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Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday he’s planning to expand so-called strong mayor powers to municipalities other than Toronto and Ottawa as a way to get more housing built. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark introduced the legislation last week that would give the mayors of Ontario’s two largest …
Read More »Downtown Toronto trails other North American cities in pandemic recovery, study says
More than two years after COVID-19 first struck, Toronto hasn’t gotten back to even half its level of pre-pandemic activity, lagging behind many cities in North America, according to a new study. A joint project between the University of Toronto and the University of California, Berkeley called “Death of Downtown?” compared mobile …
Read More »Are turnstiles the answer to Calgary’s transit woes? Cities that took the plunge tell us what they know
St. Louis just committed to spending $52 million US to install gates or turnstiles at its transit stations, and many Calgarians point to Vancouver as a success story because it restricted access to its stations in 2016. Cities across the world have taken this step, and now Calgary’s city council is …
Read More »How much should a tree be worth? Experts say cities should consider climate-related benefits
Along a street in Edmonton, mature trees sit protected by a green fence, near the construction of a new light-rail transit line. Signs affixed to the fence show the value of the foliage: A rosybloom crabapple tree is worth $1,389, while nearby a spruce is pegged at $2,185. These price tags are somewhat of …
Read More »Shell E4 program aims to have 30 per cent startups from Tier -2 cities
Energy start-ups focused incubation program, Shell E4 aims to have 30 per cent of start-ups in its upcoming cohorts from Tier 2 cities and co-founded/founded by women. Despite hundreds of incubators and accelerators in India, Shell India observed an absence of programs for energy technologies in the country. Backed by …
Read More »Hyderabad ahead of other cities in adoption of digital health services: DoctorC- The New Indian Express
By Express News Service HYDERABAD: DoctorC, a tech-driven diagnostics company providing healthcare services, say they have done their bit by supporting the public with their efficient home services during the pandemic. Neehar Cherabuddi, CEO, who co-founded the Hyderabad-based DoctorC in 2014 believes that balancing design and technology is an art. Neehar, …
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