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Nine ways for cities to cut carbon emissions in construction

Climate action23 Apr 2024

World Econmic Forum report serves as a playbook and practitioner’s guide, listing cities leading the charge in emission-reducing solutions in urban development.

How three cities are building sustainability and resilience

Editor's Blog15 Mar 2024

London, Toronto and Vancouver are implementing strategies to make their built environment and critical infrastructure more sustainable and resilient.

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.

Vancouver and Vienna partner on sustainable affordable homes

Residential buildings16 Feb 2024

Vienna House will be built with sustainable building components and will use a digital twin to test and optimise components and systems such as passive airflow.

Vancouver introduces Canada’s first electric fire engine

Electric vehicles06 Dec 2023

Truck supports the City’s commitment to reduce fleet emissions and aligns with climate targets and aims to become resilient to fluctuating oil and gas prices.

Vancouver Airport uses lidar to improve passenger happiness

Air Travel22 Nov 2023

3D lidar sensor and advanced perception software is enabling the airport to identify, classify, and track people and objects for enhanced operational insights.

Vancouver launches rental retrofit accelerator programme

Residential buildings10 Jul 2023

The Candian city aims to future-proof existing rental buildings, making them more resilient to the impacts of climate change as well as more energy-efficienct.

C40 Cities launches inclusive climate action fund

Climate action30 Jun 2023

It will support science-driven, local climate initiatives in cities, starting with Bogotá, Dar es Salaam, Los Angeles, Quezon City, Vancouver and Warsaw.

The case for 15-minute cities

Planning and redevelopment15 Mar 2023

Hélène Chartier, director of urban planning and design, C40 Cities, explains why the approach can create greener, happier, healthier and more prosperous global cities.

Vancouver gives away 250 trees to increase canopy

Parks and green space15 Feb 2023

“Branch Out” is a new pilot scheme, designed through the lens of equity, to increase tree cover on private property in areas that are canopy deficient.

Urban mobility platform expands into Canada

Road travel23 Jun 2022

NoTraffic is collaborating with Rogers Communications to take its internet of things, computer vision platform to Canadian traffic agencies with Vancouver its first deployment.

Vancouver advances urban climate action with EV charging

Electric vehicles30 May 2022

The council wants to make it easier for residents to switch to electric vehicles by encouraging the installation of electric vehicle chargers at gas stations and commercial parking lots across the city.

Cities need a holistic plan to decarbonise buildings

Regulation23 May 2022

Research identifies that the most successful cities balance regulation, incentives, innovation and accelerators and work in partnership with landlords, investors, developers and occupiers.

Vancouver opens ‘park of the future’ and builds resilience

Parks and green space09 May 2022

The park area aims to deliver a community connection in a dense urban setting with a third of the area planted with 6,000-plus shrubs, perennials, climbers and trees, significant to indigenous culture, food, and medicine.

Vancouver becomes home to world’s tallest passive house building

Residential buildings03 May 2022

The 60-storey Curv residential development is designed to utilise its own energy with sustainable outputs, operating in line with the Canadian city’s Greenest City Action Plan.

All-electric building earns Passive House status in Vancouver

Cultural space13 Dec 2021

825 Pacific Street, which will be run by an arts and culture not-for-profit, is one of several projects the Canadian city has in development or completed that focus on buildings aiming for the internationally recognised certification.

Cop26: sharing knowledge and ideas key to electric transition

News10 Nov 2021

A session on zero emissions transition on Transport Day of the climate change conference highlighted the importance of international-, national- and city-level collaboration.

Vancouver approves plans to increase electric vehicle charging options

News07 Jul 2021

The decision supports the city’s Climate Emergency Action Plan goal that by 2030 half of all kilometres driven on the city’s roads will be by zero emissions vehicles.

Auckland named most liveable city in the world

News10 Jun 2021

The New Zealand city ranks top in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Liveability index which explores the impact of the pandemic and assesses cities in five areas.

Vancouver puts citizens' views at the centre of its future planning vision

News23 Apr 2021

Planning Vancouver Together seeks to create “complete, connected and culturally vibrant” neighbourhoods in the Canadian city that meet the everyday needs of those that live and work in them.

Vancouver launches dashboard to track healthy city progress

News06 Apr 2021

The initiative, in collaboration with the Partnership for Healthy Cities global network, will track progress against 23 key indicators that act as determinants of health and wellbeing.

