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- [Going for gold](https://cities-today.com/going-for-gold/) - Holding a prestigious event such as the Olympics or the FIFA World Cup is a great marketing opportunity for a city but does it really provide long-term benefits? It took Montreal’s government 30 years to pay off the C$1.47 billion (US$1.42 billion) debt accrued from the building of the 1976 Olympic stadium complex. Today, local
- [Remote working has mixed impact on work-life balance for council staff](https://cities-today.com/remote-working-has-mixed-impact-on-work-life-balance-for-council-staff/) - The proportion of UK local authority staff working from home increased to 82 percent during the coronavirus pandemic, compared to just five percent before, according to new research from public sector IT association Socitm. As the UK transitions out of lockdown and more employees return to workplaces and from furlough, the membership group says its
- [From geese to green goals, Stockholm leads with innovation](https://cities-today.com/from-geese-to-green-goals-stockholm-leads-with-innovation/) - Innovation isn't about isolated projects or individual people – it's a methodology and a way of working to reach goals across the city, says Karin Ekdahl Wästberg, Innovation Director for the City of Stockholm. The approach has been applied to everything from dealing with an invasion of Canadian geese to the city's ambitious climate targets.
- [Should cities subsidise shared micromobility services?](https://cities-today.com/should-cities-subsidise-shared-micromobility-services/) - With shared bike and e-scooter schemes becoming a ubiquitous feature of urban mobility, some cities are asking whether a more long-term, collaborative funding model could be worth considering. Known as ‘micro-subsidies’, the concept essentially involves public entities like city transport departments funding part of the service that private micromobility firms provide in exchange for a
- [Berlin to cut e-scooter numbers in the city centre](https://cities-today.com/berlin-to-cut-e-scooter-numbers-in-the-city-centre/) - Berlin’s regional transport ministry has announced plans to reduce the number of shared e-scooters available within the central area of the German capital. From March 2024, the number of e-scooters allowed to operate within the centre will be reduced from 24,000 to 19,000. The move is largely attributed to e-scooters blocking pavements and creating hazards
- [Japan has a new way to measure city success – happiness](https://cities-today.com/japan-has-a-new-way-to-measure-city-success-happiness/) - For a long time, governments have viewed economic growth as the main driver of better living standards, but there’s a growing recognition that gross domestic product (GDP) doesn’t tell the whole story. Cities in Japan are pursuing a more nuanced way to understand quality of life and the approach is gaining traction elsewhere in the
- [Innovation is a social process, says Curitiba's mayor](https://cities-today.com/innovation-is-a-social-process-says-curitibas-mayor/) - Last week, the Brazilian city of Curitiba won the top award at Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona. The awards acknowledge leading urban innovation projects from around the world. Cities Today caught up with Mayor Rafael Greca about his city's approach. Cities Today (CT): What are the main urban challenges and opportunities you are
- [Paris to vote on SUVs in second citizen referendum](https://cities-today.com/paris-to-vote-on-suvs-in-second-citizen-referendum/) - Following a vote in April which led to rental e-scooters being banned in the French capital, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced that the second referendum will focus on higher parking fees for sports utility vehicles (SUVs). In a video posted online, Hidalgo said: “More or fewer SUVs in Paris? This is the question I
- [UK aims to boost 5G adoption with £36 million for ‘innovation regions’](https://cities-today.com/uk-aims-to-boost-5g-adoption-with-36-million-for-innovation-regions/) - Ten local authority areas across the UK will receive a share of £36 million (US$45 million) to become 5G Innovation Regions, the government has announced. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) initiative aims to boost the adoption of advanced wireless connectivity across sectors such as agriculture, health, public services, creative industries and transport.
- [Data helps council unlock £1.2 million in extra funding for schools](https://cities-today.com/data-helps-council-unlock-1-2-million-in-extra-funding-for-schools/) - Lewisham Council in the UK has used data analysis to tap into an additional £1.2 million (US$1.5 million) in extra funds for schools across the borough, which is situated in southeast London. Data analysis across several services within the council initially identified over 500 Lewisham families who were potentially eligible for Pupil Premium funding that
- [City CIOs fear generative AI’s impact on creative work](https://cities-today.com/city-cios-fear-generative-ais-impact-on-creative-work/) - At Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona last week, city digitalisation leaders said there are good use cases for generative artificial intelligence (AI), but they raised concerns about issues such as the impact on creative industries and critical thinking. Theo Blackwell, London’s Chief Digital Officer, said local governments are trialling generative AI for tasks
- [119 cities get an ‘A’ for climate action](https://cities-today.com/119-cities-get-an-a-for-climate-action/) - A total of 119 cities from across the globe have been named as leaders in climate action and transparency by CDP, a non-profit which runs an environmental disclosure system. These include Barcelona (Spain), Denver (USA), Mexico City (Mexico), Cape Town (South Africa), Quezon City (the Philippines), and Canberra (Australia). The latest 'A List' shows that climate
- [How three European cities are addressing the surge in delivery vehicles](https://cities-today.com/how-three-european-cities-are-addressing-the-surge-in-delivery-vehicles/) - With the boom in online shopping during the pandemic, new challenges have arisen for cities when it comes to managing freight. Issues around first- and last-mile delivery, congestion and emissions have become more pressing, as well as an increased emphasis on developing a more sustainable infrastructure. On the sidelines of the recent Cities Today Institute
- [To achieve a cycling revolution, the EU must match cities’ ambition](https://cities-today.com/to-achieve-a-cycling-revolution-the-eu-must-match-cities-ambition/) - As Mayor of Leipzig, I witness every day the huge potential of cycling to transform the way we live and travel in our cities. Instead of polluting cars, Leipzig’s streets are now busy with cyclists using the vibrant network of cycle paths we have built. For many years, we have understood the advantages of cycling
- [Project uses virtual reality for training on domestic abuse](https://cities-today.com/project-uses-virtual-reality-for-training-on-domestic-abuse/) - A project that has been rolled out across Greater Manchester uses virtual reality (VR) to increase understanding of coercive control and further support those affected by it. Coercive control is a form of domestic abuse defined as a pattern of behaviour including assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation used to harm, punish or frighten someone. Research
- [How Antwerp's 'Big Link' will reshape mobility](https://cities-today.com/how-antwerps-big-link-will-reshape-mobility/) - As part of plans to reduce traffic congestion, Antwerp is embarking on a major infrastructure project that will see the transformation of its outer ring roads and the expansion of green spaces. Named 'The Big Link', the plan will be realised over the coming decades. It aims to make roads more efficient and help to
- [Curitiba wins top award at Smart City Expo 2023](https://cities-today.com/curitiba-wins-top-award-at-smart-city-expo-2023/) - The Brazilian city of Curitiba won the Smart City award at this year's Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona. The awards acknowledge leading urban innovation projects from around the world. The jury said Curitiba was selected for its approach to urban planning, socioeconomic growth and environmental sustainability. "The approach has a central focus on
- [Court rejects legal challenge to Glasgow's Low Emission Zone](https://cities-today.com/court-rejects-legal-challenge-to-glasgows-low-emission-zone/) - A legal challenge to stop the operation of Glasgow's Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) has failed. The case, brought by a car repair firm operating within the zone, said the restrictions on high-polluting vehicles would be detrimental for business. Following a two-day hearing in Edinburgh, the Court of Session rejected criticisms levelled at the scheme, saying
- [Social tariffs insufficient to tackle digital exclusion, Manchester pilot finds](https://cities-today.com/social-tariffs-insufficient-to-tackle-digital-exclusion-manchester-pilot-finds/) - Central government should play a stronger role in addressing digital exclusion, according to the results of a pilot project in social housing in Greater Manchester. "The market can do its bit but this is a problem that requires an up-to-date national digital inclusion strategy,” said Nick Horne, CEO of Wythenshawe Community Housing Group and Digital
- [San Diego mayor ‘committed to innovation’ despite Cruise AV suspension](https://cities-today.com/san-diego-mayor-committed-to-innovation-despite-cruise-av-suspension/) - San Diego mayor Todd Gloria says his city remains "committed to innovation" in the wake of a ban on Cruise autonomous vehicles (AVs) in California last week. Speaking during an interview on the sidelines of the Cities Today Institute City Leadership Forum in San Diego, the mayor said that while safety needs to be a priority,
- [Cities should mandate access to private sector data for public good, report says](https://cities-today.com/cities-should-mandate-access-to-private-sector-data-for-public-good-report-says/) - European cities should implement policies that make urban data available by default and use their legislative and bargaining power to require private companies to share data in the public interest. This is one of the key recommendations in a report from The New Hanse, a collaboration between The New Institute and the City of Hamburg.
- [Helsinki maps its vision for zero road deaths](https://cities-today.com/helsinki-maps-its-vision-for-zero-road-deaths/) - In 2019, Finland's capital Helsinki made international headlines when it recorded zero pedestrian or cyclist fatalities – down from an average of 20-30 during the 1990s. Speaking during an interview at the recent Cities Today Institute City Leadership Forum in Antwerp, Helsinki's Transportation Planning Director Reetta Putkonen outlined the efforts undertaken to eliminate road deaths
- [Amsterdam develops blurring software to safeguard privacy](https://cities-today.com/amsterdam-develops-blurring-software-to-safeguard-privacy/) - The city of Amsterdam has developed new software that blurs people entirely in images to ensure they are not recognisable. The tool named ‘blurring as a service’ has been added to the city’s algorithm register, which was launched in 2020 to explain how algorithms are used in public services. A spokesperson for the City of
- [Metaverse forecast to be deployed in 700 cities by 2030](https://cities-today.com/metaverse-forecast-to-be-deployed-in-700-cities-by-2030/) - Despite very few implementations today, technology intelligence firm ABI Research expects around 700 cities to have deployed some form of metaverse infrastructure by 2030. The analysis finds that these deployments will often be extensions of existing urban digital twins. Dominique Bonte, Vice President, Verticals & End Markets at ABI Research, said: “Though the metaverse is
- [Open banking principles could unlock city data innovation, says London's Chief Digital Officer](https://cities-today.com/open-banking-principles-could-unlock-city-data-innovation-says-londons-chief-digital-officer/) - London’s Chief Digital Officer Theo Blackwell has called for action to support greater data-sharing between councils in the UK. He said this could help to improve care provision, address the cost-of-living crisis, and achieve net-zero targets, and believes that data should be part of local government devolution discussions. Updating national policies and laws and learning
- [Technology inclusion goes beyond internet access in LA](https://cities-today.com/technology-inclusion-goes-beyond-internet-access-in-la/) - A growing number of cities are appointing digital inclusion leads to increase access to the internet. In Los Angeles, this has evolved to address technology more broadly, incorporating areas such as financial inclusion, air quality and equity, and the impact of new technologies like ‘flying cars’. Dawn Comer was appointed as Los Angeles’ Director of
- [New York sets out an action plan on artificial intelligence](https://cities-today.com/new-york-sets-out-an-action-plan-on-artificial-intelligence/) - New York has released an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan, which it claims is the first of its kind for a major US city. The document sets out how the city will develop a framework for agencies to evaluate AI tools and risks, help city government employees build AI knowledge and skills, and support the implementation
- [Westminster Council tops UK climate action assessment](https://cities-today.com/westminster-council-tops-uk-climate-action-assessment/) - All councils in the UK have been scored on their climate action in a first-of-its-kind initiative. Westminster City Council came out on top among single-tier councils, while the West Midlands Combined Authority and the Greater London Authority scored highest among combined governments. In the category of district councils, Lancaster City Council emerged as the leader
- [US public transit agencies join forces to drive AV reform](https://cities-today.com/us-public-transit-agencies-form-coalition-to-drive-av-reform/) - Nine US public transit agencies and tech firm Beep have formed a new association to advance the development of autonomous vehicles (AVs) across the country. The Automated Connected Electric Shared (ACES) Coalition will focus on shared-use passenger transport and educating policymakers on the impact these systems can have. The coalition will advocate for a legislative
- [Cities and telecoms industry seek common ground on digital infrastructure](https://cities-today.com/cities-and-telecoms-industry-seek-common-ground-on-digital-infrastructure/) - Innovative approaches to deployment, new business models, and promising use cases were among the topics on the agenda at the City Telecoms Association event which took place in Westminster, London earlier this month. It was the first formal meeting of the EMEA chapter of the group and was attended by around 20 cities, including Barcelona,
- [My Life, My City: Raimundo Rodulfo, Coral Gables](https://cities-today.com/my-life-my-city-raimundo-rodulfo-coral-gables/) - As part of the My Life, My City series, Cities Today talks to Raimundo Rodulfo, Director of Information Technology and Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Coral Gables in Florida. What was your first job? When I was in high school in the mid-1980s, I worked part-time at a building office during summers, helping with
- [First EU mission cities receive climate plan stamp of approval](https://cities-today.com/first-eu-mission-cities-receive-climate-plan-stamp-of-approval/) - The first 10 cities under the European Union’s 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities mission have successfully completed their 'climate contracts'. The cities have received an ‘EU Mission Label’, which the European Commission said acknowledges their ambitious plans to achieve climate neutrality by 2030 and also opens up avenues for accessing public and private funding to
- [Edinburgh aims to future-proof its smart city infrastructure](https://cities-today.com/edinburgh-aims-to-future-proof-its-smart-city-infrastructure/) - Edinburgh in Scotland has completed the first phase of its smart city programme, saying that this lays the foundation to increase efficiency, reduce costs and provide better services for residents. As well as launching a new Operations Centre that brings in real-time CCTV data with video analytics for public safety, transport management and urban planning,
- [European leaders address public transport bedbug fears](https://cities-today.com/european-leaders-address-public-transport-bedbug-fears/) - Government and city leaders in Europe have sought to calm rising concerns about bedbugs on public transport. Just days after the insects hit the headlines following an outbreak in Paris, commuters in London began posting videos on social media showing some unidentified critters hitching a ride on the city's Tube network. While the sightings have
- [Providence pledges to be America’s first ‘climate jobs city’](https://cities-today.com/providence-pledges-to-be-americas-first-climate-jobs-city/) - Providence, Rhode Island has adopted a resolution to establish itself as “America’s first climate jobs city.” The council said that it is committed to “enacting bold climate policy goals” and “aggressive programmes” to ensure resilience and a just transition. Priscilla De La Cruz, Providence’s Director of Sustainability, told Cities Today that the resolution is the result
- [Google rolls out AI to optimise traffic lights and cut emissions](https://cities-today.com/google-rolls-out-ai-to-optimise-traffic-lights-and-cut-emissions/) - An artificial intelligence (AI)-powered traffic optimisation project from Google is aiming to cut car emissions in cities globally. The ‘Green Light’ initiative, part of Google Research, uses AI and Google Maps driving data to analyse patterns and recommend improvements to existing traffic light systems. The firm claims the technology has the potential to drive a
- [Austin to use AI cameras for early wildfire detection](https://cities-today.com/austin-to-use-ai-cameras-for-early-wildfire-detection/) - Austin City Council has approved the use of cameras with artificial intelligence (AI) for wildfire detection and response. Austin Energy, the city’s public electric utility, will implement technology from Pano AI to provide crews and emergency first responders with up-to-date information on wildfire threats. Multiple wildfires have hit the Austin area this year, prompting evacuations
- [Liverpool to bring buses back under public control](https://cities-today.com/liverpool-to-bring-buses-back-under-public-control/) - The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority will take back control of its bus network following a “historic” vote last week. Council leaders voted in favour of Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram’s plan to introduce a system of bus franchising, which will mean decisions about routes, timetables, service frequencies and fares will be taken out of the
- [New York's analytics chief on unlocking the power of open data](https://cities-today.com/new-yorks-analytics-chief-on-unlocking-the-power-of-open-data/) - New York City now has 4.6 billion rows of data available on its open data platform, with more being added all the time. This is thanks to one of the strongest open data laws in the US that makes most data open by default, says Martha Norrick, Chief Analytics Officer for the City of New
- [Melbourne e-scooter trial extended for a third time](https://cities-today.com/melbourne-e-scooter-trial-extended-for-a-third-time/) - Melbourne’s e-scooter trial has been extended for a third time as the state government delays a decision on whether to make the vehicles permanent until next year. The trial will run for a further six months as the Victorian government – which regulates e-scooter use in Australia's second-largest city – gathers more data to inform
- [Vilnius named European Green Capital for 2025](https://cities-today.com/vilnius-named-european-green-capital-for-2025/) - Vilnius in Lithuania has been named by the European Commission as the European Green Capital for 2025. The European Green Leaf 2025 awards for smaller cities went to Viladecans, Spain and Treviso, Italy. Vilnius will receive a prize of €600,000 (US$631,617) and Viladecans and Treviso will receive €200,000 each to support their sustainability efforts. The awards were
- [Plans for Cambridge congestion charge dropped](https://cities-today.com/plans-for-cambridge-congestion-charge-dropped/) - Proposals for a £5 (US$6.06) congestion charge for Cambridge, UK will not go ahead following a meeting of key stakeholders. The rollback comes amid wider debate in the UK about measures to address congestion and air quality and reach net zero goals. Citing a lack of political consensus, the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) board –
- [Miami-Dade County expands on-demand transit service](https://cities-today.com/miami-dade-county-expands-on-demand-transit-service/) - Miami-Dade County’s Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) has expanded its on-demand transit service, doubling the area previously covered. The expansion of the MetroConnect service – formerly known as GO Connect – was approved by the county in July, with the rollout of new services starting earlier this week. “Launching GO Connect during the
- [Syracuse launches free community broadband pilot](https://cities-today.com/syracuse-launches-free-community-broadband-pilot/) - Syracuse, NY has announced that enrolment is open for its free community broadband pilot programme named Surge Link. The pilot, funded with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars, will offer free broadband internet access to 2,500 underserved households in the City of Syracuse. It is available to eligible residents in the Southwest, Near Westside, and
- [Transport powers must remain with cities, says UK council group](https://cities-today.com/transport-powers-must-remain-with-cities-says-uk-council-group/) - The UK's Local Government Association has called on the government to trust councils with transport powers, following the announcement of plans to “back drivers". Last week the UK's Prime Minister and Transport Secretary announced a new plan that would protect drivers from what they have described as "over-zealous traffic enforcement", such as a reduction in
- [Public transport could save Americans $13,000 per year](https://cities-today.com/public-transport-could-save-americans-13000-per-year/) - Opting for public transport over driving could save people in US cities an average of US$13,000 annually – the equivalent of US$1,100 per month – according to a new report from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). In its latest Transit Savings index, the association found that while monthly public transit fares have remained stable
- [The meaning of innovation in America’s fastest-growing city](https://cities-today.com/the-meaning-of-innovation-in-americas-fastest-growing-city/) - Carlo Capua is Fort Worth’s first-ever Chief of Strategy and Innovation, appointed last year. “It’s exciting because our city manager encourages us to be creative, try new things and use data to prove why or why not we should do something," he says. Fort Worth, Texas lays claim to being the fastest-growing large city in
- [Connectivity provides the “spark” for innovation in Tampere](https://cities-today.com/connectivity-provides-the-spark-for-innovation-in-tampere/) - In 2018, Tampere was the first city in Finland to make a telephone call using 5G technology. Together with its key partner Nokia, the city had a year earlier begun to develop and explore new kinds of connectivity with 5G. “Now, we're working with Nokia and Qualcomm to take a look at 5G+ millimetre wave
- [Why 5G needs better collaboration to fulfil its potential](https://cities-today.com/why-5g-needs-better-collaboration-to-fulfil-its-potential/) - Cities Today asked three city leaders from Europe about their approach to 5G and beyond. What stage are you at with 5G in your city? Petr Suška, Director of Smart Cities and Urban Data, Operátor ICT, Prague: Most 5G activities in Prague had previously been driven by the market. The City of Prague has more
- [The Hague maps drone activity with sensors](https://cities-today.com/the-hague-maps-drone-activity-with-sensors/) - The Hague is launching a year-long drone detection project in partnership with the police to get a clearer picture of how often and where drones are being flown. Much of The Hague is a ‘no-fly zone’ to protect nature reserves, ministries, embassy buildings and the airport, but the city believes not all drone-owners are familiar
- [How cities are embracing generative AI](https://cities-today.com/how-cities-are-embracing-generative-ai/) - San Jose and Seattle were early movers on generative AI, which includes tools such as ChatGPT, Google Bard and Stable Diffusion. The cities’ technology leaders share the journey so far. “Nobody buys a bicycle, gives it to their child and says: ‘Go figure it out’," observes Khaled Tawfik, Chief Information Officer for the City of
- [Climate groups call for better public engagement to prevent UK backlash](https://cities-today.com/climate-groups-call-for-better-public-engagement-to-prevent-uk-backlash/) - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to water down key green measures ahead of next year’s general election has sparked renewed calls for greater public engagement. Experts fear that without an informed and engaged public, climate policies could increasingly face a backlash, leading to costly adjustments and wasted resources. A report published earlier this month
- [Italian cities and telcos commit to 5G collaboration](https://cities-today.com/italian-cities-and-telcos-commit-to-5g-collaboration/) - Italy is taking steps to accelerate the deployment of high-speed broadband and 5G networks across the country and to ensure that funds allocated in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) are used effectively by 2026. A memorandum of understanding has been signed between Italy’s Department for Digital Transformation; the National Association of Italian Municipalities
- [Helsinki and Espoo finish light rail link ahead of schedule](https://cities-today.com/helsinki-and-espoo-finish-light-rail-link-ahead-of-schedule/) - Construction of a key light rail line between Helsinki and Espoo, Finland has been completed ahead of schedule and will start operating next month. Initially it will run with less frequent services until more vehicles are delivered. The Jokeri Light Rail Line – which was initially due to be completed in summer 2024 – will
- [Visualisation guide helps to ‘humanise’ data](https://cities-today.com/visualisation-guide-helps-to-humanise-data/) - Data dashboards exploded in popularity during the pandemic as cities and other government organisations needed to share information on Covid-19 cases, support resources, and vaccines. Since then, the trend has continued, with cities using dashboards and visualisations to communicate everything from how funding is being spent to economic recovery, public safety and climate action. Amanda
- [Shaping privacy policy is 'a marathon, not a sprint', says Chula Vista leader](https://cities-today.com/shaping-privacy-policy-is-a-marathon-not-a-sprint-says-chula-vista-leader/) - As Chula Vista, CA has adopted more technology such as sensors and drones as first responders, it is also bringing in data privacy safeguards. Following recommendations from a taskforce convened by the city manager, the city adopted a Privacy Protection and Technology Transparency Policy last year. It prohibits unauthorised access to sensitive personal information, requires
- [Ferry to e-bike delivery service launching soon in New York](https://cities-today.com/ferry-to-e-bike-delivery-service-launching-soon-in-new-york/) - A last-mile delivery service that utilises New York's waterways and e-bikes is set to launch later this month, in what has been billed as a 'first-ever' by the companies behind the project. New York-based logistics firm DutchX has partnered with e-bike company Fernhay for the service, which will see packages brought by ferry from warehouses
- [UK councils win funding to trial open 5G networks](https://cities-today.com/uk-councils-win-funding-to-trial-open-5g-networks/) - Local authorities are among the recipients of an £88 million (US$108 million) investment from the UK government in open 5G connectivity. The funding was awarded to 19 projects through the Open Networks Ecosystem (ONE) competition, designed to demonstrate the feasibility and reliability of Open Radio Access Network (RAN) technology at busy locations like cities, airports
- [London councils expand EV charging networks](https://cities-today.com/london-councils-expand-ev-charging-networks/) - The London boroughs of Richmond and Wandsworth will add a combined total of 1,050 public electric vehicle (EV) charge points to their networks as part of a partnership with Shell subsidiary ubitricity. Charge points will be installed directly into existing street lampposts, charge at a speed of up to 5kW and take less than two
- [London uses data to help residents find unclaimed benefits](https://cities-today.com/london-uses-data-to-help-residents-find-unclaimed-benefits/) - Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced the expansion of a data-led scheme to help older Londoners collect unclaimed Pension Credit. Pension Credit provides extra money to help with living costs for people over the State Pension age and on a low income. The campaign, in partnership with welfare and data analytics company Policy in
- [Chicago explores opening a city-owned grocery store](https://cities-today.com/chicago-explores-opening-a-city-owned-grocery-store/) - Chicago is exploring whether it could open its own grocery store to address food inequity. Smaller municipalities have opened grocery stores but Chicago would be the first major city to do so. The city is working with the non-profit Economic Security Project on a feasibility study. “All Chicagoans deserve to live near convenient, affordable, healthy
- [Amazon open-sources tool to boost EV charging for HGVs](https://cities-today.com/amazon-open-sources-tool-to-boost-ev-charging-for-hgvs/) - Amazon has published a new open-source tool to help European local authorities, governments, private industry, and electricity network operators determine where electric charging points for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) should be built. Charging Location for Electric Trucks (CHALET) allows transportation and logistics operators to input specific locations and routes for their delivery network, along with
- [City CIOs urged to lay the foundations for generative AI](https://cities-today.com/city-cios-urged-to-lay-the-foundations-for-generative-ai/) - The London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) has produced a collection of guides to support local authorities in using generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Bard, Midjourney and Dall-E. The resources include a guide for local authority leaders and another aimed at all staff, as well as a guide designed specifically for
- [What is the city's role in connectivity?](https://cities-today.com/what-is-the-citys-role-in-connectivity/) - Cities Today asked four city leaders from Europe and North America about their approach to connectivity. What significant advancements have been made in addressing connectivity challenges in your city? Martin Vavrek, Director of Digitalisation, City of Bratislava: Bratislava has made substantial progress in establishing a robust 100-kilometre fibre network. Our primary objective has been the Cities Today asked four city leaders from Europe and North America about the advancements and remaining challenges they face on connectivity and how to better leverage their position.
- [Wellington taps AI cameras for real-time traffic monitoring](https://cities-today.com/wellington-taps-ai-cameras-for-real-time-traffic-monitoring/) - Wellington City Council is preparing to roll out a new sensor network to collect data on traffic to "better inform effective, evidence-based decision-making in a cost-effective way". Data collected by the new VivaCity cameras will include counts of different types of road users, paths of travel, and travel speeds for cars, trucks, bicycles, scooters, buses
- [Inside Aurora’s ‘Internet for All’ plan](https://cities-today.com/inside-auroras-internet-for-all-plan/) - Aurora, Illinois is embarking on a strategy to get every resident in the city connected. “It's more than just connectivity; it's really getting connectivity to those residents at an economical price point,” said Michael Pegues, Aurora's Chief Information Officer. He was speaking on the sidelines of the recent Cities Today Institute City Leadership Forum in
- [How city-led connectivity is transforming Sunderland](https://cities-today.com/how-city-led-connectivity-is-transforming-sunderland/) - Only a few years ago, Liz St Louis recalls visiting a school in one of the most deprived wards of Sunderland and how “very poor” internet connectivity was holding back students and teachers. “The headteacher couldn’t even stream a YouTube clip in the classroom,” says St Louis, Sunderland City Council’s Director of Smart Cities and
- [Brussels launches new MaaS app](https://cities-today.com/brussels-launches-new-maas-app/) - STIB-MIVB – the public transport operator in Brussels, Belgium – has announced the launch of a new mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) app which allows users to plan, book and pay for different modes of transport within the city. Developed by Lithuanian tech firm Trafi, the Floya app includes four public transport modes (train, bus, tram and metro)
- [Philadelphia offers free public transit passes for city staff](https://cities-today.com/philadelphia-offers-free-public-transit-passes-for-city-staff/) - Philadelphia will allocate US$18 million over the next two years to give more than 22,000 city employees “all access” public transit passes through the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Key Advantage programme. The city says the pilot is an opportunity to boost staff hiring and retention and support its goals of sustainability, traffic safety, and
- [Future Councils programme identifies transformation challenges](https://cities-today.com/future-councils-programme-identifies-transformation-challenges/) - Choosing between high priorities with limited resources, changing organisational culture, and funding innovation have been identified as among the barriers to council transformation in England. The Local Digital team at the UK’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) pinpointed the challenges through the Future Councils pilot, which has been running with eight English
- [Sustainable lifestyle app launched across European cities](https://cities-today.com/sustainable-lifestyle-app-launched-across-european-cities/) - A new app designed to help people reduce their environmental impact and lead more sustainable lives has been launched in nine cities across eight European countries. The PSLifestyle app – which has been under development for the past two years – includes personalised suggestions for those who take the sustainability test in the app with
- [UK government publishes MaaS code of practice](https://cities-today.com/uk-government-publishes-maas-code-of-practice/) - The UK government has announced new guidelines for transport and navigation app developers, which it says will revolutionise how people travel. The guidelines say that commuters will benefit from "easier and cheaper" travel and more personalised journeys. “New technologies are transforming how we travel, making journeys easier for those with disabilities and connecting rural towns
- [Augmented reality map lets tourists explore Dublin from anywhere](https://cities-today.com/augmented-reality-map-lets-tourists-explore-dublin-from-anywhere/) - Dublin City Council has launched a new augmented reality map that allows users to access a virtual map of the city on their mobile device. The feature can be accessed via the existing Dublin Discovery Trails app. ‘DiscovAR Dublin’ is hailed as a first for Ireland and uses new open Google Maps technology to create
- [New York wants bigger cargo bikes for deliveries](https://cities-today.com/new-york-wants-bigger-cargo-bikes-for-deliveries/) - New York City’s Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) has proposed the use of larger pedal-assisted cargo bikes in the city, saying it will make last-mile deliveries safer and more sustainable. The proposal would allow cargo bikes to be up to 48 inches (122 cm) wide with up to four wheels, which would make them easier
- [Tampere aims for proactive services with first data strategy](https://cities-today.com/tampere-aims-for-proactive-services-with-first-data-strategy/) - Tampere in Finland has launched its first data strategy, paving the way for more proactive and personalised services, greater use of artificial intelligence, and the development of a ‘data economy’. “Data is already being utilised in different parts of the city organisation. Now it is felt that the development should have common targets,” said Maria
- [How Long Beach turns data privacy commitments into action](https://cities-today.com/how-long-beach-turns-data-privacy-commitments-into-action/) - Ahead of the Cities Today Institute City Leadership Forum in Long Beach next week, Sarah Wray talks to Lea Eriksen, the city's technology lead. One of the guiding principles of Long Beach’s smart city initiative is to earn public trust in how data and technology are used. Work to achieve this is “definitely not easy”
- [Ultra Low Emissions Zone expanded throughout London](https://cities-today.com/ultra-low-emissions-zone-expanded-throughout-london/) - London Mayor Sadiq Khan has expanded the city’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) to all 32 boroughs. The measure has sparked heavy criticism about the impact it could have amid the cost of living crisis but has also received support from health and active travel campaigners. The expansion will see non-compliant vehicles driving into and
- [Public safety data guides Philadelphia’s city-wide streetlight upgrade](https://cities-today.com/public-safety-data-guides-philadelphias-city-wide-streetlight-upgrade/) - Work is underway to replace 130,000 streetlights with LEDs in Philadelphia and connect them to a lighting management system. The US$91 million project is expected to reduce streetlighting energy use by more than 50 percent and cut municipal carbon emissions by more than nine percent, while also boosting safety. It is the largest energy conservation
- [Hull deploys intelligent road studs to improve safety](https://cities-today.com/hull-intelligent-road-studs-safety/) - Hull City Council has installed new road traffic technology in what it claims is the first scheme of its kind in the UK. Intelligent road studs, journey time monitoring and a new infrared system are among the technologies that have been installed along a major route in the centre of the city. The council has
- [Boston launches e-cargo bike delivery pilot](https://cities-today.com/boston-launches-e-cargo-bike-delivery-pilot/) - The City of Boston and the Boston Transportation Department have announced the launch of an e-cargo bike delivery pilot programme to serve local residents and businesses in the Allston neighbourhood. Partnering with last-mile logistics provider Net Zero Logistics, the Boston Delivers programme will commence mid-September and run for at least a year, with the goal
- [Public Wi-Fi and autonomous grocery stores announced for Atlanta BeltLine pilot](https://cities-today.com/public-wi-fi-and-autonomous-grocery-stores-announced-for-atlanta-beltline-pilot/) - The organisation that manages the Atlanta BeltLine urban redevelopment project has announced that it will launch free public Wi-Fi and smart city technology pilots at two demonstrator sites. Atlanta Beltline Inc. said that the sites on the Southside and Eastside Trails will provide free public Wi-Fi, an autonomous grocery store, information on BeltLine activities, interactive
- [Solar car port tipped to save UK council £150,000 a year](https://cities-today.com/solar-car-port-tipped-to-save-uk-council-150000-a-year/) - Northumberland County Council in the north of England has unveiled a solar car port at its headquarters which is expected to cut energy costs by £150,000 (US$191,145) a year. Designed and built by UK Power Networks Services, the park includes a covered parking area with a canopy made from photovoltaic panels and 120 electric vehicle
- [Melbourne trials new tech to prevent e-scooter misuse](https://cities-today.com/melbourne-trials-new-tech-to-prevent-e-scooter-misuse/) - The City of Melbourne is trialling new technology aimed at preventing e-scooter riders from using footpaths and cluttering city spaces. As part of the city's e-scooter trial, 25 new e-scooters fitted with camera and GPS technology were rolled out last week. "Melburnians have scooted their way past five million rides since the beginning of the
- [New York makes outdoor dining permanent – with new rules](https://cities-today.com/new-york-makes-outdoor-dining-permanent-with-new-rules/) - Mayor Eric Adams has signed a bill into law, establishing a permanent outdoor dining programme in New York City. He said Dining Out NYC will be the largest outdoor dining programme in the US. It builds on the temporary scheme created during the pandemic and introduces new rules. According to the announcement, the new outdoor
- [My Life, My City: Anton Nikitin, Vilnius](https://cities-today.com/my-life-my-city-anton-nikitin-vilnius/) - As part of the My Life, My City series, Cities Today talks to Anton Nikitin, Chief Engineer, City of Vilnius. What was your first job? I started working in various jobs when I was around 15. I began by assisting with transcribing recordings and working with a school website. After completing my high school finals, I
- [Digital signs tell drivers in Amsterdam when their vehicle is too loud](https://cities-today.com/digital-signs-tell-drivers-in-amsterdam-when-their-vehicle-is-too-loud/) - Amsterdam is piloting digital signs to combat noise pollution from road vehicles. The technology is based on a similar concept to digital speed displays that tell drivers when they are going too fast, but with a focus on noise. The digital signage trial is also running in Rotterdam. “This is a first for the Netherlands,”
- [Madrid launches AI awards worth €480,000](https://cities-today.com/madrid-launches-ai-awards-worth-e480000/) - Madrid has launched a new Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies Awards programme to promote innovation in areas such as AI, big data, the metaverse, blockchain and digital twins. A total of €480,000 (US$523,557) is available across 12 categories, and the winners will receive €40,000 each. Ángel Niño, Madrid's Councillor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, said: “In
- [Cities urged to step up climate workforce planning](https://cities-today.com/cities-urged-to-step-up-climate-workforce-planning/) - As cities create and implement climate action plans, new research highlights the need for more focus on green workforce planning. The Brookings Institution think tank assessed the climate action plans of 50 large US cities. The research finds that many cities are “not in a position to harness new funding” such as from the Infrastructure
- [Driverless taxis get the green light in San Francisco](https://cities-today.com/driverless-taxis-get-the-green-light-in-san-francisco/) - Two driverless taxi operators have been given the green light to expand their services throughout San Francisco following a landmark ruling by California regulators. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted to allow full commercial robotaxi services in the city last week, despite objections from some San Francisco officials who claimed questions still abound regarding
- [More UK councils adopt emissions-based parking charges](https://cities-today.com/more-uk-councils-adopt-emissions-based-parking-charges/) - In a bid to cut transport pollution, emissions-based parking charges are a growing trend in London and other UK towns and cities. Most recently, the London borough of Greenwich introduced changes to its parking charges which will see motorists with more polluting vehicles paying almost three times as much as cleaner cars. Charges will vary
- [UK project explores community-owned ‘DIY’ broadband](https://cities-today.com/uk-project-explores-community-owned-diy-broadband/) - A pilot in London next year will explore the feasibility of a community-owned internet service. It will cover not only the technical aspects of setting up and maintaining a broadband service but also issues such as governance, permitting, regulation and customer support. The project is led by Promising Trouble, a social enterprise focused on community
- [New York steps up enforcement on transit fare evasion](https://cities-today.com/new-york-steps-up-enforcement-on-transit-fare-evasion/) - New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is stepping up efforts to combat revenue loss with the deployment of 'EAGLE inspectors' at bus stops and routes with high levels of fare evasion. The "Bus Stop Hub" approach, announced last week, will see the agency deploying a "high concentration" of EAGLE team inspectors – uniformed and unarmed
- [Dublin health innovation pilot to focus on menopause](https://cities-today.com/dublin-health-innovation-pilot-to-focus-on-menopause/) - A pilot project in Dublin’s health innovation district aims to spur "the first city-wide approach to positive menopause education and support”. Smart D8 is one of five demonstrator districts under Dublin’s smart city programme. It focuses on how technology and new approaches can be used to improve health and wellbeing in an urban population. Four
- [Reykjavik’s ‘data buffet’ is open](https://cities-today.com/reykjaviks-data-buffet-is-open/) - Reykjavik, Iceland has launched a new centralised hub for open data named the Data Buffet. The site provides access to city data in one place and aims to make it easier to use for staff, residents, businesses and researchers. “This platform allows users to access various databases and retrieve information from the City of Reykjavík's
- [ULEZ scrappage scheme expanded to all Londoners](https://cities-today.com/ulez-scrappage-scheme-expanded-to-all-londoners/) - London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that eligibility for a scrappage scheme has been extended ahead of the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) this month. The scrappage scheme, designed to ease the financial burden on those switching to cleaner vehicles, gives non-compliant drivers £2,000 (US$2,456) towards replacing their vehicle. It was initially
- [Detroit to pilot self-driving shuttles for residents with disabilities](https://cities-today.com/detroit-to-pilot-self-driving-shuttles-for-residents-with-disabilities/) - The City of Detroit's Office of Mobility Innovation is set to launch a pilot shuttle programme next year to explore the potential of self-driving technology for those who face mobility barriers. The programme will incorporate self-driving shuttles to get residents who are age 65 and older or living with disabilities from their home to local
- [San Diego City Council backs the return of smart streetlights](https://cities-today.com/san-diego-city-council-backs-the-return-of-smart-streetlights/) - San Diego City Council has voted to authorise the use of smart streetlights, almost three years after they were switched off following a backlash over privacy. The Council also approved the use of automated licence plate readers (ALPR). In March, the police proposed to re-install 500 smart streetlights with video cameras and add ALPR technology
- [My Life, My City: Burkhard Jung, Mayor of Leipzig](https://cities-today.com/my-city-my-life-burkhard-jung-mayor-of-leipzig/) - What was your first job? My first job ever was a holiday job to put glass fibre boards on trucks. In my first professional employment, I worked as a supply teacher. Why did you become mayor? In my [previous office] as Deputy Mayor for Youth and Education, I developed a deep sympathy for this responsible
- [Berlin named as Europe’s smartest city, thanks to MaaS](https://cities-today.com/berlin-named-as-europes-smartest-city-thanks-to-maas/) - New analysis from Juniper Research has ranked Berlin as the leading smart city in Europe in 2023. Other cities in the European top five are London, Barcelona, Rome and Madrid. Juniper defines a smart city as: “A place where traditional networks and services are made more efficient through the use of digital solutions for the
- [US cities bid to cool down with smart surfaces](https://cities-today.com/us-cities-bid-to-cool-down-with-smart-surfaces/) - Amid record heatwaves, five US mayors have joined a multi-year project focused on cooling cities with ‘smart surfaces’ such as reflective roofs and pavements, green roofs, solar energy, porous pavements, rain gardens and trees. The mayors of Atlanta, Boston, Columbia (South Carolina), Dallas, and New Orleans signed up for the Smart Surfaces Coalition's 'Cities for
- [Minneapolis climate plan emphasises environmental justice](https://cities-today.com/minneapolis-climate-plan-emphasises-environmental-justice/) - Minneapolis City Council has approved a Climate Equity Plan which aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 through a range of measures including changes to building insulation and more energy-efficient homes. “Climate work is about more than the environment,” the plan’s executive summary says. “It’s about people. It means we will lead with environmental justice.
- [Nantes wants to be France’s first ‘non-sexist' city](https://cities-today.com/nantes-wants-to-be-frances-first-non-sexist-city/) - While progress has been made on equality for women, there is still much work to do, says Nantes Mayor Johanna Rolland. She said the European Union's ratification of the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence was a “great step forward”, but highlighted other ongoing challenges. “Beyond the issues of
- [Carmakers to create North American EV charging network](https://cities-today.com/carmakers-to-create-north-american-ev-charging-network/) - Seven major global automakers – BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz Group, and Stellantis NV – are set to create a new charging network that will "significantly expand access to high-powered charging" across North America. The group wants to install at least 30,000 high-powered charge points in urban and highway locations to ensure
- [BT explores turning defunct telecom cabinets into EV chargers](https://cities-today.com/bt-to-trial-turning-defunct-telecom-cabinets-into-ev-chargers/) - UK telecom company BT is launching a two-year pilot programme to repurpose redundant street cabinets as electric vehicle (EV) charging units. Etc., BT’s start-up incubation team within the Digital Unit, will run the pilots. Etc. projects that over time, up to 60,000 of BT Group’s 90,000 cabinets may be suitable for upgrades to EV charging
- [Report claims London needs 10,000 more e-bike parking bays](https://cities-today.com/report-claims-london-needs-10000-more-e-bike-parking-bays/) - A new report from consultancy group Steer – commissioned by micromobility operator Lime – is calling for the creation of over 10,000 e-bike parking locations in London by 2025. Steer defined a parking location as either a parking bay or rack which can hold multiple e-bikes, adding that the density of the bays was of
- [San Jose’s generative AI guidelines include public records reminder](https://cities-today.com/san-joses-generative-ai-guidelines-include-public-records-reminder/) - San Jose, California is the latest city to establish guidelines for staff on using generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Google Bard and Stable Diffusion. The guidelines, developed by the Information Technology department, state that: “The City recognises the opportunity for a controlled and responsible approach that acknowledges the benefits to efficiency while
- [Infrastructure remains top issue for US mayors](https://cities-today.com/infrastructure-remains-top-issue-for-us-mayors/) - With historic federal funding available, upgrading infrastructure is the top priority for US mayors, according to new research from the National League of Cities (NLC). Based on analysis of mayoral speeches, the 2023 State of the Cities report finds that infrastructure took up 32 percent of the total speech time, followed by budget/management at 17
- [Autonomous shuttle pilot launches in Altamonte Springs](https://cities-today.com/autonomous-shuttle-pilot-launches-in-altamonte-springs/) - The City of Altamonte Springs in Florida has launched an autonomous shuttle service pilot which aims to extend mobility options and access to goods and services for residents, visitors and businesses. The State of Florida’s Department of Transportation chose the city to serve as a testbed for AV shuttles and provide data on implementing the
- [Cities urged to adapt as hybrid work is ‘here to stay’](https://cities-today.com/cities-urged-to-adapt-as-hybrid-work-is-here-to-stay/) - Hybrid work is “here to stay” and the knock-on effects for real estate and major cities are substantial, according to a new report from analyst firm McKinsey. The McKinsey Global Institute modelled future demand for office, residential and retail space in ‘superstar cities’ – defined as those with a disproportionate share of the world’s urban
- [Joint letter calls on UK government to speed up e-scooter legislation](https://cities-today.com/joint-letter-calls-on-uk-government-to-speed-up-e-scooter-legislation/) - CoMoUK, a cross-industry group which brings together public, private and third sector organisations to support shared transport, has called on UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to speed up the legalisation of e-scooters. In a letter sent on behalf of the group, over 50 UK-based organisations – including local authorities, micromobility operators, environmental charities and retailers
- [AI meal planner among winners of London’s poverty prevention challenge](https://cities-today.com/ai-meal-planner-among-winners-of-londons-poverty-prevention-challenge/) - London has announced seven companies that will receive funding of up to £50,000 (US$64,242) each to develop their solutions to address the cost-of-living crisis. The winning proposals include artificial intelligence (AI) tools that help with cost-efficient meal planning and provide language and digital literacy support for refugees. The companies were selected through an open innovation
- [New York announces fare-free bus pilot on select routes](https://cities-today.com/new-york-announces-fare-free-bus-pilot-on-select-routes/) - New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will initiate a fare-free bus pilot programme on five routes from September in a bid to boost transit equity. The selected routes, one in each borough, will collectively serve approximately 43,900 daily weekday passengers for a duration of six to 12 months. "We have championed innovation and creative thinking
- [Antwerp’s transport chief says mobility app key to modal shift](https://cities-today.com/antwerps-transport-chief-says-mobility-app-key-to-modal-shift/) - Koen Kennis, Antwerp’s Vice Mayor for Mobility talks to Cities Today about how his city’s transport ecosystem is evolving, the challenges he faces in his role, and the opportunities for a multimodal future.
