cities

Two thirds of tech firms’s staff would move out of big cities if working from home becomes permanent

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Is this the end of tech hubs? 66% of staff from companies including Facebook, Twitter and Uber said they would move OUT of major cities if working from home becomes permanent, study claims Blind surveyed 4,401 employees from technology firms in Seattle, Bay Area and New York City  66% said they’d move out of the … Read more

Britain’s big cities creep back towards congestion as London sees another 2% rise in traffic

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The British public are hitting the roads today as the latest data shows slight increases in the levels of traffic. The latest real-time information from TomTom suggests there has been more trips on the roads this morning. It comes after Brits flocked outdoors at the weekend to enjoy the sunny weather at parks, and lengthy … Read more

People reveal the things that only tourists do in their cities 

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‘Only visitors in Los Angeles care about that sign in the hills’: People reveal the things ‘only tourists do’ in their cities An internet thread has revealed that there are countless ways to spot a tourist  The discussion was on a U.S site, but the examples came from all over the world  One user said … Read more

Incredible 19th Century maps reveal startling transformation of America’s biggest cities

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Historical maps reveal how North America’s sprawling cities have grown over the last one hundred and fifty years, expanding outward and upward through gold rushes and economic depressions – with some cities even building over rivers with man-made islands. These incredible late 19th century maps offer a glimpse into the urban landscape of America post-Civil … Read more

Commuters told to check temperatures before leaving home individual towns cities on lockdown

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Commuters will be told to check their temperatures before travelling and individual towns and cities could be put on lockdown in an easing of restrictions to be set out by the Government next week.  Boris Johnson will set out a ‘roadmap’ of how to take Britain out of full lockdown and start easing coronavirus restrictions … Read more

Using delivery drones in cities consumes MORE energy than vans, according to new research

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Using delivery drones in cities consumes up to TEN TIMES more energy than electric vans because they can only carry one parcel at a time and require frequent back and forth trips, new study finds A simulation in Germany found delivery drones needed more energy than vans Drones required a constant flow of electricity to … Read more

New York and Boston pigeons don’t mix due to the ample green space between the cities, study finds

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Battle of the birds! Study finds New York and Boston pigeons do not mix because ample green space between the cities keeps them from migrating The rivalry between  New York and Boston has been found in the cities’ pigeons Experts discovered genetic differences in the birds along the east coast There is interbreeding of pigeons … Read more

Rural America is facing higher coronavirus death rates than major US cities largely due to age

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Rural America is seeing higher death rates from the novel coronavirus than its urban counterparts because of an aging population, a new report suggests. The research examined the impact of age on the potential death rate in each US county. A demographer found that more than half of the country’s rural counties would have significantly … Read more