Low carbon innovation centre established for Metro Vancouver region

News22 Jan 2021

The centre will be established by Simon Fraser University’s Renewable Cities programme and aims to accelerate urban climate solutions through research, capacity building and financial tools.

Index ranks climate impact on transportation amid the pandemic

News21 Jan 2021

Analysis from StreetLight Data reveals that New York City, Sarasota and Portland lead when it comes to the reduced impact of transportation on the environment.

Vancouver approves five-year climate action plan

News23 Nov 2020

The plan contains so-called “game-changer” actions in the areas of buildings and transportation, which represent nearly all of the carbon pollution produced in Vancouver.

5G rolled out across Ontario cities and towns

News01 Sep 2020

As well as putting in place the infrastructure for businesses and homes, Rogers Communications is supporting the University of Waterloo’s 5G Smart Campus in real-world testing of 5G applications.

MassDOT launches statewide travel time system

News10 Aug 2020

IBI Group will provide a 24/7-hosted solution that includes the travel time module of its advanced traffic management system as well as an asset management platform.

US cities selected for Digital Kerb Challenge

News01 Jul 2020

Aspen, Nashville, Omaha, and West Palm Beach will team with kerb management company Coord on “smart zone” programmes tailored to their individual mobility challenges.

Vancouver uses virtual open houses to ensure citizens have their say

News09 Jun 2020

They will temporarily replace in-person open houses and have been launched on the city’s new digital engagement platform, Shape Your City Vancouver.

Vancouver sets out its plan to create 50km of slow streets

News26 May 2020

The Canadian city also plans to expedite the permitting process for outdoor patios and restaurants to give people the room they need to resume some of their normal activities.

City of Vancouver launches Covid-19 dashboard

News21 Apr 2020

The dashboard enables citizens to take an “inside look” at a number of key metrics and service areas that have been activated during the public health emergency.

City of Vancouver introduces performance dashboard

News02 Mar 2020

VanDashboard measures performance against 65 key metrics in six categories including core service delivery, affordability and housing, climate change and economy and finances.

Sidewalk Labs unveils digital twin and 'Lego' vision for 35-storey timber building

News10 Feb 2020

Sidewalk Labs claims 35 storeys would be the highest mass timber building so far. The team modelled how it would perform compared to a traditional concrete building of the same size.

Vancouver engages public in connecting bridge project

News22 Jan 2020

The Granville Bridge Connector aims to provide more travel options to and from downtown that don’t contribute to congestion or pollution.

Calgary ranked best city for driving

News15 Nov 2019

Low congestion and affordability are among the factors that put the Canadian city top of Mister Auto’s ranking while Mumbai was named the worst city for driving across the globe.

Vancouver landfill approved to produce renewable natural gas

News29 Oct 2019

The Canadian city says it is committed to reducing greenhouse gas and will be using the RNG in its buildings, vehicles and the Neighbourhood Energy Utility.

30 cities say their greenhouse gas emissions have peaked

News08 Oct 2019

Austin, Athens, Lisbon and Venice are the latest major cities to have ‘peaked’ their greenhouse gas emissions, meaning they won’t rise any further and are now falling.

Vienna remains top city for liveability

News05 Sep 2019

Austrian capital retains its position in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s index which assigns cities a rating of relative comfort for over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors.

Australian cities declare climate emergency

News01 Jul 2019

Hobart and Sydney become the latest cities to pass such a declaration and are calling on the federal government to take rapid action.

Mumbai named most congested city in the world

News05 Jun 2019

Drivers in India’s most populous city expect to spend an average of 65 per cent extra time stuck in traffic, according to the latest TomTom Traffic Index.

Mastercard continues contactless expansion to speed daily commutes

News25 Mar 2019

Company expects new transit solutions to be live in more than 20 cities in the US within the next few years with its M-Chip technology at the heart of the transformation.

Vancouver Police uses AI to prevent crime

News28 Feb 2019

Through spatial analytics, police are able to predict where residential break-and-enters will occur and place police patrols accordingly

Copenhagen and Bern named most liveable cities

News13 Feb 2019

Global mobility expert ECA International evaluated cities on a range of factors such as infrastructure, air quality and personal safety for its annual liveability rankings

Which cities are top for wellbeing?

News05 Feb 2019

Sixteen cities from six continents have been announced as finalists for the 2019 Wellbeing City Award, which recognises city-led action on urban dwelling

Shore-to-ship energy for Canadian port

Sea travel24 Aug 2017

The project is part of a joint commitment by the federal government and Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

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