- [San Diego extends deadline for surveillance technology review by three years](https://cities-today.com/san-diego-extends-deadline-for-surveillance-technology-review-by-three-years/) - San Diego City Council has voted unanimously to extend the deadline to review over 300 pieces of surveillance technology that are in use by the city. A surveillance ordinance passed last year requires all new and existing surveillance technology to be reviewed by a Privacy Advisory Board and approved by the City Council. All technologies,
- [Report calls for ‘connectivity champions’ in UK councils](https://cities-today.com/report-calls-for-connectivity-champions-in-uk-councils/) - Better digital connectivity in the UK requires better communication and collaboration between local authorities and the telecoms industry, according to a new report. The publication from the Digital Connectivity Forum (DCF), an advisory body to the UK government, looks at the role of local authorities as “enablers of digital connectivity”. DCF was launched last year
- [LA pilot takes inspiration from Barcelona’s superblocks](https://cities-today.com/la-pilot-takes-inspiration-from-barcelonas-superblocks/) - Los Angeles is seeking to emulate Barcelona’s superblocks with its own "Park Block" pilot programme. The concept focuses on reorganising traffic in certain areas of the city to create more public space with quiet and safe streets for leisure and greenery. In Barcelona, where large parts of the city are already designed along a uniform
- [International city leaders head to 'mayor school'](https://cities-today.com/international-city-leaders-head-to-mayor-school/) - Forty mayors and 80 senior municipal leaders from nine countries and six continents are taking part in this year’s Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, a year-long professional management training programme. Mayors in the seventh cohort include Femke Halsema, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Tory Whanau, Wellington, New Zealand; Karen Bass, Los Angeles, US; Fahad Albuliheshi, Madinah, Saudi Arabia;
- [Massachusetts city adopts 2035 net zero mandate for large buildings](https://cities-today.com/massachusetts-city-adopts-2035-net-zero-mandate-for-large-buildings/) - Cambridge, Massachusetts has updated an ordinance to require that non-residential buildings larger than 100,000 square feet achieve net zero emissions by 2035. Mid-size non-residential buildings over 25,000 square feet must do the same by 2050. The municipality said the regulations were “historic”, claiming to be “the first known city in the country” to establish such
- [Singapore picks green tech winners](https://cities-today.com/singapore-picks-green-tech-winners/) - Solutions that help organisations transition to renewable energy, create and sell carbon credits, and track sustainability are among the winners of the Singapore GreenTech Challenge 2023. The challenge – a collaboration between Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), tech community SGTech and Microsoft – was designed to accelerate the development and adoption of sustainability solutions
- [Boston seeks partners to expand EV charging network](https://cities-today.com/boston-seeks-partners-to-expand-ev-charging-network/) - The City of Boston has announced two initiatives to increase the availability of on-street electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Two requests for proposals (RFPs) have been launched to find private partners to boost the number of public, on-street charging stations and ensure they are distributed equitably. The city’s goal is that every household will be
- [Minneapolis ranked best large US city for cyclists](https://cities-today.com/minneapolis-ranked-best-large-us-city-for-cyclists/) - Minneapolis is the best large city in the US for cyclists, followed by San Francisco and Seattle, according to this year's PeopleForBikes Best Places to Bike report. The cycling advocacy group's annual index rated 1,484 cities across the US on the quality of their bike networks, including bike infrastructure and motor vehicle speed limits. In
- [West Midlands gives MaaS another go](https://cities-today.com/west-midlands-gives-maas-another-go/) - Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) plans to launch a new region-wide mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) app to give customers the most convenient, cost-effective and sustainable options, tailored to their individual preferences. TfWM launched a MaaS trial in 2018, but it failed to live up to expectations. The new initiative aims to build on lessons learned. The operator
- [My Life, My City: George Lowder, Edinburgh](https://cities-today.com/my-life-my-city-george-lowder-edinburgh/) - As part of the My Life, My City series, Cities Today talks to George Lowder, Chief Executive, Transport for Edinburgh. What was your first job? A Saturday job washing, cleaning and loading vehicles for an electrical engineering company, ready for them to go out on Monday morning. What attracted you to your current role? The challenge
- [Camden adds communication commitment to Data Charter](https://cities-today.com/camden-adds-communication-commitment-to-data-charter/) - The London borough of Camden has added a new principle to its Data Charter to ensure that information about data is clear, accessible and understandable to a wide audience. The update was made following recommendations from a Residents’ Panel made up of 20 local people. An existing principle was also strengthened to encourage external partners
- [Council slashes translation costs with machine learning](https://cities-today.com/council-slashes-translation-costs-with-machine-learning/) - Swindon Council in the UK deployed a machine learning solution which cut content translation costs from £160 (US$203) per document to just 7p and reduced turnaround time from weeks to minutes. The code for the system has been made available as open source to benefit other local governments. The initiative came out of a request
- [The Hague tests AI cameras to detect laughing gas abuse](https://cities-today.com/ai-cameras-laughing-gas/) - The Hague in the Netherlands recently tested how well cameras with video analytics can detect the abuse of nitrous oxide or ‘laughing gas’. During a test day on the Scheveningen boulevard, the solution from smart camera provider Avutec and data platform provider Monotch was assessed with the help of the municipality. Since January 1 of
- [New York's MTA expands on-demand paratransit pilot](https://cities-today.com/new-yorks-mta-expands-on-demand-paratransit-pilot/) - New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced that it is expanding its E-hail pilot programme, which allows disabled customers to book on-demand trips through existing taxi or for-hire vehicle services. Starting in August 2023, the programme will triple its participants to 3,600 Access-A-Ride (AAR) paratransit customers. “I know first-hand how e-hail on-demand can significantly
- [San Antonio presents ‘community-driven’ smart city roadmap](https://cities-today.com/san-antonio-presents-community-driven-smart-city-roadmap/) - San Antonio in Texas has launched a new Smart Cities Roadmap, detailing its approach for using technology and data to improve public services and quality of life in the US’s seventh-largest city. “The Smart Cities Team’s Smarter Together Initiative lays out a people-centred vision and strategy that is directly responsive to the needs of San
- [London e-scooter trial data reveals mode shift trends](https://cities-today.com/london-e-scooter-trial-data-reveals-mode-shift-trends/) - New data released by Transport for London (TfL) has revealed that out of 2.5 million trips taken by rental e-scooter between June 2021 and November 2022, 93.5 percent would have otherwise been taken by walking, cycling or public transport. Figures also showed that while just 6.5 percent of the e-scooter trips would have been made
- [Every UK council to be scored on climate action](https://cities-today.com/every-uk-council-to-be-scored-on-climate-action/) - This autumn, not-for-profit organisation Climate Emergency UK will publish a scorecard on the climate action taken by each council in the UK. Over 200 volunteers are carrying out the review process. Last year, the organisation scored and ranked councils based on their climate plans and says this will be the first comprehensive measurement of councils’
- [Vancouver could soon use braking energy to charge buses](https://cities-today.com/vancouver-could-soon-use-braking-energy-to-charge-buses/) - Vancouver's transit operator TransLink is conducting a new study on using excess energy generated by its SkyTrain and trolleybus systems to charge battery-powered electric buses. The study is a result of a 2022 Open Call for Innovation, which asked for ideas that could help reduce the carbon footprint from transportation in Metro Vancouver. If proven
- [Norwegian city makes public transport free](https://cities-today.com/norwegian-city-makes-public-transport-free/) - Stavanger is making all public transport free for residents in a bid to increase use and ease cost of living pressures on its citizens. From today, all transport – including buses, trains and local ferries – will be free to use, with the city council setting aside NOK 200 million (US$18.5 million) to fund the
- [Wellington to develop underground digital twin](https://cities-today.com/wellington-to-develop-underground-digital-twin/) - Wellington City Council in New Zealand has given approval for an initiative to create a digital map of buried infrastructure such as water assets, telecommunications cables and gas pipes Moving away from legacy records and paper processes to a centralised and updateable digital map aims to increase safety for crews, improve certainty for planning, and
- [Data tool launched to support UK active travel policies](https://cities-today.com/data-tool-launched-to-support-uk-active-travel-policies/) - UK active travel charity Sustrans has launched what it calls “a breakthrough tool” that analyses localised data on behaviours and attitudes towards cycling and walking. The Sustrans Walking and Cycling Index Data Tool, created in partnership with software design agency B Team, is designed to provide policymakers in local and national government, campaigners, researchers and
- [Glasgow's new digital strategy to focus on digital rights](https://cities-today.com/glasgows-new-digital-strategy-to-focus-on-digital-rights/) - A decade into its smart city journey, Glasgow is working on a new digital strategy. Chief Digital Officer Colin Birchenall reflects on how thinking has evolved over this time. Glasgow boasts many impressive technology achievements and assets, including a ‘smart canal’, smart campus, and streets that demonstrate advanced energy systems. All the streetlights in the
- [Tempe adopts ethical AI policy to get ahead of risk](https://cities-today.com/tempe-adopts-ethical-ai-policy-to-get-ahead-of-risk/) - The City of Tempe in Arizona has adopted a policy on the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI), following City Council approval. It aims to balance the opportunities of AI for innovation, efficiency and improved resident experience with risks such as bias. The city-wide policy states: “The City of Tempe is committed to designing, developing
- [$30 million project launched to improve air quality in cities](https://cities-today.com/30-million-project-launched-to-improve-air-quality-in-cities/) - Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Clean Air Fund and C40 Cities have launched a US$30 million clean air initiative to boost resilience in cities globally. Breathe Cities will fund technical support, air quality data, community engagement and capacity-building for a group of cities that will be announced later this year. The announcement was made by Michael R.
- [Vienna ranked as the most liveable city](https://cities-today.com/vienna-ranked-as-the-most-liveable-city/) - Vienna has been named the most liveable city out of 173 in the world. The Austrian capital has occupied the top spot in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index regularly over the past several years. It slipped in the 2021 ranking but rebounded to the top position in 2022 and retained its place
- [Calgary gets major funding boost to electrify buses](https://cities-today.com/calgary-gets-major-funding-boost-to-electrify-buses/) - The City of Calgary has received a CAD$325 million (US$246 million) commitment from the Canadian government to support the transition of its bus fleet to zero emissions. The funding is being provided through the Zero Emission Transit Fund, and is in addition to the CAD$165 million received from the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) for the same project.
- [Seven cities recognised for exceptional and equitable use of data](https://cities-today.com/seven-cities-recognised-for-exceptional-and-equitable-use-of-data/) - Seven new cities have been awarded What Works Cities Certification for “exceptional” use of data, including the first recipients from South America. The programme was launched in 2017 by Bloomberg Philanthropies and is led by Results for America. It is open to any city in North, Central or South America with a population of 30,000
- [Contactless payment tipped to boost public transport use in Auckland](https://cities-today.com/contactless-payment-tipped-to-boost-public-transport-use-in-auckland/) - New Zealand's Auckland Transport (AT) is set to introduce contactless payment options across all of the city's buses, trains and ferries over the next 12 months. The move will enable customers to tap on and off using contactless options (debit/credit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay) alongside the current AT HOP travel smartcard. “You won’t
- [UK residents want more from council digital services](https://cities-today.com/uk-residents-want-more-from-council-digital-services/) - Three-quarters of local government leaders in a new survey said they had made progress with making key services available online, but just one in five residents agreed that the changes were significant. This suggests a “giant gap between expectations and reality”, according to enterprise resource planning software provider TechnologyOne, which polled 500 senior local government
- [Local governments urged to adopt privacy-enhancing technologies](https://cities-today.com/local-governments-urged-to-adopt-privacy-enhancing-technologies/) - The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recommended that organisations including local governments start using privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) when sharing people’s personal information. PETs are available for a variety of purposes such as secure training of artificial intelligence models, generating anonymous statistics, and sharing information between different parties. Examples include differential privacy, synthetic data, homomorphic
- [Camden sets new contract obligations for e-bike rental firms](https://cities-today.com/camden-sets-new-contract-obligations-for-e-bike-rental-firms/) - The London borough of Camden has established new controls to address poorly parked rental e-bikes which obstruct pavements and hinder pedestrians. Under a new "contract approach", the council has entered into agreements with hire bike providers Lime and Human Forest. It said the measure was needed as there are currently no powers available to councils
- [Project uses AI to extract local government financial data](https://cities-today.com/project-uses-ai-to-extract-local-government-financial-data/) - A joint project between the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and Rutgers University is using artificial intelligence (AI) to extract financial data more easily from local government financial reports. The initiative aims to enhance the speed and accuracy with which financial data can be gathered. It uses advanced natural language processing algorithms and machine learning
- [Amsterdam experiment sees major road closed to cars](https://cities-today.com/amsterdam-experiment-sees-major-road-closed-to-cars/) - One of Amsterdam's busiest streets, Weesperstraat, has been closed to cars for six weeks as part of an experiment to investigate the effects on traffic volume, safety, air quality and noise, and to test how residents feel about the measure. From 12 June to 23 July, access to the street has been blocked from 6am
- [Santiago joins green mobility rewards programme](https://cities-today.com/santiago-joins-green-mobility-rewards-programme/) - Santiago in Chile and the Skåne region in Sweden have joined the WheelCoin for Cities partnership programme, which rewards users for walking, cycling and using public transport. The WheelCoin app from mobility software company Iomob detects a person’s mode of travel and rewards sustainable choices. $WHL tokens can be used within the app on partner
- [Seattle bus operator cuts routes due to staff shortage](https://cities-today.com/seattle-bus-operator-cuts-routes-due-to-staff-shortage/) - Seattle's King County Metro Transit has suspended six bus lines due to a shortage of drivers, maintenance teams and supplies. The routes, which are peak-only commuter lines, did not operate from June 12-16 and won't operate from June 20-23. In addition, some weekday trips on 16 other routes have been scrapped from June 12 to
- [London borough gathers cycling data via smart bike lights](https://cities-today.com/london-borough-gathers-cycling-data-via-smart-bike-lights/) - The London Borough of Newham has partnered with cycle tech company See.Sense on a 12-month data-driven project aimed at promoting active travel. As part of the project, 200 borough residents have been provided with bike lights which can be synched with a smartphone app that sends anonymised data to the council to support its planning
- [Cities can drive new climate investment models, says London’s Chief Digital Officer](https://cities-today.com/cities-can-drive-new-climate-investment-models-says-londons-chief-digital-officer/) - Cities can become “market makers” and use data to create new business models for climate investments in technology such as solar panels, heat pumps and district energy systems, according to Theo Blackwell, London’s Chief Digital Officer. He was speaking during an interview at the recent Cities Today Institute City Leadership Forum in Glasgow. Resilience review
- [Can signage build trust in how cities use technology and data?](https://cities-today.com/can-signage-build-trust-in-how-cities-use-technology-and-data/) - The ‘smart city’ has lost something of its lustre, with city officials increasingly saying the term lacks specificity, while concerned residents often equate it with surveillance. “I personally don't like the name smart cities,” says Mike Melinyshyn, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Corporate Service and Innovation for the Town of Innisfil, Canada. “I've reframed
- [Malta’s free transport in doubt despite record-breaking numbers](https://cities-today.com/maltas-free-transport-in-doubt-despite-record-breaking-numbers/) - Malta’s public transport company has announced that a record 5.8 million passengers travelled by bus across the country during May 2023. The figure surpasses the previous milestone of 5.7 million in August 2019, and comes eight months after the introduction of free public transport on most routes in October 2022. “The consistent passenger growth is
- [Washington Metro offers reduced fares for low-income riders](https://cities-today.com/half-price-fares-announced-for-low-income-washington-dc-residents/) - The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has announced the launch of a new income-qualified reduced fare programme which will cut the price of bus and rail trips in half for some residents. The Metro Lift initiative was approved by WMATA’s Board of Directors in April and aims to promote transit equity and affordability in
- [Climate action ranked as top priority for European mayors](https://cities-today.com/climate-action-ranked-as-top-priority-for-european-mayors/) - Climate action is the number one priority for major European cities, with 55 percent of mayors selecting it in new research – more than double any other category. Eurocities, a collaborative network for European cities, surveyed 92 mayors in 28 European countries for its first annual Pulse survey. After climate action, mayors ranked mobility (23
- [Porto needs to break its 'car addiction', says deputy mayor](https://cities-today.com/porto-needs-to-break-its-car-addiction-says-deputy-mayor/) - Portuguese cities need to break their dependence on cars and move towards more sustainable modes of transport, Pedro Baganha, Porto's Deputy Mayor for Urbanism, Public Space and Housing, told Cities Today on the sidelines of the recent Eurocities Mobility Forum in Porto. Baganha said the city is in the midst of a "soft revolution" in
- [Tackling sexism on public transport starts with culture change](https://cities-today.com/tackling-sexism-on-public-transport-starts-with-culture-change/) - During a panel session at the UITP Summit this week, transport operators revealed how they are trying to make their systems safer for women. Özgür Soy, CEO of Metro Istanbul in Turkey, said: “Of course, we want to make transportation safe for women but in our case, we really had to change ourselves and make
- [Costs and 'lack of motivation' pose transport hiring challenges](https://cities-today.com/high-costs-lack-of-motivation-making-hiring-more-difficult/) - Public transport operators must develop new strategies to attract the next generation of workers, according to a panel of experts speaking at the UITP Summit this week in Barcelona. While high labour and energy costs are a challenge to operators, attracting motivated workers is also an increasingly complex issue. In Brussels, Brieuc De Meeûs, CEO
- [Public transport's role in helping to reduce road deaths](https://cities-today.com/public-transport-play-key-role-helping-reduce-road-deaths/) - With road crashes killing around 1.3 million people each year, experts are examining how a more integrated approach can improve safety on the streets. Speaking at a panel on efficient public transport for safe and active travel at the UITP Summit this week, Montreal city councillor Sophie Mauzerolle said a “paradigm shift” is needed when
- [Madrid launches first bus rapid transit service](https://cities-today.com/madrid-launches-first-bus-rapid-transit-service/) - The City of Madrid has launched its first bus rapid transit (BRT) service, connecting two key neighbourhoods in a move that will cut journey times from 50 to 30 minutes. The new line will link the Valdebebas neighbourhood, which has grown rapidly in recent years, with the Hospital Ramón y Cajal in the north of
- [No more all-male event panels, says public transport body](https://cities-today.com/no-more-all-male-event-panels-says-public-transport-body/) - The Diverse Panels Charter from public transport trade association UITP calls for an end to all-male panels, also known as ‘manels’, at events in the public transport sector. “You cannot be what you cannot see,” says Lindsey Mancini, Senior Director of Events and Academy Services at UITP, noting that only around one in five employees
- [Informal transport keeps Cape Town and Lagos moving](https://cities-today.com/informal-transport-providers-treated-city-partners/) - Outside the Global North, as much as 80 percent of land transport is provided through informal systems, according to Benjamin de la Peña, CEO of the Shared-Use Mobility Center and Chair of the Global Network for Popular Transportation. Speaking during a panel session at the UITP Summit in Barcelona this week, he said: “This is
- [Birmingham launches fund backed by Clean Air Zone revenue](https://cities-today.com/birmingham-launches-fund-backed-by-clean-air-zone-revenue/) - A new funding programme has been set up to support initiatives that help improve air quality in Birmingham. The Brum Breathes Fund has been launched by the City Council on the second anniversary of Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone and is funded by revenues generated from the scheme. It will provide single-member council wards with up
- [Up to 2,000 Uber Eats delivery robots to roll out in US cities](https://cities-today.com/up-to-2000-uber-eats-delivery-robots-to-roll-out-in-us-cities/) - Through an expanded deal with Uber Eats, up to 2,000 sidewalk delivery robots from Serve Robotics are set to be deployed across multiple unspecified markets in the United States. Serve Robotics is an independent autonomous sidewalk delivery company which spun out from Uber in 2021. The company said that over 200 restaurants in Los Angeles
- [Singapore outlines plans for greener digitalisation](https://cities-today.com/singapore-outlines-plans-for-greener-digitalisation/) - Singapore’s Government Technology Agency has announced plans to spend SGD$3.3 billion (US$2.4 billion) on information and communications technology (ICT) over the 2023/24 financial year, including SGD$1 billion for applications developed on the cloud. The GovTech agency has also introduced a Sustainability Framework to help meet Singapore’s goal to achieve net-zero emissions in the public sector by 2045 and
- [More funding confirmed for London's digital inclusion service](https://cities-today.com/more-funding-confirmed-for-londons-digital-inclusion-service/) - London’s mayor Sadiq Khan has committed an additional £1.3 million (US$1.6 million) for the next two years of the Get Online London digital inclusion service. He also called for more support from businesses to help get 75,000 Londoners online. The programme – funded by the Greater London Authority and led by the London Office of
- [Tyne & Wear Metro boosts security on evening trains](https://cities-today.com/tyne-wear-metro-boosts-security-on-evening-trains/) - Extra security will be deployed on the majority of trains on the Tyne and Wear Metro to provide customer reassurance in the evenings and tackle anti-social behaviour. The Metro service covers Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, and the City of Sunderland. The move comes amid a rising number of incidents, which have included young
- [Cities pilot icons to raise awareness of sensors](https://cities-today.com/cities-pilot-standardised-icons-to-raise-awareness-of-sensors/) - Four communities are piloting visual icons to provide more transparency about technology that is deployed in public spaces, such as sensors and cameras. The initiative aims to increase trust around smart city projects and give residents a new way to provide feedback. The Angers-Loire metropolitan region in France, the Town of Innisfil in Canada, and
- [Sensors to ‘predict’ road user behaviour trialled in Cambridge](https://cities-today.com/sensors-to-predict-road-user-behaviour-trialled-in-cambridge/) - Camera-based technology with artificial intelligence (AI) is being trialled in Cambridge to make crossing the road safer. The initiative is a collaboration between the Greater Cambridge Partnership and Starling Technologies, with support from Cambridgeshire County Council’s traffic signals team. The system identifies different user types such as crossers that are confident, reluctant, or running. It
- [Phoenix to test driverless tech for public transport](https://cities-today.com/phoenix-to-test-driverless-tech-for-public-transport/) - Phoenix's regional transit operator is planning to research and test driverless vehicles for public transportation to gain insights on potential users and applicable service models, according to a recent request for proposals. The Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority, or Valley Metro, aims to understand the demand for autonomous vehicles (AVs), barriers to users’ access,
- [Using data to help Prague's cultural sector thrive](https://cities-today.com/using-data-to-help-pragues-cultural-sector-thrive/) - The Citymapper transport app helps people plan their journeys with real-time travel information. Prague wants to use the same principle for culture. “The pandemic affected all the different sectors but the cultural sector in particular was hit hard,” says Petr Suska, Board Member and Director at Operator ICT, Prague's municipal IT services company. “It is
- [Toolkit aims to tackle transport's persistent gender gap](https://cities-today.com/toolkit-aims-to-tackle-transports-persistent-gender-gap/) - Just 17 percent of people working in transport worldwide are women. New research pinpoints gender stereotyping, workplace culture and the ‘glass ceiling’ as among the reasons why the problem persists. The study from the World Bank’s Sustainable Urban Mobility for All initiative, the POLIS network of European cities, and the FIA Foundation is described by
- [Insurance experts join city teams to support climate resilience](https://cities-today.com/insurance-experts-join-city-teams-to-support-climate-resilience/) - Through a new secondment scheme described as the first of its type, insurance professionals will work side by side with city leadership teams for three to six months to bolster climate resilience. The Global Risk and Resilience Fellowship programme is a collaboration between the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), which is a network of global CEOs,
- [UK government allocates £200 million for active travel](https://cities-today.com/uk-government-allocates-200-million-for-active-travel/) - The UK government has announced the recipients of a total of £200 million (US$247 million) in funding for cycling and walking schemes, aiming to "revitalise high streets and support local businesses". Following consultations with local authorities, communities across England will receive the funding, with over 265 schemes in 60 areas sharing the latest round, including
- [‘No silver bullet’: Mesa tackles digital equity from multiple sides](https://cities-today.com/no-silver-bullet-mesa-tackles-digital-equity-from-multiple-sides/) - When scanning the Federal Communications Commission’s latest broadband maps for funding opportunities, city staff in Mesa, Arizona struggled to find places that still needed access. “Three years ago, there were pockets that lacked coverage throughout the city, says Harry Meier, Deputy CIO for Innovation at the City of Mesa. “Now there's nowhere in the city
- [Boston creates staff guidelines on the use of generative AI](https://cities-today.com/boston-creates-staff-guidelines-on-the-use-of-generative-ai/) - The City of Boston has shared guidelines for staff on using generative artificial intelligence (AI) in their work and encouraged them to “experiment responsibly”. The city also switched on Google Bard as part of its enterprise use of Google Workspace. Generative AI includes text tools such as ChatGPT and Bard and visual tools like Dall-E,
- [City Data Alliance adds 20 new mayors](https://cities-today.com/city-data-alliance-adds-20-new-mayors/) - Twenty additional mayors from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru and the US are joining the Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance. The programme coaches mayors on using data to strengthen city government operations, improve public services, and produce better outcomes for residents in areas such as healthcare, waste management, affordable housing and homelessness. The initiative was established
- [UK government warns of smart city systems that could be hacked](https://cities-today.com/uk-government-warns-of-smart-city-systems-that-could-be-hacked/) - The UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has launched the first version of a playbook on how to protect ‘smart cities’ against cyber threats. The guide is part of the government’s National Cyber Strategy and comes as cities increasingly integrate connected technologies and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The goal is to collect
- [Chicago launches apprenticeship scheme for city tech roles](https://cities-today.com/chicago-launches-apprenticeship-scheme-for-city-tech-roles/) - Chicago has launched an apprenticeship programme to build a pipeline of technology talent for the city. The DiverseTech scheme will train 25 apprentices in areas such as cybersecurity and digital services, in line with the growing need for IT roles across the city government. It also aims to provide new skills and career opportunities for
- [Greenpeace calls for Europe-wide climate transport ticket](https://cities-today.com/greenpeace-calls-for-europe-wide-climate-transport-ticket/) - Environmental group Greenpeace is calling on European governments and cities to introduce affordable ‘climate tickets’ for all public transport. The group made the call after publishing a study that ranked 30 European capitals' performance on public transport affordability and simplicity. Dublin was ranked last out of the 30 cities, after the Irish capital was found
- [New Birmingham masterplan will double active travel routes](https://cities-today.com/new-birmingham-masterplan-will-double-active-travel-routes/) - A 20-year masterplan to transform Birmingham into a greener city with better transport options and higher quality, energy-efficient new homes, has been unveiled. The plans involve reallocating space away from cars towards greener projects, including a large city-centre park, cycle paths and walkways. “Like all great cities, Birmingham forever reinvents itself and our transformation is
- [Austin set to eliminate minimum off-street parking mandate](https://cities-today.com/austin-set-to-eliminate-minimum-off-street-parking/) - The City Council in Austin, Texas has approved a resolution to eliminate minimum off-street parking requirements citywide, except those for people living with disabilities. The move requires city staff to develop and submit a proposed ordinance to the Council by 31 December, including recommendations for “developments proposing no on-site parking that allow for accessible parking
- [Boston brings digital libraries to bus stops](https://cities-today.com/boston-brings-digital-libraries-to-bus-stops/) - A new Boston Public Library (BPL) pilot programme means riders at 20 bus stops in the city can access free digital content this spring and summer. Through the “Browse, Borrow, Board” scheme, which is also in partnership with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), riders can scan a QR code to access audiobooks, e-books, and
- [Milan adds sensors to support air quality improvements](https://cities-today.com/milan-adds-sensors-to-suppport-air-quality-improvements/) - The City of Milan has partnered with Bloomberg Philanthropies to deploy a network of air quality sensors to collect local data on air pollution. In collaboration with the Agenzia Mobilità Ambiente e Territorio (AMAT) – the city agency responsible for local air quality monitoring – the 30 "ultra-compact" sensor microstations will be installed near schools
- [The Hague introduces €50 parking fee to deter drivers](https://cities-today.com/the-hague-introduces-e50-parking-fee-to-deter-drivers/) - The Hague, Netherlands has introduced a flat fee of €50 (US$54.77) to park on certain streets in the city in a bid to deter motorists from clogging its roads. The pilot programme – which will last a year – will affect roads in the city centre and the Scheveningen beach area, and be levied regardless
- [Shreveport’s former CTO launches digital divide mapping business](https://cities-today.com/shreveports-former-cto-launches-digital-divide-mapping-business/) - Keith Hanson, the former Chief Technology Officer for the City of Shreveport in Louisiana, has launched a new company, BroadbandThing, to help cities map their digital divide quickly. It is based on the innovative approach he took in Shreveport – where he developed a tool that detects Wi-Fi signals and sent the devices out strapped
- [Long Beach brings innovation to procurement](https://cities-today.com/long-beach-brings-innovation-to-procurement/) - Procurement is not an area that typically springs to mind when talking about innovation, but it’s a key focus for the City of Long Beach, CA. In an interview at the recent Cities Today Institute City Leadership Forum in Las Vegas, Lea Eriksen, Long Beach’s Director of Technology and Innovation and Chief Information Officer, said:
- [Majority of UK councils say their cybersecurity is outdated](https://cities-today.com/majority-of-uk-councils-say-their-cybersecurity-is-outdated/) - Six in ten senior leaders at UK councils say their approach to cybersecurity is “outdated”, according to new research from software provider TechnologyOne. The company surveyed more than 500 senior managers at local authorities across the UK. When asked what digital investments they are prioritising, only a quarter ranked cybersecurity in their top three, despite
- [‘Flying thermometer’ helps Leeds prioritise building retrofits](https://cities-today.com/flying-thermometer-helps-leeds-prioritise-building-retrofits/) - New aerial thermal imaging technology has been used for the first time in the UK in Leeds to map the level of heat loss from individual buildings. During a test flight, a specially equipped aircraft mounted with an advanced thermal imaging camera flew over Leeds to gather data. According to Satellite Vu, its technology offers
- [Community focus is key to San Diego's multimodal future](https://cities-today.com/community-focus-is-key-to-san-diegos-multimodal-future/) - Taking a community-led, bottom-up approach will be key if US cities are to reduce dependence on cars and boost sustainable travel, says Alyssa Muto, Director of San Diego's Sustainability and Mobility Department. Speaking to Cities Today on the sidelines of the recent Cities Today Institute City Leadership Forum in Houston, Muto said: "We need to
- [Data charter paves the way for AI in Camden](https://cities-today.com/data-charter-paves-the-way-for-ai-in-camden/) - As artificial intelligence (AI) advances, local governments have an important role to play, says Tariq Khan, Chief Digital and Information Officer for the London Borough of Camden. Alongside his day job, Khan is also studying for a Master’s in AI at the University of Cambridge. “I really want people to understand that there's this big
- [Aberdeen’s digital services transformation starts with social care](https://cities-today.com/aberdeens-digital-services-transformation-starts-with-social-care/) - Aberdeen in Scotland has a goal to create a single ‘customer record’ for all residents and for this to be built on a common technology foundation. The aim is to reduce reliance on multiple business systems and streamline the experience for residents, whether they’re registering a birth, seeking housing support, enrolling a child for school,
- [Smart city market to reach $300 billion by 2032](https://cities-today.com/smart-city-market-to-reach-300-billion-by-2032/) - The global ‘smart city’ technology market is expected to grow from US$121 billion in annual revenue in 2023 to US$301 billion by 2032, according to a new report from Guidehouse Insights. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.7 percent. Cumulative revenue between 2023 and 2032 is expected to reach just under US$2
- [Citizens reveal dissatisfaction with government digital services](https://cities-today.com/citizens-reveal-dissatisfaction-with-government-digital-services/) - Cities and government bodies have "a long journey ahead" to increase the availability of digital services and boost adoption, according to new research from Deloitte. The consulting firm surveyed 5,800 people across 13 countries about their use of government digital services. This included 1,000 people in the US and the rest from countries including the
- [Oklahoma pilots pay-per-mile programme](https://cities-today.com/oklahoma-pilots-pay-per-mile-programme/) - Oklahoma’s Department of Transportation is inviting drivers to take part in a six-month pay-per-mile pilot progamme set to launch this July. The department is working with toll-based mobility solutions provider Emovis on the Fair Miles programme to assess the benefits and identify potential hurdles. The Oklahoma state legislature mandated the study in 2021 as guidance
- [Glasgow unveils first travel behaviour change strategy](https://cities-today.com/glasgow-unveils-first-travel-behaviour-change-strategy/) - Cities regularly say that changing people’s entrenched behaviour is one of the hardest parts of their efforts to boost sustainable transport. Glasgow in Scotland has outlined its first Travel Behaviour Change Strategy which sets out how the city plans to encourage people to “break the habit” of using the car for short, local journeys. The
- [UK's underground digital twin offers city benefits](https://cities-today.com/uks-underground-digital-twin-offers-city-benefits/) - The UK’s Geospatial Commission has launched the first phase of the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), a digital map that is expected to “revolutionise the way we install, maintain, operate and repair the pipes and cables buried beneath our feet.” It aims to expedite projects like new roads, houses and broadband, and the deployment of
- [Peachtree Corners announces IoT project to protect cyclists](https://cities-today.com/peachtree-corners-announces-iot-project-to-protect-cyclists/) - The City of Peachtree Corners, Georgia has partnered with road safety firm Spoke to develop technology that protects cyclists and other vulnerable road users. The city says the project is "the first ever connected IoT ecosystem for vulnerable road users (VRUs)", adding that the technology provides insight and contextual awareness to drivers. “As a city
- [Japanese city trials ChatGPT](https://cities-today.com/japanese-city-trials-chatgpt/) - The city of Yokosuka in Japan has launched a trial of OpenAI’s advanced chatbot ChatGPT across all departments. ChatGPT's API has been linked with the city's business collaboration tool LoGo Chat. The city said all employees could use it to write drafts, summarise information and meeting minutes, check for spelling mistakes and even "create ideas".
- [Brussels tackles freight emissions through partnership](https://cities-today.com/brussels-tackles-logistics-emissions/) - A series of new initiatives aimed at improving air quality for residents throughout Belgium’s capital has been announced by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region. This next phase of the Brussels Clean Air Partnership, launched in 2020, will support the city's efforts to tackle air pollution through projects including: the creation of
- [International agencies issue smart city cybersecurity guide](https://cities-today.com/international-agencies-issue-smart-city-cybersecurity-guide/) - Cybersecurity agencies from the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have issued a joint guide on smart city best practices. The guide provides an overview of risks to smart cities, including expanded and interconnected attack surfaces; ICT supply chain weaknesses; and increasing automation of infrastructure operations. To protect against these risks, the government partners
- [State of emergency sees road collisions fall in Carlsbad](https://cities-today.com/state-of-emergency-sees-road-collisions-fall-in-carlsbad/) - In August 2022, the City of Carlsbad, CA declared a road safety state of emergency. Earlier in the month, the death of a 35-year-old mother who was struck by a vehicle as she and her toddler rode an electric bike shook the local community. The city said there had been a 233 percent increase in
- ['Fewer lane miles, fewer problems,’ says Houston’s transport chief](https://cities-today.com/fewer-lane-miles-fewer-problems-says-houstons-transport-chief/) - On the sidelines of the recent Cities Today Institute City Leadership Forum in Houston, Director of Transportation and Drainage Operations Veronica Davis explained how she sees transport evolving. Cities Today (CT): What excites you about transport in Houston? Veronica Davis (VD): One of the things that really excites me is our ability to implement some
- [Council calls for crackdown on e-bike hacking](https://cities-today.com/council-calls-for-crackdown-on-e-bike-hacking/) - Hackers are bypassing software used in dockless e-bikes and using them for free, according to Westminster City Council. The warning comes after videos circulated on social media showed users how to hack into the operating system of the bikes, with the London council adding that hacked bikes can then be dumped on pavements. “The council
- [IoT helps London councils save lives, cut fly-tipping and more](https://cities-today.com/iot-helps-london-councils-save-lives-cut-fly-tipping-and-more/) - Can the Internet of Things (IoT) improve the local economy in towns, cities and regions? This is what a £4.75 million, multi-year initiative set out to discover back in 2019. Andrew Parsons, IoT Programme Manager for the InnOvaTe project, believes the trial has ultimately demonstrated how IoT can save lives, change working practices and address
- [New York City appoints first ‘rat czar’](https://cities-today.com/new-york-city-appoints-first-rat-czar/) - New York Mayor Eric Adams has appointed the city's first-ever 'rat czar' as part of efforts to combat a growing rodent population. Kathleen Corradi, a former teacher, will take the role of Citywide Director of Rodent Mitigation. The position was advertised last year, with an annual salary of between US$120,000 and US$170,000. The advert stated
- [Louisville’s Chief of Civic Innovation steps down](https://cities-today.com/louisvilles-chief-of-civic-innovation-steps-down/) - Grace Simrall has stepped down as Chief of Civic Innovation and Technology for Louisville Metro Government after more than six years in the position. In January, mayor Craig Greenberg took the helm, following Greg Fischer’s 12-year tenure. Simrall said the new leadership's priorities and approach are “very different from the previous administration” and she felt
- [Chicago loses case over pedestrian signals for the visually impaired](https://cities-today.com/chicago-loses-case-over-pedestrian-signals-for-the-visually-impaired/) - A federal judge has ruled that the City of Chicago violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to install signals at most pedestrian crossings that help people who are visually impaired navigate streets and reach their destinations safely. US District Judge Elaine Bucklo ruled that the city’s lack of accessible pedestrian signals (APS) was
- [London mayor faces court challenge over low-emission zone](https://cities-today.com/london-mayor-faces-court-challenge-over-low-emission-zone/) - A legal challenge to the expansion of London’s ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) will be heard in the UK High Court later this year, after a judgment permitted councils opposed to the move to proceed. Four London borough councils – Hillingdon, Bexley, Bromley, Harrow – and Surrey County Council were granted permission to challenge the policy
- [Wellington's faulty streetlights pose a risk to residents](https://cities-today.com/wellingtons-faulty-streetlights-pose-a-risk-to-residents/) - Residents in New Zealand’s capital Wellington have been urged to report "drooping" streetlights as the city council starts to fix its entire network of 17,000 lamps. The council has revealed that its streetlights pose a risk to residents, with faulty adaptors – which were installed in 2018 – prone to snapping. Seventeen lamps – which
- [Dublin uses digital twin to decide on best strategy for retrofitting](https://cities-today.com/dublin-uses-digital-twin-to-decide-on-best-strategy-for-retrofitting/) - Dublin City Council has partnered with environmental tech firm IES on a digital twin project that aims to identify how social housing renovation can be efficiently decarbonised. The firm modelled three residential tower blocks in the city centre using digital twin technology, and assessed the full carbon impact and efficiency of four renovation strategies. The
- [Brussels' mobility plan cuts public transport delays](https://cities-today.com/brussels-mobility-plan-cuts-public-transport-delays/) - A report from Brussels’ public transport company STIB has revealed that trams and buses have cut one to five minutes off their travel times thanks to the city's Good Move plan. The initiative, which was launched in August 2022, has seen cars rerouted in and around the city centre, and cyclists and pedestrians prioritised. According to
- [Cities are looking at data differently to fight homelessness](https://cities-today.com/cities-are-looking-at-data-differently-to-fight-homelessness/) - Homelessness was among the key concerns raised by US chief information and innovation officers in a poll ahead of last week's Cities Today Institute City Leadership Forum in Las Vegas. Some are beginning to use new approaches and data as part of a multi-pronged approach to tackling the issue. Among a range of factors, housing
- [Chattanooga: The gig city is going quantum](https://cities-today.com/chattanooga-the-gig-city-is-going-quantum/) - EPB, Chattanooga’s city-owned energy and telecom utility, made a name for itself over a decade ago with the launch of a gigabit-speed, community-wide fibre optic network. Now it has designs on another ‘first’ with an industry-led, commercially available quantum network, working with Qubitekk. The ‘quantum-as-a-service’ offering will allow private companies, government and university researchers to
- [Why Zurich comes top in the latest smart city ranking](https://cities-today.com/why-zurich-comes-top-in-the-latest-smart-city-ranking/) - Zurich, Switzerland takes the lead in the latest Smart City Index from IMD business school, followed by Oslo and Canberra. The Index is produced by The Smart City Observatory, which is part of the IMD World Competitiveness Center. It combines data and resident survey responses to show the extent to which technology is being used by
- [Paris votes to ban rental e-scooters – what does it mean for other cities?](https://cities-today.com/paris-votes-to-ban-rental-e-scooters-what-does-it-mean-for-other-cities/) - Voters in Paris have opted to ban rental e-scooters from the streets of the French capital. Almost 90 percent of those who voted were in favour of banning the vehicles, according to the City of Paris website, and while the referendum was non-binding, city authorities have vowed to follow Sunday's result. Of the 1.38 million
- [US Federal Transit Administration announces disaster relief funding](https://cities-today.com/us-federal-transit-administration-announces-disaster-relief-funding/) - The US Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is making US$212 million available to transit systems affected by declared disasters in 2017, 2020, 2021 and 2022. Public transit agencies, local governmental authorities, states, territories, tribes and other FTA grant recipients that fund or provide public transportation are eligible to apply for the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program.
- [New York launches ‘one stop shop’ for city services and benefits](https://cities-today.com/new-york-launches-one-stop-shop-for-city-services-and-benefits/) - New York has unveiled the first phase of the MyCity site, aiming to make it easier for residents to access information and support across agencies. The site initially focuses on childcare subsidies and users can check eligibility, apply for, and track services and benefits in 10 languages, as well as save their information and documentation
- [New Orleans approves Bus Rapid Transit project](https://cities-today.com/new-orleans-approves-bus-rapid-transit-project/) - New Orleans City Council has given the green light for a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line – the first of its kind in the metro area. The project will use dedicated bus lanes and priority signals at traffic lights to move buses through the city faster and boost reliability. Despite “overwhelming” support for the
- [LA Metro to hire more transit security officers as crime rises](https://cities-today.com/la-metro-to-hire-more-security-transit-officers-as-crime-rises/) - The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) Board of Directors has approved the hiring of 48 new transit security officers to improve staff and passenger safety on its network. The announcement comes just weeks after the deployment of nearly 300 metro ambassadors aboard the operator's trains and buses, who will "help riders navigate
- ['Superloop' bus service to link London's outer suburbs](https://cities-today.com/superloop-bus-service-to-link-londons-outer-suburbs/) - A new network of express buses that connect London’s suburbs has been announced by the city's Mayor Sadiq Khan. Six new routes will be created and four existing routes incorporated into the 'Superloop' network to link more stops in the peripheral boroughs. It is part of a £6 million (US$7.4 million) investment by the Mayor
- [Leuven tackles night noise with 'smart nudging'](https://cities-today.com/leuven-tackles-night-noise-with-smart-nudging/) - The City of Leuven in Belgium is trying to strike the balance between a vibrant nightlife and people getting a good night’s sleep. A trial project used sound monitors to map night-time noise levels, along with behavioural ‘nudges’ to reduce noise. The nudges included adapting public lighting in response to noise levels, and using signage
- [UK city uses data to raise awareness of wood burner pollution](https://cities-today.com/uk-city-uses-data-to-raise-awareness-of-wood-burner-pollution/) - Southampton City Council is using data from air quality monitors to show the pollution from wood-burning stoves and fires and encourage people to choose more sustainable ways to heat their homes. Home wood-burning causes 21 percent of PM2.5 emissions in the UK, despite the fact only around eight percent of UK households burn wood at
- [Funding gap puts UK cities' climate plans at risk](https://cities-today.com/funding-gap-puts-uk-cities-climate-plans-at-risk/) - Climate hazards are increasing in UK cities and worst affecting the most vulnerable members of society, according to new data from CDP – a non-profit that runs an environmental disclosure system. Despite the urgency, UK local authorities cite funding as a major obstacle to climate change adaptation, exacerbated by the cost of living crisis. Building
- [Washington brings zero-emission bus plan forward three years](https://cities-today.com/washington-brings-zero-emission-bus-plan-forward-three-years/) - The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has released an updated plan for the transition to a 100 percent zero-emission fleet by 2042 – accelerating the previous timeline by three years. According to WMATA, the move to zero-emission buses will require significant investment and work with local utilities to upgrade power supplies, install charging equipment
- [US cities win share of $94 million in smart mobility funding](https://cities-today.com/us-cities-win-share-of-94-million-in-smart-mobility-funding/) - The US Department of Transportation has announced the first round of grants through the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program, totalling over US$94 million for 59 projects across the country. The competitive grant programme – established under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – provides state, local and tribal governments with US$500 million over five years
- [London's transport ticketing chief calls for contactless expansion](https://cities-today.com/londons-transport-ticketing-chief-calls-for-contactless-expansion/) - Transport for London's Head of Customer Payments, Andrew Anderson, says the UK needs to simplify transport ticketing, including expanding contactless payments. Speaking to Cities Today on the sidelines of the recent Transport Ticketing Global event in London, Anderson said the switch would "ensure simplicity for customers". "By simplifying the national fares system, you could drive
- [Manchester partners with crowdfunding platform to support homeless residents](https://cities-today.com/manchester-partners-with-crowdfunding-platform-to-support-homeless-residents/) - Manchester City Council in the UK has announced a partnership with Beam, a social enterprise that fundraises on behalf of homeless people. Through Beam’s platform, people can raise money for items that can be a financial obstacle to moving into a home. This can include funds to pay for a laptop or training to help
- [City procurement practices could hamper AI deployment](https://cities-today.com/city-procurement-practices-could-hamper-ai-deployment/) - The market for artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in cities is expected to see “substantial” growth in the coming decade – particularly for use cases related to sustainability, according to Guidehouse Insights. A new report looks at the market for AI and predictive analytics platforms for transportation, energy management and environmental quality in cities. The consulting
- [Coventry puts ultra-thin 'very light rail' track to the test](https://cities-today.com/coventry-puts-ultra-thin-very-light-rail-track-to-the-test/) - Coventry’s bid to launch the UK’s first Very Light Rail (VLR) system has hit a key milestone with the installation of an innovative ultra-thin track for testing at the council’s Whitley Depot facility. The short test track’s performance will be measured under extreme conditions, including with heavy goods vehicles. Vibration sensors that take measurements 10
- [New York announces rules to curb e-bike and e-scooter fires](https://cities-today.com/new-york-announces-rules-to-curb-e-bike-and-e-scooter-fires/) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced new legislation aimed at preventing fires caused by lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility devices like e-bikes and e-scooters. The legislation mandates that any micromobility device must meet standards set by UL Solutions, a battery testing and certification company. Other measures ban the resale of batteries, change New
- [These cities want in on the metaverse](https://cities-today.com/these-cities-want-in-on-the-metaverse/) - The jury is out on whether the much-hyped metaverse will really materialise, what form it will take and the advantages and risks it might bring. But even at this early stage, some cities are looking at how they could benefit and their role in shaping the future. While cities have plenty of challenges to focus
- [How augmented reality is coming to life in cities](https://cities-today.com/how-augmented-reality-is-coming-to-life-in-cities/) - City leaders say augmented reality (AR) is coming of age, with a growing number using the technology to achieve goals such as re-invigorating tourism after the pandemic, engaging residents in decision-making, and making transport systems more accessible. While visitor experience is a popular entry point, this is paving the way for other opportunities including making
- [UK city pilots solar-powered roadside batteries for EVs](https://cities-today.com/uk-city-pilots-solar-powered-roadside-batteries-for-evs/) - Nottingham City Council in the UK is piloting the country’s first scheme to power an electric vehicle fleet with solar energy, which is gathered and stored in two giant roadside batteries. Following last month's announcement from National Highways on EV charging at motorway service stations, the new scheme looks to install similar large energy storage
- [FCC awards $73 million to boost uptake of Affordable Connectivity Program](https://cities-today.com/fcc-awards-73-million-to-boost-uptake-of-affordable-connectivity-program/) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has awarded US$66 million in outreach grants to almost 200 US cities and community groups to drive enrolment in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). An additional US$7.5 million was awarded for two pilot programmes to test outreach methods to federal housing communities and work with trusted third parties to help
- [The rise of super smart streetlights](https://cities-today.com/the-rise-of-super-smart-streetlights/) - Global investments in ‘smart pole’ and ‘smart corridor’ technologies will grow from US$10.8 billion in 2022 to more than US$132 billion in 2030, according to technology intelligence firm ABI Research. Smart streetlighting controllers offer features such as remote dimming and scheduling to reduce energy use and maintenance costs. Smart poles take this further, acting as
- [Council association warns of telecare risks ahead of digital switchover](https://cities-today.com/council-association-warns-of-telecare-risks-ahead-of-digital-switchover/) - Telecare equipment used by nearly two million older and disabled people could “cease to operate” unless councils get more support with preparing for the switch to digital networks, the UK’s Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. Traffic lights and cash machines could also be affected, the organisation said. The privately owned, copper wire-based Public Switched
- [Austin aims to become the most accessible US airport](https://cities-today.com/austin-aims-to-become-the-most-accessible-us-airport/) - Austin is one of the fastest-growing cities in the US. The Texas capital, a centre for business, entrepreneurs and students alike, has also seen its airport become a growing unofficial hub for American and Southwest Airlines. This means a dramatic expansion for the 24-year-old Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The Airport Expansion and Development Program (AEDP) will
- [Baltimore launches data academy for city staff](https://cities-today.com/baltimore-launches-data-academy-for-city-staff/) - The new Baltimore Data Academy is an online training programme open to all city employees, developed in partnership with the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence at Johns Hopkins University. The initiative, which has been described as pioneering in local government, aims to increase data literacy and skills throughout the organisation. “From the beginning of my
- [New home EV charging tech trialled in Milton Keynes](https://cities-today.com/new-home-ev-charging-tech-trialled-in-milton-keynes/) - The UK city of Milton Keynes is trialling new electric vehicle (EV) charging technology that could unlock home charging for more residents who don't have access to off-street parking. It could potentially save them more than £1,400 (US$1,585) per year when compared to charging solely at public fast chargers. Partnering with EV tech firm Kerbo
- [Eight local authorities selected for Future Councils pilot](https://cities-today.com/eight-local-authorities-selected-for-future-councils-pilot/) - The Local Digital team at the UK’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has selected eight English local authorities to take part in its Future Councils pilot. The programme aims to create “replicable pathways to digital and cybersecurity reform that other councils can follow”. The councils – Broadland and South Norfolk, Cornwall, Dorset,
- [Transport for London’s former innovation chief joins Cities Today Institute](https://cities-today.com/transport-for-londons-former-innovation-chief-joins-cities-today-institute/) - Christopher Carey speaks with Rikesh Shah, Transport for London’s former Head of Open Innovation, about his career to date and the new position he’s taking up at the Cities Today Institute. After 22 years at Transport for London, Rikesh Shah is on the move. He is taking up a new role with PA Consulting to
- [Austin and USDOT partner on $22 billion transport programme](https://cities-today.com/austin-and-usdot-partner-on-22-billion-transport-programme/) - The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the City of Austin have announced a strategic partnership to find innovative ways to finance and deliver a US$22 billion programme of mobility improvements. Similar partnerships have been established between USDOT and state entities, but the Emerging Projects Agreement with Austin is the first of its kind with
- [San Diego police bid to reinstate smart streetlights](https://cities-today.com/san-diego-police-bid-to-reinstate-smart-streetlights/) - Over two years since San Diego cut off access to data from its smart streetlights, the police department has announced that it is holding community meetings to gather feedback on a proposal to reinstate some streetlights. The department also wants to add automated licence plate recognition (ALPR) technology. From 2017 San Diego began installing 3,200
- [NYU seeks to advance data collaboration in cities](https://cities-today.com/nyu-seeks-to-advance-data-collaboration-in-cities/) - New York University’s GovLab is calling for applicants for its new Data Re-Use in Cities course which will take place from April 24 until the end of June. Run through the Open Data Policy Lab, the eight-week training course is open to representatives globally from cities and the private sector, and participants will focus on
- [How London is trying to make public transport safer for women](https://cities-today.com/how-london-is-trying-to-make-public-transport-safer-for-women/) - As passenger figures inch back towards pre-pandemic levels, a growing number of cities are re-examining how they can make public transport safer and more inclusive. Reports of attacks and anti-social behaviour directed at staff and passengers have been on the rise globally over the past two decades, with an August 2022 study by the Mineta
- [Mayor appoints director to boost Boston's night economy](https://cities-today.com/mayor-appoints-director-to-boost-bostons-night-economy/) - Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has appointed the city’s first Director of Nightlife Economy. Corean Reynolds will establish a new team within the Economic Opportunity and Inclusion Cabinet, tasked with tackling “longstanding, urgent challenges facing Boston’s retention strategies, such as nightlife". She will be responsible for working with internal and external stakeholders to better understand the
- [Baltimore launches public safety accountability dashboard](https://cities-today.com/baltimore-launches-public-safety-accountability-dashboard/) - The City of Baltimore has launched its first Public Safety Accountability Dashboard. The data tool aims to increase transparency and enable the public to better hold agencies accountable on their public safety efforts. It includes a summary of crime statistics, a crime map, demographics, and data on arrests and outcomes, including individual case information. A
- [Driving innovation at Charlotte Airport](https://cities-today.com/driving-innovation-at-charlotte-airport/) - Despite officially stepping into the brand-new Innovation and Experience Director position at Charlotte Douglas Airport four years ago, it’s only been in the last year, post-pandemic, that Martha Edge has been able to focus on non-Covid matters. “Covid really pushed us back as we had to step back into that operational role,” she says. “We
- [Data tool aims to help London councils tackle rough sleeping](https://cities-today.com/data-tool-aims-to-help-london-councils-tackle-rough-sleeping/) - The London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) is developing a data tool to support London councils in the goal to make rough sleeping rare, brief and non-recurrent. In a blog post, Jay Saggar, Programme Manager for Data, Smart Cities and Cybersecurity at LOTI, said that strategic decision-makers currently lack the data to understand the pathways
- [Social services hub launched in El Paso](https://cities-today.com/social-services-hub-launched-in-el-paso/) - The City of El Paso, Texas has unveiled what it describes as “a one-stop online portal for centralised social services delivery”. Via El Paso Helps, residents experiencing homelessness or other crises will be able to connect directly to live agents and 24/7 street outreach, including via video. The city hopes to expand the site for
- [Data trust established in Jersey with bike sensor pilot](https://cities-today.com/data-trust-established-in-jersey-with-bike-sensor-pilot/) - Digital Jersey, an independent organisation representing the island’s digital industries, has established a ‘data trust’, which it claims is one of the first of its kind. The data trust is a legal structure that provides independent stewardship of data for an agreed purpose. The approach is based on that which has been applied to other
- [Rotterdam’s Chief Digital Officer steps down early](https://cities-today.com/rotterdams-chief-digital-officer-steps-down-early/) - Bas Boorsma took the helm as Rotterdam’s first Chief Digital Officer in August 2021, with big ambitions, high hopes and funding in place for a team for two years. He has now announced that he is stepping down from the beginning of next month. Boorsma told Cities Today that holding the position had been an
- [New initiative for data-sharing launched in London](https://cities-today.com/new-initiative-for-data-sharing-launched-in-london/) - A three-month advanced data-sharing trial is underway in East London. Start-up Urban Data Collective is working with the SHIFT innovation district based at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to demonstrate the concept of an ‘urban data commons', where data from public and private sources, including real-time data, is pooled and used in agreed ways to tackle
- [New York City gets first public realm chief](https://cities-today.com/new-york-city-gets-first-public-realm-chief/) - New York Mayor Eric Adams has appointed the city’s first-ever Chief Public Realm Officer. Ya-Ting Liu will coordinate across city government, community organisations and the private sector to create “extraordinary public spaces” and aid the city’s economic recovery. “Our city’s public spaces are too important to fall through the cracks of bureaucracy, and now they
- [New buses must be zero-emission for EU cities by 2030](https://cities-today.com/new-buses-must-be-zero-emission-for-eu-cities-by-2030/) - The European Commission has proposed new legislation for the rapid phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles, including plans to make all new city buses zero-emission by 2030. In line with the objectives of the European Green Deal and REPowerEU, the Commission will also set targets for heavy-duty vehicles – including trucks and long-distance buses – to
- [UK university launches research hub for accessible transport](https://cities-today.com/uk-university-launches-research-hub-for-accessible-transport/) - Coventry University has announced the launch of a National Centre for Accessible Transport that aims to make future and existing modes of transport accessible to all. A UK first in inclusive transport, the Centre is a £20 million (US$24.08 million) project funded by the charity Motability and is led by Professor Paul Herriotts, based at
- [Rotterdam forges ahead with homegrown digital twin](https://cities-today.com/rotterdam-forges-ahead-with-homegrown-digital-twin/) - There are plenty of data and digital twin platforms available on the market but the City of Rotterdam has commissioned its own, requiring trust and data standards to be built in. An increasingly digital world requires new infrastructure that is as important as physical roads, says Roland van der Heijden, Rotterdam’s Digital City programme manager.
