Urbanism
The Donald dilemma
Donald Trump will not be the man who determines the future of the world’s – let alone America’s – cities. This was the message delivered at the opening of the annual CityLab conference in Paris yesterday, where 40 of the world’s mayors and a host of technology players, academics and city-planners have gathered to consider what’s next for urbanism. Delivered by the Aspen Institute, The Atlantic and Bloomberg Philanthropies, it’s a grey-suited room of men and women who wield power. One of those smart suits belongs to Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York, who made it clear that despite Trump’s rejection of the Paris climate agreement, “cities will meet our COP 21 goals and we will continue to fight the battle we have to fight”. It was an idea echoed by Anne Hidalgo, mayor of Paris: “Donald Trump is delaying progress to a healthier world but US mayors have started the battle to resist.” See the Monocle Minute tomorrow for more from CityLab.