Ford Foundation Becomes Member of the New Cities Foundation
The New Cities Foundation announced today that the Ford Foundation, one of the world’s largest philanthropic funders working on urban issues, has joined its rapidly growing membership network.
University of California CITRIS joins the New Cities Foundation
NCF and CITRIS build on existing collaboration on the Foundation’s Task Force on Connected Commuting in Silicon Valley.
Citynove – Groupe Galeries Lafayette to Join the New Cities Foundation
The New Cities Foundation announced today that Citynove – Groupe Galeries Lafayette, has become its latest corporate member.
NCF discusses urban China in Beijing
As part of MSL China’s ongoing Editors-in-Chief Discussion Program, Mathieu Lefevre, Executive Director of the New Cities Foundation, was invited to Beijing to discuss potential opportunities and challenges for global urban development in the 21st century.
Urban China Initiative and the New Cities Foundation Join Forces
The New Cities Foundation and the Urban China Initiative will be working together to generate a better understanding of the challenges posed by our increasingly urban world, particularly in China.
Paris To Host Inaugural New Cities Summit in May 2012
The New Cities Foundation has selected Paris to host the inaugural New Cities Summit from May 14th - 16th 2012.
New Cities Foundation Launches e-health Task Force in Rio de Janeiro
The New Cities Foundation just launched a pioneering project to improve access to healthcare for residents of Dona Marta, with the support of the Secretariat for Healthcare of the City of Rio de Janeiro.
New Cities Foundation Launches Task Force on Connected Commuting in San Jose, California
The New Cities Foundation launched a Task Force on connected commuting at City Hall in San Jose, California. The initiative will look at ways to improve the overall commuting experience by making it more efficient, engaging and fun, using social media platforms.
Online and Underground
Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 3, 2011 - A comprehensive new survey of global subway systems shows that passengers on most of the world’s large underground systems can access the wireless Internet when they travel. This survey, conducted in October 2011, covers 121 global cities of more than 750,000 people with an underground subway or metro system.
Launch of Major New Global Platform for Innovation in 21st Century Cities
Geneva, Switzerland, March 28, 2011 - The launch of the New Cities Foundation, a non-profit independent organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, was announced today. The Foundation is the premier global independent platform for high-level exchange among the private, public, academic and non-profit sectors to improve the quality of life and work in new cities of the 21st century.