- [Louisville invites artists to create safer streets](https://cities-today.com/louisville-invites-artists-to-create-safer-streets/) - The US city of Louisville, Kentucky has launched a pilot project inviting local artists to help make its intersections safer. Inspired by a study that found a 50 percent drop in crashes involving pedestrians or cyclists where asphalt art is installed, Louisville Metro’s Community Crosswalks programme will create vibrant pedestrian crossings that showcase the city's art
- [Cities explore the potential of ChatGPT](https://cities-today.com/cities-explore-the-potential-of-chatgpt/) - Since OpenAI’s next-level chatbot ChatGPT burst onto the scene in November, it has spawned widespread debate over the opportunities, benefits and risks presented by generative artificial intelligence (AI). Microsoft has invested billions in start-up OpenAI and earlier this month, Google unveiled its own conversational AI rival, Bard. It’s very early days for these emerging technologies,
- [Rules say new buildings in London must improve air quality](https://cities-today.com/rules-say-new-buildings-in-london-must-improve-air-quality/) - London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced what he called “pioneering” rules to ensure that major new developments in the city go beyond compliance and make a clear contribution to improving air quality. Guidelines also mean that wood burners will effectively no longer be allowed in new and refurbished homes. The Air Quality Positive (AQP) guidance
- [Survey reveals impact of England's £2 bus fare cap](https://cities-today.com/survey-reveals-impact-of-englands-2-bus-fare-cap/) - Transport Focus – the UK's independent transport watchdog – has revealed the results of a survey designed to understand the impact of the government's bus fare cap on passengers. Introduced on 1 January, the initiative caps single bus fares in England (outside of London) at £2 for three months. Out of 1,000 people surveyed, 53
- [Plans take shape for Belfast's 'smart district'](https://cities-today.com/plans-take-shape-for-belfasts-smart-district/) - Belfast has outlined plans for a ‘smart district’ spanning its city centre where new technologies will be trialled and showcased. The initiative is the centrepiece of the new Smart Belfast Urban Innovation Framework, which sets out how the city will use technology and data to address pressing issues such as the impacts of the pandemic
- [English councils get £200 million funding boost for active travel](https://cities-today.com/english-councils-get-200-million-funding-boost-for-active-travel/) - The government agency for promoting cycling and walking in England is inviting local authorities to apply to a £200 million (US$241.8 million) funding pot. The funding will see schools, high streets and main roads benefit from improved crossings and junctions to support walking and cycling, with the aim of reducing emissions and boosting local economies.
- [Sunderland awarded £14 million to trial self-driving tech](https://cities-today.com/sunderland-awarded-14-million-to-trial-self-driving-tech/) - Two projects developing self-driving technology in Sunderland have been awarded £14 million (US$16.8 million) as part of a joint funding initiative between the UK government and industry. The Sunderland Advanced Mobility Shuttle project will trial three self-driving, zero emission vehicles across the city – transporting passengers on public roads. Project V-CAL will run up to
- [Chicago releases digital equity plan](https://cities-today.com/chicago-releases-digital-equity-plan/) - The City of Chicago has published its digital equity plan, following an extensive community engagement process. It includes new and expanded initiatives to install public Wi-Fi, use city assets to boost broadband, and encourage the uptake of federal connectivity subsidies. Plans also focus on improving access to devices, training, and clear information. The roadmap was
- [Why airport technology vendors need to “up their game”](https://cities-today.com/why-airport-technology-vendors-need-to-up-their-game/) - The state of technology products available to airports is quite poor, according to one of Canada’s leading airport bosses. Tara Mulrooney, Vice President of Technology and Innovation at Edmonton International Airport, says that vendors are often too “old school” and don’t allow data to be shared easily. “We really need our vendor community, whether it's
- [Belfast to launch ‘Citizen Office of Digital Innovation’](https://cities-today.com/belfast-to-launch-citizen-office-of-digital-innovation/) - The City of Belfast in Northern Ireland has launched a tender to develop and pilot a Citizen Office of Digital Innovation (CODI) – a capacity-building programme to boost resident engagement around data and technology. The council says the pilot will support a ‘digital citizenship skillset’, enabling citizens to better understand and shape how technology is
- [Birmingham's open data observatory focuses on outcomes](https://cities-today.com/birminghams-open-data-observatory-focuses-on-outcomes/) - With a new City Observatory, Birmingham in the UK has relaunched its open data effort from the ground up. The platform aims to increase transparency and drive evidence-based collaboration around core issues such as the cost-of-living crisis, climate action, and inclusive growth. A new team has been created to manage the observatory. Birmingham’s previous open
- [Manchester welcomes pet dogs on its trams](https://cities-today.com/manchester-welcomes-pet-dogs-on-its-trams/) - What would happen if we let pet dogs on trams? That was the question Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) sought to answer when it launched a three-month trial last August aimed at making the tram network more inclusive. For years, non-assistance dogs were allowed on most buses and trains in the city, but the tram
- [Portland passes surveillance technology policy](https://cities-today.com/portland-passes-surveillance-technology-policy/) - Portland City Council in Oregon has unanimously passed an initial policy that aims to build trust with residents and strike a balance between the benefits and risks of surveillance technologies. The resolution requires the creation of an inventory of surveillance technologies in use and new procurement and governance processes. Surveillance technologies can refer to a
- [New York requires Uber and Lyft to go fully electric by 2030](https://cities-today.com/new-york-requires-uber-and-lyft-to-go-fully-electric-by-2030/) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams has outlined plans that will require rideshare vehicles operated through platforms including Uber and Lyft to be zero emissions by 2030. The move will affect 100,000 vehicles in what is one of the world’s largest rideshare markets. Speaking at his second State of the City address last week, Mayor
- [Tailored support key to digital inclusion, Barcelona pilot finds](https://cities-today.com/tailored-support-key-to-digital-inclusion-barcelona-pilot-finds/) - Providing people with devices and connectivity is important to close digital access gaps but training support makes the real difference, according to the conclusions of a pilot carried out by Barcelona City Council. The Connectem pilot involved almost 350 people in the Trinitat Nova neighbourhood of the Nou Barris district, which is one of Barcelona’s
- [US transit agencies set for $1.7 billion clean bus boost](https://cities-today.com/us-transit-agencies-set-for-1-7-billion-clean-bus-boost/) - The US Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced almost US$1.7 billion in funding aimed at supporting the modernisation and electrification of public transit fleets across the country in 2023. The funding – part of US$7.5 billion allocated through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) – includes US$1.22 billion for the Low or No Emission
- [Seattle gives free transit passes to all public housing residents](https://cities-today.com/seattle-gives-free-transit-passes-to-all-public-housing-residents/) - Residents living in properties owned and managed by Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) will be provided with free, unlimited-use public transit cards. The SHA Transit Pass programme, a partnership between the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and SHA, is expected to help more than 10,000 residents. The initiative will run until December 2026, and will be
- [Young people invited to reimagine London in Minecraft](https://cities-today.com/young-people-invited-to-reimagine-london-in-minecraft/) - London Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on school and university students to share their ideas for a greener borough of Croydon through the video game Minecraft. The initiative builds on a pilot which took place last year. The Mayor’s 2023 Design Future London Schools Challenge will take place in the new London Minecraft World, a partnership
- [New York City creates Director of AI role](https://cities-today.com/new-york-city-creates-director-of-ai-role/) - New York City’s Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) has created a new position for a Director of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and is seeking the right candidate. The role, which offers a salary of US$75,000 to US$140,000 per year, includes responsibilities from defining what artificial intelligence (AI) means for the public and city
- [My Life, My City: Aude Robert, Brussels](https://cities-today.com/my-life-my-city-aude-robert-brussels/) - As part of the My Life, My City series, Cities Today talks to Aude Robert, Smart City Coordinator for the City of Brussels, Belgium. What was your first job? I worked as a management consultant in the energy sector for more than six years. It was a very enriching experience, ideal to kickstart my career.
- [New York’s CTO outlines his 2023 priorities](https://cities-today.com/new-yorks-cto-outlines-his-2023-priorities/) - Public safety, simplifying government services, and expanding internet access are top of mind for Matthew Fraser, New York City's Chief Technology Officer (CTO), as he reflects on his first 12 months in the role and looks forward to the year ahead. Major projects in the offing include overhauling the Internet Master Plan released by the
- [Madrid outlines new rules for revamped e-scooter scheme](https://cities-today.com/madrid-outlines-new-rules-for-revamped-e-scooter-scheme/) - Madrid City Council has selected three companies – Dott, Lime and TIER Mobility – to run its newly revamped e-scooter scheme. The three firms were chosen after a competitive tender process, and each will be permitted to deploy 2,000 e-scooters over a three-year period. In developing its new scheme, the council says it incorporated the
- [Cities confront the challenges of algorithm transparency](https://cities-today.com/cities-confront-the-challenges-of-algorithm-transparency/) - There is a growing movement within cities to demonstrate transparency in the use of data and algorithms. However, frontrunners are finding that there are significant obstacles to delivering on these commitments. Amsterdam has adopted the Tada manifesto with six principles for the responsible use of data. It also launched a mandatory online register for government
- [Vancouver Airport to commercialise digital twin](https://cities-today.com/vancouver-airport-to-commercialise-digital-twin/) - If you have ever entered the US, Canada, Caribbean or some European countries, the chances are that you've used a biometric kiosk to verify your passport. You may have thought they were developed by a technology company in Silicon Valley, but the kiosks were actually developed in-house by the Vancouver Airport Authority. The department is
- [Amsterdam takes bike parking underwater](https://cities-today.com/amsterdam-takes-bike-parking-underwater/) - The City of Amsterdam has unveiled two new bicycle parking facilities at its Central Station that can accommodate a total of 11,000 bikes – both built underwater. The project represents an investment of €85 million (US$93 million). The Stationsplein bicycle garage was the first to open this week under the 'Open Harbourfront' in front of
- [Hybrid work options help cities recruit, survey finds](https://cities-today.com/hybrid-work-options-improve-cities-ability-to-recruit-survey-finds/) - Embracing hybrid work will lead to a happier workforce and improve the operational resilience of US local governments, according to new research published by the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University. The study also found that city executives see hybrid work options as key to their ability to hire new talent, particularly in high-demand
- [On-demand transport service to be expanded in Wales](https://cities-today.com/on-demand-transport-service-to-be-expanded-in-wales/) - Transport for Wales (TfW) has announced that it is expanding its fflecsi [flexi] on-demand service in Pembrokeshire, allowing more communities across the county to benefit from demand-responsive transport (DRT). Working in partnership with Pembrokeshire County Council, the new fflecsi zone replaces the current regional bus route. Rather than waiting at a bus stop for a
- [My Life, My City: Jaromír Beránek, Prague](https://cities-today.com/my-life-my-city-jaromir-beranek-prague/) - Cities Today talks to Jaromír Beránek, Chair of Prague's IT and smart city committee. What was your first job? The first time I got paid for work was at the age of 12 when I was singing in a TV ad for lollipops. My first full-time job after university 13 years later was with Telefónica
- [My Life, My City: Denise Linn Riedl, South Bend](https://cities-today.com/my-life-my-city-denise-linn-riedl-south-bend/) - Cities Today talks to Denise Linn Riedl, Chief Innovation Officer, City of South Bend, Indiana. What was your first job? I was an AmeriCorps VISTA working on digital inclusion and rural wireless projects in North Carolina, Southwest Virginia, and West Virginia. What attracted you to the role of Chief Innovation Officer? I was inspired by
- [My Life, My City: Lola Ortiz Sanchez, Madrid](https://cities-today.com/my-life-my-city-lola-ortiz-sanchez-madrid/) - Cities Today talks to Lola Ortiz Sanchez, General Director, Planning and Mobility Infrastructure, City of Madrid, Spain. What was your first job? My first job was as an engineer in a consulting firm where I made structural calculations for infrastructures such as roads, large highways and new high-speed lines. What attracted you to your current
- [My Life, My City: Art Pearce, Portland](https://cities-today.com/my-life-my-city-art-pearce-portland/) - Cities Today talks to Art Pearce, Policy, Planning and Projects Group Director, City of Portland Bureau of Transportation. What was your first job? I taught skiing in high school at a small resort called Greek Peak outside Ithaca, NY. Many Saturdays were spent in the snow with bus loads of families from nearby cities. It
- [Council rolls out smart pill boxes to get patients home sooner](https://cities-today.com/council-rolls-out-smart-pill-boxes-to-get-patients-home-sooner/) - A ‘smart’ box that reminds people to take their medication on time and a mobile device with a fall sensor are among the technologies UK councils are using to help people leave hospital to recover at home faster and reduce pressure on the NHS. Oxfordshire County Council’s Innovation Hub team and the adult social care
- [San Jose launches building electrification and jobs programme](https://cities-today.com/san-jose-launches-building-electrification-and-jobs-programme/) - The City of San Jose in California has awarded a US$489,000 contract to climate technology company BlocPower to electrify 250 residential buildings and support local workforce development. San Jose has set a goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030 and buildings are a key priority as their energy use currently makes up about a third
- [Oakland boosts kerb management with smart loading zones](https://cities-today.com/oakland-boosts-kerb-management-with-smart-loading-zones/) - The City of Oakland, California has partnered with tech firm Populus to launch a ‘smart loading zone’ programme that will allow delivery operators to pay for their use of kerb space using GPS technology. The programme will issue permits to commercial fleet operators, enabling them to automatically pay for kerb use by the minute. The
- [London borough bids to pilot smart road user charging](https://cities-today.com/london-borough-bids-to-pilot-smart-road-user-charging/) - The London borough of Hackney is considering the introduction of a distance-based road user charging scheme as part of its new local implementation plan. The plan – expected to be passed at a cabinet meeting later today – will allow the council to explore new charging models that could be introduced alongside the existing Ultra
- [UK councils use IoT to get ahead of flooding](https://cities-today.com/uk-councils-use-iot-to-get-ahead-of-flooding/) - A pilot scheme in Cambridgeshire, England is the latest example of local governments using Internet of Things (IoT) technology to better manage flood risks. The flood sensors, which are being trialled in vulnerable flood spots across the Huntingdonshire district, will collect real-time river flow and water level data and send alerts to council officers and
- [New York speed limit pilot reduces unsafe driving](https://cities-today.com/new-york-speed-limit-pilot-reduces-unsafe-driving/) - A New York City pilot programme testing intelligent speed assistance (ISA) technology on 50 city fleet vehicles has resulted in near-universal compliance with local speed laws to date, the city has announced. Since the launch of the pilot last August, vehicles covered almost 215,000 kilometres using ISA technology – which adjusts speeds to local limits
- [Standard launched to help cities open up about algorithms](https://cities-today.com/standard-launched-to-help-cities-open-up-about-algorithms/) - A new open-source standard aims to make it easier for cities to be transparent about how they use algorithms. The Algorithmic Transparency Standard was developed by Eurocities’ Digital Forum Lab in collaboration with nine cities, including Barcelona, Bologna, Brussels, Eindhoven, Mannheim, Rotterdam and Sofia. It is based on work done by Amsterdam and Helsinki, which
- [UK launches innovation fund to decarbonise freight](https://cities-today.com/uk-launches-innovation-fund-to-decarbonise-freight/) - The UK's Department for Transport has launched a new scheme offering £7 million (US$8.58 million) to help businesses develop greener and more efficient freight solutions. The Freight Innovation Fund (FIF) will be available for up to 36 small and medium-sized UK enterprises (SMEs) to develop innovations to make freight "more efficient, resilient, and greener". Companies
- [Coventry to pioneer Very Light Rail with £72 million boost](https://cities-today.com/coventry-to-pioneer-very-light-rail-with-72-million-boost/) - A Very Light Rail (VLR) transport system is to be showcased in the UK city of Coventry as part of a real-world testing programme. The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Board has agreed the first instalment of an expected £72 million (US$89 million) investment in the emerging VLR technology – designed to be both faster
- [Baltimore’s first digital services director takes the helm](https://cities-today.com/baltimores-first-digital-services-director-takes-the-helm/) - Baltimore is the latest city to create a dedicated digital services team, and Mayor Brandon M. Scott has appointed Shelby Switzer as its director. In September 2022, Mayor Scott announced a US$2.1 million investment from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to create Baltimore’s first digital services team. He said it is part of a
- [Paris to hold public vote on whether to keep rental e-scooters](https://cities-today.com/paris-to-hold-public-vote-on-whether-to-keep-rental-e-scooters/) - Paris residents will be invited to vote on whether to allow e-scooter rental services to continue operating in the city, Mayor Anne Hidalgo has said. Speaking to French news outlet Le Parisien, the mayor labelled e-scooters an "extremely divisive" issue, and said Paris residents would be asked "a very simple question" in a referendum planned
- [Swedish city uses IoT to detect open windows and clogged gutters](https://cities-today.com/swedish-city-uses-iot-to-detect-open-windows-and-clogged-gutters/) - The Swedish city of Helsingborg is using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors to keep municipal properties secure and in good repair. A pilot project has been launched to detect clogged gutters. Another recently announced service flags windows that have accidentally been left open. Battery-powered sensors are placed on windows and connected to the city's network.
- [Vancouver pilots app for visually impaired transit customers](https://cities-today.com/vancouver-pilots-app-for-visually-impaired-transit-customers/) - Vancouver's TransLink has announced it will test a new accessibility tool – the first of its kind in Canada – to help customers with sight loss better navigate the transit system independently. From February, customers can download the NaviLens app through the Apple Store or Google Play to scan specialised coded decals, resembling QR codes,
- [London tops annual congestion rankings](https://cities-today.com/london-tops-annual-congestion-ranking/) - London has been ranked as the most congested city out of 1,000 cities across 50 countries, according to data from analytics firm Inrix. Inrix's annual traffic scorecard found that drivers in the UK capital spent an average of 156 hours stuck in traffic during 2022. Traffic levels in London were found to be five percent
- [How to make airports more than just a travel hub](https://cities-today.com/how-to-make-airports-more-than-just-a-travel-hub/) - In early 2023 construction will begin on the new US$3.9-billion Terminal 6 in New York’s JFK airport. A partner in the consortium tasked with transforming the terminal is Vantage Airport Group, an investor, developer, and manager of airports across the world. Although the project won’t begin to partially open in 2026, it does give Stewart
- [Athens announces that all services have now been digitised](https://cities-today.com/athens-announces-that-all-services-have-now-been-digitised/) - Athens in Greece has completed a three-year programme to make 100 percent of its municipal services available online. A total of 207 digital services are now available on the city’s platform, which was launched in February 2020 by the Development Agency for Computerisation of the Municipality of Athens (DAEM). Citizens and businesses can submit applications,
- [New York boosts EV fleet transition with $10 million grant](https://cities-today.com/new-york-boosts-ev-fleet-transition-with-10-million-grant/) - New York is using US$10.1 million in federal grants to replace 925 fossil fuel-powered fleet vehicles with electric vehicles (EVs) and install 315 EV chargers across the city. The vehicles will include electric transit vans and pick-up trucks for city agencies, and electric refuse trucks and hybrid plug-in street sweepers for the city's Department of
- [Washington mayor outlines five-year ‘comeback plan’](https://cities-today.com/washington-mayor-outlines-five-year-comeback-plan/) - Increasing jobs and the population, closing gaps in housing, food and internet access, and reviving the Downtown district are among the ambitions outlined in Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Comeback Plan. Launched with the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED), the Comeback Plan sets out DC’s strategy and six key
- [Charity calls for private jet 'super tax' to fund UK public transport](https://cities-today.com/charity-calls-for-private-jet-super-tax-to-fund-uk-public-transport/) - The Campaign for Better Transport (CfBT) is calling on the UK government to introduce a “super tax” on private jet travel, saying it could fund public transport projects across the country. The charity claims the tax could raise £1.4 billion (US$1.59 billion) each year – equal to the annual maintenance costs for Network Rail, the
- [New homes in England must be built with gigabit connectivity](https://cities-today.com/new-homes-in-england-must-be-built-with-gigabit-connectivity/) - The UK government has brought in new laws to ensure that new homes are built with gigabit broadband connections and to enable telecoms firms to get faster internet to people living in blocks of flats. Ministers have amended the Building Regulations 2010 to ensure that new homes built in England are fitted with infrastructure and
- [Toronto’s airport management system to ease passenger anxiety](https://cities-today.com/torontos-airport-management-system-to-ease-passenger-anxiety/) - It’s fair to say that airports in the northern hemisphere did not have one of their best summers. The warmer months marked the first major travelling period since Covid restrictions were eased. Yet, as the world reopened, travellers faced numerous delays and cancellations predominantly caused by staff shortages but also by unpredictable passenger travel patterns.
- ['Incentives, not force' drive sustainable mobility in Vilnius](https://cities-today.com/incentives-not-force-drive-sustainable-mobility-in-vilnius/) - Nestled in northeastern Europe, Lithuania’s capital Vilnius has been undergoing something of a mobility renaissance. Over the past decade, the Baltic city has been quietly chipping away at improving its urban infrastructure, shedding its Soviet past and putting itself at the forefront of mobility innovation. At the heart of this transformation has been a policy
- [Barcelona to impose public space tax on delivery firms](https://cities-today.com/barcelona-to-impose-public-space-tax-on-delivery-firms/) - Barcelona City Council is set to introduce what it calls a "pioneering tax" to regulate the use of public space by large e-commerce delivery companies. The charge, which has been dubbed the 'Amazon tax' as it will mainly affect the retailer, is expected to generate up to €2.6 million (US$2.77 milion) a year and would be
- [Oxford council staff face threats after traffic scheme misinformation](https://cities-today.com/oxford-council-staff-face-threats-after-traffic-scheme-misinformation/) - Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council have issued a joint statement clarifying plans to introduce six traffic filters in the city after staff and councillors suffered "extreme and threatening abuse". The councils said the abuse was the result of "inaccurate information being circulated online" which suggested that the filters would result in physical barriers
- [Growth spurt predicted for green infrastructure investment](https://cities-today.com/growth-spurt-predicted-for-green-infrastructure-investment/) - Public and private investment in green urban infrastructure such as parks, forests and roof gardens is expected to increase from US$606 billion globally in 2022 to US$978 billion in 2030, according to ABI Research. The push to mitigate climate change impacts is a key driver of the spending. "The single most important benefit of green
- [New rules proposed for short-term rentals in European cities](https://cities-today.com/new-rules-proposed-for-short-term-rentals-in-european-cities/) - The European Commission has proposed a legal framework for short-term rentals (STRs) through platforms like Airbnb. New legislation would see the introduction of mandatory rules for data-sharing between STR platforms and national authorities across the EU, whereby platforms would be required to automatically transmit aggregate data on the number of nights a house or apartment
- [Florida city trials mobility-as-a-service app](https://cities-today.com/florida-city-trials-mobility-as-a-service-app/) - The City of Tampa, Florida is looking for 200 people to participate in a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) pilot with transport tech firm Moovit. As part of the trial, the city wants participants to answer three-question surveys every 30 days over a six-month period to see how the app can be adapted to its mobility ecosystem. “The
- [Microsoft, LinkedIn and others pledge to share data for societal challenges](https://cities-today.com/microsoft-linkedin-and-others-commit-to-share-data-for-societal-challenges/) - Seven companies – GitHub, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Northumbrian Water Group, R2 Factory and UK Power Networks – have committed to making their data more open to help solve pressing societal challenges. The newly formed Industry Data for Society Partnership (IDSP) is described as a “first-of-its-kind" cross-sector programme to use data to tackle issues
- [Inside Edinburgh’s real-time operations centre](https://cities-today.com/inside-edinburghs-real-time-operations-centre/) - Edinburgh has opened a new City Operations Centre that brings in real-time CCTV data with video analytics for public safety, transport management and urban planning. The initiative is part of the Scottish capital’s smart city strategy. Council Leader Cammy Day told Cities Today: “I think it’s one of the leading projects in local government.” He
- [Former Mastercard executive sets up as urban futurist](https://cities-today.com/former-mastercard-executive-sets-up-as-urban-futurist/) - Alby Bocanegra, who until recently served as Vice President of Urban Technology and Global City Partnerships at Mastercard, has launched a new venture to fill a key gap he sees in municipalities: the need for futurist thinking. Bocanegra is now founder and Chief Future Officer of The Urban Futurist, a consulting and advisory firm, where
- [San Jose launches tool for access to police misconduct records](https://cities-today.com/san-jose-launches-tool-for-access-to-police-misconduct-records/) - San Jose has launched an online tool that allows the public to search Independent Police Auditor (IPA) records relating to police misconduct investigations. People can access closed IPA misconduct case information involving San Jose Police Department officers from 2014 to 2020 and search by category, date and officer name. “This online search tool leverages transparency
- [Digital twin helps Stuttgart to measure sustainability](https://cities-today.com/digital-twin-helps-stuttgart-to-measure-sustainability/) - The German city of Stuttgart has teamed up with digital solutions provider Hexagon and tech company Fujitsu to develop a digital twin platform aimed at boosting sustainability. Using software to visualise data from internet of things (IoT) sensors, the city’s Civil Engineering Office will monitor a diverse range of challenges including water quality, flood levels
- [Biggest US bike network to be expanded in New York](https://cities-today.com/biggest-us-bike-network-to-be-expanded-in-new-york/) - New York City’s Department of Transportation (DOT) is planning a 'significant expansion' of its bike lane infrastructure from 2023. The agency wants to make it easier for bicycles and pedestrians to access the Washington Bridge – which connects the Bronx and Manhattan, and add protected bike lanes and two-way paths to several streets. It is
- [Chicago launches $10 million equitable transit programme](https://cities-today.com/chicago-launches-10-million-equitable-transit-programme/) - Chicago has launched the first phase of its Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) grant programme. The US$10 million initiative, supported by funding from the Chicago Recovery Plan, will finance and support community-led, equitable development near train stations and high-frequency bus corridors. During the first phase of the scheme, organisations are invited to respond to the request
- [London expands ultra low emission zone](https://cities-today.com/london-expands-ultra-low-emission-zone/) - London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is set to be expanded to cover the entire city. From August 2023 the zone will cover all of the UK capital’s 32 boroughs, with a £12.50 (US$15) daily charge levied on the most polluting vehicles. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said the expansion is necessary to tackle the
- [Connection to citizens key to Kyiv’s resilience, says CIO](https://cities-today.com/connection-to-citizens-key-to-kyivs-resilience-says-cio/) - At Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona last week, representatives from the City of Kyiv gave booth visitors an unusual trade show keepsake: a fragment from the city’s Glass Bridge, which was damaged by – but withstood – a Russian missile strike and is being repaired. The delegation from Kyiv, including Mayor Vitali Klitschko
- [Lack of mobility data holding back Ghana’s second city](https://cities-today.com/lack-of-mobility-data-holding-back-ghanas-second-city/) - Kumasi, Ghana’s second-largest city, is facing big transport challenges. With a population of 3.5 million people, a sprawling infrastructure and a huge informal economy, measuring how people move around is problematic. “The laws are there, the standards are there, but when it comes to enforcing them and seeing that they work – some people don’t
- [Global cities join forces for a bigger say on telecoms](https://cities-today.com/global-cities-join-forces-for-a-bigger-say-on-telecoms/) - A new network aims to foster better collaboration between cities and the telecommunications industry. Historically, cities have taken a largely passive role in the implementation of telecoms infrastructure – typically issuing permits and hoping for the best. A number of intersecting trends mean this has to change, and cities are beginning to work together to
- [The tactical urbanism transforming Milan’s streets](https://cities-today.com/the-tactical-urbanism-transforming-milans-streets/) - Taking road space from motorists can be politically risky, but in Milan – one of Europe’s most congested cities – it’s starting to pay off. In 2018, the municipality launched its Piazze Aperte ‘Open Squares’ initiative, using paint and planters, benches and ping-pong tables to reclaim public space for people to enjoy. “It all started
- [Amsterdam explores community-led approach to modal shift](https://cities-today.com/amsterdam-explores-community-led-approach-to-modal-shift/) - The City of Amsterdam is assessing whether to expand its shared electric mobility programme – BuurtHubs – into the new year and beyond. The hubs, which provide residents with access to a range of mobility options, including e-bikes, e-cargo bikes, e-scooters and electric vehicles (EVs), were created as part of the European eHUBS project, with
- [122 cities make the climate action ‘A list’](https://cities-today.com/122-cities-make-the-climate-action-a-list/) - A total of 122 cities across the globe have been named as leaders in environmental action and transparency by CDP – a non-profit which runs an environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions. The fifth annual A List recognises cities that have received the highest score for their transparency and action to mitigate
- [London's new advisory board to create first data strategy](https://cities-today.com/londons-new-advisory-board-to-create-first-data-strategy/) - A new Data for London Advisory Board aims to improve the use and sharing of data in the capital to tackle key issues in areas such as crime, transport and climate change. The group is made up of data and technology experts from the public and private sector and civic society who will support London’s
- [Seoul wins top award at Smart City Expo 2022](https://cities-today.com/seoul-wins-top-award-at-smart-city-expo-2022/) - Seoul took home the top accolade at the World Smart City Awards 2022 in Barcelona for its digital inclusion policy that guarantees five basic digital rights to the socially vulnerable – communication, mobility, education, safety and tech utilisation. The South Korean capital's commitment to digitalisation along with advancements in online engagement through its metaverse platform
- [The world’s most ‘future-ready’ cities](https://cities-today.com/the-worlds-most-future-ready-cities/) - Out of 200 global cities, Tokyo has been named the most ‘future-ready’, followed by Hangzhou, Helsinki, Tallinn and Taipei. Durham, Aberdeen, Sapporo, Boulder and Madrid round out the top ten. The analysis was carried out by research firm ThoughtLab in partnership with consultancy Hatch Urban Solutions. The research comes as cities try to recover from
- [Northern English cities launch EV infrastructure vision](https://cities-today.com/northern-english-cities-launch-ev-infrastructure-vision/) - Transport for the North (TfN) – the sub-national UK transport body that covers cities including Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle and Leeds – has launched a regional Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) Framework. Aimed at boosting the use of EVs in the north of England, TfN is using a data-driven approach to capture road user, socio-economic, land
- [Auckland mayor calls congestion charge plans a 'distraction'](https://cities-today.com/auckland-mayor-calls-congestion-charge-plans-a-distraction/) - The mayor of New Zealand's largest city says plans to introduce a congestion charge are distracting from the provision of reliable public transport. Speaking ahead of a parliamentary debate on the issue, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown said the introduction of a charge on motorists would only work once every resident had access to reliable public
- [London councils pilot fruit and vegetables on prescription](https://cities-today.com/london-councils-pilot-fruit-and-vegetables-on-prescription/) - A pilot project in the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Lambeth will explore the viability of providing fruit and vegetables on prescription as a long-term solution to tackling diet-related ill health and food insecurity. During the 12-month pilot, vouchers for fruit and vegetables will be distributed to a target group of 122 residents across
- [‘Finding unicorns’: US cities navigate IT workforce shortages](https://cities-today.com/finding-unicorns-us-cities-navigate-it-workforce-shortages/) - US cities are having to be flexible and creative to overcome workforce challenges, particularly for IT and technology-related roles. Local governments face a perfect staffing storm following the pandemic-related ‘great resignation’, an increase in projects spurred by the influx of federal funding, and the public sector’s inability to compete with private firms on pay. A
- [How US cities are navigating post-COVID transit challenges](https://cities-today.com/how-us-cities-are-navigating-post-covid-transit-challenges/) - Federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is enabling historic investments in US public transportation. Cities still face significant challenges, though. At the recent Cities Today Institute City Leadership Forum in San Francisco, transit leaders from across the country outlined some of the major issues they’re addressing, from uncertainties about long-term trends to
- [Closing the digital divide is a marathon and a sprint for cities](https://cities-today.com/closing-the-digital-divide-is-a-marathon-and-a-sprint-for-cities/) - At the recent Cities Today Institute City Leadership Forum in Dallas, US Chief Information and Innovation Officers discussed their progress with addressing the digital divide – something that shot to the top of priority lists as the pandemic laid bare stark inequities in internet access and the effect this has on people’s lives. One key
- [Lyft to cut 13 percent of workforce due to 'slowing economy'](https://cities-today.com/lyft-to-cut-13-percent-of-workforce-due-to-slowing-economy/) - Mobility provider Lyft has announced plans to lay off 683 employees – 13 percent of its workforce. In an email sent to workers and later shared on the firm's website, Lyft's CEO Logan Green and President John Zimmer said economic headwinds and increasing rideshare insurance costs have made the mass layoffs necessary. "We are not
- [German ministers approve €49 monthly travel pass](https://cities-today.com/german-ministers-approve-e49-monthly-travel-pass/) - Leaders of Germany's federal government and 16 states have formally agreed on a new €49 (US$49) monthly travel pass after weeks of political wrangling. The ticket – a successor to the €9 pass trialled over the summer – will give people unlimited access to regional train, metro and bus services across the country. Speaking to
- [Glasgow backs feminist urban planning approach](https://cities-today.com/glasgow-backs-feminist-urban-planning-approach/) - Glasgow City Council recently voted in favour of a motion to adopt a ‘feminist town planning’ strategy, becoming the first in the UK to do so. Glasgow Green councillor Holly Bruce put forward the motion which said that a gender-neutral approach to city development does not work and that it is “fundamental that women are
- [Fewer women taking LA transit amid safety concerns](https://cities-today.com/fewer-women-taking-la-transit-amid-safety-concerns/) - A report by LA Metro has revealed a drop in the number of female passengers using its buses and trains – with almost 50 percent of those surveyed citing crime, sexual harassment and safety as their main concerns. The survey of over 12,000 LA Metro customers – taken between March and May of 2022 –
- [Fort Worth shares results of Bitcoin-mining pilot](https://cities-today.com/fort-worth-shares-results-of-bitcoin-mining-pilot/) - A six-month pilot in which the City of Fort Worth in Texas mined Bitcoin from its basement data centre made around US$1,000. In a presentation to the City Council this week, Carlo Capua, Fort Worth's Chief of Strategy and Innovation, pitched the initiative as being less about profit and more about making a name for
- [Social housing pilot aims to create digital inclusion blueprint](https://cities-today.com/social-housing-pilot-aims-to-create-digital-inclusion-blueprint/) - A project in Greater Manchester will develop a framework for tackling digital exclusion in social housing settings, including agreed minimum standards of connectivity, cost and speed, and improving uptake of social tariffs. The goal of the pilot is to deliver results that can be replicated across the UK. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has brought
- [The tech that could make New York's transit more resilient](https://cities-today.com/the-tech-that-could-make-new-yorks-transit-more-resilient/) - New York City's Transit Tech Lab has announced six winners from its Recovery and Sustainability Challenges which aim to find technologies to address public transit safety, track new mobility patterns, and support clean energy goals. The six companies – Blyncsy, Quanergy, GridMatrix, Stormsensor, The Mobility House and Runwise – recently completed proof of concepts and
- [Las Vegas prepares for the future of work](https://cities-today.com/las-vegas-prepares-for-the-future-of-work/) - While smart city strategies typically focus on using technology for improvements such as easing traffic flow, making air quality better and boosting safety – in Las Vegas, it’s also about economic development and preparing for employment shifts. Trends such as automation will affect most cities, but Las Vegas is at the forefront. Speaking on the
- [UK councils tap open data to meet climate targets](https://cities-today.com/uk-councils-tap-open-data-to-meet-climate-targets/) - A new initiative is making relevant datasets available in one place to help UK local authorities reach net zero goals faster. UK Power Networks, which owns and maintains electricity networks across London, the South East and East of England, has brought together 100 datasets from several sources on its open data portal and says these
- [Ten of the world’s leading city climate projects](https://cities-today.com/ten-of-the-worlds-leading-city-climate-projects/) - The ten winners of this year's C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards have been highlighted as urban climate action pioneers. The selected projects include efforts to curb gas consumption amid the energy crisis and work to make school meals more sustainable. The winning projects were narrowed down from 70 entries. This year’s theme was United in
- [Washington DC launches mobility innovation district](https://cities-today.com/washington-dc-launches-mobility-innovation-district/) - Washington D.C. has announced the creation of a Mobility Innovation District (MID) as part of a public-private partnership between the city’s Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and the Southwest Business Improvement District (SWBID). Supported by a US$3 million grant, the project will experiment with innovative transportation services such as on-demand shuttles and electrification
- [Dublin plans large expansion of active travel infrastructure](https://cities-today.com/dublin-plans-large-expansion-of-active-travel-infrastructure/) - Dublin City Council has unveiled plans to transform its current 10 kilometres of walking and cycling routes into a city-spanning network of over 310 kilometres. The Active Travel Network – set to be completed over the next nine years – also aims to ensure that 95 percent of residents live no further than 400 metres
- [The small US city that became an innovation leader](https://cities-today.com/the-small-us-city-that-became-an-innovation-leader/) - Peachtree Corners in Georgia may only have a population of around 43,000 people, but it is making a name for itself in city innovation circles. The community was recently named as one of five recipients of the IEEE Smart Cities Jury Award in recognition of its work as a testbed for new technologies. It has
- [Cities to create national standard for explaining sensors](https://cities-today.com/cities-to-create-national-standard-for-explaining-sensors/) - Several Dutch cities are collaborating on a standardised way to inform residents about the use of sensors and other smart city tools. Participants in the year-long project are the municipalities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague, the Province of Noord-Brabant, and the Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG). The AMS Institute and the Responsible Sensing
- [Call for disaggregated data to improve cities for women](https://cities-today.com/call-for-disaggregated-data-to-improve-cities-for-women/) - Better consultation, co-creation, representation and data are among the key things required to make the world’s cities better for women, according to a new report from Arup, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the University of Liverpool. Cities Alive: Designing Cities That Work for Women focuses on four themes: safety and security, justice and
- [Active travel worth £36.5 billion to UK economy, says report](https://cities-today.com/active-travel-worth-36-5-billion-to-uk-economy-says-report/) - Walking, cycling and wheeling were worth £36.5 billion (US$41.2 billion) to the UK economy last year, according to a new report from active travel non-profit Sustrans. In its Walking and Cycling Index, the charity says that in 2021 active travel created £6.5billion in economic benefit across the 17 urban areas it surveyed. Extrapolated UK-wide, this equates
- [TfL to co-develop and commercialise transport tech](https://cities-today.com/tfl-to-co-develop-and-commercialise-transport-tech/) - Transport for London (TfL) has launched a new procurement approach to co-develop innovative mobility products with the private sector. The aim is to both improve how people move around the city and potentially generate fresh revenue. The agency is looking for three private sector partners that it can work with to co-create, scale and co-commercialise
- [Four in five cities faced ‘significant climate hazards’ in 2022](https://cities-today.com/four-in-five-cities-faced-significant-climate-hazards-in-2022/) - Eighty percent of cities globally have faced at least one ‘significant climate hazard' in 2022, according to a new report from non-profit group CDP. The group – which runs a global environmental disclosure system – surveyed 998 cities for the report. It found that four in five cities have experienced at least one of a
- [Dubai explores synthetic data to boost innovation and privacy](https://cities-today.com/dubai-explores-synthetic-data-to-boost-innovation-and-privacy/) - Dubai is exploring the potential of using ‘synthetic data’ to enable more innovation while preserving privacy. Synthetic data, which is artificially generated by algorithms trained on original datasets, replaces rather than modifies data while maintaining its statistical integrity. It is an emerging alternative to existing anonymisation techniques and aims to maximise both the privacy and
- [Former Atlanta CTO targets data governance with new launch](https://cities-today.com/former-atlanta-cto-targets-data-governance-with-new-launch/) - N-Ovate Solutions, the consultancy founded by Atlanta’s former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Tye Hayes, has launched a new suite of data management tools for government and education organisations. Hayes worked for the City of Atlanta from December 2018 to July 2021 as CTO and then interim Chief Information Officer (CIO). She has also worked as
- [Madrid's urban air commission aims to lead on regulation](https://cities-today.com/madrids-urban-air-commission-aims-to-lead-on-regulation/) - Madrid City Council is in the process of establishing an urban air mobility commission that will oversee the development of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) technology in the Spanish capital. The commission, which will consist of private and public partners, will explore how the city can work with the national government to establish a framework
- [Singapore to issue transport vouchers as fares rise](https://cities-today.com/singapore-to-issue-transport-vouchers-as-fares-rise/) - Singapore has announced plans to provide 600,000 public transport vouchers worth S$30 (US$21) to help lower-income residents cope with rising bus and train fares. The move comes after the city-state's Public Transport Council (PTC) decided to increase fares by 2.9 per cent from December in its annual review exercise due to rising energy prices. The
- [London’s first Data Ethicist appointed](https://cities-today.com/londons-first-data-ethicist-appointed/) - A new Data Ethics Service has been set up to support London boroughs in using data in an effective and trustworthy way. The initiative, launched by the London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI), will be led by the first-ever Data Ethicist for local government in the capital, Sam Nutt. The role could become more
- [Buses to provide back-up building power in Oakland](https://cities-today.com/buses-to-provide-back-up-building-power-in-oakland/) - The California Energy Commission (CEC) is funding a vehicle-to-building (V2B) resilience hub to analyse how zero-emission buses can act as mobile back-up power sources for community centres in emergencies. The project will make use of stored energy from electric and hydrogen buses – owned and operated by Oakland's AC Transit – to provide filtered air-conditioning
- [Italy’s first flying taxi trialled at Rome airport](https://cities-today.com/italys-first-flying-taxi-trialled-at-rome-airport/) - German urban air firm Volocopter has completed its first manned electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) test flight in Italian airspace. The flight launched from a vertiport built at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport during a two-day event to demonstrate what a potential service between the airport and the city of Rome would look like. The five-minute
- [Chief Data Officers look beyond dashboards](https://cities-today.com/chief-data-officers-look-beyond-dashboards/) - During the pandemic, governments and cities launched data dashboards to provide information internally and for residents. A panel of Chief Data Officers at the Bloomberg Philanthropies CityLab conference in Amsterdam this week discussed how they might use these tools going forward. Louisville, KY is in the process of sunsetting its COVID-19 dashboard – in part
- [Glasgow expands 'UK first' cycle-activated safety signs](https://cities-today.com/glasgow-expands-uk-first-cycle-activated-safety-signs/) - Glasgow City Council has expanded cycle-activated electronic safety signs across neighbourhoods following a pilot. The LED warning signs illuminate a cycle symbol to alert drivers to the presence of cyclists and are designed to reduce incidents of conflict – particularly where travel routes cross junctions or building entrances. Prompted by cycle movement, the solar-powered electronic
- [Austin report warns of blockchain risks](https://cities-today.com/austin-report-warns-of-blockchain-risks/) - Research into blockchain commissioned by the City of Austin has found that while the technology could offer municipal benefits, the risks are significant – particularly related to cryptocurrencies. The reports were produced in response to two March resolutions for the city to conduct fact-finding studies on blockchain and cryptocurrencies, including on fostering a supportive environment
- [Amazon leads Greek ‘smart island’ project](https://cities-today.com/amazon-leads-greek-smart-island-project/) - A pilot project on the Greek island of Naxos, led by Amazon Web Services (AWS), will trial drone deliveries, Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and more. The Smart Island project was designed in collaboration with 20 Greek and international companies and developed with the support of the Greek government, local authorities and the US Embassy.
