Vancouver used an innovative public-private partnership to build the Canada Line light rail for the 2010 Olympics. Now, rail projects in Edmonton, Denver and Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. view Vancouver as a model.
Canada has joined Europe and Australia as a leader in using "P3s" for all manner of infrastructure projects. In an interview with Citiscope, PPP Canada CEO John McBride explains how it works.
In fast-growing cities of the developing world, naming streets is just one step in improving city services. The World Bank’s Catherine Farvacque-Vitkovic explains.
Ghana is on a national quest to name all of its city streets. It's an exercise that rapidly urbanizing cities across the developing world can learn from.
Writing in The Washington Post, political scientists Brian Wampler and Mike Touchton report that cities where citizens have control over a piece of the municipal budget invest more in education and sanitation.
Outside of London, not many cities in the UK have opted to have an elected mayor with executive powers. Local government expert Robin Hambleton says they’re missing out.
Nine English cities said no to having an elected mayor. Bristol voters said yes. The man they picked for the job wants Bristol to be a model medium-sized city for Britain and all the world.
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