The transformation of a landfill in Houston into the largest urban solar farm in the US will be a testament to the power of renewable energy and will reclaim the middle of Houston's Sunnyside community, which is a historically Black neighborhood. / CleanTechnica
• [New] Demand from the city gas distribution, or CGD, segment was expected to drop by around 25% as infections rise in metro cities like New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. / S&P Global Platts
• [New] A new Data Stewardship Academy will be designed for a broad reach, and the Open Data Policy Lab will launch a project, called Open Cities, to build community and share insights among cities using data to drive change. / VentureBeat
• [New] Westchester County, New York, plans to use its $187 million to nip and tuck its economic platform via everything from expanding broadband capabilities for remote work to aiding small businesses. / ChiefExecutive.net
• In the current environment, there is renewed interest by investors and others in both commercial and residential property opportunities in London, New York and other major European and US cities. / Oxford Economics
• F or New York City to make significantly more progress helping New Yorkers from lower-income, diverse backgrounds to access technology careers, the City University of New York (CUNY) will need to play an increasingly important role. / Center for an Urban Future (CUF)
• Reuters 300 million travellers can be expected, including tourists and people who had been unable to visit family before, equal to the population of the United States. / Reuters

Last updated: 09 May 2021