- [Malta makes most public transport free](https://cities-today.com/malta-makes-most-public-transport-free/) - Malta has become the latest European country to offer free public transport after it cut fares on most bus routes. From 1 October, bus services were made free for all age groups – with the exception of three express lines and on-demand routes. Users will still need to use a Tallinja smartcard – which is
- [Cities report a sharp increase in ransomware attacks](https://cities-today.com/cities-report-a-sharp-increase-in-ransomware-attacks/) - Ransomware attacks on local governments are becoming more frequent and complex, and having a bigger impact, according to new research from technology company Sophos. Cities are bolstering their defences to fight back but gaps remain. In the survey, 58 percent of local government respondents said their organisations were hit by ransomware in 2021, up from
- [Barcelona uses metro trains to recharge e-scooters](https://cities-today.com/barcelona-uses-metro-trains-to-recharge-e-scooters/) - A 12-month pilot project in Barcelona is using energy recovered from metro trains braking to charge personal e-scooters. The idea for the Metrolinera scheme came out of an internal innovation challenge at public transport operator TMB. Nine modular charging lockers that use energy from the metro have been installed at Ciutadella-Vila Olímpica station. The initiative
- [Heatwave saw footfall plummet in central London](https://cities-today.com/heatwave-saw-footfall-plummet-in-central-london/) - According to new figures from the High Streets Data Service, the number of visitors in central London fell to 74 percent of the previous month’s total during July's record heatwave. Mayor Sadiq Khan said this was comparable to the announcement of 'Plan B' Covid restrictions in December 2021 when office workers were encouraged to work
- [Philadelphia pilots smart loading zones with Sidewalk Labs](https://cities-today.com/philadelphia-pilots-smart-loading-zones-with-sidewalk-labs/) - Philadelphia is launching a pilot project to manage commercial loading activity digitally as demand for spaces increases. Pebble at Sidewalk Labs, which is part of Google, was awarded the contract for the six-month pilot following a request for proposals (RFP). The city will designate 21 ‘Smart Loading Zones’ in District 1. Using Pebble's app, drivers will
- [UK county pivots to ‘decide and provide’ transport planning](https://cities-today.com/uk-county-pivots-to-decide-and-provide-transport-planning/) - Oxfordshire County Council is aiming to halve the number of car trips in the county by 2040 and implementing a new ‘decide and provide’ approach to help achieve this. The move represents a shift away from predictive planning based on previous traffic patterns. Oxfordshire's Local Transport and Connectivity Plan (LTCP) aims to create a net
- [18 US mayors partner with DoorDash to increase food access](https://cities-today.com/18-us-mayors-partner-with-doordash-to-increase-food-access/) - Food delivery service DoorDash has announced a partnership with 18 US mayors to reduce food insecurity. DoorDash will provide US$1 million in Community Credits gift cards, proprietary data on local food access needs, direct funding for in-kind delivery of charitable food, and logistics via Project DASH. Project DASH, launched in 2018, enables government and non-profit partners
- [Streetlights boost storm resilience in London’s financial area](https://cities-today.com/streetlights-boost-storm-resilience-in-londons-financial-area/) - The City of London Corporation, the governing body of the capital’s Square Mile district, is using its streetlight network to better prepare for extreme weather events. The organisation has been named the winner of the 2022 Itron Innovator Award, which recognises customers that have partnered to deliver a “breakthrough solution”. Previously, all the City of
- [MaaS needs legislation, says Antwerp's transport chief](https://cities-today.com/maas-needs-legislation-says-antwerps-transport-chief/) - Mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) has been a much vaunted concept since it first emerged in the mid-2010s, promising a one-stop shop for transport needs. Helsinki, Antwerp and Berlin have been early pioneers in the field, but the idea has yet to take off on a wider scale. On the sidelines of the Cities Today Institute's City Leadership
- [Cities are tapping their assets to close the digital divide](https://cities-today.com/cities-are-tapping-their-assets-to-close-the-digital-divide/) - More US cities are seeking input on how to increase internet access by leveraging assets they own such as streetlights and buildings. Chicago has launched a Request for Information (RFI) and Philadelphia’s Request for Ideas is closing soon. More than 206,000 Chicago households (approximately 17 percent) don’t have the internet at home, and over 115,000
- [Baltimore forms digital services and performance data teams](https://cities-today.com/baltimore-forms-digital-services-and-performance-data-teams/) - Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced that US$3.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding is being allocated to launch two new teams to enhance digital services and better use data to drive performance improvements. The city will invest US$2.1 million to create Baltimore Digital, a small team tasked with building more accessible and equitable
- [Electric 'flying ferry' service to launch in Belfast](https://cities-today.com/electric-flying-ferry-service-to-launch-in-belfast/) - Plans for a new “flying” ferry service that will run from Belfast, Northern Ireland have been unveiled. Created by Artemis Technologies, the EF-24 passenger ferry will run entirely on electricity and produces zero emissions. The first ferry, which has been named Zero, will be operated by Condor Ferries on a pilot scheme from Belfast to
- [Valencia plans low emissions zone reform to meet climate law](https://cities-today.com/valencia-plans-low-emissions-zone-reform-to-meet-climate-law/) - From 2023, the Spanish city of Valencia will introduce daily charges for polluting motorists as it upgrades its low emissions zone (LEZ). The move will see the current zone – which is only activated during times of high pollution – being enforced throughout the year, and is part of city efforts to cut car use
- [App offers energy top-ups for spending time in parks](https://cities-today.com/app-offers-energy-top-ups-for-spending-time-in-parks/) - A project in Derry, Northern Ireland will allow carers to earn rewards including electricity, fuel and mobile phone top-ups in return for spending time in green spaces. The initiative is part of the eCareWell research project at Ulster University, led by Professor Joan Condell and funded through the UK Community Renewal Fund. The study aims to understand how digital technology
- [USDOT announces $160 million funding for smart transit tech](https://cities-today.com/usdot-announces-160-million-funding-for-smart-transit-tech/) - The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced that two programmes are accepting applications for projects that use technology to improve transportation infrastructure and make communities safer. Approximately US$160 million will be available annually for the projects over the next five years. The Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program will offer up to
- [Three cities on the benefits and challenges of digital twins](https://cities-today.com/three-cities-on-the-benefits-and-challenges-of-digital-twins/) - According to analyst predictions, over 500 urban digital twins are expected to be deployed by 2025 and the technology could save cities US$280 billion by 2030 through more efficient urban planning. Some municipalities have launched digital twins while many others are still weighing up the pros and cons and considering their options. Cities Today spoke
- [Programme launched to expand '15-minute cities' globally](https://cities-today.com/programme-launched-to-expand-15-minute-cities-globally/) - Danish financial firm Nordic Real Estate Partners (NREP) is partnering with global mayors' network C40 to create more 15-minute neighbourhoods in cities around the world. At least five municipalities – yet to be announced – will take part in pilots which aim to reduce car use and boost the liveability of cities. “This new programme
- [Where next for New York’s Internet Master Plan?](https://cities-today.com/where-next-for-new-yorks-internet-master-plan/) - New York’s Mayor Eric Adams and Chief Technology Officer Matthew Fraser this week launched what they called a “landmark digital equity programme”. Big Apple Connect will make free high-speed internet and basic cable TV available to 300,000 residents in over 200 New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments by the end of 2023. Later the
- [Fragmentation a challenge for digitalisation in European cities](https://cities-today.com/fragmentation-a-challenge-for-digitalisation-in-european-cities/) - Seven in ten European cities in a recent survey said they plan to invest in digital technology upgrades and just over half of those intend to spend between €2 million and €10 million over the next three years. However, several obstacles remain, from finding the money to policy and procurement. Telecom company Vodafone commissioned Opinion
- [Pilot results: When delivery robots hit US roads](https://cities-today.com/pilot-results-when-delivery-robots-hit-us-roads/) - Pilot programmes testing autonomous delivery robots in four US cities and counties have revealed that the design and upkeep of streets as well as a lack of technological integration may hold back bigger deployments. Four pilots launched last year, supported by a US$5.25 million grant from the Knight Foundation and coordinated by the Urbanism Next
- [Biden hails EV charging expansion as 35 states unlock funds](https://cities-today.com/huge-funding-boost-for-us-electric-charging-infrastructure/) - The US Federal Highway Administration has approved 35 state plans to build EV charging stations along interstate roads under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula programme. US President Joe Biden made the announcement last week at the Detroit Auto Show, saying: “The great American road trip is going to be fully electrified.” The programme
- [AI project launched to close heart health gaps in cities](https://cities-today.com/ai-project-launched-to-close-heart-health-gaps-in-cities/) - New York is the launch city for a new programme which aims to tackle heart health inequities with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). Cardiovascular disease is the world's number one cause of death and disability, killing 17.9 million people each year. In the US, as with many other countries, it disproportionately affects racial and
- [VC-backed tech alliance touts 'network effect' for cities](https://cities-today.com/vc-backed-tech-alliance-touts-network-effect-for-cities/) - Four start-ups with backing from impact investment firm Kapor Capital have formed the Upside Tech Alliance to help cities tap the latest technology and funding to address urban challenges. The initiative aims to "help local leaders bring the speed, agility and scale of successful technology companies to local governments," a launch announcement said. Aclima measures and
- [The start-ups trying to make cities more resilient](https://cities-today.com/the-start-ups-trying-to-make-cities-more-resilient/) - Over 500 tech start-ups focused on urban resilience have been whittled down to ten finalists in the latest QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge run by non-profit Leading Cities in partnership with QBE Insurance Group. The contenders for the overall prize of US$100,000 in pilot project funding include a ‘plastic hunter’ for rivers, a portable energy hub,
- [Start-up backs crypto travel incentives – despite the crash](https://cities-today.com/start-up-backs-crypto-travel-incentives-despite-the-crash/) - Dutch mobility-as-a-service start-up MobiFi plans to offer crypto rewards for more sustainable travel behaviours via its app. Travellers will receive crypto tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for options such as taking the bus, choosing off-street over on-street parking, using shared micromobility, and walking. They will be able to trade and sell NFTs that they don’t
- [Helsinki's procurement tool recognised for market potential](https://cities-today.com/helsinkis-procurement-tool-recognised-for-market-potential/) - A project to find new climate solutions has also resulted in a procurement tool for cities. Forum Virium, Helsinki’s city-owned innovation company, was struggling with increasingly complex tendering processes that could no longer be managed with existing systems. The organisation developed a procurement tool which has been recognised by the European Commission and is available
- [UK's West Midlands to launch 'tap and go' fare capping](https://cities-today.com/uks-west-midlands-to-launch-tap-and-go-fare-capping/) - Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is working with UK bus operators to launch a major fare capping project that offers passengers better value and convenience when using their credit or debit card on public transport. Over the next two years, a system will be developed to allow passengers to use their contactless cards across a
- [Mobility payment integration a priority in Latin America](https://cities-today.com/mobility-payment-integration-a-priority-in-latin-america/) - Tactical urbanism in San José, Costa Rica has delivered positive results, says Ana Patricia Salas, from the municipality’s Department of Development and Maintenance of Works. “More space for pedestrians and bicycles, actions with a gender perspective and the use of new technologies in the public transport service for citizens are aspects that motivate us to
- [Boston outlines three-minute bike route plan](https://cities-today.com/boston-outlines-three-minute-bike-route-plan/) - Boston's Transportation Department (BTD) has announced a 15-kilometre expansion of the city's bike lane network as part of plans to ensure that 50 percent of residents are within a three-minute walk of a bike route by 2025. The city also plans to grow its public bike-share scheme by 40 percent, adding more than 100 new
- [Major UK bus operator hit by cyber attack](https://cities-today.com/major-uk-bus-operator-hit-by-cyber-attack/) - One of the UK's biggest public transport operators, Go-Ahead, said it is managing a cyber attack after finding "unauthorised activity" within its IT systems. The company, which runs city services throughout the UK and is London’s biggest bus operator, said it became aware of a fault on its server last Sunday with several back-office systems
- [Rhode Island transit authority announces fare-free pilot](https://cities-today.com/rhode-island-transit-authority-announces-fare-free-pilot/) - Rhode Island’s Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has announced the launch of a year-long fare-free pilot on its most frequent and highest-ridership route – connecting Providence and Pawtucket. The pilot will be funded with US$2.5 million from the state budget and is the result of legislation sponsored by Senator Meghan E. Kallman and Representative Leonela Felix.
- [Californians could get $1,000 credit for not owning a car](https://cities-today.com/californians-could-get-1000-credit-for-not-owning-a-car/) - Low-income Californians who don’t own a private vehicle could be set to receive a US$1,000 tax credit each year for five years starting from 2023. The plans are based on Senate Bill (SB) 457, which passed in the California State Assembly last week and now awaits the signature of Governor Gavin Newsom. To qualify, single
- [€32 million available for European city climate pilots](https://cities-today.com/e32-million-available-for-european-city-climate-pilots/) - The Pilot Cities Programme is providing €32 million (US$32 million) in grants and support for European cities to test out climate strategies and solutions. The call for proposals has been launched by the NetZeroCities consortium and is part of the EU Mission for 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030. Submissions are open to cities based in
- [Digital inclusion efforts focus on care leavers](https://cities-today.com/digital-divide-efforts-focus-on-care-leavers/) - Following a pilot project, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is rolling out a programme to provide care leavers with free data connectivity for 12 months, as well as devices and training. GMCA, which is made up of the ten Greater Manchester councils, estimates there are 4,200 care leavers up to the age of 25 across
- [An emerging ‘15-minute city’ in east London](https://cities-today.com/an-emerging-15-minute-city-in-east-london/) - The London Borough of Newham is aiming to transform some of its most deprived areas through the creation of ’15-minute neighbourhoods’ – where people can access all basic needs within walking or cycling distance from their homes. This includes housing, grocery shops, childcare, schools, healthcare facilities, public open spaces, recreation, and frequent, affordable public transport.
- [Syracuse to pilot municipal broadband with ARPA funds](https://cities-today.com/syracuse-to-pilot-municipal-broadband-with-arpa-funds/) - Syracuse, NY is requesting proposals for the design, implementation and maintenance of a municipal broadband network. The pilot programme, which will be paid for through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, aims to help bridge the digital divide by providing affordable internet for low-income residents, while also supporting smart city applications. Syracuse has a poverty
- [Glasgow trials technology that halts traffic for school bikes](https://cities-today.com/glasgow-trials-technology-that-halts-traffic-for-school-bikes/) - Glasgow City Council has run its first test of a wireless technology that helps a ‘bike bus’ of schoolchildren cross busy junctions safely. Working with UK-based firm Sm@rt Technology, the "ultra-smart cycle system" is mounted on the lead rider’s bike and uses an encrypted signal that initiates a longer 45-second pause at traffic lights to
- [Paris introduces controversial parking fees for motorcyclists](https://cities-today.com/paris-introduces-controversial-parking-fees-for-motorcyclists/) - The city of Paris has introduced parking fees for motorbikes and mopeds in a move that has sparked anger among bikers. Riders of motorised two-wheeled vehicles had previously been allowed to park for free, but city officials say the measure is needed to control high levels of noise, air pollution and congestion caused by the
- [Spain launches free rail travel scheme](https://cities-today.com/spain-launches-free-rail-travel-scheme/) - Commuters in Spain can now access free train travel on some short and medium-length journeys as part of a new scheme to cushion the impact of recent cost-of-living increases. Passengers can obtain tickets via the national rail network Renfe’s app or at railway stations, where they must nominate a destination and pay a deposit of
- [Early version of Seoul’s metaverse revealed](https://cities-today.com/early-version-of-seouls-metaverse-revealed/) - Seoul Metropolitan Government has released a beta version of its “virtual municipal world”, Metaverse Seoul. Seoul was the first city to outline metaverse ambitions in November 2021 and in January this year said it would invest KRW 7 billion (US$5.2 million) in metaverse technologies as part of its digital transformation strategy. By 2026, the South
- [Prague launches mobility-as-a-service pilot](https://cities-today.com/prague-launches-mobility-as-a-service-pilot/) - The City of Prague is trialling a pilot scheme to integrate all transit services and payments in one place. The Lítačka app, which is being implemented by Prague's municipal company Operátor ICT, will create, test and operate a system for unified registration and payment for mobility services, including bike and carsharing, taxis, parking and public
- [EV charging costs in UK set for sharp increase](https://cities-today.com/ev-charging-costs-in-uk-set-for-sharp-increase/) - The UK’s energy price cap rise – set to be introduced in October – will almost double the cost of charging some EV models, according to automotive group RAC. Petrol prices have fallen in recent weeks and stand at £1.70 (US$1.97) per litre, but the standard electricity tariff is set to rise from £0.28 kWh
- [UK councils face soaring bills for streetlights and road repairs](https://cities-today.com/uk-councils-face-soaring-bills-for-streetlights-and-road-repairs/) - Local authorities are facing large increases in costs due to inflation, materials shortages and energy prices. This is causing pressure on already-stretched budgets and could delay essential work, warns the Local Government Association (LGA), which represents over 350 councils in England and Wales. As well as maintenance schemes, there could also be a knock-on impact
- [New rules force scooter operators off San Diego's streets](https://cities-today.com/new-rules-force-scooter-operators-off-san-diegos-streets/) - San Diego’s recent crackdown on e-scooters has resulted in less clutter on pavements but a huge drop in the number of devices available as operators struggle to comply with new regulations. Less than a quarter of the 8,000 e-scooters allowed under the city’s new rules – which were introduced on 1 August – have hit
- [German city lets residents control the streetlights](https://cities-today.com/german-city-lets-residents-control-the-streetlights/) - A pilot project in Bad Hersfeld, Germany invited residents to tweak the streetlight settings to meet their personal preferences, whether to reduce brightness outside their bedroom window or turn up the illumination while out walking in the evening. It also showcased a new approach to data management for cities. The initiative is part of a
- [Portland approves climate emergency workplan](https://cities-today.com/portland-approves-climate-emergency-workplan/) - Portland City Council has unanimously approved two initiatives that will help shape the course of its climate work over the next three years. The Climate Emergency Workplan (CEW) will act as the City’s new climate action plan and includes 43 actions and strategies based on electricity supply, buildings, transportation and industry. The council also passed
- [Helsinki updates carbon reduction plan as progress ‘too slow’](https://cities-today.com/helsinki-revamps-carbon-reduction-plan-as-progress-too-slow/) - Helsinki has introduced new measures on mobility, construction and energy after finding it was not on track to reach the target of carbon neutrality by 2030. The Helsinki Board this week approved updates to the Carbon-neutral Helsinki programme, which was launched in 2018 to cut direct emissions by at least 80 percent by 2030 (from
- [Californian city declares state of emergency over bike safety](https://cities-today.com/californian-city-declares-state-of-emergency-over-bike-safety/) - The City of Carlsbad has declared a state of local emergency over bicycle safety following a sharp increase in the number of accidents. Collisions are up 233 percent since 2019, and city officials have said they want to "increase attention and resources on a range of solutions including infrastructure, safety, enforcement and a focus on
- [UK doctors prescribe walking and cycling in £12.7 million pilot](https://cities-today.com/uk-doctors-prescribe-walking-and-cycling-in-12-7-million-pilot/) - UK doctors will start prescribing walking and cycling to patients in 11 local council areas as part of a government trial. The councils will get a total of £12.7 million (US$15 million), which will fund adult cycling training, free bike loans and walking groups. Over the next three years the pilots will evaluate the impact
- [Research identifies UK’s ‘energy crisis hotspots’](https://cities-today.com/research-identifies-uks-energy-crisis-hotspots/) - Residents in Birmingham, Bradford and Cornwall will be hardest hit by spiralling energy costs, according to new analysis from Friends of the Earth. The environmental charity found that there are almost 9,000 energy crisis hotspots across England and Wales, where energy use is high and typical household income is below the national average. These communities
- [Pittsburgh’s Guaranteed Basic Mobility pilot gets underway](https://cities-today.com/pittsburghs-guaranteed-basic-mobility-pilot-gets-underway/) - Over a year after it was first announced, Pittsburgh’s Guaranteed Basic Mobility pilot is kicking off, following work to hone the programme’s design. The city hopes the trial could eventually lead to a city-wide scheme. Fifty eligible participants will receive free access to all of Move PGH’s shared mobility and transportation options which include public
- [UK unveils public sector guidance on valuing location data](https://cities-today.com/uk-unveils-public-sector-guidance-on-valuing-location-data/) - The UK’s Geospatial Commission has published guidance to help public sector organisations including local authorities make more effective cases for investing in location data. The Commission said that location data is a “strategic national asset” that supports key government priorities such as net zero and levelling up, and played an important role in managing the COVID-19
- [Public transit agencies face increasing risk of cyberattacks](https://cities-today.com/public-transit-agencies-face-increasing-risk-of-cyberattacks/) - US public transit agencies should appoint a Chief Security Officer and use procurement processes to raise cybersecurity standards, according to a new report. The research from Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University found that requirements in requests for proposals (RFPs) are a key driver of investment for vendors. The report, titled Aligning the
- [US cities increase wastewater testing to counter the threat of monkeypox](https://cities-today.com/us-cities-increase-wastewater-testing-to-counter-the-threat-of-monkeypox/) - Wastewater monitoring grew significantly during the pandemic and efforts are now underway to help US cities establish long-term infrastructure to continue to monitor COVID-19, as well as other infectious diseases such as flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and monkeypox. Polio is also back on the radar after it was recently detected in wastewater in locations
- [Boston appoints first director of green infrastructure](https://cities-today.com/boston-appoints-first-director-of-green-infrastructure/) - Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has created two new senior positions in the city: Director of Green Infrastructure and Green New Deal Director. The Boston Green New Deal was a key pillar of Wu’s mayoral campaign and she pledged to prioritise action on climate change with an emphasis on a green economy, equity and inclusion. Kate
- [London to add e-bikes to shared cycle scheme](https://cities-today.com/london-to-add-e-bikes-to-shared-cycle-scheme/) - Transport for London (TfL) will add 500 e-bikes to its cycle-hire programme as part of a revamp of the Santander Cycles scheme. The e-bikes – which have a power assist motor that can reach 15.5mph – will be introduced from 12 September, and can be docked at any of the 800 stations across central London.
- [New York considering $23 daily congestion charge](https://cities-today.com/new-york-considering-23-daily-congestion-charge/) - A plan to charge drivers who enter Manhattan US$23 during rush hour could reduce car traffic by as much as 20 percent, according to a new analysis from New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The Central Business District Tolling Program Environmental Assessment considered a range of charging options for vehicles, including one that would charge
- [State of London dashboard builds on pandemic data advances](https://cities-today.com/state-of-london-dashboard-builds-on-pandemic-data-advances/) - A new dashboard in London’s Datastore expands on reporting tools developed during the pandemic and aims to provide timely information on social and economic trends in the capital. The State of London dashboard, which is currently in beta form, includes over 120 charts on topics such as the economy and labour market, housing, crime and
- [Dallas launches digital ambassador scheme with $1 million grant](https://cities-today.com/dallas-launches-digital-ambassador-scheme-with-1-million-grant/) - An initiative led by the public-private Dallas Innovation Alliance will see ‘digital ambassadors’ provide support for up to 10,000 residents over the next two years. The scheme has received a US$1 million grant from AT&T as part of the telco’s US$2 billion nationwide commitment to help bridge the digital divide. Technology and resources for the
- [Where next for Germany’s €9 monthly public transport ticket?](https://cities-today.com/where-next-for-germanys-e9-monthly-public-transport-ticket/) - With Germany's €9 ($US9.28) unlimited monthly travel scheme set to expire this month, questions are being asked as to what the future holds. Introduced in June, the monthly ticket gives holders unlimited access to all city public transport as well as suburban commuter trains and regional services across the country. The scheme has proved popular
- [City data standard introduces new equity requirements](https://cities-today.com/city-data-standard-introduces-new-equity-requirements/) - To achieve What Works Cities Certification for data-driven decision-making, municipalities will have to meet new equity-related criteria. The certification programme was launched in 2017 by Bloomberg Philanthropies and is led by Results for America. It recognises cities for "exceptional use of data" to inform policy decisions, allocate funding, improve services, and evaluate success. To date,
- [Cities seek innovations to support older residents and carers](https://cities-today.com/cities-seek-innovations-to-support-older-residents-and-carers/) - Councils in Leeds, Brighton, and Essex are looking to trial solutions to improve the health and wellbeing of older people and enable independent living for longer. They are inviting proposals from UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to reduce social isolation in older residents and improve access to support and services. The councils are participating
- [UK police trialling AI that detects drivers using phones](https://cities-today.com/uk-police-trialling-ai-that-detects-drivers-using-phones/) - A ‘sensor test vehicle’ that can detect people using a mobile phone or not wearing a seatbelt while driving is being rolled out by UK police. Developed by infrastructure supplier AECOM, the vehicle records footage of passing motorists and uses artificial intelligence (AI) to determine if people are committing an offence. The system is currently
- [Boston to shut major rail line after safety problems](https://cities-today.com/boston-to-shut-major-rail-line-after-safety-problems/) - The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has announced a 30-day shutdown of its Orange Line metro service – which provides nearly 100,000 trips a day – after rising concerns about safety. The shutdown, which will start from 19 August, comes in the wake of several incidents, including a train fire last month which prompted the
- [San Diego's surveillance tech ordinance receives approval](https://cities-today.com/san-diegos-surveillance-tech-ordinance-receives-approval/) - An ordinance governing the use of surveillance technologies has received final approval from San Diego City Council. Its passage has been years in the works. The ordinance requires all new and existing surveillance technology to be reviewed by a Privacy Advisory Board and approved by the City Council. City staff will need to submit an impact
- [Michigan law paves way for autonomous vehicle corridor](https://cities-today.com/michigan-law-paves-way-for-autonomous-vehicle-corridor/) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has authorised a law that gives Michigan's Department of Transportation (MDOT) the power to designate some roadways and driving lanes for the use of autonomous vehicles (AVs) and permits the agency to work with a third party to develop such technology. In 2020, connected infrastructure firm Cavnue was selected to develop
- [Liverpool City Council drops plan for clean air zone](https://cities-today.com/liverpool-city-council-drops-plan-for-clean-air-zone/) - Plans to introduce a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in Liverpool have been rejected by the city council over fears it would be too expensive for drivers. Councillors said the the proposed scheme – which would have seen drivers of polluting vehicles charged a fee each time they entered the city centre – was not as
- [London launches tree planting scheme after record heatwave](https://cities-today.com/london-launches-tree-planting-scheme-after-record-heatwave/) - London Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a £3.1 million (US$3.78 million) tree planting scheme as part of efforts to combat climate change in the UK capital. The announcement follows July’s record heatwave, which saw temperatures soar over 40 degrees Celsius, resulting in wildfires that destroyed over 40 homes on the outskirts of the city. “The
- [UK needs cheaper bus fares for young people, study claims](https://cities-today.com/uk-needs-cheaper-bus-fares-for-young-people-study-claims/) - A new study from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has revealed that young people aged 16-24 face difficulties in accessing free and discounted bus fares – despite using public transport far more than older age groups and having lower access to personal vehicles. Bus fare support varies significantly across the UK,
- [London borough launches hyper-local air quality sensor network](https://cities-today.com/london-borough-launches-hyper-local-air-quality-sensor-network/) - The London borough of Camden has expanded its network of air quality sensors to capture and report ‘hyper-local data’ every minute and map pollution in real time. Since the project started last summer, over 225 sensors have been installed on lampposts and buildings across the borough by environmental tech firm Airscape, with current data revealing
- [Baltimore restructures Digital Equity Office amid 'bottlenecks'](https://cities-today.com/baltimore-restructures-digital-equity-office-amid-bottlenecks/) - The Baltimore Office of Broadband and Digital Equity’s function is being transferred from the Mayor’s Office to the Office of Information and Technology as the city tries to keep its goal to close the digital divide by 2030 on track. The city’s first Broadband and Digital Equity Director Jason Hardebeck, who was appointed in March
- [New York’s MTA to expand Wi-Fi across subway system](https://cities-today.com/new-yorks-mta-to-expand-wi-fi-across-subway-system/) - New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced it will expand Wi-Fi coverage across its 672-kilometre subway network. The expansion will be delivered through a public-private partnership with Transit Wireless, the firm that currently provides Wi-Fi service at all 281 underground subway stations. Wi-Fi will also be expanded to all 191 above-ground subway and 21
- [Sunderland brings city voice to digital twin development](https://cities-today.com/sunderland-brings-city-voice-to-digital-twin-development/) - Liz St Louis, Assistant Director for Smart Cities at Sunderland City Council, has been selected to sit on a new board to advance digital twins in the UK. The city is currently exploring how a digital twin could support its goals. The group has been convened by UK innovation accelerator Connected Places Catapult, which now
- [Cooling system trialled on London's Tube](https://cities-today.com/cooling-system-trialled-to-reduce-heat-on-londons-tube/) - Transport for London (TfL) is testing a cooling panel at a disused station platform to assess its suitability for reducing temperatures across the Tube network. The panel aims to provide cooler air to passengers waiting on platforms, as well as mitigating potential temperature increases associated with running an increased number of trains on the Piccadilly
- [Atlas maps how cities around the world are using AI](https://cities-today.com/atlas-maps-how-cities-around-the-world-are-using-ai/) - A new online ‘atlas’ details urban artificial intelligence (AI) projects across the globe, with a focus on alignment with ethical principles. It was launched by the Global Observatory for Urban AI, which is an initiative of the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights and led by CIDOB – the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, and the
- [Tallinn launches self-driving passenger pod pilot](https://cities-today.com/tallinn-launches-self-driving-passenger-pod-pilot/) - The Estonian capital Tallinn is launching a free, self-driving pod service capable of transporting eight passengers. The shuttle will travel on a pre-mapped 1.8-kilometre circuit between 10am and 4pm from Tuesday to Sunday in the city's western Mustamäe district A collaboration between the Tallinn Transport Department and Auve Tech – an Estonian company developing self-driving
- [Saudi Arabian smart city project promises to be 'zero carbon'](https://cities-today.com/saudi-arabian-smart-city-project-promises-to-be-zero-carbon/) - Saudi Arabia’s latest smart city endeavour – AlNama – will be a zero-carbon community where “people, planet and profit thrive in balance”, according to the company behind its development. However, few details are available and experts question some of the sustainability promises. The project – designed by Dubai-based developer URB – is planning to provide
- [US cities plan to work together to maximise federal funds](https://cities-today.com/us-cities-plan-to-work-together-to-maximise-federal-funds/) - Almost 80 percent of cities in a recent US survey say they are looking to partner regionally to make the most of federal infrastructure funding. The joint survey from the National League of Cities (NLC) and community survey platform provider Polco indicates how local leaders from 153 cities, towns, and villages in 47 states plan
- [UK launches rail resilience taskforce after record heatwave](https://cities-today.com/uk-launches-rail-resilience-taskforce-after-record-heatwave/) - Network Rail – the UK’s public body for railway infrastructure – has announced the launch of a new taskforce led by independent experts to investigate and make recommendations on how it can develop its approach to resilience during hot weather. UK temperatures exceeded 40°C (104°F) for the first time on record this week, leading to
- [Framework offers a ‘common language’ for local government digitalisation](https://cities-today.com/framework-offers-a-common-language-for-city-digitalisation/) - A new framework aims to promote the use of a common language and shared strategic outcomes for local government digitalisation initiatives. It was developed by the UK’s Local Government Association (LGA), along with the Society for Innovation, Technology and Modernisation (Socitm) and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (Solace). The 12 strategic outcomes relate
- [FreeNow adds 'technology fee' for Irish taxi customers](https://cities-today.com/freenow-adds-technology-fee-for-irish-taxi-customers/) - European mobility provider FreeNow is set to add an additional €1 (US$1.03) to the price of every taxi journey booked through its app in Ireland from next month. The firm says the levy will allow further investment in its app and the inclusion of new mobility services such as e-bikes and e-scooters from mobility partners.
- [Almost half of English councils unprepared for EV switch](https://cities-today.com/almost-half-of-english-councils-unprepared-for-ev-switch/) - Forty-six percent of local authorities in England have not set a target date for fleet vehicle electrification, according to a new report from transport solutions provider Geotab. The report, Destination EV – Accelerating Local Authority EV Transition, analysed the extent to which English local authorities are prepared for the switch to electric vehicles (EVs) ahead
- [Prague mayor backs 'motivation, not force' to reduce car use](https://cities-today.com/prague-mayor-backs-motivation-not-force-to-reduce-car-use/) - Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib said cities need to entice commuters out of their cars by offering sustainable transport that's both faster and cheaper than the car. Speaking to Cities Today on the sidelines of a two-day EU conference in Prague, the mayor said the Czech capital is boosting its transport infrastructure to meet emissions reduction
- [Spain announces free train journeys from September](https://cities-today.com/spain-announces-free-train-journeys-from-september/) - The Spanish government has announced that travel across certain parts of the state-owned rail network, Renfe, will be free from 1 September until the end of the year. Passengers can take advantage of 100 percent discounts on season tickets covering short and medium-distance services (less than 300 kilometres), but not the country's high-speed network. The
- [Mayors join Bloomberg alliance for advanced use of city data](https://cities-today.com/mayors-join-bloomberg-alliance-for-advanced-use-of-city-data/) - Twenty-two cities across North, Central, and South America are participating in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ inaugural City Data Alliance which is focused on advanced uses of data in local government. “These local governments are already leaders in using data to transform public services and deliver more for residents, especially those who’ve been left behind,” said James Anderson, who
- [Belgian city levies ‘automation tax’ on self-service checkouts](https://cities-today.com/belgian-city-levies-automation-tax-on-self-service-checkouts/) - The municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in the Brussels-Capital Region has approved the introduction of a €5,600 (US$5,689) tax per self-scanning cash register. Mayor Catherine Moureaux said that due to self-service checkouts, customers can now do tasks that were once reserved for staff, meaning jobs are disappearing. She said there is also an impact on “social cohesion”
- [LinkNYC programme gets a reboot with 5G kiosks](https://cities-today.com/linknyc-programme-gets-a-reboot-with-5g-kiosks/) - The first Link5G kiosk was unveiled in the Bronx this week, with New York Mayor Eric Adams announcing a plan to roll out 2,000. The announcement aims to reboot the LinkNYC programme which was launched in 2016 with CityBridge, a consortium that now includes Intersection and ZenFi Networks. The kiosks provide free Wi-Fi, nationwide phone
- [Over two-thirds of US drivers considering electric vehicles](https://cities-today.com/over-two-thirds-of-us-drivers-considering-electric-vehicles/) - A growing number of American motorists are considering buying or leasing electric vehicles (EVs), according to a new survey from US non-profit Consumer Reports. The study revealed that 71 percent of Americans expressed some level of interest in buying or leasing an electric-only vehicle, with 14 percent saying they would "definitely" buy or lease one
- [Portland introduces 'climate fee' on parking spots](https://cities-today.com/portland-introduces-climate-fee-on-parking-spots/) - Portland's Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has introduced a US$0.20 "climate fee" on drivers using the city's metered street parking spaces to help fund more sustainable transportation options. PBOT anticipates the scheme will collect US$2 million in revenue annually, some of which will directly support the Transportation Wallet: Access for All programme, as well as other
- [San Jose opts not to extend crypto pilot](https://cities-today.com/san-jose-opts-not-to-extend-crypto-pilot/) - A project using a crypto-mining Internet of Things (IoT) network to raise funds for digital inclusion in San Jose won’t be continued beyond the pilot phase, the city has confirmed. The pilot with Helium was announced in September and ran from January. Volunteer residents and small businesses hosted a total of around 20 hotspot nodes
- [Irish government approves €9.5 billion Dublin metro project](https://cities-today.com/irish-government-approves-e9-5-billion-dublin-metro-project/) - The Irish government has given the green light for a €9.5 billion (US$9.67 billion) rail project that Transport Minister Eamon Ryan says will provide over a billion carbon-neutral, fully electrified passenger trips by 2050. The MetroLink service is set to be 19.4 kilometres in length, operating mostly underground across 16 stations that will connect the
- [Algorithm reignites debate on crime prediction](https://cities-today.com/algorithm-reignites-debate-on-crime-prediction/) - Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed an algorithm that they say can forecast the location and rate of crime across a city a week in advance. The data and social scientists acknowledge that crime prediction tools have previously "stirred controversy" about bias and surveillance and say they have taken several steps to mitigate
- [Tulsa cyber scheme includes training, childcare and transport](https://cities-today.com/tulsa-cyber-scheme-includes-training-childcare-and-transport/) - A programme in Tulsa, Oklahoma aims to increase talent and diversity in cybersecurity and data analytics with a new Cyber Skills Center, which provides free training, paid apprenticeships and other support. The initiative was launched by Tulsa Community College and economic development organisation Tulsa Innovation Labs, in partnership with global online learning platform edX, and
- [Cities risk being 'caught off guard' by new transit tech](https://cities-today.com/cities-risk-being-caught-off-guard-by-new-transit-tech/) - Cities should consider reconfiguring their roads and pavements to prepare for new kinds of vehicles, according to US road safety group the National Safety Council (NSC). In a new report, Mobility, Technology and Safety: The Next 20 Years, the group urged state and local officials to change their approach to regulating city streets to prepare
- [European trials focus on managing drones in city skies](https://cities-today.com/european-trials-focus-on-managing-drones-in-city-skies/) - A new Europe-wide drone project that tests how to safely integrate drones into urban airspaces has kicked off at the UK's Cranfield University. It will explore how various types of drones, such as those carrying passengers, fighting fires, and delivering parcels, could safely interact. The programme is being run by AMU-LED – a consortium of European
- [How AI could support female victims of violence in Mexico](https://cities-today.com/how-ai-could-support-female-victims-of-violence-in-mexico/) - Victims of violence who are seeking support often have to repeat their experience several times over and to multiple people. This can exacerbate trauma. A project in Mexico proposes to address this with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). Figures from national statistics agency INEGI show that two-thirds of women in Mexico have experienced some form
- [Federal funds are building long-term data capacity in US cities](https://cities-today.com/federal-funds-are-building-long-term-data-capacity-in-us-cities/) - As well as supporting individual projects related to public safety, affordable housing, education and economic development, historic federal funds are also helping cities and states to build their capacity in using data to improve performance and transparency. This is according to experts on a recent webinar held by the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee. The watchdog agency
- [New York congestion charge on track for 2023](https://cities-today.com/new-york-congestion-charge-on-track-for-2023/) - New York City's long-awaited congestion charge is back on track following a review of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) draft environmental assessment, the agency’s chair, Janno Lieber, said at a board meeting last week. In March 2022, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) responded to the MTA’s environmental assessment with a list of more than 400
- [Why London is pivoting its data approach](https://cities-today.com/why-london-is-pivoting-its-data-approach/) - London’s plan to overhaul its Datastore demonstrates a marked shift away from the early days of smart city open data. Sarah Wray talks to Chief Digital Officer Theo Blackwell about the new direction. London is replacing its Datastore open data platform with a new Data for London hub that will act as a ‘central library
- [London outlines plans for advanced data platform](https://cities-today.com/london-outlines-plans-for-advanced-data-platform/) - London's Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced an investment of £500,000 (US$613,000) to create a new platform to boost data innovation. A data governance body will also be established for the first time. The new Data for London platform will act as a ‘central library’ for the vast amount of data held across the capital, enabling
- [Cities could derive more value from location data, says report](https://cities-today.com/cities-could-derive-more-value-from-location-data-says-report/) - Greater use of address and street data by local authorities in England and Wales could generate £384 million (US$467 million) in savings from 2022 to 2026, a new report finds. According to the research commissioned by GeoPlace LLP and conducted by location strategy firm ConsultingWhere, this represents an enhanced return on investment of approximately 6:1,
- [US cities are gearing up for more public-private partnerships](https://cities-today.com/us-cities-are-gearing-up-for-more-public-private-partnerships/) - Mayor of Atlanta, Andre Dickens, is leading a new mayors’ taskforce on public-private partnerships. The group, which was launched by the US Conference of Mayors (USCM), will be a forum for mayors to discuss opportunities, challenges, and best practices around partnerships with private companies and non-profits. Dickens told Cities Today that it’s an important time
- [Bogotá pilots road congestion pricing app](https://cities-today.com/bogota-pilots-road-congestion-pricing-app/) - The City of Bogotá in Colombia has partnered with transport tech firm ClearRoad to pilot a phone-based application that measures traffic and provides data on congestion pricing strategies. The pilot, dubbed ParceGo, is the result of a call for proposals to design a system that eliminates the problem of enforcement and explores new traffic management
- [Rome to impose new e-scooter restrictions](https://cities-today.com/rome-to-impose-new-e-scooter-restrictions/) - Rome is set to impose new rules on the use of e-scooters after a number of serious incidents in the city. Authorities will restrict e-scooter use to adults with an ID and also clamp down on people riding on pavements and scooters with more than one person on board. Under the proposals put forward by
- ['Self-driving' cars linked to hundreds of crashes over past year](https://cities-today.com/self-driving-cars-linked-to-hundreds-of-crashes-over-past-year/) - Cars with driver assistance systems and autonomous technologies have been involved in hundreds of crashes over the past year according to newly released data from the US’ National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The agency found that vehicles equipped with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) were involved in 392 crashes between 1 July 2021 and
- [Barcelona uses drones to monitor beaches](https://cities-today.com/barcelona-uses-drones-to-monitor-beaches/) - Barcelona is deploying drones to keep an eye on beaches during the San Juan festivities starting today. The festival returns without COVID restrictions for the first time in two years, with beaches being key venues. The city wants to minimise overcrowding, prevent safety issues, and ensure the police and fire service can respond faster in
- [London to launch digital inclusion service](https://cities-today.com/london-to-launch-digital-inclusion-service/) - A new pilot announced by London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan will streamline access to support to help digitally excluded residents get online. The Digital Inclusion Service, which will be developed in partnership with the London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) and charity Good Things Foundation, will help people obtain devices, skills and affordable connectivity. An
- [Antwerp’s digital lead on the art of city app design](https://cities-today.com/antwerps-digital-lead-on-the-art-of-city-app-design/) - The City of Antwerp’s forthcoming ‘My Antwerp’ app has been developed natively for mobile devices based on resident research and user-centred design processes. Youri Segers, Antwerp’s Chief Digital Officer, hopes this approach can overcome some of the common challenges with municipal apps – poor useability and low uptake, particularly by residents who are less comfortable
- [New York vows to improve safety for older pedestrians](https://cities-today.com/new-york-vows-to-improve-safety-for-older-pedestrians/) - New York City’s Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced new plans to help reduce pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries among older people. Through a new study – Pedestrian Safety and Older New Yorkers – the department is examining how existing roadway factors contribute to collisions involving people aged 65 and over, and announced new initiatives
- [How cities are creating the conditions for urban innovation](https://cities-today.com/how-cities-are-creating-the-conditions-for-urban-innovation/) - European city leaders at a recent Cities Today Institute event in Barcelona discussed how to lay the groundwork for cross-city innovation. Despite the proliferation of artificial intelligence, 5G and the Internet of Things, technology was not top of the agenda for the European digitalisation leaders gathered in Barcelona at the recent Cities Today Institute City
- [European mayors pledge support for Ukraine’s reconstruction](https://cities-today.com/european-mayors-pledge-support-for-ukraines-reconstruction/) - Almost four months on from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, mayors across Europe are starting to look at how to deliver long-term support for cities decimated by the war. Julia Zghurska, Deputy Head of the International Cooperation Office in the Ukrainian city of Kharviv, travelled for almost three days by train, car and plane to
- [Liverpool plans underground system of smart ‘super bins’](https://cities-today.com/liverpool-plans-underground-system-of-smart-super-bins/) - Liverpool City Council in the UK has outlined plans to install underground smart ‘super bins’ in 140 high-density locations to reduce the issue of ripped black bin bags spilling rubbish out on to streets. The proposed £1.5 million (US$1.8 million) retrofit scheme has been designed to create a cleaner waste solution for 27,000 terraced households
- [A new role in major cities: Chief Citizen Experience Officer](https://cities-today.com/a-new-role-in-major-cities-chief-citizen-experience-officer/) - Private companies have long focused on ‘customer experience’ as central to success, especially as digitalisation has accelerated. Although they have very different goals, cities are starting to use some of the same tactics to improve services and meet residents’ rising expectations. And they’re appointing senior leaders to get the job done. A new wave of
- [Free public transport alone won’t get people out of cars](https://cities-today.com/free-public-transport-alone-wont-get-people-out-of-cars/) - The concept of free or reduced-cost public transport is gaining renewed traction in response to inflation and soaring fuel prices, and a need to bring riders back after the pandemic. New announcements always grab headlines but experts at the MOVE conference in London this week sounded a note of realism: cutting fares alone won’t drive
- [Awards signal a fresh start for European cities](https://cities-today.com/awards-signal-a-fresh-start-for-european-cities/) - The cities of Munich, Grenoble and San Sebastian have been recognised for their achievements in sustainability and innovation at the Eurocities Awards 2022 in Espoo, Finland. The winners were selected by a panel of expert judges, who found each city demonstrated a solid commitment to this year’s theme: an era of new beginnings. “Our cities
- [Madrid aims to transform mobility with huge urban forest](https://cities-today.com/madrid-aims-to-transform-mobility-with-huge-urban-forest/) - Plans to create a 145,000 square metre 'urban forest' in the Spanish capital Madrid are one step closer after the city selected two architecture firms – West 8 and Porras Guadiana – out of 40 applicants. The Madrid Nuevo Norte project aims to reinvent the city’s northern rail station and surrounding districts, and is one of
- [Copenhagen tops digital cities ranking](https://cities-today.com/copenhagen-tops-digital-cities-ranking/) - Copenhagen has topped the inaugural Digital Cities Index from Economist Impact, the research and analysis arm of The Economist Group. The global ranking rates 30 cities across four pillars: connectivity, services, culture and sustainability. Research combines quantitative and qualitative analysis, and a survey of 3,000 residents across the cities. The results show how cities are
- [UK charity launches active travel planning tool](https://cities-today.com/uk-charity-launches-active-travel-planning-tool/) - A new planning tool that helps local authorities assess how to make walking and cycling safer, more pleasant and less stressful has been launched by UK charity the Road Safety Foundation. Developed with funding from the Road Safety Trust, the tool shows how different active travel measures would perform both in terms of the International
- [Cities turn to privacy boards to rebuild trust](https://cities-today.com/cities-turn-to-privacy-boards-to-rebuild-trust/) - Several US cities are following in the footsteps of Oakland and setting up privacy boards which include citizen representation. Sarah Wray outlines the benefits, limitations and lessons learned so far. A familiar but concerning pattern has emerged with some ‘smart city’ and policing projects – surveillance technology has been implemented without the opportunity for public
- [New York pledges to make transit network more bike-friendly](https://cities-today.com/new-york-pledges-to-make-transit-network-more-bike-friendly/) - New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is developing a new strategic plan to enhance bicycle, pedestrian and micromobility access to its facilities and services. The plan is set to launch later in 2022, with the agency saying it will “redouble” its commitment to creating equitable access to the transit system. “We want to improve customer
- [Reno pilots blockchain for building records](https://cities-today.com/reno-pilots-blockchain-for-building-records/) - Reno in Nevada is launching what it claims is “the first city-run and resident-focused blockchain platform” in the United States. The digital ledger platform – dubbed the Biggest Little Blockchain – will act as an “unchangeable digital registry” that stores records of transactions. Each transaction is a 'block' and each consecutive transaction adds another block
- [App trialled to improve journeys for passengers with hearing loss](https://cities-today.com/personalised-announcements-trialled-for-passengers-with-hearing-loss/) - Transport for Wales (TfW) is trialling a new onboard digital service that provides personalised journey information announcements for passengers with hearing loss. The Hearing Enhanced Audio Relay (HEAR) application has been tested on TfW trains for the past two months, enabling passengers connected to the onboard Wi-Fi to receive announcements to their smart devices in
- [Low emission zones introduced in four Scottish cities](https://cities-today.com/low-emission-zones-introduced-in-four-scottish-cities/) - Four new low-emission zones (LEZ) have been formally introduced across Scotland in a bid to gradually phase out the most polluting vehicles on city streets. The zones – in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee – will initially have a grace period where drivers wont be fined, but eventually polluting vehicles will be liable for £60
- [Heated wallpaper trialled in homes to cut costs and emissions](https://cities-today.com/heated-wallpaper-trialled-in-homes-to-cut-costs-and-emissions/) - Wallpaper that heats homes is being trialled at a social housing development in Tredegar, Wales. The technology could offer a cheaper alternative to radiators and heat pumps. It is one of a number of pilots being carried out by housing association Melin Homes with funding from the Welsh Government’s Optimised RetroFit Programme. Several councils are
- [Germany introduces €9 unlimited monthly public transit pass](https://cities-today.com/germany-introduces-e9-unlimited-monthly-public-transit-pass/) - The German government is launching a €9 ($US9.60) unlimited monthly travel pass this week as part of plans to boost public transport ridership and ease the effects of inflation and skyrocketing energy costs. From 1 June to 31 August 2022, anyone who purchases the discounted ticket can travel as many times as they want across
- [Portland loses $1.4 million in fraudulent transaction after cybersecurity breach](https://cities-today.com/portland-loses-1-4-million-in-fraudulent-transaction-after-cybersecurity-breach/) - The City of Portland, Oregon has launched a cybersecurity investigation after it discovered a fraudulent financial transaction of approximately US$1.4 million had taken place in late April. The loss only came to light weeks later on May 17 after another fraudulent attempt was made from the same account. Preliminary evidence indicates that an unauthorised outside
- [E-scooter fire safety becoming a growing concern](https://cities-today.com/e-scooter-fire-safety-becoming-a-growing-concern/) - Reports of spontaneous e-scooter fires and explosions have recently gathered pace. Christopher Carey looks at what's behind the issue and what more can be done to increase safety. The benefits of a compact, fast and fully electric mode of transport are clear – less congestion, pollution and time wasted navigating city streets. But as e-scooters
- [City dashboard combines homelessness and housing affordability data](https://cities-today.com/city-dashboard-combines-homelessness-and-housing-affordability-data/) - The City of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada has launched a new data dashboard that will be used to inform efforts to meet housing needs and reduce homelessness. Hamilton’s Housing and Homelessness Dashboard consolidates data about the state of homelessness and access to affordable housing. While several cities share homelessness data, Hamilton’s initiative aims to create a
- [UK government launches competition to boost self-driving vehicles](https://cities-today.com/uk-government-launches-competition-to-boost-self-driving-vehicles/) - The UK government has launched a £40 million (US$50 million) scheme to kick-start commercial autonomous vehicle (AV) services, such as delivery vehicles and passenger shuttles. The Commercialising Connected and Automated Mobility competition will provide grants to help roll out commercial self-driving vehicles across the UK from 2025. UK Transport Minister Trudy Harrison said: "We know
- [New York transit agencies pilot tech to restore rider confidence](https://cities-today.com/new-york-transit-agencies-pilot-tech-to-restore-rider-confidence/) - New York's Transit Tech Lab has picked ten companies to develop projects to help the region’s transit systems recover from the pandemic by improving the safety and sustainability of the network. The Lab – a start-up accelerator led by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the non-profit Partnership for New York City – announced the latest
- [French mayor backs hydrogen in climate strategy](https://cities-today.com/french-mayor-backs-hydrogen-in-climate-strategy/) - Cities around the world are at the early stages of incorporating hydrogen into their energy mix. As part of its climate strategy, the city of Issy-les-Moulineaux wants to be a pioneer of hydrogen power from renewable sources. This includes demonstrating how it can be used for mobility and residential heating, and establishing one of the
- [Cities expected to ramp up green building regulation](https://cities-today.com/cities-expected-to-ramp-up-green-building-regulation/) - A new report from real estate services company JLL has called on cities to increase their focus on establishing the infrastructure, frameworks, laws and incentives to decarbonise buildings. It also urges the private sector to act ahead of regulation, which JLL expects to ramp up from 2025. The Decarbonizing Cities and Real Estate report says:
- [The US city on a mission to decarbonise every single building](https://cities-today.com/the-us-city-on-a-mission-to-decarbonise-every-single-building/) - The City of Ithaca in New York has approved a plan to electrify and decarbonise all buildings as part of its goal to become carbon-neutral by 2030. A consortium led by Brooklyn-based climate tech company BlocPower will lead the Energy Efficiency Retrofit and Thermal Load Electrification Program. The city of 30,000 people is the first
- [London's biggest rail expansion in 50 years opens for service](https://cities-today.com/londons-biggest-rail-expansion-in-50-years-opens-for-service/) - One of London’s most eagerly anticipated transport projects – the £19 billion (US$24 billion) Elizabeth line – opened for business today, with passengers queuing through the night to be first on the new trains. The service promises to drastically cut journey times across London and is the largest increase in the city's rail capacity for
- [Bike-mounted officers to keep Philadelphia's cycle lanes clear](https://cities-today.com/bike-mounted-officers-to-keep-philadelphias-cycle-lanes-clear/) - Philadelphia’s Parking Authority (PPA) is adding a force of bike-mounted enforcement officers to help keep the city’s cycle lanes clear. Citing 41 deaths and over 135 injuries since 2011, PPA Deputy Executive Director Corinne O’Connor announced the Bicycle Lane Enforcement Initiative, which calls for the targeted assignment of eight new enforcement officers to focus exclusively
- [Cities urged to act on private sensors in public spaces](https://cities-today.com/cities-urged-to-act-on-private-sensors-in-public-spaces/) - Greater oversight is needed of sensors installed by commercial organisations in privately owned public spaces, according to a new report. It calls for cities to pay more attention to the likes of digital billboards, shopping centre cameras, retail Wi-Fi tracking, and automatic number plate recognition systems. The When Billboards Stare Back report has been launched
- [Study reveals eight in ten women feel unsafe using e-scooters](https://cities-today.com/study-reveals-eight-in-ten-women-feel-unsafe-using-e-scooters/) - Over three-quarters of women (79 percent) reported not feeling safe using e-scooters in new research from UK non-profit Women in Transport and micromobility firm Voi. A similar number say that drivers’ and other road users’ attitudes towards e-scooter riders were a barrier to using the micromobility mode, with a further 83 percent saying docking locations
- [Washington offers internet providers free rooftop access for affordable services](https://cities-today.com/washington-offers-internet-providers-free-rooftop-access-for-affordable-services/) - Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the new Community Internet Program in Washington, DC will give companies free access to city-owned rooftops if they provide high-speed services at reduced or no cost to low-income residents. To be included, firms must agree to participate in the Biden adminstration's Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and meet speed requirements. The US$1
- [Walking and cycling schemes in England get £200 million boost](https://cities-today.com/walking-and-cycling-schemes-in-england-get-200-million-boost/) - Walking and cycling schemes across England have been awarded a share of £200 million (US$249 million) in government funding to boost active travel. The UK Department for Transport says the money will help “millions of people” breathe cleaner air, access more affordable travel and "reap the benefits of a more active lifestyle". The government’s new
- [Study shows smart traffic systems could cut CO2 emissions](https://cities-today.com/study-shows-smart-traffic-systems-could-cut-co2-emissions/) - Global savings in CO2 emissions from smart traffic management systems could hit 205 MMT (Million Metric Tons) by 2027, up from just 145.7 MMT in 2022 – a growth of 41 percent. The findings were revealed in a new study by Juniper Research, which says the savings will be equal to almost twice the CO2
- [Report reveals concerning levels of abuse faced by US mayors](https://cities-today.com/report-reveals-concerning-levels-of-abuse-faced-by-us-mayors/) - A new report finds that political violence against US mayors is common and more prevalent for women and mayors of colour. This includes threats, attacks and abuse both online and in person. In the survey of almost 1,000 mayors, 95 percent reported experiencing psychological violence at least once. This is defined as an act likely
- [London and New York expand emissions tracking to consumer goods](https://cities-today.com/london-and-new-york-expand-emissions-tracking-to-consumer-goods/) - Climate action network C40 Cities has partnered with payment company American Express to help London and New York measure and reduce consumption-based emissions. The initiative will enable the cities to go beyond the emissions they have direct control over to also bring food, construction materials and consumer goods into their decarbonisation strategies. Sadiq Khan, Mayor
- [Researchers develop video-based AI traffic light system](https://cities-today.com/researchers-develop-video-based-ai-traffic-light-system/) - Long queues at traffic lights could be a thing of the past, thanks to a new artificial intelligence (AI) system developed by researchers at Aston University, Birmingham. The AI reads live camera footage and adapts traffic lights to keep vehicles flowing and reduce congestion. In testing, the system significantly outperformed all other methods, which typically
- [How Liverpool is taking control of its transport future](https://cities-today.com/how-liverpool-is-taking-control-of-its-transport-future/) - Christopher Carey talks to Liverpool’s transport lead Liam Robinson about modernising the city's network and what gets him out of bed in the morning. Before Liverpool City Region commissioned its first rail fleet in over 40 years, authorities asked the public a simple question: What features would you like to see on your new trains?
