John Verdon, CACOR member, recently in an email conversation on population with Gabriela Gref Innes, said: As Geoffrey West’s book makes very clear – cities not only provide a 25% […]
Will the COVID-19 pandemic have a lasting impact on cities?
The share of workers who continue to work from home once the COVID-19 crisis is over is likely to remain relatively high, according to the Conference Board. That could have […]
NCA 4: Built Environment, Urban Systems, and Cities
Urban areas, where the vast majority of Americans live, are engines of economic growth and contain land valued at trillions of dollars. Cities around the United States face a number […]
Canadian government invests in new, revitalized Toronto buses
Quick facts The Bus Purchase component of this project involves the purchase of 729 clean diesel buses, 254 second generation hybrid electric buses, and 60 battery electric buses. The Bus […]
Path to Zero Carbon: Navigating the urban energy transformation
The importance of cities meeting global climate targets is undisputed. Since the COP21 Paris agreement, many more cities have joined early leaders like Copenhagen and Stockholm in pledging to become […]