Past Projects

NewCities has helped shape the urban narrative since 2010. Browse through an archive of our past work, press, and network of contributors. 

Montréal Roundtable Series

Apr 30, 2017

As investment and the presence and proliferation of both local and international startups and advanced research centers continue to grow in Montréal, local organizations and leaders across industries must be well prepared and actively involved in the changes to come. To kickstart this important conversation, NewCities will host a series of three roundtables on the…
Projects & Programs

Connected Mobility Initiative

Apr 29, 2017

We launched the Connected Mobility Initiative with support from the Toyota Mobility Foundation to address the critical need for metropolises worldwide to find viable mobility solutions of the future. The year-long Initiative produced an in-depth report outlining public sector-led innovation around connected transportation, with the aim of distilling lessons for transport officials and offering insight…
Projects & Programs

Financing Urban Infrastructure Initiative

Apr 28, 2017

Globally, cities face a major investment gap in funding infrastructure projects. According to McKinsey Global Institute, US$57 trillion will be required to finance global infrastructure between 2013 and 2030.[i] Most of those needs are in cities that are growing at an unprecedented rate. We launched the Financing Urban Infrastructure Initiative to directly address this major…

Impact KAEC Challenge

Apr 27, 2017

This Challenge brought 5 candidates from top engineering, architecture and design, and urban planning graduate schools from around the world to spend one week in October 2015 in King Abdullah Economic City, offering them a unique in-depth look into KAEC’s strategies, priorities and challenges. At the end of the week, candidates were given one main…
Events

NewCities Summit 2017

Apr 27, 2017

The NewCities Summit gathered top entrepreneurs, policymakers, corporate leaders, designers and thinkers to work together to improve life in cities. The sixth edition of the Summit took place in Incheon Songdo, South Korea from June 7-9, 2017 on the theme Thriving Cities: The Building Blocks of Urban Wellbeing. The new city of Incheon Songdo has…
Events

Jakarta Urban Challenge

Apr 26, 2017

  The Jakarta Urban Challenge was a USD $20,000 contest championing the most effective solutions to mobility and traffic problems in Jakarta, one of the world’s most congested cities. NewCities and Connect4Climate came together ahead of the NewCities Summit 2015 in Jakarta to launch a challenge that would tackle this urgent problem by seeking out…