- [Miami-Dade pilots sensors to cut water revenue leakage](https://cities-today.com/miami-dade-pilots-sensors-to-cut-water-revenue-leakage/) - Miami-Dade County has announced a series of water-focused projects to reduce wastage, save money and foster innovation. The first is a four-month pilot programme to ensure commercial water usage is accurately measured and billed for. Sensors from technology company Olea Edge Analytics will be deployed on over 25 large commercial water meters in the area.
- [Report highlights the role of cities and emerging tech in supply chain resilience](https://cities-today.com/report-highlights-the-role-of-cities-and-emerging-tech-in-supply-chain-resilience/) - Technologies such as sensors, drones, autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence (AI) forecasting could reduce vulnerabilities in Melbourne’s supply chain that were highlighted during the pandemic, according to a new report. Towards just and resilient supply chains for the digital CBD – published by RMIT University – also sees a role for blockchain and non-fungible tokens
- [San Diego set to impose new e-scooter restrictions](https://cities-today.com/san-diego-set-to-impose-new-e-scooter-restrictions/) - San Diego City Council is set to vote on new regulations that could have a major impact on its e-scooter scheme. Under rules proposed by the Council’s Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the city’s 11,050 e-scooters could be reduced to 8,000, and the seven firms currently operating services could be cut to just two. Companies
- [Prague introduces chatbot for Ukrainian refugees](https://cities-today.com/prague-introduces-chatbot-for-ukrainian-refugees/) - Prague has claimed a European first with the launch of a chatbot for Ukrainian refugees. The chatbot is designed for both people who want to offer help and those who are fleeing the war and arriving in the Czech Republic and Prague. It answers common questions and provides information about what to do on arrival,
- [Seoul launches virtual reality pilot for autonomous vehicles](https://cities-today.com/seoul-launches-virtual-reality-pilot-for-autonomous-vehicles/) - Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has announced it is building a virtual reality (VR) driving zone to test autonomous vehicles. Forming part of the cooperative intelligent transport system (C-ITS) construction project, the VR simulator will reflect road, traffic and weather conditions using digital twin technologies. The simulator will be open to the public, and any organisation,
- [Chicago creates digital equity council](https://cities-today.com/chicago-creates-digital-equity-council/) - A new Digital Equity Council made up of community-based organisations, government entities, and subject matter experts is the latest step in Chicago’s push to expand access to affordable internet across the city. As many as 20 percent of Chicago households don’t have the internet, and over 12 percent don’t have a computer. Communities with the
- [The city where no one is lonely](https://cities-today.com/the-city-where-no-one-is-lonely/) - A recent report called on cities to consider setting a target of ‘zero loneliness’. Sarah Wray looks at whether this is possible and how we might get there, from spatial planning to designing more kindness into public services. According to the latest statistics, one in 20 adults in Britain are often or always lonely. This
- [‘Data stories’ could help address Dublin's housing crisis](https://cities-today.com/data-stories-could-help-address-dublins-housing-crisis/) - A Maynooth University researcher has been awarded a €2.4 million (US$2.5 million) European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant for a project to map out property and planning data in Dublin and bring it to life in new ways using creative and artistic approaches. It is hoped that the new methodology can contribute to tackling issues
- [Los Angeles launches universal basic mobility pilot](https://cities-today.com/los-angeles-launches-universal-basic-mobility-pilot/) - Los Angeles’ Department of Transportation (LADOT) has launched a US$17.8 million Universal Basic Mobility (UBM) pilot to bring a mix of affordable transport options to the city’s most underserved communities. The pilot will offer South LA residents a variety of mobility options for free or at reduced cost, and includes an e-bike loan scheme, a free on-demand
- [Florida city turns algae into fuel](https://cities-today.com/florida-city-turns-algae-into-fuel/) - The City of Altamonte Springs is piloting technology that it says could help solve the renewable energy crisis by transforming raw materials into fuel for cars, jets, trucks and more. The city is working with infrastructure consulting firm AECOM and water technology company Genifuel to showcase the use of hydrothermal processing (HTP) to turn harmful
- [100 European cities pledge to become climate neutral by 2030](https://cities-today.com/100-european-cities-pledge-to-become-climate-neutral-by-2030/) - The European Commission has announced that 100 cities will take part in a programme to rapidly cut emissions in urban areas – with the aim of reaching climate neutrality by 2030. The 100 cities come from all 27 member states, and an additional 12 cities from countries outside the bloc have also been selected to
- [Pittsburgh launches smart loading zones as part of a kerb management pilot](https://cities-today.com/pittsburgh-launches-smart-loading-zones-as-part-of-a-kerb-management-pilot/) - Pittsburgh has kicked off a year-long kerb management pilot that will replace 20 existing delivery loading areas with camera-enabled ‘smart’ zones. The city has been awarded a US$100,000 grant from software firm Automotus to run the pilot, which will study the impact of kerbside loading zones by analysing activity in real time, automating payment for
- [New Orleans’ smart city project collapses amid procurement investigation](https://cities-today.com/new-orleans-smart-city-project-collapses-amid-procurement-investigation/) - A multimillion-dollar project in New Orleans aimed at closing the digital divide and boosting economic development became mired in controversy and this week came crashing down. What went wrong? In April last year, the City of New Orleans issued a request for proposals (RFP) for broadband connectivity and smart city solutions with the aim of
- [Sydney’s free public transport initiative sees ferry trips surge](https://cities-today.com/sydneys-free-public-transport-initiative-sees-ferry-trips-surge/) - Sydney's public transport patronage surged during a recent fare-free initiative, with more than 13.2 million trips taken across the city over a 12-day period – a daily average of more than 1.1 million trips. Data from Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) confirmed that ferries were one of the most popular options during the scheme,
- [The real benefits of smart homes could be in social care](https://cities-today.com/the-real-benefits-of-smart-homes-could-be-in-social-care/) - Smart home technology promises a futuristic vision of convenience and comfort, where lights sync with music and the fridge orders our groceries. But the true benefits could address the much more important challenge of helping people to live independently at home for longer. Rising social care costs, an ageing population, and a shortage of care
- [San Francisco appoints new Chief Digital Services Officer](https://cities-today.com/san-francisco-appoints-new-chief-digital-services-officer/) - The City and County of San Francisco has named Cyd Harrell as its new Chief Digital Services Officer. She will oversee San Francisco Digital Services, a city agency focused on working with departments to improve service design. “Cyd’s wealth of experience in government technology and user-centred design will help us strengthen and transform how we connect
- [Cities urged to help shape the metaverse](https://cities-today.com/cities-urged-to-help-shape-the-metaverse/) - For some, the metaverse is the future of the internet, retail, media and everything in between. For others, it’s distracting hype beset with risks. Whatever its eventual form turns out to be, the likelihood is that the metaverse is coming. That’s why Lena Geraghty, Director of Sustainability and Innovation at the National League of Cities
- ['World-first' airport for drones opens in Coventry](https://cities-today.com/world-first-airport-for-drones-opens-in-coventry/) - UK start-up Urban-Air Port (UAP) has announced the opening of ‘Air-One’, a fully-operational hub for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, such as air taxis and autonomous cargo drones. The vertiport – dubbed the 'worlds smallest airport' – was opened in Coventry after months of development and a significant investment from Hyundai Motor Group’s urban
- [Denver offers residents instant rebates on e-bike purchases](https://cities-today.com/denver-offers-residents-instant-rebates-on-e-bike-purchases/) - The City of Denver is offering residents US$400 rebates on the purchase of e-bikes as part of a newly launched climate action programme. Low-income residents are eligible for larger concessions – up to US$1,200 – through the scheme, with the city also offering an additional US$500 instant rebate on e-cargo bikes. The initiatives are part
- [Panasonic’s new ‘smart town’ to run on renewable energy](https://cities-today.com/panasonics-new-smart-town-to-run-on-renewable-energy/) - Technology company Panasonic is due to open its third ‘smart town’ in Japan later this week on 29 April. The goal is for Suita to become Japan's first urban development that derives all of its electricity from renewable sources. The community includes features such as artificial intelligence-powered cameras, digital health programmes and sensor-equipped homes to
- [UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus hits the road](https://cities-today.com/uks-first-full-sized-autonomous-bus-hits-the-road/) - The UK’s first full-sized self-driving bus will take to the roads this week as part of a government-sponsored autonomous vehicle project. The Project CAVForth pilot, which is funded by the UK government’s Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV), will see five single-deck autonomous buses – each manned by a safety driver – operate in
- [Congestion charges ranked as the most effective way to reduce car use in cities](https://cities-today.com/congestion-charges-ranked-as-the-most-effective-way-to-reduce-car-use-in-cities/) - Introducing congestion charges can reduce urban car traffic by up to 33 percent, according to new research from Sweden's Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies. The study – published in the Case Studies on Transport Policy journal – ranks the 12 most effective measures that European cities have incorporated in recent decades to reduce car
- [Helsinki's innovation agents scout out the best new ideas](https://cities-today.com/helsinkis-innovation-agents-scout-out-the-best-new-ideas/) - Vendors often find it hard to get their products in front of the right people in cities outside a formal procurement process. Meanwhile, city departments want fresh ideas but can find themselves overwhelmed with solutions that may not meet their needs. Helsinki aims to help both parties with its team of 'innovation agents'. The city
- [Mapping the multimodal future of US mobility](https://cities-today.com/mapping-the-multimodal-future-of-us-mobility/) - At a recent Cities Today event in Columbus, transport leaders from across the US discussed their multipronged approaches to driving modal shift. As cities push to persuade people out of their cars towards more sustainable modes of transport, data is central to tracking results, understanding shifts, and adapting fast. Mobility leaders are also finding that
- [Chicago launches multi-agency data system for early childhood insights ](https://cities-today.com/chicago-launches-multi-agency-data-system-for-early-childhood-insights/) - The City of Chicago has partnered with early childcare providers and Northern Illinois University (NIU) to launch an integrated system that allows multiple agencies to share data. From this summer, the Chicago Early Childhood Integrated Data System (CECIDS) will bring together data from across systems and programmes in near real-time, allowing for citywide and neighbourhood-level
- [Berlin's new cybersecurity centre battles rising threats](https://cities-today.com/berlins-new-cybersecurity-centre-battles-rising-threats/) - The City of Berlin has opened a new security operations centre (SOC) to strengthen protection against growing cyber threats from hackers, malware and security vulnerabilities. The city already faces 15 million attempted cyber attacks on its systems per year and is on heightened alert due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Staff at the SOC, which
- [Chicago seeks public feedback on new bus plans](https://cities-today.com/chicago-seeks-public-feedback-on-new-bus-plans/) - The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) is seeking public input on the development of its Better Streets for Buses plan, which will focus on improving services on key routes across the city. Residents will be asked for feedback on options for bus improvements such as enhanced bus stops that improve accessibility, traffic signals that give
- [Montreal launches real-time tracking for paratransit services](https://cities-today.com/montreal-launches-real-time-tracking-for-paratransit-services/) - Montreal’s public transport agency has launched a new app feature that allows paratransit customers to track vehicle locations in real-time. The Société de transport de Montréal’s (STM) SIRTA online reservation system – which is applicable to all minibuses and taxi partner vehicles – can be accessed via computer, tablet or smartphone, with vehicle location data
- [First head of civic organising appointed in Boston](https://cities-today.com/first-head-of-civic-organising-appointed-in-boston/) - The City of Boston is opening a new Office of Civic Organizing (OCO) and Mayor Michelle Wu named Henry Santana as its inaugural director. The OCO will work on partnerships and programmes that create more opportunities for residents to play an active role in their communities. It will also support and hold other departments accountable
- [US cities are riding the next wave of mobility innovation](https://cities-today.com/us-cities-are-riding-the-next-wave-of-mobility-innovation/) - At a recent Cities Today Institute event in Columbus, US mobility leaders reflected on what they have learned from recent innovation efforts and looked ahead to what's next. The financial impact of COVID-19, coupled with a need to boost equity and reduce emissions, has put unprecedented pressure on already limited resources in US cities, and
- [Toronto wants greater control over its digital destiny](https://cities-today.com/toronto-wants-greater-control-over-its-digital-destiny/) - Sarah Wray explores Toronto’s new Digital Infrastructure Strategic Framework, which aims to provide better transparency for residents and keep the city's options open. Toronto’s new Digital Infrastructure Strategic Framework (DISF) aims to give the city and residents more control over how technology is procured, implemented and maintained. This refers to physical infrastructure such as sensors,
- [European cities urged to ban cars to hit Putin regime](https://cities-today.com/european-cities-urged-to-ban-cars-to-hit-putin-regime/) - Cars should be banned from European city centres to save energy and prevent Russia profiting from fossil fuel sales, a report from climate action group RePlanet has urged. The report, authored by climate adviser Mark Lynas, energy analyst Rauli Partanen, and energy and sustainability installations specialist Joris van Dorp, claims it would be possible for
- [EV charging points hacked to show explicit material](https://cities-today.com/ev-charging-points-hacked-to-show-explicit-material/) - A UK council has apologised after its electric vehicle (EV) charging stations were hacked to display a pornographic website. Three Isle of Wight Council car parks were affected by the breach, where screens which were supposed to display the network's own website were hacked to take visitors to a pornographic site. A council spokesperson said:
- [Cities have turbocharged digital transformation – can they sustain it?](https://cities-today.com/cities-have-turbocharged-digital-transformation-can-they-sustain-it/) - At a recent Cities Today Institute event in Philadelphia, US digitalisation leaders discussed their efforts to retain new-found agility without creating expectations that they can’t fulfil. During the height of the pandemic city digitalisation leaders rapidly adapted the smart city plans they were gradually rolling out to saving lives, keeping essential services running and preventing
- [The rise of the data steward](https://cities-today.com/the-rise-of-the-data-steward/) - As data use and collaboration become more advanced, there is a need for a new profession within the public and private sectors, says Stefaan Verhulst, Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer at New York University’s The GovLab. He calls this role the ‘data steward' and is also seeking to expand existing definitions of the
- [Baltimore partners with Lyft for free rides to work](https://cities-today.com/baltimore-partners-with-lyft-for-free-rides-to-work/) - Baltimore’s new ‘Let’s Ride to Work’ programme aims to support newly employed residents by providing free rides to and from work for their first four weeks of employment. The initiative is a partnership between the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development (MOED) and ride-hailing company Lyft. It is part of Baltimore’s COVID-19 employment recovery strategy, and
- [UK city shares results from active travel incentive challenge](https://cities-today.com/uk-city-shares-results-from-active-travel-incentive-challenge/) - The UK city of Leicester has completed an incentive-based active travel scheme which saw the highest ranked participants awarded prizes for walking, cycling and taking public transport. Throughout March, over 500 employees from 82 companies took part in the Let’s Go Workplace Challenge, which awarded points to residents engaging in active or sustainable travel. In
- [San Diego moves ahead with surveillance technology oversight board](https://cities-today.com/san-diego-moves-ahead-with-surveillance-technology-oversight-board/) - San Diego City Council has approved the creation of a Privacy Board to advise on the acquisition and use of surveillance technologies. It will comprise nine volunteer members, six of whom must be city residents, appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council. The creation of the board came about following San Diego’s smart
- [Making Europe's mobility modal shift a reality](https://cities-today.com/making-europes-mobility-modal-shift-a-reality/) - Christopher Carey rounds up the key talking points from a recent Cities Today City Leadership Forum event attended by transport decision-makers from across Europe. As commuters return to Europe’s roads, public transport and cycle paths, more cities are looking at how mobility can be better managed to meet changing priorities. The need to shift to
- [UK cities call for new ‘health first’ approach to urban planning](https://cities-today.com/uk-cities-call-for-new-health-first-approach-to-urban-planning/) - The UK’s planning system should be reformed to shift the focus from buildings and infrastructure to a ‘health first' principle, according to a new report from Key Cities, a network of 25 cities across England and Wales. The report, The Healthy City, sets out a new vision for cities by 2050 and argues that interlinked
- [FBI cautions against paying cyber ransom as local governments feel the strain](https://cities-today.com/fbi-cautions-against-paying-cyber-ransom-as-local-governments-feel-the-strain/) - As cyber-attacks continue to ‘strain’ US cities, states and public services through disrupted operations, risks to public safety, and financial losses, the FBI has urged local governments not to pay ransomware demands. According to a new bulletin, reports to the FBI during 2021 showed that within the government facilities sector, local government entities were the
- [European cities are using data to make roads safer and smarter](https://cities-today.com/european-cities-are-using-data-to-make-roads-safer-and-smarter/) - Christopher Carey rounds up the key talking points from a recent Cities Today City Leadership Forum event attended by transport decision-makers from across Europe. As cities bounce back from COVID-19 and traffic returns, transport leaders are looking to incorporate new tools to improve the safety and efficiency of services. In the UK, Transport for London
- [Female mayors still face a battle against sexism](https://cities-today.com/still-face-sexism/) - It was famously said that Ginger Rogers did everything her dance partner Fred Astaire did but “backwards and in high heels”. It seems the metaphor still holds up for today’s female mayors, although they emphatically wear whatever shoes they like. While things are slowly changing and several of the major US cities have female mayors,
- [How the next wave of tech hubs can be more inclusive](https://cities-today.com/how-the-next-wave-of-tech-hubs-can-be-more-inclusive/) - A new tool aims to help the next generation of tech hubs avoid the common pitfalls associated with rapid change. In a bid to diversify their economies away from legacy industries and to boost resilience, more cities are looking to put themselves on the innovation map to attract talent and high-growth companies. However, cities such
- [MIT study suggests cities should coordinate ride-hailing](https://cities-today.com/mit-study-suggests-city-platforms-to-coordinate-ride-hailing/) - A study by researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has revealed the extent to which ride-hailing competition clogs city streets. Working in collaboration with the Institute for Informatics and Telematics of the National Research Council of Italy, the paper suggests that cities should use a unified single platform to achieve an optimally sized ride-hailing
- [Four European cities to pilot first digital rights framework](https://cities-today.com/four-european-cities-to-pilot-first-digital-rights-framework/) - Brussels, Dublin, Sofia and Tirana have been selected to pilot the first digital rights governance framework for cities. The framework, developed by the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights, UN-Habitat, UCLG and Eurocities, in partnership with Open Society Foundations, aims to help cities put the commitments, structures and tools in place to manage the opportunities and
- [Can data reinvent the high street?](https://cities-today.com/can-data-reinvent-the-high-street/) - Cities are using data and new digital tools to help businesses recover from the pandemic and adapt for the future. Sarah Wray explores how these efforts are working out. Covid-19 lockdowns and turbulence over the past two years hit high streets and urban centres hard. In some cases, businesses had already been struggling due to
- [Brussels air quality project reveals disparities between rich and poor](https://cities-today.com/brussels-air-quality-project-reveals-disparities-between-rich-and-poor/) - A citizen-led air quality project in Brussels, Belgium has revealed a striking disparity in pollution levels across the city. Results from the CurieuzenAir initiative – the Belgian capital’s largest ever ‘citizen science’ project on air quality – found that socio-economically vulnerable neighbourhoods were more likely to suffer from high pollution levels. Between 25 September and
- [Study ranks Auckland as the world’s 'spongiest' city](https://cities-today.com/study-ranks-auckland-as-the-worlds-spongiest-city/) - Auckland, New Zealand has been ranked as the world’s ‘spongiest’ city by engineering consultancy Arup. The firm's Global Sponge Cities Snapshot report examined the amount of green space and permeable local soil in seven major global cities – London, New York, Singapore, Auckland, Mumbai, Nairobi and Shanghai. The study covered approximately 150 square kilometres of
- [UK city uses AI for personalised approach to tackling obesity](https://cities-today.com/uk-city-uses-ai-for-personalised-approach-to-tackling-obesity/) - ‘Eat less, move more’ is the simplistic advice often given about how to shed excess pounds. But most people who have tried to lose weight know it is rarely as straightforward as that. A new programme in Leicester is using artificial intelligence to provide more personalised weight loss support for people in a bid to
- [Kyiv reinvents its transport app to aid war effort](https://cities-today.com/kyiv-reinvents-its-transport-app-to-aid-war-effort/) - Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv residents used the city’s official app to buy transport tickets and pay for parking but overnight it has been transformed into a life-saving tool. The Kyiv Digital app – which has 1.5 million users – now warns residents of possible air attacks, maps the locations of bomb shelters,
- [New Zealand halves public transport fares as fuel prices soar](https://cities-today.com/new-zealand-halves-public-transport-fares-as-fuel-prices-soar/) - The government of New Zealand has announced that it will halve public transport fares for three months from the beginning of April as part of a cost-of-living package to offer relief from the global energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine. The government is also cutting petrol excise duty and road user charges which
- [Manchester set to cap bus fares after court ruling](https://cities-today.com/manchester-set-to-cap-bus-fares-after-court-ruling/) - Greater Manchester will cap bus fares at £2 (US$2.61) for adults and £1 for children as part of a shake-up of public transport in the UK city. It follows a landmark ruling at the Royal Courts of Justice last week which sided with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham over his plans to bring buses back under
- [San Jose’s new Chief Innovation Officer outlines his priorities](https://cities-today.com/san-joses-new-chief-innovation-officer-outlines-his-priorities/) - Digital inclusion, accessibility and public safety are top of the to-do list for Clay Garner, the City of San Jose’s new Chief Innovation Officer and Director of the Mayor’s Office of Technology and Innovation (MOTI). Garner first joined the MOTI team in 2019, after working at Google, and has served as Deputy Chief of Staff
- [Manchester launches ‘whole city’ digital strategy](https://cities-today.com/manchester-launches-whole-city-digital-strategy/) - Manchester City Council has outlined four key themes in its new Digital Strategy to 2026: smart people, digital places, future prosperity, and sustainable resilience. The plan, developed by the council with input from 63 partners, is a vision for the “whole city,” a statement said, incorporating the public, private, voluntary and community sectors, as well
- [$60m programme launched for advanced city data innovation](https://cities-today.com/60m-programme-launched-for-advanced-city-data-innovation/) - Bloomberg Philanthropies has launched a new City Data Alliance programme to help cities that use advanced data-driven decision-making to take their work to the next level. The initiative will identify 100 cities from across North and South America that are the most sophisticated at using data and provide them with executive education, direct-to-city coaching, and
- [Westminster Council introduces multi-service digital card](https://cities-today.com/westminster-council-introduces-multi-service-digital-card/) - The London borough of Westminster is rolling out a new digital card which residents will be able to use to access a range of local services. It is understood to be one of the first multi-service digital cards to be implemented by a UK local authority. The card, which works in conjunction with the new
- [How cities are fighting back against noise pollution](https://cities-today.com/how-cities-are-fighting-back-against-noise-pollution/) - The dangers of polluted air are well known – some cities are now taking a similar approach to also crack down on urban noise. Christopher Carey looks at the technologies and policies that are emerging. Ever had a pleasant city stroll interrupted by a loud motorcyclist revving their engine? As annoying as this may be,
- [5G offers new revenue and equity opportunities for cities, says report](https://cities-today.com/5g-offers-new-revenue-and-equity-opportunities-for-cities-says-report/) - The proliferation of 5G provides cities with an "unprecedented opportunity" to generate new revenue streams and drive digital equity, according to a new report from Guidehouse Insights. However, misinformation about 5G remains a challenge, the analysts say. 5G revenue models include leasing infrastructure such as buildings and light poles to host small cells and –
- [Cities step up data-driven efforts to outsmart rats](https://cities-today.com/cities-step-up-data-driven-efforts-to-outsmart-rats/) - The City of Somerville in Massachusetts is piloting sensor-equipped rat traps that provide real-time data to inform pest control. Working with partner Modern Pest Services, the city will install 50 SMART Boxes in four neighbourhoods for the five-month pilot. When a rodent enters a SMART Box, sensors detect movement and body heat and activate a
- [London boroughs form women’s local government network](https://cities-today.com/london-boroughs-form-womens-local-government-network/) - The London Boroughs Women's Network has been set up to “amplify the voices of all women” in London local authorities and co-ordinate action towards shared priorities. It is a collaboration between all 32 London boroughs and the City of London Corporation. The Network’s development has been led by Tower Hamlets Council and aims to support
- [Four US cities launch 5G networks](https://cities-today.com/four-us-cities-launch-5g-networks/) - Sacramento, Houston, Indianapolis, and Los Angeles have launched the ‘world’s first’ commercial 5G broadband Internet service. Built on Verizon’s 5G network, the public-private partnership infrastructure provides 5G to the home and will, in the future, allow the cities to test autonomous vehicles and other developing technologies on the network. Speaking to Cities Today on the
- [London Mayor plans to take Ultra Low Emission Zone city-wide](https://cities-today.com/london-mayor-plans-to-take-ultra-low-emission-zone-city-wide/) - London's Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced plans to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) across the whole city next year. He has asked Transport for London to consult on the proposal which would mean that motorists in vehicles that do not meet emissions standards would have to pay £12.50 (US$16.48) a day to drive
- [Cities Today Institute launches collaborative programme to address urban challenges](https://cities-today.com/cities-today-institute-launches-collaborative-programme-to-address-urban-challenges/) - The Cities Today Institute has launched a new programme to enable cities to collaborate on shared challenges to find solutions faster. The City Innovators’ Hub will support multi-city open innovation projects and pilots, tailored smart city training, and peer-to-peer learning through exclusive video case studies and a library of policy and strategy documents. Cities will
- [New York City’s former CTO joins broadband start-up](https://cities-today.com/new-york-citys-former-cto-joins-broadband-start-up/) - John Paul Farmer, who was New York City’s Chief Technology Officer until January, has joined fixed wireless broadband provider WeLink as its Chief Innovation Officer and President of Cities. Farmer told Cities Today he was open-minded about what his next move would be after departing city government. He was “trying to find the thing that
- [Dublin’s Academy of the Near Future aims to demystify smart cities](https://cities-today.com/dublins-academy-of-the-near-future-aims-to-demystify-smart-cities/) - Jamie Cudden and Grace D’Arcy tell Cities Today why the education and skills programme is essential to Dublin’s smart city success. From drones to a digital twin and connected lifebuoys, Dublin has a range of cutting-edge technology projects underway, but the one that Smart City Program Manager Jamie Cudden is particularly excited about is the
- [US infrastructure upgrades face talent shortage crisis](https://cities-today.com/us-infrastructure-upgrades-face-talent-shortage-crisis/) - The US Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will bring US$550 billion in new spending over the next five years – but deployment challenges lie ahead, according to a survey from the Deloitte Center for Government Insights. Government and private sector leaders ranked talent and expertise shortages as the biggest obstacle to implementing infrastructure projects over
- [UK transport authorities call for powers to set e-scooter rules](https://cities-today.com/uk-transport-authorities-call-for-powers-to-set-e-scooter-rules/) - The Urban Transport Group is calling for a new national framework to give local transport authorities the option to regulate key aspects of micromobility services in line with their individual needs and circumstances. In a new report, the network of the UK’s major city region transport authorities says new powers could give them the option
- [City digital twin adoption growing fast but challenges remain](https://cities-today.com/city-digital-twin-adoption-growing-fast-but-challenges-remain/) - Annual revenue from municipal digital twins is projected to grow to US$2.5 billion by 2031, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25 percent, according to a new global report from Guidehouse Insights. Common in the engineering and manufacturing sectors, digital twins are increasingly being adopted by cities for a variety of use cases,
- [Concern over scale of UK bus routes facing cuts](https://cities-today.com/concern-over-scale-of-uk-bus-routes-facing-cuts/) - Updated 1 March, 2022: The UK government announced that it will provide £150 million as a “final” COVID-19 support package to help local transport authorities and operators run bus and light rail services for six months. English city regions are warning of large reductions to bus services amid a financial crisis. A third of bus
- [Oxford launches zero emissions zone](https://cities-today.com/oxford-launches-zero-emissions-zone/) - Oxford has launched a zero emissions zone (ZEZ) pilot in a bid to cut down on polluting vehicles. Drivers of non-fully electric vehicles – including hybrid cars – using certain city centre roads will be charged a daily fee of between £2 (US$2.69) and £10 under new rules, with automatic number plate recognition cameras used
- [Upcycling scheme gives e-scooter batteries a second life](https://cities-today.com/upcycling-scheme-gives-e-scooter-batteries-a-second-life/) - Micromobility firm TIER has announced a new partnership that gives ageing electric lithium batteries a second life. Partnering with German start-up Vertical Values, the firm will repair and upcycle defective batteries from electric scooters and assemble still-useable cells into new batteries. Lithium batteries are prime targets for upcycling as they are typically decommissioned from their
- [Grave IPCC report recognises cities as central in the climate crisis](https://cities-today.com/grave-ipcc-report-recognises-cities-as-central-in-the-climate-crisis/) - Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, with communities and ecosystems least able to cope being hardest hit. This is the conclusion of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. It presents a “dire warning” about the consequences
- [Long Beach ‘flips the script’ on tech procurement with open pitch programme](https://cities-today.com/long-beach-flips-the-script-on-tech-procurement-with-open-pitch-programme/) - Long Beach has launched a new programme that enables vendors to pitch ideas and technology solutions even when the city hasn’t issued a formal request for proposals (RFP) or challenge. The programme is part of Long Beach’s smart city initiative. “Pitch Long Beach! provides a clear process for innovative and emerging technology ideas to be pitched
- [UK public transport ranked most expensive in Europe](https://cities-today.com/uk-public-transport-ranked-most-expensive-in-europe/) - A report from campaign group Transport and Environment has found that the UK’s three largest cities – London, Birmingham and Manchester – are ranked lowest in Europe for public transport affordability. Out of 36 European cities, London came 36th in the Clean Cities Campaign report, preceded by Manchester (35th) and Birmingham (34th), with residents in
- [Edinburgh cracks down on short-term rentals](https://cities-today.com/edinburgh-cracks-down-on-short-term-rentals/) - Short-term rentals in the Scottish city of Edinburgh may soon require planning permission to operate after councillors voted for tighter regulations to be imposed. A proposal to ask the Scottish Government to designate the city as a short-term let (STL) control area was unanimously approved by city councillors at a meeting of the council's Planning
- [Rotterdam redefines resilience with new strategy](https://cities-today.com/rotterdam-redefines-resilience-with-new-strategy/) - Publishing its second resilience strategy, the City of Rotterdam has broadened the scope from climate risks to also increase the focus on economic, social, energy, ecological and digital readiness. Rotterdam, a low-lying port city that is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, was one of the first cities in the world to publish
- [Liverpool to insist on 'social value' in council contracts](https://cities-today.com/liverpool-to-insist-on-social-value-in-council-contracts/) - Liverpool City Council is set to make changes to the way it designs projects and contracts for suppliers, going beyond financial considerations to ensure agreements deliver economic, social and environmental benefits. This could include requirements for support or training to be provided for the long-term unemployed, businesses giving careers advice in schools, sharing building space
- [Glasgow’s digital housing strategy aims to improve inclusion, services and health](https://cities-today.com/glasgows-digital-housing-strategy-aims-to-improve-inclusion-services-and-health/) - The City of Glasgow is addressing a range of issues such as the digital divide, fuel poverty, and support for independent living via a new Digital Housing Strategy. The strategy is understood to be one of the first of its kind in Scotland and beyond. The plan which runs until 2028 is based around four
- [Autonomous vehicle trials underway on London streets](https://cities-today.com/autonomous-vehicle-trials-underway-on-london-streets/) - After months of development, simulation and testing on private tracks, ServCity – a UK government-funded autonomous vehicle (AV) research project – has started real-world trials on London streets. The trials are centred around the Smart Mobility Living Lab in Greenwich and will gather data and test vehicle performance. Over the next three years, six partners
- [Councils urged to use vacant spaces for resident engagement](https://cities-today.com/councils-urged-to-use-vacant-spaces-for-resident-engagement/) - Local authorities should explore using vacant facilities on high streets and elsewhere as spaces for public engagement, according to a new report from UK thinktank Demos. It argues that council-run physical spaces can strengthen the bond between local government and residents. The Locating Authority report introduces the idea of ‘relational local government’ based on three
- [New York's MTA sued over lack of paratransit discounts](https://cities-today.com/new-yorks-mta-sued-over-lack-of-paratransit-discounts/) - New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is being sued for not providing customers of its Access-A-Ride paratransit service the same half-priced fares that are available to elderly or disabled riders on the city’s subway and buses. The class action lawsuit was filed in the state Supreme Court last week by five plaintiffs on behalf of
- [Glasgow unveils plans to reduce car use by 30 percent](https://cities-today.com/glasgow-unveils-plans-to-reduce-car-use-by-30-percent/) - Glasgow has announced plans to reduce the number of kilometres travelled by car in the city by 30 percent within this decade as part of efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. The Scottish city’s new draft transport strategy also aims to tackle poverty, support economic growth and create more liveable neighbourhoods by boosting public
- [Philadelphia releases five-year digital equity plan](https://cities-today.com/philadelphia-releases-five-year-digital-equity-plan/) - The City of Philadelphia has established an executive order and released a five-year plan to address the multifaceted barriers to digital access. Philadelphia’s first Digital Equity Plan lays out key goals and strategies to tackle affordability and availability of broadband and devices, as well as obstacles related to language, race, digital literacy skills, disabilities, and
- [Wheelchairs used to map accessible routes](https://cities-today.com/wheelchairs-used-to-map-accessible-routes/) - Sunshine Coast Council in Australia is using sensor-equipped wheelchairs to map the best routes for mobility-impaired residents and visitors. The trial, in partnership with Briometrix and Spinal Life Australia, will use devices installed on wheelchairs operated by specially trained local ‘Pilots’ to track routes from Maroochydore to Mooloolaba. Briometrix’s technology collects information about footpath conditions,
- [London and New York see post-pandemic ridership recovery](https://cities-today.com/london-and-new-york-see-post-pandemic-ridership-recovery/) - Transport for London (TfL) has released new data showing a 25 percent increase in underground (Tube) passengers since early January, with ridership now at around 60 percent of pre-pandemic levels. Bus ridership is also up to 75 percent of previous levels, with the recent lifting of working from home restrictions on 19 January likely to
- [Chicago wraps up US$160-million streetlight project](https://cities-today.com/chicago-wraps-up-us160-million-streetlight-project/) - Chicago has completed a massive streetlight modernisation project that has improved the quality of night-time visibility throughout the city and is projected to save taxpayers US$100 million in electricity costs over the next ten years. The Chicago Smart Lighting Program (CSLP) – primarily executed by the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) – replaced 280,000 high-pressure
- [Increasing London river freight deliveries could cut congestion](https://cities-today.com/increasing-london-river-freight-deliveries-could-cut-congestion-and-pollution/) - A new report from the UK’s Thames Estuary Growth Board has touted the untapped potential for freight deliveries on London's primary river, the Thames. The report, Light Freight on the River Thames, claims the river can be better utilised for large-scale light freight deliveries of parcels, food, beverages, and retail goods, which in turn could
- [Bogota wins 2022 Sustainable Transport Award](https://cities-today.com/bogota-wins-2022-sustainable-transport-award/) - Bogota has won the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy’s 2022 Sustainable Transport Award (STA) in recognition of its achievements in boosting active travel. The Colombian capital was one of the first cities in the world to create a network of pop-up bike lanes during the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw cycling quadruple on some main
- [Dublin Mayor outlines plan to tackle 'ticking time bomb' housing crisis](https://cities-today.com/dublin-mayor-outlines-plan-to-tackle-ticking-time-bomb-housing-crisis/) - Dublin’s Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland has called for curbs on build-to-rent (BTR) developments to tackle the Irish capital’s chronic housing crisis. The draft Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028 aims to ensure that 40 percent of all units in new housing developments will be available for sale, as opposed to 100 percent build-to-rent developments which are
- [Fujitsu to develop ‘social digital twin’](https://cities-today.com/fujitsu-to-develop-social-digital-twin/) - Japanese technology company Fujitsu and researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) are collaborating on the development of a ‘social digital twin’ that could be used to model traffic, economic activity, and climate and public health measures. Masami Mizutani, who is leading the project at Fujitsu, told Cities Today: "‘Typical’ smart city digital twins manage the
- [How Neom will allow people to manage and trade their personal data](https://cities-today.com/how-neom-will-allow-people-to-manage-and-trade-their-personal-data/) - Details have emerged for how residents in Saudi Arabia’s Neom will be able to control the use of their personal data, including trading it for rewards. Neom Tech & Digital Company, the organisation responsible for the IT infrastructure for the futuristic planned city, is developing a consent management platform, M3LD, that will understand who is in
- [Minneapolis and Saint Paul launch EV charging network](https://cities-today.com/minneapolis-and-saint-paul-launch-ev-charging-network/) - The US cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul are set to launch a network of 100 percent renewably powered on-street electric vehicle (EV) charging points which can be used by private EVs as well as vehicles from the new publicly operated Evie Carshare service. The EV Spot Network is a system of 70 EV charging
- [UK's West Midlands expands on-demand shuttle pilot](https://cities-today.com/uks-west-midlands-expands-on-demand-shuttle-pilot/) - The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has announced an expansion of its on-demand shuttle service in Coventry. Initially launched as a pilot around the University of Warwick Campus and south-west Coventry in spring 2021, the service has clocked over 7,500 rides and will now be expanded to cover more of the city. Six minibuses –
- [Smart waste trucks map road repair priorities](https://cities-today.com/smart-waste-trucks-map-road-repair-priorities/) - Waste trucks fitted out with high-resolution cameras and GPS sensors are being used to identify roads, signage and bus shelters that require maintenance. The project, which uses a 5G network and the Internet of Things (IoT), is a research collaboration between Swinburne University of Technology and Brimbank City Council in Australia. The stereo vision and
- [Glasgow’s ’20-minute neighbourhoods’ start to take shape](https://cities-today.com/glasgows-20-minute-neighbourhoods-start-to-take-shape/) - Designs for Glasgow's first ‘Liveable Neighbourhoods’ are beginning to emerge following initial feedback from two communities in the city. Glasgow’s Liveable Neighbourhoods plan is seeking to ensure residents all across Glasgow can access key services in their local area within 20 minutes by active travel or public transport. Other cities have chosen variations on the
- [Riga establishes digital agency to drive transformation](https://cities-today.com/riga-establishes-digital-agency-to-drive-transformation/) - A new centralised agency is being established in Latvia’s capital Riga to improve digital services and the use of data. The creation of the office, which will begin its work from April 1, is inspired by other cities in Europe. "In modern municipalities, technology must become the driving force behind digital transformation so that the
- [Amsterdam launches bike safety innovation competition](https://cities-today.com/amsterdam-launches-bike-safety-innovation-competition/) - Amsterdam is inviting universities, companies and members of the public to come up with solutions to improve bike safety in the Dutch capital through an open challenge. The central theme of the competition – "Different speeds on bicycle paths" – aims to influence the behaviour of road users and asks how bike delivery services, and
- [Urban tech leader appointed as NYC's Chief Climate Officer](https://cities-today.com/urban-tech-leader-appointed-as-nycs-chief-climate-officer/) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a new climate leadership team that will focus on environmental protection and climate justice. Rohit T. Aggarwala was appointed as Chief Climate Officer and Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Aggarwala led the creation of the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability under Mayor Bloomberg,
- [Shared e-bike scheme provides jobs for unemployed residents](https://cities-today.com/shared-e-bike-scheme-provides-jobs-for-unemployed-residents/) - A new shared e-bike scheme in the UK will recruit and train unemployed and vulnerable people, paying them a Living Wage and providing access to support and services. The initiative from The Big Issue Group, in partnership with micromobility company ShareBike, has been launched in Bristol with plans to expand it nationally. “After 30 years
- [Columbus trials half-price fares for low-income customers](https://cities-today.com/columbus-trials-half-price-fares-for-low-income-customers/) - The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) has approved a six-month pilot to extend half-price transit discounts to low-income customers across Columbus. The scheme – which kicks off on 1 March – will see those eligible for public income assistance benefit from 50 percent discounts through the authority’s new account-based digital fare management system. COTA will
- [Experimentation brings AI to life in Helsinki](https://cities-today.com/experimentation-brings-ai-to-life-in-helsinki/) - Artificial intelligence (AI) offers potential benefits for cities such as greater efficiency but there are also risks and new challenges, from procurement to governance. Such complexity can result in ‘analysis paralysis’ and stalled progress, or expensive investments that don’t pay off. Helsinki in Finland opts to cut through this by learning more about the possibilities,
- [EV-charging road to be piloted in Detroit](https://cities-today.com/ev-charging-road-to-be-piloted-in-detroit/) - A road system that wirelessly charges electric vehicles (EVs) as they drive will be piloted on a one-mile stretch in Detroit. Israeli start-up Electreon has been selected for the inductive charging trial following a request for proposals (RFP) from Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The technology is slated to limit range anxiety, lower total costs
- [Vancouver to quadruple rapid transit network by 2050](https://cities-today.com/vancouver-to-quadruple-rapid-transit-network-by-2050/) - Vancouver’s transit operator TransLink has released its 2050 Regional Transportation Strategy, which includes plans to quadruple the rapid transit network with 300 kilometres of new lines by 2050. The strategy – which has been approved by the Mayors' Council on Regional Transportation and TransLink's board of directors – outlines over 100 actions to make transit
- [Call for cities to pilot first digital rights framework](https://cities-today.com/call-for-cities-to-pilot-first-digital-rights-framework/) - A call is open to find cities to pilot a new digital rights governance framework. The initiative from the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights, UN-Habitat, UCLG and Eurocities, in partnership with Open Society Foundations, aims to help cities put the commitments, structures and tools in place to ensure new technology does not outpace citizens’ rights.
- [E-scooter firms collaborate on universal warning sound](https://cities-today.com/e-scooter-firms-collaborate-on-universal-warning-sound/) - Researchers from University College London (UCL) are working with micromobility operators to research and develop a ‘universal sound’ for e-scooters to alert pedestrians and other road users of their approach. The sound will be developed at the university’s Person-Environment-Activity Research Laboratory (PEARL) with input from Dott, Lime and TIER – the three firms licensed to
- [New data standard aims to simplify kerb management](https://cities-today.com/new-data-standard-aims-to-simplify-kerb-management/) - A new open-source data-sharing tool to enable dynamic kerb space management has been launched by non-profit the Open Mobility Foundation (OMF). The Curb Data Specification (CDS) will provide a mechanism for cities to express kerb regulations, measure activity, and develop policies to optimise space usage. It is the result of more than a year of
- [Seoul splashes out on the metaverse, smart CCTV and more](https://cities-today.com/seoul-splashes-out-on-the-metaverse-smart-cctv-and-more/) - Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has outlined plans to invest KRW 345.9 billion (US$287 million) this year on over 1,000 projects to “kickstart the digital transformation for the post-COVID-19 era”. This includes establishing its own metaverse platform, expanding the use of AI-powered CCTV and developing blockchain-based services. “The pandemic and ICT transformation brought about [uncharted] waters,”
- [Sunderland connects the data dots with smart city platform](https://cities-today.com/sunderland-targets-anti-social-behaviour-with-data-platform/) - Sunderland in north-east England is implementing a new data platform to inform action on issues such as anti-social behaviour, social care, health, and environmental incidents. The ConnexinOS platform, which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify trends in datasets and suggest the best course of action, will pool data from the council and third
- [Milan to create 750-kilometre network of cycle paths](https://cities-today.com/milan-to-create-750km-network-of-cycle-paths/) - Milan is set to create 750 kilometres of dedicated cycle paths by 2035 as part of plans to cut pollution and boost sustainable travel. The Cambio plan – adopted in November last year by the Italian city’s Metropolitan Council – is set to launch this summer, with a budget of €250 million (US$282 million). The
- [£37 million earmarked for councils in UK cybersecurity strategy](https://cities-today.com/37-million-earmarked-for-councils-in-uk-cybersecurity-strategy/) - The UK government has launched its first cybersecurity strategy aimed specifically at protecting the public sector. It includes £37.8 million (US$51 million) to help local authorities boost their cyber-resilience. The government said that of the 777 incidents managed by the National Cyber Security Centre between September 2020 and August 2021, around 40 percent were aimed
- [Second UK city plans parking levy for employers](https://cities-today.com/second-uk-city-plans-parking-levy-for-employers/) - Leicester City Council is consulting on proposals to introduce a new charge on workplace parking which it says could improve air quality, fund public transport projects and incentivise active travel. The workplace parking levy (WPL) would see companies with more than ten parking spaces charged £550 (US$740) a year per space – with employers left
- [Amazon wants to take its ‘neighbourhood network’ into smart cities](https://cities-today.com/amazon-wants-to-take-its-neighbourhood-network-into-smart-cities/) - Amazon has announced pilot programmes to expand its Sidewalk mesh network into public spaces. Cities Today looks at the upshot for cities and their Internet of Things (IoT) plans. Amazon is piloting a new device to expand the company’s Sidewalk network beyond residential areas to commercial centres, campuses, and parks to connect smart city sensors.
- [Milwaukee pilots on-demand service to close transit gaps for workers](https://cities-today.com/milwaukee-pilots-on-demand-service-to-close-transit-gaps-for-workers/) - A new on-demand shuttle service connecting Milwaukee residents with jobs in the city’s northern suburbs is set to launch next month. FlexRide Milwaukee will deploy 15 vehicles – one of which will be a Via-owned accessible passenger van – to transport passengers from five city locations served by the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) to
- [Shanghai earns top smart city ranking for citizen services platform](https://cities-today.com/shanghai-earns-top-smart-city-ranking-for-citizen-services-platform/) - Analyst firm Juniper Research has ranked Shanghai as the world’s number one smart city for 2022. It is followed by Seoul, Barcelona, Beijing, and New York in the top five. Juniper’s ranking of 50 world cities is based on an evaluation of various aspects of smart cities, including transportation, infrastructure, energy and lighting, city management
- [Manchester asks UK government to rethink Clean Air Zone](https://cities-today.com/manchester-asks-uk-government-to-rethink-clean-air-zone/) - Plans to introduce charges on Manchester's most polluting vehicles are in doubt after the city's Combined Authority referred plans for a proposed Clean Air Zone (CAZ) back to the UK government for review. From 30 May, emission-emitting buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles, heavy goods vehicles and vans – but not private cars – are
- [NYC mayor consolidates technology agencies](https://cities-today.com/nyc-mayor-consolidates-technology-agencies-into-single-office/) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams has issued an executive order to consolidate all city technology agencies under a single authority in a bid to streamline operations and improve internal co-operation. The work of several formerly independent agencies will be brought together under the new Office of Technology and Innovation, which replaces the Department of
- [UK start-up to build flying taxi hubs in 65 cities](https://cities-today.com/uk-start-up-to-build-flying-taxi-hubs-in-65-cities/) - UK start-up Urban-Air Port (UAP) has announced plans to establish 200 hubs for flying taxis and cargo drones across 65 cities globally over the next five years. The firm is set to launch its first 'vertiport', dubbed the "worlds smallest airport", in Coventry in April, and says a "significant investment" from Hyundai Motor Group’s urban
- [US mayors seek better data to beat homelessness](https://cities-today.com/us-mayors-seek-better-data-to-beat-homelessness/) - In a recent survey of 126 US mayors, almost three-quarters (73 percent) said that voters hold them accountable for addressing homelessness, but only 19 percent believe they have substantial control over addressing the issue. In the latest Menino Survey of Mayors, conducted by Boston University’s Initiative on Cities, leaders cited funding as their biggest barrier
- [Bloomberg funds 15 most promising city innovation projects](https://cities-today.com/bloomberg-funds-15-most-promising-city-innovation-projects/) - Phoenix Arizona’s mobile career unit initiative – which provides job seekers with access to resources, training, and opportunities – is one of the 15 winning entries in Bloomberg Philanthropies' 2021-2022 Global Mayors Challenge. Other winners include Kigali’s smart waste system, Wellington’s digital twin, a mutual aid programme in Istanbul, and a partnership in Paterson to
- [New York's Transit Tech Lab announces COVID-19 response challenge winners](https://cities-today.com/new-yorks-transit-tech-lab-announces-covid-19-response-challenge-winners/) - A colourised powder formula for improved disinfection, a micromobility firm that studies how e-bikes and scooters can be integrated into mass transit, and a tool that optimises bus performance were the three pilot programmes selected for the New York Transit Tech Lab’s COVID-19 Response Challenge. The Transit Tech Lab – a public-private initiative created by
- [London Mayor calls for ‘pay-per-mile’ driving charge](https://cities-today.com/london-mayor-calls-for-pay-per-mile-driving-charge/) - London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for the introduction of a pay-per-mile driving charge in the UK capital, along with a daily fee of up to £2 (US$2.70) for “all but the cleanest vehicles”. A new report commissioned by City Hall has revealed that a 27 percent reduction in car traffic is needed by 2030
- [Tallinn introduces predictive digital transport model](https://cities-today.com/tallinn-introduces-predictive-digital-transport-model/) - Estonia’s capital Tallinn is introducing a digital transport model which it says can forecast and analyse the city's mobility needs to improve urban planning The tool includes data on 130,000 different road sections across the city which are constantly updated, and takes into account the movement of cars, public transport, lorries and pedestrians. It can
- [Michigan and Ontario developing international drone mobility corridor](https://cities-today.com/michigan-and-ontario-developing-international-drone-mobility-corridor/) - The US state of Michigan and Canada’s Ontario province have announced a new collaboration to study commercial drone corridors, which includes a cross-border connection. The project will examine how drones can be used in operations like just-in-time delivery, medical transport, and other small-scale deployments, with an initial feasibility study currently underway. Speaking to Cities Today,
- [Former Columbia mayor joins smart city consultancy](https://cities-today.com/former-columbia-mayor-joins-smart-city-consultancy/) - Steve Benjamin, who recently concluded three terms as Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, has joined smart city consulting firm Ignite Cities as a special advisor. Ignite said that Benjamin will “support the acceleration of smart city deployments across the country,” including advancing projects through the US$1.2 trillion infrastructure bill and related programmes. Benjamin told Cities
- [Houston launches new bot in response to Hurricane Harvey](https://cities-today.com/houston-launches-new-bot-in-response-to-hurricane-harvey/) - Jonathan Andrews met with Lisa Kent, CIO, City of Houston, to discuss her advice on getting the best out of vendor partnerships and how her department played a key role during Hurricane Harvey
- [The year ahead: Sensors everywhere and circular city setbacks](https://cities-today.com/the-year-ahead-sensors-everywhere-and-circular-city-setbacks/) - Urban sensors are on their way to “ubiquity” but circular economy projects are yet to gain real momentum. These are among the findings from ABI Research's report on the technology trends that will – and won’t – shape 2022. ABI analysts say that while progress in deploying sensors on city assets has been limited over
- [New awards to name EU capitals of diversity and inclusion](https://cities-today.com/new-awards-to-name-eu-capitals-of-diversity-and-inclusion/) - The European Commission is accepting submissions for the new European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Awards. The competition is open to any town, city or region in the EU and will reward winners in two categories: local authorities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and those with more. There will also be a special award for
- [London's transport innovation recognised at start-up awards](https://cities-today.com/londons-transport-innovation-recognised-at-start-up-awards/) - Transport for London (TfL) has been recognised at the 2021 Corporate Startup Stars Awards, receiving the Public Sector Award for Open Innovation. The awards – hosted by innovation advisory firm Mind the Bridge and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) under the European Commission’s Startup Europe Partnership (SEP) initiative – are given to companies and
- [Philadelphia stresses privacy and transparency in smart streetlight pilot](https://cities-today.com/philadelphia-stresses-privacy-and-transparency-in-smart-streetlight-pilot/) - Philadelphia has launched a year-long pilot of smart streetlights in its Midtown Village. Fourteen sensor-equipped streetlights will count pedestrians, vehicles and cyclists as well as monitoring temperature, humidity and air quality. The city typically carries out manual counts and through the Smart Block pilot is testing ways to collect real-time data. This and new environmental
- [San Francisco to accelerate EV charging with new legislation](https://cities-today.com/san-francisco-to-accelerate-ev-charging-with-new-legislation/) - San Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced plans to update legislation to expedite the creation of new electric vehicle (EV) charging locations across the city. Changes to the city’s planning code will mean petrol stations and car parks could be converted to EV charging locations. Planning Department processes would also be speeded up. Specifically, the
- [Digital twin to map faults, heat and noise on London’s Tube](https://cities-today.com/digital-twin-to-map-faults-heat-and-noise-on-londons-tube/) - Transport for London (TfL) will use a digital twin from start-up Spinview to monitor Underground tracks and tunnels and gather data on noise, heat and carbon emissions. The project, funded through a government grant awarded to Spinview, will initially focus on creating a digital replica of the Piccadilly line, which is part of the ‘deep-level’
- [Over half in UK not ready for autonomous vehicles](https://cities-today.com/over-half-in-uk-not-ready-for-autonomous-vehicles/) - Results from the UK’s first multi-city autonomous vehicle (AV) trial have revealed that 55 percent of respondents would not feel comfortable using a self-driving car if given the opportunity, Findings from a national survey – which analysed 2,500 responses – also found that just 30 percent of those surveyed believed self-driving vehicles will be safer
- [LA launches free mobile security app](https://cities-today.com/la-launches-free-mobile-security-app/) - The City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) have launched a new app to protect residents and visitors from growing cybersecurity threats on public Wi-Fi systems. “The City and County of Los Angeles have a responsibility to protect residents in both the physical and the digital realms – and it’s
- [Oakland's 'universal basic mobility' pilot gets underway](https://cities-today.com/oaklands-universal-basic-mobility-pilot-gets-underway/) - Oakland's Department of Transportation (OakDOT) has launched a Universal Basic Mobility pilot that will see residents benefit from a US$300 credit to use on sustainable modes of transport. The scheme is part of the Californian city’s plan to boost equity and reduce dependence on cars, with participants able to spend the funds on public transit,
- [English towns trial drones and AI to tackle litter](https://cities-today.com/english-towns-trial-drones-and-ai-to-tackle-litter/) - A pilot scheme in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) will see drones used to help councils reduce litter. BCP Council is partnering with the environmental charity Hubbub, startup Ellipsis Earth and fast food brand McDonald’s – which is funding the trial – to use drone data to inform the placement of bins, street cleaning schedules
- [Antwerp offers free toll trips to reduce congestion](https://cities-today.com/antwerp-offers-free-toll-trips-to-reduce-congestion/) - Testing has started on a new smart tunnel diversion service that aims to reduce heavy traffic congestion in the Belgian port city of Antwerp. The scheme will offer users of the Be-Mobile traffic app and BMW's navigation system a free pass through the Liefkenshoek tunnel (normally €6 for cars and €19 for heavy goods vehicles) to relieve pressure
- [Antwerp’s ‘big link’ mobility project wins European award](https://cities-today.com/antwerps-big-link-mobility-project-wins-european-award/) - Antwerp's enormous project to complete its ring road and create new green spaces through an innovative and participatory governance model has won the EUROCITIES prize for co-operation. The Big Link project had faced deadlock for 20 years over how it should be completed. In 2014 a group of citizens, architects, engineers and teachers put forth
- [Smart city projects to look out for in 2022](https://cities-today.com/smart-city-projects-to-look-out-for-in-2022/) - Cities Today talks to innovation leaders about what they achieved this year and what they’re looking forward to in 2022. What achievement are you most proud of in 2021? Andrew Collinge, Advisor, Digital Dubai Keeping going! It has been another year in which collaboration and progress have been hard won. It is for this reason
- [2022 preview: UK cities focus on public transport and clean air](https://cities-today.com/2022-preview-uk-cities-focus-on-public-transport-and-clean-air/) - Cities Today talks to Liverpool's Transport Committee Chairperson, Liam Robinson, and Birmingham's Cabinet Member for Transport & Environment, Waseem Zaffar, about what they achieved this year and what they’re looking forward to in 2022. Liverpool looks to bus reform What achievement are you most proud of in 2021? There’s lots to be proud of –
- [Boston Mayor appoints former CIO as Chief of Streets](https://cities-today.com/boston-mayor-appoints-former-cio-as-chief-of-streets/) - Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has appointed the city's former Chief Information Officer, Jascha Franklin-Hodge to oversee collaboration between the city's Public Works and Transportation Departments. As Chief of Streets, Franklin-Hodge will be responsible for the implementation of key transport policy goals, including free-fares on MBTA bus routes, safer street design in every neighbourhood, and a
- [Toronto city council votes to ban pavement robots](https://cities-today.com/toronto-city-council-votes-to-ban-pavement-robots/) - Toronto City Council has voted to ban automated robots from operating on pavements and cycle lanes until a provincial pilot scheme is in place. The decision prohibits the use of “automated micro-utility devices” such as food delivery robots operated by robotics company Tiny Mile, which some city restaurants have been using to courier orders. The
- [Ride-share spending to hit almost US$1 trillion by 2026](https://cities-today.com/ride-share-spending-to-hit-almost-us1-trillion-by-2026/) - Ride-share spending by consumers globally will exceed US$937 billion by 2026 – comparable to 50 times the combined annual revenue of Transport for London, New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Beijing Metro in 2021 – according to a new study by Juniper Research. The figures from Ride Sharing: Value Chain Analysis, Market Size &
- [Blockchain: Cities prepare for impact](https://cities-today.com/blockchain-cities-prepare-for-impact/) - Cities are beginning to pay closer attention to blockchain, viewing it as a fundamental shift that they cannot afford to ignore. Sarah Wray explores the potential use cases and the implications for ethical governance. Blockchain is one of the most hyped technologies around but there have been few implementations by cities to date. Interest in
- [Report calls for transparency on gig economy algorithms](https://cities-today.com/report-calls-for-transparency-on-gig-economy-algorithms/) - Employment and data protection laws are failing to protect gig economy workers from "unfair and opaque algorithmic management", according to a new study from UK non-profit Worker Info Exchange (WIE). The report – Managed by Bots: Data Driven Exploitation in the Gig Economy – claims that legally required explanations from firms are often "incomplete, inconsistent,
- [Should cities offer residents cash to go car-free?](https://cities-today.com/should-cities-offer-residents-cash-to-go-car-free/) - Would you give up your car for €1,100 (US$1,280) a year? Tim Lehmann thinks you might. As founder of Berlin-based NGO IUM-Institute for Urban Mobility, Lehmann is behind a proposal to hand people a cash credit to use towards sustainable transport. But there’s a catch – you’re not allowed to own a car. “There are
- [Amsterdam introduces mandatory register for sensors](https://cities-today.com/amsterdam-introduces-mandatory-register-for-sensors/) - Private companies, research institutions and government organisations in Amsterdam are now obliged to report sensors deployed in public spaces. The information is being displayed via an online map to give residents more insight into how, where and what data is collected from sources such as cameras, air quality and traffic sensors, Wi-Fi counters and smart
- [Alphabet-backed infrastructure firm invests in new 5G models](https://cities-today.com/alphabet-backed-infrastructure-firm-invests-in-new-5g-models/) - Holding company Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in neutral host small cell operator Dense Air. Dense Air acts as a 'carrier of carriers', providing shared wireless infrastructure that can support multiple operators at the same time. This aims to “transform the economics of connectivity” helping to close the digital
- [Leuven harnesses the power of "radical participation”](https://cities-today.com/leuven-harnesses-the-power-of-radical-participation/) - Most cities now recognise the importance of partnerships and collaboration to tackle pressing societal issues and the climate crisis. But handshakes, good will and scattered agreements can only get you so far. The municipality of Leuven in Belgium is pioneering a new governance model of "radical participation," aiming to accelerate and scale action through distributing
- ['Compact cities' needed to combat climate change](https://cities-today.com/compact-cities-needed-to-combat-climate-change/) - A transition to electric vehicles (EVs) coupled with an expansion of public transit and the development of “compact cities” will be needed to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions over the next 30 years. This is according to a new report from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) and the University of California, Davis.
- [LA to launch $8.5 million participatory budgeting pilot](https://cities-today.com/la-to-launch-8-5-million-participatory-budgeting-pilot/) - Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a plan to roll out the city’s first participatory budgeting pilot programme. LA REPAIR (Los Angeles Reforms for Equity and Public Acknowledgement of Institutional Racism) will give nine communities impacted by high rates of poverty, COVID-19, pollution and other issues power to allocate US$8.5 million in city funds. Any
- [Private e-scooters banned on London’s public transport over fire concerns](https://cities-today.com/private-e-scooters-banned-on-londons-public-transport-over-fire-concerns/) - Privately owned e-scooters will be banned on all Transport for London (TfL) services from next week after an exploding battery caused a fire on a busy Tube service. Emergency services had to be called to extinguish a blaze last month after an e-scooter's lithium battery exploded and left smoke billowing throughout the train – prompting
- [US cities explore new revenue streams](https://cities-today.com/us-cities-explore-new-revenue-streams/) - Societal shifts, from increased remote working and e-commerce to electrification and digitalisation, affect not only how cities function but also how they’re funded. A new collaborative initiative is exploring new ways for local governments to raise revenue. Partners in the Rethinking Revenue project include the American Planning Association (APA), Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), International
- [Award-winning smart city programme shelved over lack of funding](https://cities-today.com/award-winning-smart-city-programme-shelved-over-lack-of-funding/) - Peterborough’s smart city programme has been suspended due to funding challenges. The Future Peterborough initiative, launched in 2012 and delivered by economic development agency Opportunity Peterborough in partnership with Peterborough City Council, gained a reputation for punching above its weight. It was selected as one of four UK Future City Demonstrators in 2013 and in
- [Baltimore to build city-owned fibre network](https://cities-today.com/baltimore-to-build-city-owned-fibre-network/) - Baltimore is kicking off a plan to close its digital divide by 2030 by building city-owned open access fibre infrastructure throughout the city. Research shows that almost 100,000 Baltimore residents don’t have wired internet services at home. Mayor Brandon Scott has pledged to “treat broadband access in the same way as water and roads –
- [Boston Mayor pushes for more fare-free buses](https://cities-today.com/boston-mayor-pushes-for-more-fare-free-buses/) - Updated December 6, 2021: The US$8 million grant was approved by the City Council. Boston’s newly elected mayor, Michelle Wu, has requested the City Council allocate US$8 million in federal coronavirus relief funding to eliminate fares on three bus lines over a two-year period. The move would see the three routes free from early next
- [How US cities are spending their ARPA funds](https://cities-today.com/how-us-cities-are-spending-their-arpa-funds/) - A new tool which highlights how American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds are being used by local authorities has been released by non-profit organisation Results for America and policy research firm Mathematica. Priorities include COVID-19 response, public health, economic recovery and revenue replacement. Based on an analysis of Recovery Plan Performance Reports from 150 cities,
- [The start-ups helping to revive city nightlife and the arts](https://cities-today.com/the-start-ups-helping-to-revive-city-nightlife-and-the-arts/) - The cities of Berlin, Paris, London and New York have named four start-ups as winners of a competition to find solutions to help the cultural and creative sectors recover from the pandemic. Parisian company BavAR(t) provides an augmented reality platform to connect residents to art and culture through gamification. Clubtopia will advise Berlin’s nightclubs on
- [Auckland proposes household climate tax to fund green initiatives](https://cities-today.com/auckland-proposes-household-climate-tax-to-fund-green-initiatives/) - Auckland's Mayor Phil Goff has proposed the introduction of a NZ$1 billion (US$680 million) climate action package to reduce carbon emissions and deliver more buses, ferries, cycling and walking and urban tree canopies across New Zealand's largest city. The measures would be funded by a Climate Action Targeted Rate (CATR) that will raise around NZ$574
- [Gender-inclusive transport: Moving from inertia to action](https://cities-today.com/inertia-is-the-enemy-of-gender-inclusive-transport/) - More and better data is part of the solution for making transport systems more inclusive for women and other groups, but it’s time to turn insights into action. This will take fresh imagination, tough conversations and some directed anger, according to experts on a recent webinar from the Women in Mobility UK network hosted by
- [Miami residents to earn tokens for hosting air quality sensors](https://cities-today.com/miami-residents-to-earn-tokens-for-hosting-air-quality-sensors/) - Two cities this week announced new initiatives to monitor and address air quality. French company Planetwatch is working with the City of Miami to launch a decentralised indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring network that offers rewards for sensor hosts. Data collected by the sensors will be recorded on the Algorand blockchain and used to
- [Montevideo’s ABC plan offers a safety net for the vulnerable](https://cities-today.com/montevideos-abc-plan-offers-a-safety-net-for-the-vulnerable/) - As part of a series of interviews with mayors of leading global cities and regions, The World Association of the Major Metropolises (Metropolis) spoke with Montevideo Mayor and Co-President of Metropolis, Carolina Cosse, to find out how COVID-19 is affecting her city and its residents. These interviews are published in partnership with Cities Today. Being
- [More cities make space for resident engagement](https://cities-today.com/more-cities-make-space-for-resident-engagement/) - The pandemic has accelerated the rollout of digital services but a growing number of cities are also seeing the importance of physical spaces where residents, planners and technologists can meet and collaborate. Tallinn in Estonia has announced a new hub in the city centre which will use digital twins and virtual reality (VR) to foster more
- [Bolt announces e-scooter insurance partnership with Allianz](https://cities-today.com/bolt-announces-e-scooter-insurance-partnership-with-allianz/) - Mobility operator Bolt has teamed up with Allianz Partners to provide insurance for its e-scooters across 26 European countries. The new three-year partnership will see Bolt scooter users covered by two types of insurance that are already embedded in the rental fee – personal accident and rider general liability insurance. This means users will be
- [How Florence is tackling its carbon emissions](https://cities-today.com/how-florence-is-tackling-its-carbon-emissions/) - Christopher Carey talks to Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence and President of Eurocities, about how the Italian city is adapting to meet its net zero goals. We know that transport is one of the biggest contributors to carbon emissions in cities. How has Florence’s mobility strategy evolved to counter this? Over the last ten years, we
- [Flood-resistant floating city to be built in South Korea](https://cities-today.com/flood-resistant-floating-city-to-be-built-in-south-korea/) - The City of Busan, UN-Habitat and ‘blue tech’ company Oceanix have signed an agreement to build the world’s first prototype sustainable floating city. The initiative aims to demonstrate solutions for coastal cities threatened by sea level rise. According to UN-Habitat, two out of every five people in the world live within 100 kilometres of the
- [Councils to pilot UK standard for algorithm transparency](https://cities-today.com/councils-to-pilot-uk-standard-for-algorithm-transparency/) - The UK government has launched a new standard for transparency about how algorithmic tools are used to support decisions. Algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to help public sector organisations deliver services faster, more proactively and at lower cost. However, the results can have profound legal or economic impacts on individuals’ lives, and
- [Portsmouth LED pedestrian crossing a UK first](https://cities-today.com/portsmouth-led-pedestrian-crossing-a-uk-first/) - Portsmouth is the first UK city to benefit from an innovative LED pedestrian crossing aimed at improving road safety. The LED panels have been installed on the crossing to make it more visible to drivers at night, and are funded by French civil engineering firm Colas – the council’s road contractor. “We’re always looking for
- [Dortmund wins €1m European Capital of Innovation award](https://cities-today.com/dortmund-wins-e1m-european-capital-of-innovation-award/) - The European Commission named Dortmund in Germany as this year’s European Capital of Innovation, netting the city €1 million (US$1.13 million) in prize money. Runners-up were Dublin in Ireland and Malaga in Spain, which will receive €100,000 each, followed by Vilnius in Lithuania in third place. Vantaa in Finland won the European Rising Innovative City
- [Las Vegas digital twin will be ‘wired into the city’](https://cities-today.com/las-vegas-digital-twin-will-be-wired-into-the-city/) - Las Vegas is one of the latest cities to adopt a digital twin and the collaborative project aims to take what the technology can do to the next level, from real-time management to data monetisation. Through Cityzenith’s Clean Cities – Clean Future initiative, Las Vegas is working with Cityzenith and data exchange company Terbine to develop the
- [Cities urged to avoid the ‘COP26 trap’ on active travel](https://cities-today.com/cities-urged-to-avoid-the-cop26-trap-on-active-transport/) - Cities often speak of the need to increase active mobility, not just as a way of reducing the number of vehicles on streets, but to improve the overall health and wellbeing of residents. Speaking at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona last week, a panel of experts discussed how the shift towards active
- [Telco taps Rome's former CDO for city partnerships role](https://cities-today.com/telco-taps-romes-former-cdo-for-city-partnerships-role/) - In his new role with Italian telco Linkem, Rome’s former Chief Digital Transition Officer, Raffaele Gareri, aims to help redefine public-private partnerships. As Linkem’s first-ever Chief Digital Government Officer, Gareri will lead on a partnership-based ecosystem strategy focused on cities’ most pressing challenges and enabled by new business models and approaches. Gareri says: “[Many companies]
- [San Francisco updates Vision Zero plan to cut road deaths](https://cities-today.com/san-francisco-updates-vision-zero-plan-to-cut-road-deaths/) - San Francisco has launched an updated version of its Vision Zero Action Strategy – laying out a citywide, multi-agency plan for creating slower streets and safer crossings. The strategy, developed by the City and County of San Francisco, was co-chaired by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and the Department of Public Health in coordination
- [US city enlists ‘threat hunters’ after ransomware attack](https://cities-today.com/us-city-enlists-threat-hunters-after-ransomware-attack/) - Since it was hit by a Conti strain ransomware attack earlier this year, the City of Gary in Indiana has appointed a private sector partner as its ‘cybersecurity department’ and doubled down on training. The city’s Chief Innovation Officer shares what he learned from the experience. On a morning in April 2021, Lloyd Keith, the
- [Buenos Aires takes top award at Smart City Expo 2021](https://cities-today.com/buenos-aires-takes-top-award-at-smart-city-expo-2021/) - Buenos Aires took home the top prize at the World Smart City Awards 2021 in Barcelona, winning the City Award for its municipal waste management plan. Since 2012, the Argentinian capital has implemented the scheme which promotes waste reduction, encourages segregation, and reduces the overall volume of waste at local landfills. Speaking to Cities Today,
- [Cybersecurity gaps still a major problem for cities](https://cities-today.com/cybersecurity-gaps-still-a-major-problem-for-cities/) - City governments are still struggling to make security changes required to safely deploy new technologies, experts from the World Economic Forum and Deloitte warned at Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona last week. Research conducted by the two organisations on smart city governance in 36 global cities – including London, Milan, Toronto and Melbourne
- [How one city is addressing the automation paradox](https://cities-today.com/how-one-city-is-addressing-the-automation-paradox/) - The growth of digitalisation puts some jobs at risk but is leaving others unfilled. Sarah Wray looks at how the City of York’s smart transport team is tackling these twin issues. Leaders in several industries from hospitality to haulage are reporting a critical shortage of workers. This challenge extends to cities too, particularly as they
- [New Orleans city card integrates banking, direct aid and services](https://cities-today.com/new-orleans-city-card-integrates-banking-direct-aid-and-services/) - The City of New Orleans has launched a multifunctional city card which will provide access to emergency disbursements, banking for the unbanked, transport, libraries, local discounts and more. The Crescent City Card Program is a partnership between the city, Mastercard, fintech company MoCaFi and Forward Together New Orleans, the mayor’s fund. The first phase of
- [95 cities make the climate action ‘A list’](https://cities-today.com/95-cities-make-the-climate-action-a-list/) - Ninety-five cities including London, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Tokyo, and Sydney have received the highest score for climate action from non-profit CDP, based on its global environmental disclosure system. To score an A, cities must have a city-wide emissions inventory and disclose it publicly, have set an ambitious emissions reduction target and a
- [Investment in new cities set to boom](https://cities-today.com/investment-in-new-cities-set-to-boom/) - Investments in urban infrastructure aimed at implementing “new visions for cities” will reach US$375 billion by 2030, according to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research. The research focuses on new greenfield and brownfield urban developments that adopt one or more new design principles, including pedestrianisation, 20-minute neighbourhoods and fresh approaches to green infrastructure, utilities, transportation, and
- [Call for cities to create more incentives for green tech](https://cities-today.com/call-for-cities-to-create-more-incentives-for-green-tech/) - Governments and city authorities need to “pull out all the stops” to provide favourable regulatory and tax frameworks and financial support for technologies that can help to meet climate goals. This is according to a new report from Economist Impact commissioned by international law firm Osborne Clarke. It pinpoints 12 key decarbonising technologies due to
- [ClimateView offers digital twin platform free to cities](https://cities-today.com/climateview-offers-digital-twin-platform-free-to-cities/) - Swedish technology company ClimateView announced at the Smart City Expo World Congress event in Barcelona that it is making some functionality within its platform free to cities to help them speed up action to reduce emissions. This follows research which suggested that over half of cities have no climate action plan in place. Through a
- [Transport sector urged to ‘do better’ on gender balance](https://cities-today.com/transport-sector-urged-to-do-better-on-gender-balance/) - In the UK, women make up 47 percent of the working population, but only around 20 percent of the workforce in transport. “It matters that women aren't represented in transport because ultimately, women predominantly use our transport systems, especially our public transport systems,” Sonya Byers, CEO at non-profit Women in Transport, told Cities Today at
- [Pandemic responses and climate action recognised in Guangzhou Awards](https://cities-today.com/pandemic-responses-and-climate-action-recognised-in-guangzhou-awards/) - This year's Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation winners are Chongqing, China; the Union of Dannieh Municipalities, Lebanon; Quito, Ecuador; Saint Louis, Senegal; and Vienna, Austria. From 273 submissions and 15 finalists, the judges said the winning projects “stood out for their ability to stimulate new policies and strategies, form new partnerships engaging with multi-sector
- [Activists press European mayors on climate emergency](https://cities-today.com/activists-press-european-mayors-on-climate-emergency/) - The environment was top of the agenda at this year's Eurocities conference. Awards recognised sustainability projects but campaigners called on local leaders to act with greater urgency. Cities, meanwhile, had some demands of their own. Christopher Carey was at the event. Copenhagen was the big winner at the Eurocities Awards 2021 in Leipzig, Germany last
- [Electric vehicles not a magic bullet, say European city leaders](https://cities-today.com/electric-vehicles-not-a-magic-bullet-say-european-city-leaders/) - Persuading people out of cars involves a mix of hard infrastructure, soft measures and even a little bit of public shaming, said city leaders at an industry event this week. The shift to electric vehicles (EVs) and the need to expand infrastructure rapidly to support this was one of the biggest topics at the MOVE
- [Mobility data framework could curb public-private disputes](https://cities-today.com/mobility-data-framework-could-curb-public-private-disputes/) - A new framework for the responsible use of mobility data could help to prevent future disputes between the private and public sector. Developed through a collaboration of more than 20 cities, mobility service providers, technology companies, privacy advocates, and academics, the Privacy Principles for Mobility Data are intended to help companies and agencies assess technical
- [Cities trial colourful ‘nudge’ pedestrian crossings](https://cities-today.com/cities-trial-colourful-nudge-pedestrian-crossings/) - Two bold new pedestrian crossings designed to ‘nudge’ safer behaviour are being piloted at collision hotspots in the UK cities of Liverpool and Hull. Artificial intelligence-powered video analytics will be used to monitor results. Liverpool was selected as it has one of the highest rates of adult deaths and serious injuries in pedestrian collisions in
- [Bus drivers’ brainwaves monitored in South Korean safety pilot](https://cities-today.com/bus-drivers-brainwaves-monitored-in-south-korean-safety-pilot/) - The South Korean province of Gyeonggi is trialling an alert system that monitors bus drivers’ brainwaves in a bid to reduce accidents and improve safety. The sensors – developed by Hyundai Mobis – will be placed in drivers’ ears and analyse their focus, fatigue and stress levels in real-time. Drivers will receive "visual, auditory and
- [Going the distance: Denmark’s network of cycle superhighways](https://cities-today.com/going-the-distance-denmarks-network-of-cycle-superhighways/) - In Denmark's Capital Region, 30 municipalities have joined forces to create ‘cycle superhighways’ to support commuting by bike across borders. When Mie Allersted was younger, she had two main criteria for selecting a place to live: How close was the nearest supermarket and how close was the nearest bar? But once Allersted, now 41, met
- ['Cities must lead': COP26 city highlights – November 4](https://cities-today.com/cities-must-lead-cop26-city-highlights-november-4/) - Welcome to the Cities Today daily round-up of the key city-related stories from COP26. We are updating the news throughout the day. Send stories to our editorial team. UN-backed Council on Urban Initiatives gets underway The mayors of Mexico City, Bogotá, New Orleans, Freetown, Gaziantep and Barcelona are part of the new Council on Urban Initiatives, which held
- [Smart cities need a back-up plan](https://cities-today.com/smart-cities-need-a-back-up-plan/) - Sarah Wray looks at why cities’ resilience strategies need to expand beyond physical infrastructure to the digital world. Severe weather events around the world this year, including floods, wildfires, heatwaves and hurricanes, have tragically claimed lives and wreaked destruction on cities, buildings and landscapes. While more local governments are investing in physical adaptations, from green
- [How Newcastle is becoming a real-time city](https://cities-today.com/how-newcastle-is-becoming-a-real-time-city/) - During the pandemic, the city of Newcastle in north-east England developed How Busy Is Toon, showing video stills in close to real-time to help people make decisions on whether they feel comfortable travelling into the city centre. "This is so important for the city from a growth and prosperity perspective," Jenny Nelson, Digital Newcastle –
- [Put people first in the pandemic, says Guangzhou’s Mayor](https://cities-today.com/put-people-first-in-the-pandemic-says-guangzhous-mayor/) - It’s not easy keeping the pandemic in check in Guangzhou, a Chinese megacity with more than 18 million residents and a vibrant global hub for trade. Yet Guangzhou has experienced fewer COVID-19 cases overall than many global cities see in a day. Guangzhou Mayor Wen Guohui says that outcome is the result of an approach
- [New city job titles are a sign of the times](https://cities-today.com/new-city-job-titles-are-a-sign-of-the-times/) - Local governments around the world are creating new roles to reflect shifting priorities, particularly related to pandemic recovery, equity and climate resilience. Sarah Wray examines the changing shape of city organisations and the latest hires. From around 2013, cities began hiring Chief Resilience Officers. In the wake of a series of extreme weather events, from
- [Money talks: COP26 city highlights – November 3](https://cities-today.com/money-talks-cop26-city-highlights-november-3/) - Welcome to the Cities Today daily round-up of the key city-related stories from COP26. We are updating the news throughout the day. Send stories to our editorial team. Resilient Cities Network launches equity assessment tool The Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities), a global city-led non-profit, has launched a Resilient Infrastructure Diversity and Equity (RIDE) Scorecard. The tool provides a
- [New data to help close Philadelphia’s digital divide](https://cities-today.com/new-data-to-help-close-philadelphias-digital-divide/) - Philadelphia is surveying residents to better understand gaps in internet access and support a city-wide digital equity strategy. Following a request for proposals (RFP) issued late last year, Philadelphia selected telecommunications and systems integrator Wilco Electronic Systems and a group of partners to conduct the Household Internet Assessment survey over the next month. The team includes social impact
- [Microsoft to make cities healthier through mobile app](https://cities-today.com/microsoft-to-make-cities-healthier-though-mobile-app/) - A new app called Health Choices will provide users in the UK with access to much of the information on the existing National Health Service (NHS) Choices website through the convenience of their smartphone. The app is augmented by Microsoft HealthVault, a secure and globally deployed specialist medical data repository, and can therefore offer highly
- ['We need to do more': COP26 city highlights – November 2](https://cities-today.com/we-need-to-do-more-cop26-city-highlights-november-2/) - Welcome to the Cities Today daily round-up of the key city-related stories from COP26. We are updating the news throughout the day. Send stories to our editorial team. 1,000 cities join Race to Zero More than 1,000 cities and local governments have joined the Cities Race to Zero campaign to halve global emissions within the next
- [Mannheim's agile approach to climate action](https://cities-today.com/mannheims-agile-approach-to-climate-action/) - Cities around the world are developing strategies to dramatically reduce emissions by 2030, 2040 or even 2050. But as the climate crisis intensifies, long-term planning must not obscure the need for urgent action. While these detailed plans and weighty reports chart the direction of travel, cities are understanding that they must not be static documents
- [COP26 gets underway: City highlights – November 1](https://cities-today.com/cop26-gets-underway-city-highlights-november-1-2021/) - The Cities Today daily round-up of the most important stories for cities at COP26. We are updating the news throughout the day. Send stories to our editorial team. National League of Cities highlights importance of federal support The National League of Cities (NLC) is asking elected US officials to submit a statement about why climate
- [New York shakes up broadband marketplace with choice of new partners](https://cities-today.com/new-york-shakes-up-broadband-marketplace-with-choice-of-new-partners/) - New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced what he called “the largest step of any city in American history” towards providing affordable broadband for all and reversing digital redlining that has left communities of colour in particular disconnected. Following a Request for Proposals (RFP) for its Internet Master Plan, the city will leverage a
- [Why the right team culture is the first step to a smarter city](https://cities-today.com/why-the-right-team-culture-is-the-first-step-to-a-smarter-city/) - One year into the role, Westminster City Council’s first Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, Aruj Haider, reflects on her successes and challenges as she aims to bring together some of the UK's richest and most underprivileged communities. The Westminster Way culture change programme at Westminster Council, which manages one of London's largest boroughs, focuses on
- [Voi launches new app feature to map sustainable travel](https://cities-today.com/voi-launches-new-app-feature-to-map-sustainable-travel/) - Swedish micromobility firm Voi is launching an environmental impact dashboard through its app to inform riders about CO2 emissions and the air quality impact of their journeys. The Impact Dashboard will display the estimated CO2 emissions its customers have avoided by opting for e-scooters or e-bikes for their trips. Fredrik Hjelm, CEO and co-founder of
- [EU launches participatory governance programme](https://cities-today.com/eu-launches-participatory-governance-programme/) - Launching a new resource centre, the European Commission has set out the ambition that eventually all policymakers will involve citizens from the very start of any new policy. The Competence Centre on Participatory and Deliberative Democracy, announced earlier this month, aims to build partnerships and provide guidance, tools and resources to strengthen citizen engagement. This
- [How Vienna involves children in shaping the city](https://cities-today.com/how-vienna-involves-children-in-shaping-the-city/) - In 1993, Vienna hosted the World Conference on Human Rights, the first such gathering since the end of the Cold War. When the Austrian capital reflected on the 20-year anniversary of that historic conference, it led the city council to adopt a declaration in December 2014: “Vienna - City of Human Rights.” For the last
- [Healthy cities take centre stage in urban planning](https://cities-today.com/healthy-cities-take-centre-stage-in-urban-planning/) - Following COVID-19, cities are set to play a bigger role in improving health outcomes for their residents, according to North American local government leaders gathered at a recent Cities Today virtual roundtable. During the pandemic, people have turned to their city governments more than ever as a source of information and support. Municipalities have rapidly
- [Paris to become 'completely cyclable' by 2026](https://cities-today.com/paris-to-become-completely-cyclable-by-2026/) - Paris is investing €250 million (US$290 million) to update its existing biking strategy in a bid to make the French capital ‘completely cyclable’ by 2026. Plan Velo: Act 2 will see significant upgrades to cycling infrastructure over the next four years, including thousands of new bicycle stands and an increased number of protected cycleways. In
- [More US cities invest in cyber insurance, but costs are rising](https://cities-today.com/more-us-cities-invest-in-cyber-insurance-but-costs-are-rising/) - In a new survey, 59 percent of local government technology leaders say their cybersecurity budget increased this year, but 58 percent say it is still not enough to support security and cloud initiatives. In the research from the Public Technology Institute (PTI), part of the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), only 27 percent of respondents
- [London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone expanded](https://cities-today.com/londons-ultra-low-emissions-zone-expanded/) - London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced an expansion of the city's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), with drivers facing a £12.50 (US$17.20) charge if their vehicle does not comply with minimum emissions standards. The newly expanded zone is 18 times larger than before, covering a quarter of the city and 3.8 million residents. “This is
- ['Does it spark joy?' Tampere rethinks smart city KPIs](https://cities-today.com/does-it-spark-joy-tampere-rethinks-smart-city-kpis/) - As Tampere's first smart city strategy draws to a close, Teppo Rantanen, the city's Executive Director of Innovation, reflects on lessons learned and the next phase. During an interview at the recent Cities Today Institute Leadership Forum in London, attended by digital and innovation leaders from local governments across Europe, Rantanen said one key conclusion
- [Glasgow considers feminist urban planning recommendations](https://cities-today.com/glasgow-considers-feminist-urban-planning-recommendations/) - Real-time transport information, a women's night bus, more park rangers and better lighting are among the recommendations to make the city of Glasgow work better for women. The conclusions are from a new report by Young Women Lead, a programme set up by YWCA Scotland to increase younger female political participation. It was written by a
- [How Los Angeles localised the Sustainable Development Goals](https://cities-today.com/how-los-angeles-localised-the-sustainable-development-goals/) - In October 2017, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti made a pledge: The second-largest US city would strive to meet the ambitions of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). LA’s move came amid a wave of commitments to the SDGs, also known as the Global Goals, since they were adopted unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly
- [San Diego seeks feedback on new climate resiliency plan](https://cities-today.com/san-diego-seeks-feedback-on-new-climate-resiliency-plan/) - The City of San Diego is seeking public feedback on its recently released draft Climate Resilient SD plan. The 536-page document outlines the city’s primary climate change hazards, including: wildfires, coastal flooding and erosion, flooding and drought, extreme heat and sea-level rise. Each of the plan’s adaptation strategies also focuses on core benefits that can
- [Irish government approves legislation on e-scooters](https://cities-today.com/irish-government-approves-legislation-on-e-scooters/) - The Irish Government has approved a new Road Traffic Bill which, for the first time, legislates on the use of e-scooters and e-bikes on roads. The bill still needs to be passed by the Oireachtas (National Parliament) but this is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Ireland’s Minister for Transport Eamon
- [Sunderland to deploy city-owned 5G network](https://cities-today.com/sunderland-to-deploy-city-owned-5g-network/) - Sunderland in the North East of England has announced a new partnership to deploy a private 5G network for business and public services applications. Sunderland City Council has awarded a 20-year strategic partnership to BAI Communications to design, build and operate digital infrastructure including Wi-Fi, LoRaWan (long-range wide area network) and a private 5G small
- [Lessons from London on fixing the smart city ‘plumbing’](https://cities-today.com/lessons-from-london-on-fixing-the-smart-city-plumbing/) - Smart city programmes around the world are delivering benefits but some challenges persist: the difficulty of scaling pilots, internal silos and fragmentation and, in some cases, a perceived disconnect between technology projects and residents’ lives. The UK capital of London, with its 32 boroughs and population of nine million people, offers lessons for other cities
- [Seoul’s smart streetlights connect to personal safety app](https://cities-today.com/seouls-smart-streetlights-connect-to-personal-safety-app/) - Seoul is replacing almost 2,950 streetlights with new smart versions that work in tandem with the city’s personal safety app, Ansimi. The brighter LED lights embedded with an Internet of Things (IoT) signalling device based on a wireless local area network (WLAN) will be installed in dark and isolated alleyways by the end of the
- [AI model can 'predict' traffic accidents before they occur](https://cities-today.com/ai-model-can-predict-traffic-accidents-before-they-occur/) - Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the Qatar Center for Artificial Intelligence have developed a ‘deep learning’ AI model capable of predicting traffic patterns with high-resolution risk maps. Using road maps, satellite imagery and GPS traces, the risk maps describe the expected number of crashes over a period of time
- [Boston introduces maximum parking ratios for large developments](https://cities-today.com/boston-introduces-maximum-parking-ratios-for-large-developments/) - Boston’s Transportation Department has launched a set of guidelines for new housing developments over 50,000 square feet that will limit the amount of parking that can be built. Developers of large housing schemes must now complete a transportation demand management (TDM) point system that maps out how they will increase access to sustainable transport for
- [New York launches strategy for ethical AI](https://cities-today.com/new-york-launches-strategy-for-ethical-ai/) - New York City has launched its first artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, with an emphasis on digital ethics. It aims to help the city establish a shared understanding of AI and capitalise on the benefits while managing the risks. The 116-page AI Strategy focuses on how to use AI to better serve residents; building AI know-how
- [Cultivating urban farmers – Madagascar’s capital has an app for that](https://cities-today.com/cultivating-urban-farmers-madagascars-capital-has-an-app-for-that/) - When seventh and eighth form students arrive at the École Primaire Publique Ambohidroa #1, a primary school located in a peri-urban district of Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, no longer do they spend their entire day inside the classroom. Instead, part of it is spent working on the school garden, where they grow petsay, bok choy, lettuce,
- [Milan's food waste initiative wins £1 million Earthshot prize to scale to more cities](https://cities-today.com/milans-food-waste-initiative-wins-1-million-earthshot-prize-to-scale-to-more-cities/) - The City of Milan and the Republic of Costa Rica are among the first ever Earthshot Prize winners, an initiative founded by Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Each winner will receive £1 million (US$1.37 million) prize money and a global network of support to scale their pioneering environmental solutions. The City of Milan, Italy,
- [Barcelona 'superblock' sees 25 percent drop in pollution](https://cities-today.com/barcelona-superblock-sees-25-percent-drop-in-pollution/) - A report from Barcelona’s Public Health Agency (ASPB) has found the city’s ‘superblocks’ scheme has resulted in a 25 percent drop in NO2 levels in some areas – but that pollution may also be increasing on surrounding streets. The assessment, carried out over the past three years in three of the city’s four superblocks –
- [UK start-up unveils 'world first' autonomous electric pod train](https://cities-today.com/uk-start-up-unveils-world-first-autonomous-electric-pod-train/) - UK start-up Urban.MASS has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first zero-emission mass transit system using autonomous electric ‘pods’ capable of travelling on both road and rail. The solar-powered self-driving pods, which can seat up to 16 passengers, will move independently to pick up passengers on the ground, then link together along a specially
- [Volocopter unveils heavy-lift delivery drone at ITS World Congress](https://cities-today.com/volocopter-unveils-heavy-lift-delivery-drone-at-its-world-congress/) - Volocopter’s heavy-duty delivery VoloDrone took to the skies yesterday for its first public test flight on the sidelines of the ITS World Congress 2021 in Hamburg. The three-minute flight – undertaken with German logistics firm DB Schenker – took off from the city’s homePORT innovation campus where it reached an altitude of 22 metres. The
- [Barcelona to expand ‘superblocks’ to city centre district](https://cities-today.com/barcelona-to-expand-superblocks-to-city-centre-district/) - Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau has announced a major expansion of the city’s ‘superblocks’ initiative, as part of a 10-year plan to reduce the number of cars on the streets and cut pollution. Introduced in 2016, the scheme transforms nine city blocks into so-called ‘superblocks’, where traffic is only allowed around the perimeter and priority is given
- [Las Vegas adopts digital twin](https://cities-today.com/las-vegas-adopts-digital-twin/) - Las Vegas is the second city to join Cityzenith’s Clean Cities - Clean Future initiative to use a digital twin to drive down emissions and save costs for building-owners. Las Vegas will work with Cityzenith and IoT exchange Terbine to develop the digital twin, with plans to unveil it at the CES trade show in
- [Cornell's urbanist in residence envisions the smart city decade ahead](https://cities-today.com/cornells-urbanist-in-residence-envisions-the-smart-city-decade-ahead/) - Blockchain, social media, digital twins, smart buildings, delivery robots…Technology innovations and headlines come thick and fast these days. It can be overwhelming for city officials to take everything in and understand what it means for them and their residents. A new 'Horizon Scan' interactive resource from Cornell Tech explores more than 250 urban technology innovations
- [Helsinki and Amsterdam invite motorists to ‘code the streets’](https://cities-today.com/helsinki-and-amsterdam-invite-motorists-to-code-the-streets/) - Helsinki and Amsterdam are inviting motorists to take part in a study that aims to offer the most socially responsible driving routes in each city. Code the Streets – an EU-sponsored mobility initiative which will run throughout October and November – asks drivers to test new functions in the traffic navigation app TomTomAmiGO and Mercedes-Benz’
- [New coalition to turn empty spaces into affordable homes](https://cities-today.com/new-coalition-to-turn-empty-spaces-into-affordable-homes/) - A new cross-sector coalition will create a toolkit for repurposing vacant spaces as good-quality social housing in the UK and Europe. The Empty Spaces Coalition has been brought together by charity Habitat for Humanity Great Britain (GB) and investment firm M&G. Launch members include DJB Law, insurance exchange Lloyds of London and organisations such as
- [How one Indian state dealt with pandemic unemployment](https://cities-today.com/how-one-indian-state-dealt-with-pandemic-unemployment/) - The nationwide lockdown in India announced on 24 March, 2020 triggered a mass migration in the world’s second-most populous country. Informal workers in large cities returned to their home states and villages without the prospect of work. In Odisha, one of India’s poorer states with a population of 42 million – of whom seven million
- [Peachtree Corners trials autonomous shuttle service](https://cities-today.com/peachtree-corners-trials-autonomous-shuttle-service/) - The City of Peachtree Corners, GA has announced the launch of a new autonomous vehicle (AV) project. The 'Piloting Autonomous Use Locally' (PAUL) programme will test four AV shuttles in a real-world environment. The project has been developed in collaboration with mobility provider Beep, with vehicles connected via T-Mobile's 5G network to power telematics data
- [Uber faces legal action over facial recognition ID checks in UK](https://cities-today.com/uber-faces-legal-action-over-facial-recognition-id-checks-in-uk/) - Uber is facing a legal challenge over its use of facial recognition technology in driver and courier identity checks in the UK, with unions representing drivers saying the firm’s biometric identity checks discriminate against people of colour. The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) has launched an employment tribunal case citing "harassment related to race,
- [The river project turning Breda from grey to green](https://cities-today.com/the-river-project-turning-breda-from-grey-to-green/) - For nearly 40 years, councillors in the Dutch city of Breda who belonged to the D66 political party ended every council meeting with the same message: “We think the harbour and the River Nieuwe Mark have to be reopened.” The harbour and river in question are the confluence of the Mark and Aa Rivers, which
- [Miami to implement waste metering with AI cameras](https://cities-today.com/miami-to-implement-waste-metering-with-ai-cameras/) - Miami is installing ‘smart’ cameras in city dumpsters to measure and categorise waste. The initiative could cut waste collection costs by a projected 30-40 percent and boost recycling rates. The data from this initial deployment will be the foundation for designing a bespoke waste metering programme for all municipal buildings and private businesses in Miami,
- [Vancouver's TransLink offers public transit passes in exchange for old cars](https://cities-today.com/vancouvers-translink-offers-public-transit-passes-in-exchange-for-old-cars/) - Vancouver's transit authority TransLink is partnering with non-profit SCRAP-IT to offer customers public transit passes worth CAD$802 (US$638) when they scrap their old fossil fuel cars. Residents in the Metro Vancouver area can apply online for the scheme to receive an eight-month adult single-zone pass or a 14-month three-zone concession Compass Card. “We are facing
- [A four-step approach to collaborative data projects](https://cities-today.com/a-four-step-approach-to-collaborative-data-projects/) - By Eddie Copeland, Director, London Office of Technology and Innovation* Having absorbed at least some of the functions of what would have been a London Office of Data Analytics, the London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) has a major role to play in supporting public sector data collaboration. LOTI already has projects underway that aim
- [Lime launches micromobility equity scheme in Australia and New Zealand](https://cities-today.com/lime-launches-micromobility-equity-scheme-in-australia-and-new-zealand/) - Micromobility firm Lime has announced the launch of its ‘Lime Access’ programme across Australia and New Zealand – providing discounts of at least 50 percent on bike and e-scooter rides to support lower-income users. In Australia, any Melbourne, Sydney or Gold Coast resident with a valid Health Care Card will be eligible and can apply
- [Taking city hall ‘on tour’ helps US mayors prioritise funding](https://cities-today.com/taking-city-hall-on-tour-helps-us-mayors-prioritise-federal-funding/) - From vaccine incentives to free public transit and broadband investment, the mayors of Little Rock and Tucson explain their ARPA spending priorities and how civic engagement is informing them. Through the US$1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) economic stimulus bill, US cities will receive a share of US$65 billion in direct federal funding. News
- [Amsterdam seeks start-up solutions for power and waste](https://cities-today.com/amsterdam-seeks-start-up-solutions-for-power-and-waste/) - The City of Amsterdam is on the lookout for innovators for the seventh edition of its Startup in Residence programme. This year’s programme will focus on the themes of sustainability and circularity, with the city looking for its best entrepreneurs, start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs to develop creative and innovative solutions. During the six-month programme, selected
- [Trials of bacteria-killing copper on public transport continue](https://cities-today.com/trials-of-bacteria-killing-copper-on-public-transport-continue/) - The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) will install copper coatings on ‘high-touch surfaces’ across its subway, streetcar and bus services as part of trials to make public transport cleaner and safer. The initiative builds on a similar scheme launched in Vancouver last year, where anti-microbial coating was found to kill up to 99.9 percent of bacteria
- [Crypto-mining IoT network to fund internet access in San José](https://cities-today.com/crypto-mining-iot-network-to-fund-internet-access-in-san-jose/) - The City of San José has entered into a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership to tackle two key challenges simultaneously: closing the digital divide for low-income families and expanding smart city infrastructure. The Household Internet Access Initiative (HIAI), in partnership with Helium and the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF), is based on residents hosting hotspot nodes on
- [UK fuel crisis spurs jump in e-scooter use](https://cities-today.com/uk-fuel-crisis-spurs-jump-in-e-scooter-use/) - Micromobility operator Voi says demand for its UK rental e-scooters has increased by as much as 44 percent between 22-24 September – attributing the sharp rise to the ongoing fuel crisis which is gripping the country. With long queues at petrol stations across the UK and thousands of motorists unable to fill up their vehicles,
- [Seattle offers credits for car-free trips amid bridge closure](https://cities-today.com/seattle-offers-credits-for-car-free-trips-amid-bridge-closure/) - The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has announced it will offer certain residents up to US$25 in mobility credits to use on public transit, e-scooters, bike-shares, or vanpool fares to cope with the impact of the West Seattle Bridge closure. The bridge has been closed to cars since March 2020 after cracks were found during
- [Digital twins emerge as 'ultimate tool' for resilient cities](https://cities-today.com/digital-twins-emerge-as-ultimate-tool-for-resilient-cities/) - In partnership with Cityzenith In the last year alone, cities worldwide have faced historic flooding, fires and extreme heat – all on top of a global pandemic. This, and a growing urgency to address the climate crisis, has forced urban leaders to face up to the need to act and invest in tools that bolster
- [Why the City of Amsterdam developed its own crowd monitoring technology](https://cities-today.com/why-the-city-of-amsterdam-developed-its-own-crowd-monitoring-technology/) - When the market couldn’t offer what Amsterdam needed, the city created its own technology solution in-house. This approach gives cities more control and can also help vendors build better products. The pandemic has increased interest from cities in the use of crowd monitoring technologies to manage safety, understand economic activity and reshape tourism. However, these
- [Ahead of COP26, Glasgow pitches £30 billion climate investment prospectus](https://cities-today.com/ahead-of-cop26-glasgow-pitches-30-billion-climate-investment-prospectus/) - Glasgow City Council has launched a 'Greenprint for Investment' in a bid to attract £30 billion (US$40.5 billion) for projects to help meet the city’s goal of becoming net zero by 2030. The international investment opportunities include a new metro system, an initiative to plant 18 million trees, a home energy retrofit programme across the city
- [Transport for London expands e-scooter trials](https://cities-today.com/transport-for-london-expands-e-scooter-trials/) - Transport for London (TfL) has announced an expansion of the UK capital’s e-scooter trial scheme to cover the borough of Camden. Over 165,000 trips have been made since the scheme’s launch in June, with Londoners now able to access a fleet of more than 3,400 e-scooters across ten city boroughs. “We’re really pleased that Camden
- [Extreme Weather Coordinator appointed for New York City](https://cities-today.com/extreme-weather-coordinator-appointed-for-new-york-city/) - In the wake of Hurricane Ida, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has launched a “blueprint” for how the city will prepare for and respond to extreme weather. The city “will plan for the worst-case scenario in every instance,” the report says, meaning earlier warnings, more evacuations, and more travel bans in the lead-up to
- [What will mobility equity look like in practice?](https://cities-today.com/what-will-mobility-equity-look-like-in-practice/) - As cities start to build back after the pandemic, equity is emerging as one of the most pressing concerns for transport policymakers. With a 2015 Harvard study pinpointing access to reliable transportation as the biggest factor for determining economic mobility, it's not hard to see why. At a recent Cities Today online roundtable, transit leaders
- [Chicago announces biggest bike lane expansion in its history](https://cities-today.com/chicago-announces-biggest-bike-lane-expansion-in-its-history/) - The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) has announced the biggest bike lane expansion in the city’s history with plans to install 160 kilometres of new and upgraded bike lanes by the end of 2022. A US$17 million investment through Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot’s Chicago Works capital plan will fund the scheme, with the city also
- [11 cities kick off climate budgeting pilot](https://cities-today.com/11-cities-kick-off-climate-budgeting-pilot/) - A new collaborative project aims to help global cities reduce their carbon emissions by managing and reporting on climate measures as rigorously as financial spending. C40’s Climate Budget Pilot is led by the City of Oslo, which was one of the first cities in the world to introduce climate budgeting in 2017. Other participating cities
- [Phoenix appoints first Chief Innovation Officer after lengthy search](https://cities-today.com/phoenix-appoints-first-chief-innovation-officer-after-lengthy-search/) - Michael Hammett has been named as the first Chief Innovation Officer (CINO) for the City of Phoenix, Arizona, and will be part of City Manager Ed Zuercher’s executive team. "Phoenix has been looking for the right Chief Innovation Officer for the past five years, but it wasn’t until this year that the right person emerged
- [Bird app to feature city-run bikeshare schemes](https://cities-today.com/bird-app-to-feature-city-run-bikeshare-schemes/) - Micromobility firm Bird has launched a public bikeshare integration through its app which connects commuters with city-run schemes. Riders can now use the Bird app to find nearby public bikes in Los Angeles, Austin, San Antonio and Oslo, with the company saying more cities will be added over time. “Cities and riders are best served
- [New York’s MTA seeks public feedback on congestion pricing](https://cities-today.com/new-yorks-mta-seeks-public-feedback-on-congestion-pricing/) - New Yorkers will have the chance to voice their opinions and concerns on proposed congestion pricing plans this week when the first in a series of public engagement meetings gets underway. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will host 13 virtual meetings over the next three weeks for the proposed scheme, named the Central Business District
- [London outlines ethical ground rules for smart city tech](https://cities-today.com/london-outlines-ethical-ground-rules-for-smart-city-tech/) - London has published its Emerging Technology Charter which sets the expectation for data-driven systems deployed in the UK capital to be transparent, sustainable, trustworthy and respect diversity. The charter, first announced in July last year, aims to ensure the city can capitalise on the benefits of new technologies while minimising risks. It comes alongside rapid
- [UK's Royal Mail trials micro EVs for last-mile deliveries](https://cities-today.com/uks-royal-mail-trials-micro-evs-for-last-mile-deliveries/) - The UK’s largest delivery firm, Royal Mail, has started trialling micro electric vehicles for last-mile deliveries in residential areas in an effort to reduce its carbon emissions. The company will start testing two new “quadricycle” class vehicles – the Paxster Cargo and Ligier Pulse 4, which are both the size of a golf buggy –
- [Free rides and street events mark World Car-Free Day](https://cities-today.com/free-rides-and-street-events-mark-world-car-free-day/) - From free e-scooter and public transport rides to public awareness events, city mobility leaders and companies are deploying a range of tactics to promote World Car-Free Day, which takes place on 22 September. German e-scooter firm TIER Mobility will offer up to one million free trips for new riders this week to promote car-free travel.
- [Global city data projects selected for inaugural NYU incubator](https://cities-today.com/global-city-data-projects-selected-for-inaugural-nyu-incubator/) - The Open Data Policy Lab within New York University’s GovLab has selected ten participants for its first City Incubator programme. They come from cities in the US, Canada, Romania, Nepal, Ecuador and Argentina. The free six-month scheme will apply the start-up incubator model for helping entrepreneurs to grow companies to ‘intrapreneurs’ working on data projects
- [Phoenix cool pavements pilot delivers promising results](https://cities-today.com/phoenix-cool-pavements-pilot-delivers-promising-results/) - The City of Phoenix has released the results of the first year of its Cool Pavement Pilot Program. The findings so far show that cool pavements had lower surface temperatures at all times of the day versus traditional asphalt. The project, run by the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department and Office of Sustainability in partnership
- [New York’s 2030 District tackles building emissions with a digital twin](https://cities-today.com/new-yorks-2030-district-tackles-building-emissions-with-a-digital-twin/) - In partnership with Cityzenith Digital twins are tipped to save cities US$280 billion by 2030 as well as helping to dramatically reduce emissions, and boost productivity and resilience. These are attractive prospects but amid an urgent climate crisis and acute financial challenges, cities need to see the proof beyond the projections. On a recent webinar
- [Meet LA’s new Chief Data Officer](https://cities-today.com/meet-las-new-chief-data-officer/) - Eva Pereira has been appointed as the new Chief Data Officer (CDO) for the City of Los Angeles. Previously Pereira was the deputy to former CDO Jeanne Holm, who became the Deputy Mayor for Budget and Innovation in November. Pereira told Cities Today that an earlier role in the newsroom at Forbes helped her “develop
- [How Liverpool could be a lighthouse for post-pandemic cities](https://cities-today.com/how-liverpool-could-be-a-lighthouse-for-post-pandemic-cities/) - Liverpool in the northwest of England is home to a new Pandemic Institute focused on research to prevent, prepare for and respond to any future pandemics. The medical, academic and civic partnership brings together the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool
- [Cities want more from their data, including money](https://cities-today.com/cities-want-more-from-their-data-including-money/) - To unlock more value from their data, cities are exploring public-private collaborations and potential new revenue models. Sarah Wray highlights the opportunities and pitfalls. While plenty of cities are now sharing open data, many find it is not yet delivering the innovation they had hoped. At the same time, the volume and variety of data,
- [Miami votes to accept US$4 million in cryptocurrency funds](https://cities-today.com/miami-votes-to-accept-us4-million-in-cryptocurrency-funds/) - Miami city commissioners have voted to accept funds raised through MiamiCoin ($MIA), a crypto token launched last month which has already generated US$4.3 million for the city, and counting. The programmable token generates Stacks (STX) coins and Bitcoin for holders while giving funds to the city’s treasury. When MiamiCoins are mined, 30 percent of the
- [Philadelphia launches tech apprenticeships to offer career development and diversity](https://cities-today.com/philadelphia-launches-tech-apprenticeships-to-offer-career-development-and-diversity/) - Philadelphia’s Office of Innovation and Technology (OIT) is launching a new apprenticeship programme to provide a path to higher paid jobs and ensure the team better reflects the diversity of the city’s population. The city said it believes the OIT Apprenticeship Program is unique in government and the tech industry and noted that: “Teams with
- [UK's first shared e-cargo bike scheme launches in London](https://cities-today.com/uks-first-shared-e-cargo-bike-scheme-launches-in-london/) - The UK’s first public e-cargo bike-sharing scheme is being launched in east London this month to help residents and businesses move goods using low-carbon transport. Eight new electrically assisted cargo bikes, each capable of carrying up to 80kg, will be available to rent from four docking stations across the borough of Hackney. The scheme is
- [Glasgow revamps open data hub to boost engagement](https://cities-today.com/glasgow-revamps-open-data-hub-to-boost-engagement/) - The City of Glasgow in Scotland has launched a new Open Data Hub which includes new types of data, interactive apps and data ‘stories’ to better engage residents, businesses and innovators. New data shows cycling and walking trends across the city and highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Apps include city footfall and cycling dashboards,
- [Entrepreneur plans to build ‘moonshot’ US city from scratch ](https://cities-today.com/entrepreneur-plans-to-build-moonshot-us-city-from-scratch/) - Entrepreneur and investor Marc Lore has revealed plans to develop a new city in the US which will be named Telosa. A location has not yet been secured but possibilities include Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Texas, and the Appalachian Region. While the proposal may be bold, some question whether it is realistic or necessary. Lore,
- [Data-driven Birmingham cycle study reveals collision blackspots](https://cities-today.com/data-driven-birmingham-cycle-study-reveals-collision-blackspots/) - A cycle safety study funded by the UK’s Department for Transport has revealed some of the most dangerous locations for cyclists in Birmingham. Over a six-month period, 200 cyclists covered almost 42,000 kilometres as part of the Cycle Smart Brum study – relaying billions of lines of data through specially fitted sensors. The technology –
- [What lies beneath: UK to digitally map underground assets](https://cities-today.com/what-lies-beneath-uk-to-digitally-map-underground-assets/) - The UK government’s project to create a digital map of underground pipes and cables is entering the build phase. The National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) initiative aims to simplify the maintenance and installation of gas, water, electricity and telecommunications infrastructure. Over four million holes are dug in the UK each year -- many in the
- [Sacramento expands contactless ticketing on light rail](https://cities-today.com/sacramento-expands-contactless-ticketing-on-light-rail/) - The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) has announced the rollout of contactless ticketing on all light rail services, with commuters now able to use their credit and debit cards, or payment-enabled smartphones and smartwatches to 'tap and go'. The new feature is part of an initiative to improve and simplify the transit experience across the
- [MaaS faces its make-or-break moment](https://cities-today.com/maas-faces-its-make-or-break-moment/) - Can MaaS live up to its promise or is it time to move on? Christopher Carey analyses the journey so far and looks to what's next. For the past six years, Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) has both intrigued and frustrated those working in the transportation field. Its promise of creating a seamless interface where all transport modes
- [Glasgow sets target of zero road fatalities by 2030](https://cities-today.com/glasgow-sets-target-of-zero-road-fatalities-by-2030/) - The City of Glasgow has set a target of having no fatalities or serious injuries on its roads by 2030 as part of a new road safety strategy. The plan will include measures such as improved road safety engineering and enforcement, the introduction of safety cameras at key locations, initiatives that improve road safety around
- [Robots monitor for ‘undesirable behaviour’ in Singapore](https://cities-today.com/robots-monitor-for-undesirable-behaviour-in-singapore/) - Singapore is trialling autonomous robots to patrol busy public spaces and monitor for “undesirable social behaviours” such as smoking in prohibited areas, illegal hawking, improperly parking bicycles and flouting COVID safety measures. Officials claim that the robots will reduce the manpower needed for foot patrols, freeing up staff time for more tasks but others warn
- [Transport for London opens rapid EV charging hub](https://cities-today.com/transport-for-london-opens-rapid-ev-charging-hub/) - Transport for London (TfL) has opened the second of five rapid charging electric vehicle (EV) hubs planned for the UK capital. The new facility, located in south London, allows drivers to charge in 20-30 minutes, with eight charging spots available. The hub is part of a £2 million (US$2.77 million) investment by TfL, working in
- [Cities say they want to be equitable – San Jose is proving it](https://cities-today.com/cities-say-they-want-to-be-equitable-san-jose-is-proving-it/) - The pandemic and its disproportionate impact on some communities has brought a fresh focus on equity in the US and elsewhere. Barely a city announcement now passes without the mention of equity, and rightly so. While efforts are being ploughed into making cities more equitable, specifics about what that means and how it is measured
- [Boston launches chatbot and platform for food support](https://cities-today.com/boston-launches-chatbot-and-platform-for-food-support/) - Boston has launched a new SMS chatbot to offer a centralised, 24/7 source of information about resources such as food banks, benefits and delivery services. The tool is available in eight different languages and uses text messages so doesn’t require internet connectivity. It was created by the Mayor’s Office of Food Access and the Mayor’s
- [Shell to install 50,000 EV charge points across the UK](https://cities-today.com/shell-to-install-50000-ev-charge-points-across-the-uk/) - Shell's Ubitricity division has announced plans to install 50,000 on-street electric vehicle (EV) charge points across the UK over the next four years. The move is part of wider industry efforts to increase EV charging infrastructure to drivers who lack off-street parking, and match the expected rise in demand for charge points as the UK
- [Paris introduces citywide speed limit](https://cities-today.com/paris-introduces-citywide-speed-limit/) - A speed limit of 30 kilometres per hour (19 miles per hour) has come into force on almost all Parisian streets. The measure – which was first announced in July – has been introduced to increase traffic safety, create more space for cyclists, reduce noise pollution and contribute to climate protection. "The point is to
- [Stockholm to launch new e-bike sharing service](https://cities-today.com/stockholm-to-launch-new-e-bike-sharing-service/) - The City of Stockholm has signed an agreement with Spanish firm CityBike Global to roll out 5,100 e-bikes in the Swedish capital as part of a new municipal bike sharing service. The project, set to be fully operational by April 2022, is expected to be one of the largest public e-bike sharing services in Europe.
- [Mayors call on governments to open doors to Afghan refugees](https://cities-today.com/mayors-call-on-governments-to-open-doors-to-afghan-refugees/) - Mayors from over 50 cities around the world – including New York, Los Angeles, Milan and Bristol – have called on their national governments to open new pathways for Afghan refugees following recent developments in the country. In a joint statement coordinated by the Mayors Migration Council (MMC) – a grouping of global local government
- [What digital money can do for cities](https://cities-today.com/what-digital-money-can-do-for-cities/) - On a recent virtual roundtable organised by Ignite Cities and the National League of Cities, mayors from Los Angeles, Miami and Columbia outlined why their cities are becoming early adopters of cryptocurrencies and digital payments. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is well known for his enthusiasm to make the city a cryptocurrency and tech hub. Miami
- [Future of Edinburgh bike-share scheme hangs in the balance](https://cities-today.com/future-of-edinburgh-bike-share-scheme-hangs-in-the-balance/) - Edinburgh’s Just Eat bike-share scheme is set to end next month, unless a new operator can be found. Serco, the firm behind the service, recently announced it would not extend its three-year contract in Edinburgh beyond September 17, due to financial losses linked to high levels of vandalism. In 2020, approximately one in four of
- [Copenhagen named as world’s safest city](https://cities-today.com/copenhagen-named-as-worlds-safest-city/) - Copenhagen is ranked top in the fourth edition of the Safe Cities Index (SCI) from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), with Toronto taking second place and Singapore third. The index ranks 60 cities worldwide using 76 indicators across five pillars: personal, health, infrastructure, digital, and – for the first time – environmental security. The other
- [California judge strikes down ‘unconstitutional’ gig worker law](https://cities-today.com/california-judge-strikes-down-unconstitutional-gig-worker-law/) - A 2020 ballot that exempted ride-share drivers from a state labour law is unenforceable and unconstitutional, a California judge has ruled. Prop 22, the controversial measure which allows companies to treat workers as independent contractors, was approved by voters last November after a US$200 million lobbying campaign by firms including Uber, Lyft and DoorDash. In
- [Amsterdam expands smart bike parking tags](https://cities-today.com/amsterdam-expands-smart-bike-parking-tags/) - The City of Amsterdam and railway operator NS have developed a scannable barcode tag for bicycles to allow for more convenient parking at rail stations and municipal bike garages. The service, which already operates at the city's Amstel station, will be rolled out to three more stations this week as part of efforts to make
- [How Dublin is using 'smart tourism’ to rebound and reset](https://cities-today.com/how-dublin-is-using-smart-tourism-to-rebound-and-reset/) - Dublin’s Smart Tourism Manager tells Sarah Wray how Dublin is applying new datasets and tools to tourism management. COVID-19 removed tourists from cities around the world. The unexpected pause has given cities an opportunity to take stock and consider how their tourism offer could be reshaped for the better. Many are understanding that the equation
- [COVID-19 is shifting the focus from smart cities to resilient cities](https://cities-today.com/covid-19-is-shifting-the-focus-from-smart-cities-to-resilient-cities/) - The COVID-19 crisis has focused the minds of local governments on the need to build resilience into their recovery strategies. While COVID-19 has knocked the world sideways, 2020 has also witnessed parallel and compounding crises, including social unrest through the Black Lives Matter protests; intense climate events with heatwaves, hurricanes and wildfires, and the unfurling
- [Autonomous vehicle project concludes in London](https://cities-today.com/autonomous-vehicle-project-concludes-in-london/) - Project Endeavour – an autonomous vehicle (AV) programme designed to test real-world conditions – concluded in London this week, with 70 members of the public taking part in on-road demonstrations. Over the course of two weeks, the Oxbotica vehicles were tested, with participants' perceptions of AV safety analysed by consortium partner DG Cities. The trials
- [San Francisco grants Scoot new permit despite violations](https://cities-today.com/san-francisco-grants-scoot-new-permit-despite-violations/) - San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has granted micromobility company Scoot a new 12-month permit to operate 1,500 e-scooters across the city. The move comes less than two months after the firm was fined US$105,600 by the agency for violations of its 2019 permit which led to its operations being paused on San Francisco streets.
- [US infrastructure funds could build self-monitoring cities](https://cities-today.com/us-infrastructure-funds-could-build-self-monitoring-cities/) - Smart pavements, disease-detecting sewer sensors and pothole-spotting garbage trucks are part of the vision for a massive infrastructure upgrade across the US, outlined in a new report from the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School. As lawmakers continue to debate major infrastructure packages, Professor Stephen Goldsmith and co-authors Betsy Gardner
- [Washington transit authority increases services and cuts fares](https://cities-today.com/washington-transit-authority-increases-services-and-cuts-fares/) - The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has announced a range of discounts and service improvements in a bid to entice commuters back on board – including a 50 percent reduction on selected 'unlimited' passes. From 5 September, the authority will also add more buses and trains to its routes, and extend Metrorail’s operating hours
- [Project aims to cut the carbon footprint of digital services](https://cities-today.com/project-aims-to-cut-the-carbon-footprint-of-digital-services/) - Digital solutions can help cities and businesses significantly reduce their carbon emissions but there is a growing push to make sure those IT services are also as green as possible. A collaborative project in Finland is focused on reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from digital services in both the public and private sectors.
- [Dublin’s health innovation district to pilot VR meditation and digital currency](https://cities-today.com/dublins-health-innovation-district-to-pilot-vr-meditation-and-digital-currency/) - Dublin, Ireland has announced a series of pilots that will run in the Dublin 8 area, one of the city’s five innovation districts. They include projects which use virtual reality (VR), rewards apps, and digital literacy programmes to help improve physical and mental health. The Smart D8 initiative brings together public authorities, academia, healthcare, citizens
- [Brazilian cities embrace cashless transport](https://cities-today.com/brazilian-cities-embrace-cashless-transport/) - As they seek to improve the public transport user experience and regain riders’ confidence, Brazilian cities are expanding cashless payment options. The trend was discussed during a recent Cities Today digital roundtable, which brought together mobility and transport leaders from nine cities across Brazil's five regions. Digital ticketing, which allows the user to pay with
- [Rotterdam’s first Chief Digital Officer prepares to take the helm](https://cities-today.com/rotterdams-first-chief-digital-officer-prepares-to-take-the-helm/) - Bas Boorsma has been appointed as the City of Rotterdam's first Chief Digital Officer (CDO) and will take up the role from August 1. "The remit is CDO to the city, much more than CDO to the municipality," Boorsma told Cities Today. He explained: "The idea behind the position is different to the typical CDO
- [New York’s first e-scooter pilot kicks off](https://cities-today.com/new-yorks-first-e-scooter-pilot-kicks-off/) - New York City’s Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) will launch its first e-scooter pilot this week, with 3,000 scooters set to hit the streets. Bird, Lime and Veo, the three companies participating in the pilot, will each roll out 1,000 e-scooters in the Bronx neighbourhood for the first phase of the pilot, with a further
- [Detroit city staffer launches site to demystify local government](https://cities-today.com/detroit-city-staffer-launches-site-to-demystify-local-government/) - An attorney in the City of Detroit’s law department has independently launched a new website to help residents engage in local democracy. Daniel Arking said the idea had been simmering for some time but it came together as a “pandemic project” when he found himself with additional free time at home. SoapBox Detroit offers a
- [Manchester to install AI sensors to boost active travel](https://cities-today.com/manchester-to-install-ai-sensors-to-boost-active-travel/) - Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) will install 100 AI-powered sensors around the city-region to collect real-time data on cycling and walking. The transit operator has partnered with Vivacity Labs for the project, as part of its plans to develop an extensive active travel network across the city. The sensors will use artificial intelligence and machine
- [New MaaS platform to launch in 27 Spanish cities](https://cities-today.com/new-maas-platform-to-launch-in-27-spanish-cities/) - Spain’s national railway operator Renfe has awarded tech firms Siemens Mobility and Everis a five-year contract to develop a countrywide mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) platform. The digital platform will integrate transport modes including train, bike, metro, bus, car-sharing and e-scooter services, enabling passengers to identify and book the option that best suits their needs. Once completed, the
- [Making sensors visible could build civic trust](https://cities-today.com/making-sensors-visible-could-curb-the-big-brother-backlash/) - ‘Smart cities’ have gradually developed something of an image problem – to some members of the public, the term invokes visions of a dystopian surveillance society and raises concerns about how their data will be used. That’s if people are aware of the concept at all. This is despite the fact that most technology projects
- [Winnipeg launches on-demand microtransit pilot](https://cities-today.com/winnipeg-launches-on-demand-microtransit-pilot/) - Winnipeg Transit will launch its first on-demand transit app this week as part of the Canadian city’s efforts to modernise its network. The service will run on three routes, using trip planning software and GPS technology to plan bus routes in real-time and respond to passengers’ trip requests immediately, with customers able to book rides
- [‘All hands on deck’: Cities respond to landmark IPCC report](https://cities-today.com/all-hands-on-deck-cities-respond-to-landmark-ipcc-report/) - António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary General, called the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “code red for humanity". The Sixth Assessment Report on climate science says it is “unequivocal” that human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and sometimes irreversible ways. It warns of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and
- [Chattanooga expands ‘Smart Corridor’ project with US$1.37 million grant](https://cities-today.com/chattanooga-expands-smart-corridor-project-with-us1-37-million-grant/) - Chattanooga, TN will open its MLK Smart Corridor transit testbed to researchers from around the world after being awarded US$1.37 million from the National Science Foundation. The testbed – which uses wireless infrastructure and a network of sensors to monitor and control traffic in real-time – will give researchers access to an online portal that
- [London borough to install ‘world’s densest’ air sensor network](https://cities-today.com/london-borough-to-install-worlds-densest-air-sensor-network/) - The London borough of Camden has announced plans to install what it's claimed will be the world’s densest air quality sensor network, as efforts to improve the UK capital’s toxic air ramp up. The network will be made up of 250 sensors that will provide at least 100 times more spatial resolution and refresh 60
- [The secret life of waste bins](https://cities-today.com/the-secret-life-of-waste-bins/) - Like streetlights, trash cans are emerging as an important form of digital infrastructure for cities, helping them collect much more than just rubbish. During the pandemic, Dublin used its smart, solar-powered bins to collate data on footfall and understand how busy areas are. On a recent Cities Today digital roundtable, one US CIO shared how
- [Crypto token launches in Miami to generate city revenue](https://cities-today.com/crypto-token-launches-in-miami-to-generate-city-revenue/) - MiamiCoin, a new programmable crypto token, could earn "millions of dollars” for the city, according to Mayor Francis Suarez. This new funding could be used for a variety of public services, including homelessness response and policing. CityCoins allows users to mine coins to support a city – 30 percent of the yield is collected in
- [EU cities need more support for climate and digital upgrades, report says](https://cities-today.com/eu-cities-need-more-support-for-climate-and-digital-upgrades-report-warns/) - European cities cite lack of funding, regulatory ‘red tape’ and technical capacity limitations as the major barriers to investment in climate action and digitalisation, according to a new report from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The research, titled The state of local infrastructure investment in Europe, is based on a survey of 685 EU municipalities
- [LA pilots on-demand bus drop-offs to better serve women](https://cities-today.com/la-pilots-on-demand-bus-drop-offs-to-better-serve-women/) - Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) is launching a pilot scheme to allow DASH bus riders to request drop-off locations along the route which are not established stops. The trial, which will run on four Community DASH routes in Panorama City, Watts, Pico-Union, and El Sereno, is part of efforts to make the city’s transport
- [E-cargo bikes can deliver goods faster in city centres](https://cities-today.com/e-cargo-bikes-can-deliver-goods-faster-in-city-centres/) - E-cargo bikes can deliver goods 60 percent faster than vans in city centres, according to a new study from the University of Westminster. The study, commissioned by climate charity Possible, found that in central London, cargo bikes had a higher average speed and dropped off ten parcels an hour – compared with six for vans.
- [Equitable cycling scheme gets funding boost ahead of Commonwealth Games](https://cities-today.com/equitable-cycling-scheme-gets-funding-boost-ahead-of-commonwealth-games/) - The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has received a £2 million (US$2.78 million) funding boost from the Department for Transport as part of efforts to get more people from disadvantaged communities cycling. The Cycling for Everyone scheme aims to encourage and enable more people to get on a bike, and is scheduled to be up
- [Data incubator invites cities to think like start-ups](https://cities-today.com/data-incubator-invites-cities-to-think-like-start-ups/) - A new programme at New York University’s GovLab will apply the start-up incubator model for helping entrepreneurs to grow companies to 'intrapreneurs' working on data projects in cities. From September 2021 to March 2022, the City Incubator within the Open Data Policy Lab will guide ten selected individuals working in city governments around the world through a
- [Transport leaders share the secret to successful partnerships](https://cities-today.com/transport-leaders-share-the-secret-to-successful-partnerships/) - As the digitalisation of public space intensifies at a rapid pace, cities often look to the private sector for solutions. Gathering data – and keeping it secure – presents a unique set of challenges for innovators in the transit ecosystem, but also opens the door to new opportunities, including more equitable cities. Cities Today spoke
- [Face recognition payment pilot launched on Moscow’s metro](https://cities-today.com/face-recognition-payment-pilot-launched-on-moscows-metro/) - Moscow Metro has started tests of Face Pay – a service where passengers will be able to pay for transport using facial recognition technology. The city’s Department of Transport says the technology will be trialled on one metro line initially, and involve a focus group of 1,000 residents, with the figure set to grow as
- [Leading urbanist calls for city innovation to be a federal priority](https://cities-today.com/leading-urbanist-calls-for-city-innovation-to-be-a-federal-priority/) - The Coalition for Urban Innovation has formed to offer “a unique voice” in the US infrastructure debate as a bill to provide US$550 billion in new funding for roads, broadband, public transit and environmental resilience advances. The founding members, comprising more than a dozen organisations and advisors from the public, private and non-profit sectors, include
- [Cities pledge to close education gaps, from connectivity to conflict resolution](https://cities-today.com/cities-pledge-to-close-education-gaps-from-connectivity-to-conflict-resolution/) - Children have been hit hard by the pandemic, with their education, social lives and mental health all impacted. The initial focus in the US now is on helping young people recover and ensuring they return to learning after the summer break, with concerns about a notable number of students who have been unaccounted for in
- [New urban tech coalition weighs in on US infrastructure plan](https://cities-today.com/new-urban-tech-coalition-weighs-in-on-us-infrastructure-plan/) - As President Biden’s flagship infrastructure bill advances, over a dozen organisations have established the cross-sector Coalition for Urban Innovation, calling for greater federal support for the adoption of emerging and advanced technologies in cities. This includes data and artificial intelligence (AI) and new solutions for buildings, mobility and energy. The founding members include Sidewalk Labs, Smart
- [TfL's Rikesh Shah on innovation and the new normal](https://cities-today.com/tfls-rikesh-shah-on-innovation-and-the-new-normal/) - Innovation is a difficult term to define. For years Silicon Valley has liked to believe it had the upper hand, leading the way and creating a culture for others to follow. But for Rikesh Shah, Transport for London’s Head of Commercial Innovation, its meaning is simple. “Innovation isn’t blue sky thinking, bean bags and pool
- [Cities should appoint Chief Decarbonisation Officers, says new report](https://cities-today.com/cities-should-appoint-chief-decarbonisation-officers-says-new-report/) - Alongside the Chief Digital Officer and Chief Data Officer, there could soon be a new CDO at City Hall: the Chief Decarbonisation Officer. A new report from StateUp, an international intelligence and advisory firm for public-purpose technology, says that to address the climate crisis, governments at all levels must look beyond setting policy for the
- [How Long Beach is changing the conversation on ‘smart cities’](https://cities-today.com/how-long-beach-is-changing-the-conversation-on-smart-cities/) - As Ryan Kurtzman began developing the smart city strategy for Long Beach, he quickly discovered something illuminating: most residents had never heard of “smart cities”. A survey and workshops with citizens also revealed that people in Long Beach had strong views on how their data is used. While some could see clear benefits, others didn’t
- [Cities are shaking the infrastructure tree to find new funding](https://cities-today.com/cities-are-shaking-the-infrastructure-tree-to-find-new-funding/) - Facing growing challenges and static budgets, US cities are increasingly looking for ways to get more from their existing assets to save money and create new revenue which can be ploughed back into public services. The topic came to the fore during a Cities Today virtual roundtable, with several digitalisation leaders inspired by recent moves
- [AT&T announces partnership to showcase 5G at scale](https://cities-today.com/att-announces-partnership-to-showcase-5g-at-scale/) - AT&T and property owner and developer JBG SMITH have announced plans to deliver “the first 5G smart city at scale” in National Landing, Northern Virginia, through a new type of collaboration. The National Landing Business Improvement District (BID), a public-private partnership established in 2016, encompasses the neighbourhoods of Crystal City, Pentagon City and Potomac Yard,
- [Kids’ guide to smart cities aims to inspire the next generation](https://cities-today.com/kids-guide-to-smart-cities-aims-to-inspire-the-next-generation/) - Quality of life requires innovation, to make cities great in every nation. With lots of new ideas in the mix, there are plenty of things a city can fix. [Extract from The Exploring Smart Cities Activity Book for Kids] A new book for children co-written by a former city Chief Information Officer (CIO) aims to
- [Manchester offers business grants to boost active travel](https://cities-today.com/manchester-offers-business-grants-to-boost-active-travel/) - Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has announced the creation of an £800,000 (US$1.1 million) funding pot and an interactive website to help businesses and employers support sustainable travel. The grants will allow companies to install facilities such as bike parking and changing facilities and the site will provide information and resources on encouraging and embedding
- [Can US cities embrace the electric vehicle revolution?](https://cities-today.com/can-us-cities-embrace-the-electric-vehicle-revolution/) - With the environment a key policy issue for the Biden Administration, a sizeable investment in green technology was widely anticipated in transport circles. In March, the President outlined plans for a US$174 billion investment in electric vehicles (EVs) which would establish grant and incentive programmes for state and local governments and the private sector to
- [Cities revisit local currencies to reboot their economies](https://cities-today.com/cities-revisit-local-currencies-to-reboot-their-economies/) - In March last year, the technology publication Wired declared the dream of local city currencies like the Bristol Pound to be “over”. But with COVID-19 battering city economies and accelerating the shift to cashless transactions, new models are emerging, from a local payment platform to city-branded cryptocurrencies. A local currency scheme was launched in the
- [Ireland's first e-scooter trial launches at Dublin City University](https://cities-today.com/irelands-first-e-scooter-trial-launches-at-dublin-city-university/) - Ireland’s first e-scooter trial has kicked-off at Dublin City University (DCU), with the project set to test new safety standards as the Irish government moves towards legalising the micromobility devices on public roads. The pilot – coordinated by Smart DCU and Insight, the Irish research centre for data analytics – will test 30 TIER e-scooters using Luna computer
- [Report pinpoints 15 climate adaptation priorities for cities](https://cities-today.com/report-pinpoints-15-climate-adaptation-priorities-for-cities/) - A new report from C40 Cities and McKinsey Sustainability aims to help cities cut through the “dizzying array of options” for climate adaptation so they can set priorities and take action. The research comes during devastating floods, wildfires and extreme heat in several parts of the world. Focused Adaptation. A strategic approach to climate adaptation
- [Moscow to launch electric ferry service next year](https://cities-today.com/moscow-to-launch-electric-ferry-service-next-year/) - Moscow is set to incorporate a fleet of fully electric passenger ferries into its public transport network from next summer as the city seeks to reduce its dependence on cars. The 42-seater boats will be approximately 22 metres in length, and equipped with USB charging, Wi-Fi, places for scooters and bicycles, and tables for working
- [Private network underpins smart city plans for Las Vegas](https://cities-today.com/private-municipal-network-underpins-digital-inclusion-and-smart-city-services-in-las-vegas/) - The City of Las Vegas has deployed what is claimed to be the largest LTE, 5G-ready private municipal network in the US. The network is part of a broader plan for new tech-enabled services, economic development and digital inclusion in Las Vegas. “We want to be known across the world as not just the entertainment
- [Study links Airbnb rentals to increase in neighbourhood violence](https://cities-today.com/study-links-airbnb-rentals-to-increase-in-neighbourhood-violence/) - A study by researchers from Boston's Northeastern University suggests that Airbnb listings can lead to more violence in city neighbourhoods over time. The peer-reviewed study, Airbnb and neighborhood crime: The incursion of tourists or the erosion of local social dynamics?, published in academic journal PLOS ONE, found that rather than tourists causing a rise in
- [Albuquerque creates new safety department to change how police are dispatched](https://cities-today.com/albuquerque-creates-new-safety-department-to-change-how-police-are-dispatched/) - On a recent webinar organised by Ignite Cities and the National League of Cities, mayors from Philadelphia, Albuquerque and Waterloo discussed how they are approaching the complexities of managing public safety and a surge in gun violence while responding to calls to reform policing following the murder of George Floyd. Albuquerque in New Mexico is
- [Former Stockton mayor invests in ‘backyard housing’ start-up](https://cities-today.com/former-stockton-mayor-invests-in-backyard-housing-start-up/) - Abodu, which provides prefabricated Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), or ‘backyard housing’, has raised US$20 million in a Series A funding round. ADUs, which are small dwellings built on the same grounds as a single family house, can be used as guest cottages, extra living space for families or home offices but they’re increasingly being used
- [Lessons from London’s open innovation challenge for pandemic recovery](https://cities-today.com/lessons-from-londons-open-innovation-challenge-for-pandemic-recovery/) - Ten start-ups have been selected as the winners of the London Mayor’s Resilience Fund. Their solutions include a floating solar array, an income-tracking tool for gig workers, and a platform for fitting out workspaces affordably. The £1 million (US$1.37 million) innovation programme was set up to support London’s businesses and community groups to recover from
- [Pittsburgh tackles transport insecurity with MaaS programme](https://cities-today.com/pittsburgh-tackles-transport-insecurity-with-maas-programme/) - Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto has announced the creation of two new initiatives designed to boost equitable access to mobility and expand the number of services on offer across the city. Move PGH will see the creation of 50 mobility hubs where people can access all of the city’s travel options – buses, bikes, mopeds and,
- [Singapore's chatbot categorises feedback with AI](https://cities-today.com/singapores-chatbot-categorises-feedback-with-ai/) - Singapore’s Municipal Services Office (MSO) is making its OneService App for reporting issues such as broken lights and potholes available as a chatbot via WhatsApp and Telegram. As a Beta version of the tool rolls out, the agency is also challenging the public to design the chatbot and give it a “personality” before the full
- [Seoul to implement city-wide public IoT network by 2023](https://cities-today.com/seoul-to-implement-city-wide-public-iot-network-by-2023/) - Seoul’s public Internet of Things (IoT) network will be “in every corner of the city” by 2023, Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) said this week. The 421 km long-range (LoRa) network will be established this year, with 1,000 base stations installed at public facilities such as community centres by 2023. SMG is also setting up an
- [Masks to remain compulsory on London’s bus and tube services](https://cities-today.com/masks-to-remain-compulsory-on-londons-bus-and-tube-services/) - London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said face masks will remain compulsory on all Transport for London (TfL) services as the UK prepares to exit COVID-19 lockdown restrictions next week. Khan said the measure would reassure Londoners and visitors and protect transport workers. “I’ve repeatedly made clear that the simplest and safest option would have been
- [Auckland launches 10-year plan to revamp bus services](https://cities-today.com/auckland-launches-10-year-plan-to-revamp-bus-services/) - Auckland Transport and the City Council have launched a new City Centre Bus Plan that outlines sweeping changes needed to transform the network over the next ten years. As part of the wider City Centre Master Plan (CCMP), the new scheme will see the creation of two new dedicated east-west bus corridors, improved facilities for
- [Pandemic underpins a new era for smart city data](https://cities-today.com/pandemic-underpins-a-new-era-for-smart-city-data/) - Data-driven decision-making is not a new concept for cities – many have been plugging away at it for several years with varying levels of success. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has supercharged progress in this area as politicians demand fast answers and residents face challenges which are unprecedented. On a recent Cities Today virtual roundtable, city
- [Intermodal mobility is key to Rome's recovery](https://cities-today.com/intermodal-mobility-is-key-to-romes-recovery/) - With European cities cautiously reopening as pandemic restrictions ease, getting people back on public transport will be no easy feat. While ridership numbers are slowly rising after falls of over 90 percent in some cities, many remain hesitant about close-proximity travel and are opting for single-occupancy car journeys instead. To counter this trend, other more
- [Smart mobility on the fast track in Latin America](https://cities-today.com/smart-mobility-on-the-fast-track-in-latin-america/) - Mobility leaders in Latin America are working to strengthen urban transport in the region following the pandemic, with a particular focus on how to regain the trust of users. Eleven secretaries and directors of transport met at a recent virtual roundtable organised by Cities Today to share their strategies. Dr Natalio Mema, Secretary of Public
- [Can public-private collaboration boost transport equity?](https://cities-today.com/can-public-private-collaboration-boost-transport-equity/) - Equity and the barriers facing residents from lower-income communities have been hot-button topics for city transport leaders over the past year. With the pandemic highlighting that many essential workers – often on low wages – are the same people who rely on public transport, providing access is not just a should, but a must. At
- [Smart city technology outpacing privacy and security policy, report warns](https://cities-today.com/smart-city-technology-outpacing-privacy-and-security-policy-report-warns/) - Failure to designate a person accountable for cybersecurity or to assess privacy risks when deploying new technology are among the “serious governance gaps” pinpointed in a new report. Governing Smart Cities, released by the World Economic Forum and written in partnership with Deloitte, is based on a survey of the 36 pioneer cities of the
- [31 cities commit to green infrastructure targets](https://cities-today.com/31-cities-commit-to-green-infrastructure-targets/) - Thirty-one mayors have signed the C40 Cities Urban Nature Declaration, pledging to invest in green spaces to improve air quality and bolster protection against climate impacts such as extreme heat, flooding and drought. The signatory cities, which include Athens, Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Paris and Tokyo, have committed to deliver on one or both of two
- [Mandatory tests introduced for e-scooter users in Singapore](https://cities-today.com/mandatory-tests-introduced-for-e-scooter-users-in-singapore/) - From 1 January 2022, e-scooter and power-assisted bicycle (PAB) riders in Singapore will have to pass an online theory test. The new rules – mandated by Singapore's Land Transit Authority – are being introduced to boost safety, with tests aiming to improve awareness of active mobility rules, codes of conduct and safe riding practices. Riders
- [Barcelona pilot programme narrows in on the digital divide](https://cities-today.com/barcelona-pilot-programme-narrows-in-on-the-digital-divide/) - Barcelona is running a pilot project to help inform a city-wide digital inclusion policy. The Connectem Barcelona (Barcelona Connects) programme will run from September for a year with 400 households in the Trinitat Nova neighbourhood of the Nou Barris district, which is one of Barcelona’s lowest-income areas and has been hit hard by unemployment during
- [Vancouver offers leisure discounts to boost public transit use](https://cities-today.com/vancouver-launches-summer-leisure-discounts-to-boost-transit-use/) - Vancouver’s public transit agency TransLink has partnered with Destination Vancouver to launch a summer campaign to increase ridership by offering discounts at hundreds of local leisure and tourist spots. The Reconnect Campaign will encourage customers to use transit to explore Metro Vancouver, with the agency boosting service to popular locations and adding an interactive map
- [Finnish city develops data tool to cut traffic emissions](https://cities-today.com/finnish-city-develops-data-tool-to-cut-traffic-emissions/) - The Finnish city of Vaasa is developing a new mobility data tool to reduce emissions and accelerate its efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by the end of 2030. The Vaasa Traffic 202x project will produce up-to-date information on transport patterns and carbon emissions in the city, using advanced modelling from engineering firm Ramboll. Using its BRUTUS traffic
- [How Atlanta is overcoming food deserts](https://cities-today.com/how-atlanta-is-overcoming-food-deserts/) - Atlanta’s latest Fresh Food Access Report shows that 75 percent of city residents now live within half a mile of fresh food – up from 52 percent in 2015. Around 100,000 residents in low-income areas which had limited access to fresh food have benefited. The increase follows several measures to address so-called ‘food deserts’ –
- [Turin to run one-year MaaS trial](https://cities-today.com/turin-to-run-one-year-maas-trial/) - Turin in Italy is calling for up to 1,100 residents to volunteer to take part in a 12-month trial of mobility-as-a-service (MaaS). It will be the first city in Italy to run a live MaaS trial with citizens in a bid to encourage the use of public and shared transport over private cars. The service
- [Porto creates ‘mediator’ role to oversee tourist rental market](https://cities-today.com/porto-creates-mediator-role-to-oversee-tourist-rental-market/) - Porto City Council has approved a plan to create a new administrative position to oversee the city's short-term tourist rental market. The ‘Local Accommodation Mediator’ will study and report on the interests, concerns and trends affecting all stakeholders in the sector, as well as help to settle conflicts. In Portugal, the term ‘Local Accommodation’ (LA)
- [Progress report finds US cities are closing the data gap](https://cities-today.com/progress-report-finds-us-cities-are-closing-the-data-gap/) - US cities are moving from simply sharing open data to making data-informed decisions and reaping tangible benefits, according to a new report from The Monitor Institute by Deloitte in collaboration with What Works Cities. Closing the Data Gap: How Cities Are Delivering Better Results for Residents is based on a survey, interviews, and programme participation
- [Reno claims US first with real-time emissions tracking](https://cities-today.com/reno-claims-us-first-with-real-time-emissions-tracking/) - The City of Reno, Washoe County and the State of Nevada have announced a software partnership to track energy and emissions data in real-time. They claim Reno is the first city in the country to undertake real-time carbon tracking in line with the standards set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The governments
- [Stockholm wins world smart city award](https://cities-today.com/stockholm-wins-world-smart-city-award/) - Stockholm has claimed the Smart City 2019 award for its GrowSmarter project at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona. The Swedish capital was commended for its ‘innovation, openness and connectivity’ and efforts to improve living conditions for residents. GrowSmarter brings together the public and private sectors to integrate 12 smart city solutions across
- [Stockholm wins clean transport award](https://cities-today.com/stockholm-wins-clean-transport-award/) - Stockholm has been recognised by CIVITAS, a city network dedicated to cleaner transport, for its progress on low and zero-emission vehicles, safe walking, and cycling paths for citizens. The city won the legacy category during the network's three-day forum–held in Graz, Austria–for developing an electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure master plan, which outlines its past, present and future proposals,
- [Leicester installs bee-friendly bus stops](https://cities-today.com/leicester-installs-bee-friendly-bus-stops/) - The UK city of Leicester is installing 30 'living' bus shelter roofs as part of a new programme to revamp its infrastructure while supporting the environment. Working with advertising firm Clear Channel, the so-called ‘bee bus stops’ will be planted with a mix of wildflowers to attract pollinating insects and add extra greenery to the
- [Voi research claims e-scooters can boost public transport use](https://cities-today.com/voi-research-claims-e-scooters-can-boost-public-transport-use/) - A survey from Swedish micromobility firm Voi has found that incorporating e-scooters into the public transport ecosystem can help boost ticket sales at key city locations. The study, carried out in the German city of Stuttgart, found there was a 35 percent increase in rail tickets purchased by Voi users who ended their journeys at
- [Rosario’s urban farming programme wins global resilience award](https://cities-today.com/rosarios-urban-farming-programme-wins-global-resilience-award/) - A sustainable food production project in the municipality of Rosario, Argentina, has won the US$250,000 Prize for Cities from the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. The initiative was praised for its ingenuity and longevity as well as the city-wide benefits it is delivering. In the wake of the 2001 Argentinian economic crisis, which left
- [Mr Barricade: Civic engagement – TikTok-style](https://cities-today.com/mr-barricade-civic-engagement-tiktok-style/) - Vignesh Swaminathan, CEO and President of Crossroad Lab, talks to Jonathan Andrews about how his savvy use of TikTok is helping community outreach Think of TikTok and most people would identify the social media platform as something of a plaything for teenagers creating amusing music-related videos. Not many would believe a 30-year-old civil and transport engineer would have over half a
- [Cities launch ‘observatory’ for ethical AI](https://cities-today.com/cities-launch-observatory-for-ethical-ai/) - Barcelona, London and Amsterdam are leading the Global Observatory on Urban AI project to help cities deploy artificial intelligence effectively and ethically. Laia Bonet, Barcelona's Deputy Mayor for the 2030 Agenda, the Digital Transition and International Relations, said it’s important for cities to take a leading role. “AI systems are riskier for public institutions than
- [Greener, cheaper, faster: Milan unveils tool to measure the benefits of digital services](https://cities-today.com/greener-cheaper-faster-milan-unveils-tool-to-measure-the-benefits-of-digital-services/) - The City of Milan in Italy has developed a tool that calculates the outcomes of digitalisation in terms of time, money and emissions saved. The aim of the Digital Sustainability Model is to provide clear information for residents, departments and politicians but this simplicity belies an advanced data interoperability plan underpinning the system. The tool
- [Mikko Rusama, Helsinki: Writing the rule book on personal data](https://cities-today.com/mikko-rusama-helsinki-writing-the-rule-book-on-personal-data/) - Opaque practices by tech giants and various breaches have created a climate of mistrust or resigned cynicism about the use of personal data. Despite the amount of personal data they hold, cities often shy away from the topic of using it for innovation, wary of controversy or intimidated by the legal and ethical complexities. Mikko
- [Columbus 'innovation lab' to continue as smart city challenge concludes](https://cities-today.com/columbus-innovation-lab-to-continue-as-smart-city-challenge-concludes/) - Columbus, Ohio has concluded the US Department of Transportation’s US$40 million Smart City Challenge – which has seen it roll out a series of mobility innovations to connect residents and improve equity across the city over the past five years. In 2016, the city saw off competition from 77 other US municipalities to claim the
- [Nevada AI trial sees reduction in crashes and speeding](https://cities-today.com/nevada-ai-trial-sees-reduction-in-crashes-and-speeding/) - The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to inform the strategic placement of police and dynamic messaging signs along high-risk Nevada highways has helped to reduce dangerous driving, according to a new report from transit data provider Waycare. The findings detail an average drop in speed of two miles per hour, contributing to an 18 percent
- [Deal to deliver mobile coverage across London Underground by 2024](https://cities-today.com/deal-to-deliver-mobile-coverage-across-london-underground-by-2024/) - Transport for London (TfL) has awarded a 20-year concession to BAI Communications to enable 4G mobile coverage across the whole Tube network by the end of 2024. In addition to removing ‘not spots’ for Tube riders and staff, the connectivity will generate additional revenue for TfL amid financial challenges. Shashi Verma, Chief Technology Officer, TfL,
- [Platform calculates green infrastructure ROI](https://cities-today.com/platform-calculates-green-infrastructure-roi/) - New open-source software developed by researchers at Stanford University aims to help cities prioritise their investments in green infrastructure. The Urban InVEST platform, created through the Stanford Natural Capital Project, generates maps to visualise the links between nature and people’s wellbeing. City planners and developers can use it free to better understand where investments in nature
- [Bilbao recruits residents in the fight against cybercrime](https://cities-today.com/bilbao-recruits-residents-in-the-fight-against-cybercrime/) - As the pandemic has forced more services and activities online, opportunistic cyber-criminals and increasingly sophisticated scammers have followed. Experts say cyber-threats have soared during the crisis, with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the UK, for example, reporting a fifteen-fold increase in the number of scams removed from the internet in the last year.
- [Helsinki launches real-time crowding heatmap](https://cities-today.com/helsinki-launches-real-time-crowding-heatmap/) - The City of Helsinki's new Heatmap site shows how busy areas and venues are in real-time to help people plan trips while avoiding crowded areas. The project aims to improve safety, support the tourism industry and deliver new data for the city. A colour-coded map, which is updated every minute, has been developed with software company
- [Delivery robots roll out in Austin’s bike lanes](https://cities-today.com/delivery-robots-roll-out-in-austins-bike-lanes/) - Start-up Refraction AI has launched a pilot programme with ten of its REV-1 delivery robots in Austin, Texas. The service launched with Southside Flying Pizza for deliveries in the South Congress, Downtown and Travis Heights areas of the city, with scope to expand as more businesses come on board. The three-wheeled electric devices, which travel
- [Tempe injects 3D printing into the affordable housing mix](https://cities-today.com/tempe-injects-3d-printing-into-the-affordable-housing-mix/) - The City of Tempe in Arizona is exploring how 3D printing could help to meet its affordable housing needs. A 3D-printed single-storey, three-bedroom home is being built by non-profit Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona on a lot purchased by the city for affordable housing. The organisation says the approach could deliver more energy-efficient homes cheaper,
- [Solar savings fund broadband in New York](https://cities-today.com/solar-savings-fund-broadband-in-new-york/) - A new programme is being launched to provide free Wi-Fi and broadband access for affordable housing residents in 22 Brooklyn buildings, funded through savings from solar energy. The approach could be replicated elsewhere in New York and across the US. Workforce Housing Group secured a loan from the state-sponsored NY Green Bank to cover the
- [US transit agencies focus on the fundamentals for recovery](https://cities-today.com/us-transit-agencies-focus-on-the-fundamentals-for-recovery/) - With US cities boosted by a funding windfall under the American Rescue Plan, the scope to ‘build back better’ has widened. The need to incorporate a more flexible but dependable model of transit, while avoiding a car-led recovery, will be central to this rebuild. At a recent Cities Today online roundtable, transport leaders from across
- [Copenhagen removes parking spaces in city centre trial](https://cities-today.com/copenhagen-removes-parking-spaces-in-city-centre-trial/) - Copenhagen's pedestrians and cyclists will have priority over cars on five historical city centre streets, as part of a pilot project aimed at transforming the Danish capital’s medieval district. Parking spaces will be replaced with trees and benches during the experiments, which run until the end of September. The projects stem from a number of
- [Cities on cybersecurity alert race to shore up defences](https://cities-today.com/cities-on-cybersecurity-alert-race-to-shore-up-defences/) - It is the phone call that everybody fears: the dreaded news that your city has been hacked. Amid a spate of public and private sector cyber-attacks, there is a grim acceptance by local government Chief Information Officers (CIOs) that the likelihood of being targeted is a matter of “when” rather than “if”. On a recent
- [US transit agencies get creative to support vaccine effort](https://cities-today.com/us-transit-agencies-get-creative-to-support-vaccine-effort/) - Over 350 transit agencies across the US are providing free transportation to vaccination centres or allowing their stations and facilities to be used as COVID-19 vaccine sites, according to the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Earlier this week, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg paid tribute to their efforts, and urged others to join
- [Auckland named world’s most liveable city as COVID reshuffles rankings](https://cities-today.com/auckland-named-worlds-most-liveable-city-as-covid-reshuffles-rankings/) - The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically reshuffled the Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking of the world’s most liveable cities and could change lifestyle priorities for the long-term. Auckland, New Zealand took the top spot from Austria’s capital Vienna, which has fallen to twelfth place. Eight Asia-Pacific cities dominate the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) 2021 liveability top ten, including
- [York deploys real-time transport modelling in 'UK first'](https://cities-today.com/york-deploys-real-time-transport-modelling-in-uk-first/) - The City of York has launched what it claims is the UK’s first municipal-wide real-time transport modelling system. Working in partnership with PTV Group, Wood Group and modelling firm RelativeGAP, the city council is now using the technology to manage its road network and monitor areas with no sensors or cameras. The system combines offline
- [Manchester mobility hub ‘not another car park’, says council leader](https://cities-today.com/manchester-mobility-hub-not-another-car-park-says-council-leader/) - Plans have been submitted for a new ‘urban mobility hub’ in Manchester that promises "to prioritise streets for people". The hub, expected to be completed by the end of 2023, will include a car-share club, e-bike scheme, 150 visitor cycle parking spaces and charging facilities to help encourage the shift away from petrol and diesel
- [Seoul monitors building safety with IoT and blockchain](https://cities-today.com/seoul-monitors-building-safety-with-iot-and-blockchain/) - Seoul will use Internet of Things (IoT) data and blockchain to continuously monitor older buildings. Currently, city staff have to visit buildings to carry out safety inspections, but the new system will automatically send alerts when risks are detected. The initiative will begin with a 46-building pilot in December and from 2022 will be scaled
- [From smart toilets to future finance: Stanford sets up Songdo cities lab](https://cities-today.com/from-smart-toilets-to-future-finance-stanford-sets-up-songdo-cities-lab/) - Stanford University has established a smart cities research centre in Songdo, the 1,500-acre business district within the South Korean city of Incheon. The Stanford Center at the Incheon Global Campus will bring together researchers from across Stanford’s seven schools with collaborators from South Korean industry, government and universities to explore advanced technologies to tackle urban challenges.
- [Belfast residents earn ‘civic dollars’ for a walk in the park](https://cities-today.com/belfast-residents-earn-civic-dollars-for-a-walk-in-the-park/) - Belfast City Council is piloting an app that rewards residents for spending time in green spaces. They can also earn the “community currency” for reporting vandalism and other issues. Civic Dollars can be exchanged for rewards such as a free gym session, public transport travel pass or tickets to visitor attractions. The Civic Dollars app,
- [Texan cities explore data monetisation to raise revenue](https://cities-today.com/texas-cities-explore-data-monetisation-to-raise-revenue/) - Cities in North Texas are evaluating options to monetise their data and assets such as land, buildings, lighting and roads to generate new revenue. The North Texas Innovation Alliance (NTXIA), a regional consortium of municipalities, agencies, companies and academic institutions, has issued a call for solutions via govtech procurement platform Marketplace.city. “A top priority for our
- [US car journeys rebound but morning rush hour holds off – for now](https://cities-today.com/us-car-journeys-rebound-but-morning-rush-hour-holds-off-for-now/) - New analysis of anonymised location data casts doubt on US cities’ hopes of avoiding a car-led recovery. The report from transport analytics company StreetLight Data shows that while the number of vehicle miles travelled (VMT) in February 2021 was still 12 percent below the previous year, by March 2021 it rose to nearly two percent
- [‘Trade-off’: Survey shows scooters replace both car and walking journeys](https://cities-today.com/trade-off-survey-shows-scooters-replace-both-car-and-walking-journeys/) - A survey by Ford’s micromobility arm Spin has revealed that travel behaviour across Essex in the UK has shifted since the introduction of the county’s shared e-scooter scheme in December 2020. As more deployments roll out, a key concern for cities is whether e-scooters can encourage people out of cars without reducing active travel. Spin
- [London selects start-ups to support COVID recovery](https://cities-today.com/london-selects-data-start-ups-to-support-covid-recovery/) - A data platform to reduce high street property vacancies, a journey planner for COVID-safe travel and an app to help gig workers understand their earnings are among the finalists in London’s search for solutions to pandemic-related challenges. In February, applications for the Mayor’s £1 million (US$1.42 million) Resilience Fund were opened to companies using data
- [Four major cities launch contest for cultural sector recovery](https://cities-today.com/major-cities-launch-contest-for-cultural-sector-recovery/) - Berlin, Paris, London and New York have launched a competition to find solutions that will help their cultural and creative sectors recover from the pandemic. They say the challenge can act as a “blueprint” for other cities around the world to support their own recovery efforts. Priority areas include how venues can enable social distancing
- [Cambridge launches electric autonomous shuttles](https://cities-today.com/cambridge-launches-electric-autonomous-shuttles/) - Self-driving electric shuttles capable of carrying up to ten passengers are set to be trialled in Cambridge, England. The vehicles, known as ‘Auto-Shuttles’, will hit the streets alongside regular traffic this month, and can travel at 20mph (32km/h) with a range of 100 miles (161km) between charges. The trial – part of a project led
- [Pandemic spurs city data innovation in Scotland](https://cities-today.com/pandemic-spurs-city-data-innovation-in-scotland/) - Data sharing has been critical to how Scottish local governments responded to the COVID-19 crisis and has a key role to play in the recovery, according to new research from the University of Glasgow. This echoes feedback from cities elsewhere in the world and the analysis provides insights for local authorities in Scotland and beyond.
- [Seoul to expand drone-charging capable smart pole network](https://cities-today.com/seoul-to-expand-network-of-poles-to-charge-vehicles-and-drones/) - Seoul is set to expand its network of smart poles (S-poles) – which act as streetlights, traffic lights, environmental sensors, footfall counters, smartphone chargers, Wi-Fi access points and CCTV points – from 26 to 216 by the end of the year. The poles, launched in February, will also have the potential to charge drones and electric
- [Dutch cities to develop European mobility data standard ](https://cities-today.com/dutch-cities-to-develop-european-mobility-data-standard/) - Five Dutch cities – Amsterdam, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Rotterdam and The Hague – are collaborating to establish a new standard for the exchange of data between cities and shared mobility operators. In partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water, the five cities, known as the G-5, will develop the City Data Standard – Mobility
- [Google Street View data pinpoints Copenhagen’s traffic pollution hotspots](https://cities-today.com/google-street-view-data-pinpoints-copenhagens-traffic-pollution-hotspots/) - New air quality maps show that Copenhagen’s major access roads have nearly three times more ultrafine particles and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and five times higher black carbon levels than quieter residential areas. The insights have come out of a project with Google and Utrecht University, in collaboration with Aarhus University, to gather data via a
- [Transport for London and Waze team up on safety alert system](https://cities-today.com/transport-for-london-and-waze-team-up-on-safety-alert-system/) - Transport for London (TfL) has partnered with Google’s GPS navigation software app Waze to deliver safety messages directly to drivers and motorcyclists via a new alert system. Through the Waze for Cities network, the transport operator shares data on road closures and delays and in return gets access to the app’s traffic data to improve
- [Third time lucky? Smart Cities and Communities Act reintroduced](https://cities-today.com/third-time-lucky-smart-cities-and-communities-act-reintroduced/) - Representatives Suzan DelBene and Yvette D. Clarke have reintroduced the Smart Cities and Communities Act. The proposed legislation aims to promote the use of smart city technologies and enhance federal coordination of these programmes to ensure greater effectiveness and better return on investment (ROI) for cities and communities of all sizes. The Act was first
- [Ford unveils winners for its Detroit mobility accelerator](https://cities-today.com/ford-unveils-winners-for-its-detroit-mobility-accelerator/) - Seven firms have been selected to take part in Ford's Accessible Streets Studio – a technology business accelerator programme that is helping city-focused startups pilot mobility products in Detroit. The Studio is led by Newlab, a New York-based innovation lab and business incubator, that has been working with Ford since early 2020 to identify mobility
- [City of Tulsa won’t pay ransomware demand](https://cities-today.com/city-of-tulsa-wont-pay-ransomware-demand/) - G.T. Bynum, Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, says the city has not paid a ransomware demand and is focused on restoring systems following the cyber-attack which was discovered earlier this month. He revealed that the city knows who is responsible for the attack and they are under federal investigation. Michael Dellinger, Chief Information Officer, City of
- [Legacy IT as ‘carbon monoxide’: Lessons from Hackney’s cyber-attack](https://cities-today.com/legacy-it-as-carbon-monoxide-lessons-from-hackneys-cyber-attack/) - In October 2020, the London borough of Hackney suffered a serious cyber-attack from which it is still recovering. Mayor Philip Glanville labelled the hack “morally repugnant” when it hit in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Systems that underpinned many essential services from payments to application approvals were impacted and in January it was revealed
- [Sidewalk Labs launches parking sensor](https://cities-today.com/sidewalk-labs-sensor-could-help-cities-claw-back-space-from-parking/) - Alphabet-owned urban tech company Sidewalk Labs has launched a new sensor to help cities improve parking and kerb management. Pebble provides real-time data about parking space availability, with a dashboard to give municipalities, operators and real estate developers an understanding of historical parking patterns. Nick Jonas, Senior Creative Technologist at Pebble, said in a blog
- [Civic engagement key to mobility success](https://cities-today.com/civic-engagement-key-to-mobility-success/) - Establishing what residents and commuters want and how this can be incorporated into policy has been high on the agenda for transit agencies and departments over the past year. At a recent Cities Today online roundtable, transit leaders spoke about how civic engagement initiatives have helped guide and shape their priorities, policies, and budgets. In
- [Pandemic lessons could help cities end homelessness](https://cities-today.com/pandemic-lessons-could-help-cities-end-homelessness/) - Ending homelessness is possible. This is the conclusion of a new co-authored book, How Ten Global Cities Take on Homelessness, which profiles Los Angeles, Houston, Nashville, New York City, Baltimore, Bogotá, Mexico City, Edmonton, Paris and Athens. According to estimates from the UN, 150 million people are homeless globally. The book’s outlook might seem overly optimistic given the
- [E-scooters set to hit London streets](https://cities-today.com/e-scooters-set-to-hit-london-streets/) - London's much-anticipated e-scooter trial is set to launch next month with three operators – Dott, Lime and TIER – selected to take part. Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that the 12-month trial will start on June 7, as part of the UK government's e-scooter rental trial scheme. Riders will need a full or provisional
- [UK councils join forces on digital divide data](https://cities-today.com/uk-councils-join-forces-on-digital-divide-data/) - Fifteen local authorities in England have teamed up with an educational charity and management consultancy to better understand and address the digital divide. The issue of digital inclusion has come to the fore for cities around the world during the pandemic as everything from working and studying to socialising moved online. The 'CCIN Policy Lab:
- [Honolulu's bike-share scheme in danger of closure](https://cities-today.com/honolulus-bike-share-scheme-in-danger-of-closure/) - Hawaii’s state capital Honolulu is cutting back services on its Biki bike-share scheme after sustaining huge financial losses during the pandemic. In 2019, the programme registered 1.4 million rides, but the pandemic has cut ridership figures in half. Of the 130 docking stations currently in operation, 40-50 are now facing closure. Bikeshare Hawaii Executive Director
- [Dutch city hit with €600,000 GDPR fine over Wi-Fi counters](https://cities-today.com/dutch-city-hit-with-e600000-gdpr-fine-over-wi-fi-counters/) - The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined the City of Enschede €600,000 (US$730,000) for its use of Wi-Fi sensors to measure the number of people in the city centre. It is understood to be the first time the regulator has imposed a fine on a government body under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- [Google Street View car gathers air quality data in Dublin](https://cities-today.com/google-street-view-car-gathers-air-quality-data-in-dublin/) - Google’s first electric Street View car is measuring air quality around Dublin at the same time as gathering the usual Google Maps imagery. It is the first time this has been done in Ireland and is being rolled out as part of the Smart Dublin programme. Access to hyperlocal air quality data will support city
- [First cities announce Chief Heat Officers](https://cities-today.com/first-cities-announce-chief-heat-officers/) - Miami-Dade County has named Jane Gilbert as its first ever Chief Heat Officer. It is understood to be the first position of its type globally. Athens in Greece and Freetown in Sierra Leone have pledged to also appoint Chief Heat Officers, and more cities are expected to follow. Gilbert, who previously served as Chief Resilience
- [New Jersey DOT partners with Rutgers University on mobility testbed](https://cities-today.com/new-jersey-dot-partners-with-rutgers-university-on-mobility-testbed/) - New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has partnered with Rutgers University to develop a testbed for mobility data-gathering, analysis and sharing technologies. The university's Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) will install the solutions at multiple intersections in New Brunswick, New Jersey as part of the Middlesex County (MC-SMTG) project in collaboration with NJDOT
- [Madrid's low emissions zone to be scrapped](https://cities-today.com/madrids-low-emissions-zone-to-be-scrapped/) - Madrid's controversial low-emissions zone (LEZ), Madrid Central, is set to be scrapped following a ruling by the Spanish Supreme Court. Environmental group Ecologists in Action had fought to keep the zone in place, but was informed this week of the court's decision to reject its appeal. The group had challenged a ruling from the Madrid
- [UK security agency issues guidance on smart city cyber risks](https://cities-today.com/uk-security-agency-issues-guidance-on-smart-city-cyber-risks/) - The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which is part of the UK’s GCHQ intelligence agency, has published recommendations on how to secure smart cities. The Connected Places: Cyber Security Principles report says that while technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, CCTV and smart traffic lights offer benefits to citizens and cities, they are
- [Toronto opts out of e-scooter pilot](https://cities-today.com/toronto-opts-out-of-e-scooter-pilot/) - Toronto City Council has voted not to take part in Ontario's electric scooter pilot programme, effectively upholding a ban on using the micromobility devices on public streets. The city said the decision was made to honour its commitment to safety and accessibility for citizens, especially the elderly and those with disabilities. A province-wide five-year pilot
- [NYC announces free and low-cost internet for 13 housing developments](https://cities-today.com/nyc-announces-free-and-low-cost-internet-for-13-housing-developments/) - Five vendors have signed agreements to offer high-speed internet access for up to 30,000 residents in 13 New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Office called it a “major milestone” in the implementation of the city’s Internet Master Plan for universal broadband. The five vendors with signed agreements – Starry, Sky
- [Open source city twin offers 'endless possibilities'](https://cities-today.com/open-source-city-twin-offers-endless-possibilities/) - A digital twin of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England will be used to support the city’s pandemic recovery and future planning. As well as helping the city visualise plans and better manage issues such as air quality, noise, flooding and traffic, the tool could feature virtual shops, exhibitions and heritage walking trails, and games companies
- [Toronto to adopt new platform and business model for digital payments](https://cities-today.com/toronto-to-adopt-new-platform-and-business-model-for-digital-payments/) - Toronto city council has approved a contract with govtech company PayIt which will allow residents and businesses to pay city bills on one digital platform rather than via 11 separate channels. The deal, which had raised some concerns about procurement, was approved 17 to 8 earlier this week with several amendments. The initiative is part
- [Autonomous robotaxi service launched in Beijing](https://cities-today.com/autonomous-robotaxi-service-launched-in-beijing/) - Chinese technology company Baidu has launched the country's first fully autonomous commercial taxi service in Beijing. The Apollo Go robotaxis will operate at Shougang Park - an industrial park on the west side of Beijing which will be a site for the 2022 winter Olympics. The firm says the taxis are fully driverless and will
- [How Buenos Aires plans to halve emissions by 2030](https://cities-today.com/how-buenos-aires-plans-to-halve-emissions-by-2030/) - The City of Buenos Aires has published its Climate Action Plan 2050, which sets out targeted measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions and increase resilience. The Argentinian capital has pledged to become climate-neutral by 2050, reducing emissions 53 percent by 2030 and 84 percent by 2050. The plan outlines 24 areas of action under four
- [Charlotte City Council approves electric bus pilot](https://cities-today.com/charlotte-city-council-approves-electric-bus-pilot/) - The US city of Charlotte, NC has approved an electric bus pilot as part of a public-private partnership between the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) and eTransEnergy. The scheme will test 18 battery electric bus (BEB) vehicles across the greater metropolitan Charlotte area over 12-18 months, and is supported by the Bloomberg Philanthropies American Cities
- [How US cities are using artificial intelligence to boost vaccine uptake](https://cities-today.com/how-us-cities-are-using-artificial-intelligence-to-boost-vaccine-uptake/) - US President Joe Biden yesterday announced a goal for 70 percent of the adult US population to have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot by July 4. Cities are playing a key role in this historic vaccination effort, not only in terms of logistics and administration but also with respect to the critical component
- [New York to resume 24-hour subway service](https://cities-today.com/new-york-to-resume-24-hour-subway-service/) - New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced it will resume 24-hour subway service on May 17 – more than a year after it began closing every night for cleaning in the wake of the pandemic. The state of New York will also end its outdoor food and beverage curfew on the same day, as
- [Jakarta moves towards MaaS with contract announcement](https://cities-today.com/jakarta-moves-towards-maas-with-contract-announcement/) - A consortium including Jatelindo, Aino, Thales and Lyko has been awarded an eight-year contract to deploy and operate a Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) solution for Jakarta. The contract was awarded by JakLingko Indonesia, which was formed in 2020 between public transport operators in the Greater Jakarta region to integrate fares and intermodal payments. The MaaS platform will
- [Why Leicester residents are texting statues](https://cities-today.com/why-leicester-residents-are-texting-statues/) - As part of the Leicester Art AI festival, people are being encouraged to interact with local landmarks such as statues, sculptures and murals via an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. The installation, which uses technology from UK start-up Hello Lamp Post, aims to help citizens learn more about their city and its history as well as
- [Cities weigh how to get the biggest bang for their ‘Biden bucks’](https://cities-today.com/cities-weigh-how-to-get-the-biggest-bang-for-their-biden-bucks/) - The historic US$1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which includes US$350 billion for state and local governments, is being hailed as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for investments which shape the future of US cities. Mayors must balance easing urgent challenges which have been caused and exacerbated by the pandemic with ensuring they spend the money
- [Leipzig to introduce €1 a day public transport](https://cities-today.com/leipzig-to-introduce-e1-a-day-public-transport/) - The German city of Leipzig is set to gradually introduce a €365 (US$442) annual pass for public transport. From August 1, any resident in possession of a Leipzig Pass – a discounted travel card for those on low incomes – will be eligible to buy the €365 ticket, which provides unlimited access to the city’s
- [Nevada Innovation Zones plan scaled back](https://cities-today.com/nevada-innovation-zones-plan-scaled-back/) - Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak won’t ask lawmakers to approve his controversial proposal to allow technology companies to establish Innovation Zones in this legislative session. Instead, he announced his intention to create a special joint committee to study the idea. The concept of Innovation Zones was introduced as part of the Governor’s Economic Action Plan during
- [City of London to convert empty offices into homes](https://cities-today.com/city-of-london-to-convert-empty-offices-into-homes/) - Plans have been announced to transform empty office buildings in the City of London into 1,500 new homes as part of a post-COVID-19 recovery effort. The City of London Corporation, which oversees the UK's financial district, colloquially known as the 'Square Mile', said it must adapt to “post-pandemic and social trends” in a new report
- [Sidewalk Labs spinout Replica plans expansion to Europe and Asia](https://cities-today.com/sidewalk-labs-spinout-replica-plans-expansion-to-europe-and-asia/) - Urban data platform Replica has secured US$41 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, joined by previous investors including Innovation Endeavors, Sidewalk Labs, Rise of the Rest Fund and Firebrand. Replica began as a project within Sidewalk Labs in 2017 and was spun out as an independent company in 2019.
- [Wave of US cities to pilot guaranteed income programmes](https://cities-today.com/wave-of-us-cities-to-pilot-guaranteed-income-programmes/) - Earlier this month as he revealed the preliminary results from the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED), former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs said that when he first announced the idea of piloting Guaranteed Income (GI) in 2017, many people “thought we were crazy, that it was a joke". But the concept of providing direct cash payments
- [How Los Angeles took control of its mobility data](https://cities-today.com/how-los-angeles-took-control-of-its-mobility-data/) - The dispute between Uber and LADOT centres on the Mobility Data Specification (MDS), a data standard which facilitates the exchange of anonymised data between transport operators and municipal transport departments.
- [Pandemic pushes cities to look at new procurement processes](https://cities-today.com/how-coronavirus-is-rapidly-changing-procurement/) - Jonathan Andrews reports how cities are fast adapting their procurement proceses to the ever changing needs of the coronavirus pandemic.
- [How Berlin is mapping a course for innovation](https://cities-today.com/how-berlin-is-mapping-a-course-for-innovation/) - Andrea Rosen moved to Berlin from Tel Aviv at the end of 2016 to work with a small company in the city’s burgeoning start-up sector. Her decision to leave one of the world’s most vibrant start-up ecosystems to uproot to the German capital says much about the growing potential of Berlin as an international hub
- [Cities face backlash over low-traffic zones](https://cities-today.com/cities-face-backlash-over-low-traffic-zones/) - From Bogota to Bologna, the introduction of expanded pedestrian zones and pop-up cycle lanes has been a global trend during the pandemic, but with traffic levels rising and pushback from some motorists, are repurposed streets here to stay? In October, the UK’s Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told London’s borough councils he was “not prepared to
- [Mayors highlight how US cities are preparing for the future of work](https://cities-today.com/mayors-highlight-how-us-cities-are-preparing-for-the-future-of-work/) - Following a recent Ignite Cities virtual roundtable on the economic impact of COVID-19 in cities, Cities Today caught up with panellists Michael B. Hancock, Mayor of Denver, and Keisha Lance Bottoms, Mayor of Atlanta, for a deeper dive on how they’re addressing the huge disruption the pandemic is bringing to citizens’ jobs and businesses. This
- [How cities are defining the rules of engagement for emerging technology](https://cities-today.com/how-cities-are-defining-the-rules-of-engagement-for-emerging-technology/) - There’s plenty of hype about how COVID-19 is accelerating the roll-out of artificial intelligence (AI), drones, robotics, surveillance systems and more but alongside this a quieter, more fundamental shift is taking place. A growing number of cities are working to better define the rules of engagement to ensure technology deployed in their communities is fair, open and explainable.
- [Voi introduces fines for poor e-scooter parking](https://cities-today.com/voi-clamps-down-on-poor-e-scooter-parking-with-fines/) - Micromobility operator Voi is rolling out a new app feature to encourage e-scooter users in the UK to park correctly or risk a £25 (US$35) fine. The 'end of ride photo' feature requires users to submit a photo of their scooter after each ride, to ensure they are parked in a safe and appropriate manner.
- [Berlin named as Europe’s top city for start-ups](https://cities-today.com/berlin-named-as-europes-top-city-for-start-ups/) - In the latest edition of the Startup Heatmap Europe, Berlin has overtaken London as the founders’ choice for the best city to start a company in. The annual survey, which has been run since 2016 by DEEP Ecosystems, is based on 1,295 founder votes between April and August 2020. Overall, 39 percent of founders from
- [Europe proposes risk-based regulation for AI](https://cities-today.com/europe-proposes-risk-based-regulation-for-ai/) - The European Commission has laid out its plans for the first legal framework on artificial intelligence (AI). The proposals take a tiered, risk-based approach. Systems deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to the safety, livelihoods and rights of people would be banned. These include tools that allow ‘social scoring' by governments. Under the Artificial Intelligence
- [Cities could lead on Bitcoin adoption, says Tennessee mayor](https://cities-today.com/cities-could-lead-on-bitcoin-adoption-says-tennessee-mayor/) - Scott Conger, the Mayor of Jackson, Tennessee said the city is looking into giving its employees the option to be paid in cryptocurrency as well as mining Bitcoin. He tweeted: “What does the future of cryptocurrency look like for the city of Jackson? We're exploring payroll conversions for our employees. Even more exciting - we're
- [UK accelerator launches innovation hub toolkit](https://cities-today.com/uk-accelerator-launches-innovation-hub-toolkit/) - UK accelerator Connected Places Catapult has launched a guide which aims to help jumpstart the UK’s economic recovery by seeding and supporting innovation quarters, districts and corridors. Hubs of Innovation: A playbook for place leaders was created in collaboration with the UK Innovation Districts Group, with research led by The Business of Cities and is
- [Los Angeles sees 22 percent increase in cycling](https://cities-today.com/los-angeles-sees-22-percent-increase-in-cycling/) - The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has published the findings of a study on active travel in the city, with data revealing a 22 percent increase in cycling compared to 2017. The count, which took place over several weekends in 2019, showed there was a significant upturn in the number of people walking and
- [From vaccines to stimulus spending, citizens need a voice](https://cities-today.com/from-vaccines-to-stimulus-spending-citizens-need-a-voice/) - The complex challenges that cities are facing – from the health crisis and guiding economic recovery to rolling out vaccinations and rebuilding trust in law enforcement – have underlined the urgent need to build a two-way dialogue with residents. As one city manager said on a recent online Cities Today roundtable: “Communication, communication, communication: everything
- [Liverpool pilot paves the way to post-COVID nightlife](https://cities-today.com/liverpool-pilot-paves-the-way-to-post-covid-nightlife/) - To prepare for venues to reopen, the City of Liverpool is hosting two nightclub events next week as part of a scientific experiment under the national Events Research programme (ERP). Nightclubs in the UK have been closed since March 2020 under COVID restrictions. The First Dance will host 6,000 clubbers across two days at the
- [Research shows how safety concerns impact women’s travel patterns](https://cities-today.com/research-shows-how-safety-concerns-impact-womens-travel-patterns/) - New research from Ramboll finds that personal safety concerns about walking, cycling and using public transport have a big influence on how women move around cities. The Gender and (Smart) Mobility report calls on cities and transport planners to adopt a safety by design approach and apply a gender lens to all projects without casting
- [Sacramento to transform historic train station into eco-friendly mobility hub](https://cities-today.com/sacramento-to-transform-historic-train-station-into-eco-friendly-mobility-hub/) - Sacramento city officials have given the go-ahead for the transformation of a historic train station into an environmentally friendly regional mobility hub that prioritises people over cars. The Sacramento Valley Station Area plan aims to create "one of the most sustainable public places in the state", and will turn the site into a 31-acre transportation
- [Baltimore appoints first Digital Equity Director](https://cities-today.com/baltimore-appoints-first-digital-equity-director/) - Baltimore’s Mayor Brandon M. Scott has made two new appointments, highlighting key city priorities. Jason Hardebeck will serve as the city’s first Director of Broadband and Digital Equity. He was formerly the co-founder and CEO of The Foundery, a manufacturing technology incubator. Additionally, Justin Elszasz has been named as the administration’s Chief Data Officer. Underlining
- [Tesla CEO denies autopilot was engaged in deadly Texas crash](https://cities-today.com/tesla-ceo-denies-autopilot-was-engaged-in-deadly-texas-crash/) - Tesla CEO Elon Musk has denied claims the company's semi-automated driving software was to blame for Saturday's deadly crash that killed two passengers in Texas. "Data logs recovered so far show Autopilot was not enabled & this car did not purchase FSD," Musk tweeted on Monday, in a reference to Full Self-Driving, Tesla's separate beta
- [Boston app rewards shopping local to boost small business recovery](https://cities-today.com/boston-app-rewards-shopping-local-to-boost-small-business-recovery/) - Boston is the latest and largest US city to launch a digital rewards programme to incentivise spending with local businesses. These initiatives have seen growing interest as cities look to economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Through Boston’s four-month pilot, in partnership with Israeli tech start-up Colu, shoppers earn Boston Points automatically at participating businesses when
- [Helsinki trials autonomous street sweeper](https://cities-today.com/helsinki-trials-autonomous-street-sweeper/) - The City of Helsinki is trialling a quiet, emission-free robot in a bid to find new ways to keep streets clean with minimal disruption to residents. The Trombia Free vehicle will run from today until April 27 on weekday evenings on a busy street (Välimerenkatu) and bicycle path (Baana) in the Jätkäsaari area of Helsinki.
- [E-scooters to deliver new smart city data in Dublin](https://cities-today.com/dublin-e-scooters-to-deliver-new-smart-city-data/) - Dublin City University (DCU) is set to launch a shared e-scooter scheme to monitor how artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision technology can improve safety and provide a new source of data for smart city use cases. The trial, which will last six months, will be carried out by Smart DCU with micromobility technology firm
- [Dubai to launch driverless taxi fleet](https://cities-today.com/dubai-to-launch-driverless-taxi-fleet/) - Autonomous vehicle company Cruise will launch its first international robotaxi service in Dubai, with plans to have up to 4,000 vehicles in operation by 2030. The firm, which is backed by General Motors, will roll out taxi services in 2023, and establish a new Dubai-based company to handle the deployment. The city wants 25 percent
- [Cloud partnership aims to scale city innovation](https://cities-today.com/cloud-partnership-aims-to-scale-city-innovation/) - City network Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC) has announced a new agreement with cloud computing provider Amazon Web Services (AWS). The collaboration is part of OASC’s new Enterprise Partnership programme. AWS and OASC will jointly explore ways in which cloud technologies can help cities achieve their goals in areas such as openness, interoperability and
- [Detroit sued over facial recognition arrest error](https://cities-today.com/detroit-sued-over-facial-recognition-arrest-error/) - A man who was wrongfully arrested based on facial recognition technology is suing the City of Detroit's police department. The lawsuit has been filed by the University of Michigan Law School’s Civil Rights Litigation Initiative (CRLI) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of Robert Williams. The lawsuit says Williams’ experience was the
- [Autonomous pizza delivery service launched in Houston](https://cities-today.com/autonomous-pizza-delivery-service-launched-in-houston/) - Domino’s Pizza and robotics startup Nuro have announced the launch of an autonomous pizza delivery service in Houston, Texas to meet an increase in online orders during the pandemic. Select customers who make a prepaid delivery order from the Domino's store in the Woodland Heights neighbourhood during certain dates and times can have their pizza
- [Victoria uses AI to detect drivers using phones](https://cities-today.com/victoria-uses-ai-to-detect-drivers-using-phones/) - The Australian state of Victoria is investing AUS$33.7 million (US$25.9 million) in ‘distracted driver’ technology which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect motorists that are using mobile phones at the wheel. The announcement follows a three-month trial which assessed almost 680,000 vehicles and found one in 42 drivers was detected illegally using a phone. The
- [Cities urged to engage early on 6G](https://cities-today.com/cities-urged-to-take-an-early-seat-at-the-6g-table/) - As they grapple with the pandemic, digital divide and upgrading to 5G, cities could be forgiven for putting 6G planning on the back burner for now. However, as 6G research gathers pace around the world, experts from the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) are urging city leaders to make sure they have their say
- [Micro-fulfilment centres could cut city emissions](https://cities-today.com/micro-fulfilment-centres-could-cut-city-emissions/) - Using local micro-fulfilment centres (MFCs) could significantly reduce traffic and emissions from last-mile deliveries in cities, according to a new study from Accenture in collaboration with Frontier Economics. MFCs, which include in-store click-and-collect points, automated lockers, and stand-alone micro-warehouse facilities, enable inventory to be stored closer to customers. Several of these trends have come to the
- [Will Miami’s bitcoin push pay off for residents?](https://cities-today.com/will-miamis-bitcoin-push-pay-off-for-residents/) - Miami’s Mayor Francis Suarez has pledged to turn Miami into a hub for crypto-innovation and tech companies. From viral tweets and freeway billboards to entice technology businesses from cities such as San Francisco, to his YouTube Cafecito talks with influencers and celebrities, the mayor's tactics are garnering attention but some question whether the hype will ultimately deliver
- [Footsteps generate energy at UK rail station](https://cities-today.com/footsteps-generate-energy-at-uk-rail-station/) - Two walkways made from kinetic floor tiles have been installed at Leighton Buzzard train station, through a partnership between Central Bedfordshire Council and technology provider Pavegen. As pedestrians walk across the paving system supplied by the UK start-up, the weight from their footsteps compresses electromagnetic generators below, producing electricity which will be used to power
- [Vancouver launches health data dashboard to drive collective action](https://cities-today.com/vancouver-launches-health-data-dashboard-to-drive-collective-action/) - Vancouver has published a new open data dashboard to track progress against 23 health and wellbeing indicators. These include datasets on the number of children living below the poverty line, the number of households spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing, and the proportion of adults who have a sense of community
- [Amsterdam trials electric waste collection boats](https://cities-today.com/amsterdam-trials-waste-collection-boats/) - Amsterdam is piloting electric waste collection boats to cut the number of rubbish trucks in the congested city centre and limit the damage from heavy vehicles to weakened bridges and canal walls. The six-month trial will run in parts of the Red Light District (Wallen) and the Nieuwmarkt area. Residents in these neighbourhoods will put
- [Boston pilots free public transport for commuters](https://cities-today.com/boston-pilots-free-public-transport-for-commuters/) - The City of Boston is piloting a new scheme that will offer free public transport and shared-bike passes as part of an experiment into how financial incentives can impact commuting behaviour. Workers in five Main Street Districts can apply for the pilot, which gives credits of up to US$60 for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
- [Singapore, Seoul and London ranked top for smart city governance](https://cities-today.com/singapore-seoul-and-london-ranked-top-for-smart-city-governance/) - Singapore, Seoul and London have been named as the leaders in the second edition of the Top 50 Smart City Government rankings published by global consulting company Eden Strategy Institute. Where other smart city rankings tend to be based on factors such as the number of technology solutions deployed or how attractive cities are for
- [How Austin is using blockchain to help the homeless](https://cities-today.com/austin-looks-to-blockchain-to-help-the-homeless/) - An online roundtable this month focused on how the cities of Austin and Houston are using technology, from 3D printing to blockchain and smart grids, to address their biggest challenges. Technology companies that want to succeed in the smart cities market should start by asking mayors what is keeping them awake at night, said leaders
- [Pandemic gives rise to Cities 4.0, where smart meets sustainable](https://cities-today.com/pandemic-gives-rise-to-cities-4-0-where-smart-meets-sustainable/) - Twenty global cities have been named as 'Cities 4.0' in new research from ESI ThoughtLab – these are cities that are advanced in both progress towards the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in deploying digital technology and data effectively. The cities are Aarhus, Athens, Baltimore, Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham, Boston, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Los
- [World’s ‘fastest electric ferry’ to hit Stockholm waterways in 2022](https://cities-today.com/worlds-fastest-electric-ferry-to-hit-stockholm-waterways-in-2022/) - The world’s ‘fastest all-electric’ passenger ferry is set to launch on Stockholm’s waterways in 2022, as part of a joint pilot between Swedish boat-maker Candela and the Swedish Transport Administration. The 30-passenger ferries will shuttle passengers to and from the city’s islands at speeds up to 30 knots (55 km/h), with the intention of eventually replacing
- [New York to introduce ‘resilience score’ for city-funded capital projects](https://cities-today.com/new-york-to-introduce-resilience-test-for-city-funded-capital-projects/) - New York City Council has passed a bill that will require city-funded buildings, retrofits and infrastructure projects to meet climate resiliency design guidelines and a minimum resiliency score. The Int. 2092 bill aims to ensure that facilities such as schools, libraries, bridges and affordable housing developments are designed to withstand climate threats. The legislation will
- [Pandemic is a preview of future climate change challenges, says Montréal’s Mayor](https://cities-today.com/pandemic-is-a-taster-of-future-climate-change-challenges-says-montreals-mayor/) - As part of a series of interviews with mayors of leading global cities and regions, The World Association of the Major Metropolises (Metropolis) spoke with Montréal Mayor and Co-President of Metropolis, Valérie Plante, to find out how COVID-19 is affecting her city and its residents.These interviews are published in partnership with Cities Today. COVID-19 is
- [Chicago launches 'Al Fresco' street space programme](https://cities-today.com/chicago-launches-al-fresco-street-space-programme/) - The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) is seeking proposals for its Chicago Alfresco programme to encourage neighbourhood businesses to open up streets and sidewalks and create spaces to support the community. Businesses and community organisations can now apply for funding to design and build long-term outdoor spaces for dining and public enjoyment, and proposals will
- [UK council’s beach crowd management app to be scaled nationally](https://cities-today.com/uk-councils-beach-crowd-management-app-to-be-scaled-nationally/) - A beach crowd management app developed by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council will now be offered to other UK towns and cities following new funding. The Beach Check app was launched last year to aid social distancing and support COVID-19 safety measures as people flocked to beaches in record numbers. BCP Council has been
- [Sydney to cover 40 percent of the city in greenery to beat heat](https://cities-today.com/sydney-to-cover-40-percent-of-the-city-in-greenery-to-beat-heat/) - The City of Sydney plans to plant 700 new street trees a year and dramatically increase green roofs and walls to mitigate rising heat. The ultimate aim is to cover 40 percent of the city’s footprint with greenery by 2050. If passed, the Greening Sydney 2030 strategy will update and supersede Sydney’s first greening plan
- [Volocopter sets out city roadmap for scalable urban air mobility](https://cities-today.com/volocopter-sets-out-city-roadmap-for-scalable-urban-air-mobility/) - Urban air mobility (UAM) firm Volocopter has published a roadmap for cities that sets out what is needed to incorporate the emerging mobility mode into the transport ecosystem. The 52-page Roadmap to Scalable Urban Air Mobility covers topics ranging from physical infrastructure and energy requirements to staff training. “Volocopter is leading the pack for implementing
- [Cities must adapt for the ‘COVID decade’, says new report](https://cities-today.com/cities-must-adapt-for-the-covid-decade-says-new-report/) - Society could continue to feel the impacts of COVID-19 for a decade or more, according to a new report from the British Academy, which highlights that cities have an important role to play in preventing the acceleration and expansion of inequalities. The research was requested by Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK Government Chief Scientific Advisor,
- [TfL innovation partnership improves road safety and air quality](https://cities-today.com/tfl-innovation-partnership-improves-road-safety-and-air-quality/) - Transport for London (TfL) says its innovation partnership with Bosch has boosted traffic flow in the capital, improved road safety and contributed towards a reduction in air pollution. The pilot, which began in November 2018, has seen the pair collaborate on several projects, including a new traffic signal timing strategy to improve air quality in
- [Cyber experts rank riskiest smart city systems](https://cities-today.com/cyber-experts-rank-riskiest-smart-city-systems/) - Emergency alerts, video surveillance tools and smart traffic lights are among the most vulnerable smart city systems, according to a report by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity at the University of California, Berkeley. Smart waste and recycling bins and satellite water leakage detection systems are perceived to be less
- [Seattle releases transport electrification blueprint](https://cities-today.com/seattle-releases-transport-electrification-blueprint/) - The City of Seattle has announced a transportation blueprint for the next two years that will provide incentives for public and private companies to electrify their vehicles, and aims to encourage more walking, biking and transit ridership. The plan will also potentially introduce fees on driving in certain parts of the city to reduce congestion.
- [Lisbon launches sensor network for real-time data](https://cities-today.com/lisbon-launches-sensor-network-for-real-time-data/) - Lisbon is launching a sensor network which will deliver real-time data for a city-wide picture of noise, pollution, traffic and more. From next month, data from sensors at 80 locations will be streamed to Lisbon’s open data platform which integrates several different data sources and provides analytics for the city as well as third parties.
- [Transport for London receives bailout extension](https://cities-today.com/transport-for-london-receives-bailout-extension/) - Transport for London (TfL) has accepted the Government’s offer to extend its bailout by seven weeks, despite calling for a longer-term deal. A £260 million (US$360.5 million) injection will be provided to cover the 31 March-18 May period, plus another £225 million dependent on fare revenue. The transit operator received a £1.8 billion (US$2.3 billion)
- [Korean local government to pilot basic income](https://cities-today.com/korean-local-government-to-pilot-basic-income/) - Gyeonggi Province is set to launch a publicly funded trial of basic income for rural residents, with a view to providing evidence for local and national expansion. It is understood to be the first universal basic income (UBI) experiment of its type in South Korea. The initiative, led by Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jaemyung, aims
- [Survey reveals US cities’ stimulus spending priorities](https://cities-today.com/survey-reveals-us-cities-stimulus-spending-priorities/) - A new survey finds that local government priorities for the newly passed COVID-19 relief funds are public health safety measures, purchasing PPE and covering payroll. This is roughly in line with how 2020 support packages have been used but new trends for future spending have also emerged. CivicPulse, a non-profit local government research organisation, surveyed
- [New guide offers city planners a child’s eye view](https://cities-today.com/new-guide-offers-city-planners-a-childs-eye-view/) - If you could experience the city from 95cm – the average height of a three-year-old – what would you change? A new online guide seeks to answer this question, and provides tools and examples of how cities can modify the built environment to improve the health, education and security of vulnerable children under the age of
- [Uber grants UK drivers minimum wage and benefits](https://cities-today.com/uber-grants-uk-drivers-minimum-wage-and-benefits/) - Uber is reclassifying all 70,000 of its UK drivers as 'workers' following a landmark Supreme Court ruling last month. From today, drivers will be entitled to key workplace benefits including a guaranteed minimum wage, holiday pay and pensions. The ride-hailer said it had decided not to contest last month’s judgement, which it had initially insisted
- [LA to expand data-sharing rules to taxi sector](https://cities-today.com/la-to-expand-data-sharing-rules-to-taxi-sector/) - The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) is finalising plans for a major overhaul of the city’s taxi sector in a bid to modernise the industry and ensure it keeps up with ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft. Reforms will include the introduction of an app-based service request model with up-front pricing – similar to models
- [Seoul’s multifunctional smart poles will soon be able to charge drones](https://cities-today.com/seouls-multifunctional-smart-poles-will-soon-be-able-to-charge-drones/) - Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is installing new ‘smart poles’ which act as streetlights, traffic lights, environmental sensors, footfall counters, smartphone chargers, Wi-Fi access points, CCTV and more. Twenty-six smart poles have already been installed in six areas of the city, with each pole’s functions customised to the needs of its location in the city. SMG
- [Uber and Lyft partner to share data on banned drivers](https://cities-today.com/uber-and-lyft-partner-to-share-data-on-banned-drivers/) - Ride-hailing firms Uber and Lyft will share data on drivers who have been banned from their platforms in the US for serious safety incidents, including sexual assault and physical assaults resulting in a fatality. The Industry Sharing Safety Program will be overseen by workforce solutions provider HireRight, which will collect, match and share data between
- [UK Prime Minister unveils £3 billion ‘bus revolution’](https://cities-today.com/uk-prime-minister-unveils-3-billion-bus-revolution/) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to invest £3 billion (US$4.18 billion) in bus services across England, including the roll-out of 4,000 new British-built electric or hydrogen buses. As part of the investment, the government has pledged to introduce hundreds of miles of new bus lanes, provide more weekend and evening services and
- [Pittsburgh heads for the cloud to speed up smart city drive](https://cities-today.com/pittsburgh-heads-for-the-cloud-to-speed-up-smart-city-drive/) - The City of Pittsburgh has entered into a four-year agreement to migrate its legacy IT infrastructure to Google Cloud. The initiative aims to help the city reduce costs, move off its "brittle" older IT systems and create a platform for smart city projects and digital services. Heidi Norman, Director of the Department of Innovation and
- [Toronto moves on from Sidewalk Labs controversy with new waterfront vision](https://cities-today.com/toronto-moves-on-from-sidewalk-labs-controversy-with-new-waterfront-vision/) - Waterfront Toronto is seeking a new development partner for its 12-acre Quayside site. This comes almost a year after a partnership with Alphabet-owned Sidewalk Labs to develop a smart neighbourhood in the area was abandoned. The new Request for Qualifications (RFQ) stresses the need for proposals which are focused around sustainability, health and inclusivity. After
- [London's School Streets see improved air quality](https://cities-today.com/londons-school-streets-see-improved-air-quality/) - Closing roads around schools to traffic at pick-up and drop-off times has cut nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) levels by up to 23 percent, research published by the London Mayor's office has revealed. Air quality sensors were installed at 18 primary schools in three London boroughs last September as part of a project funded by the FIA
- [How New Orleans’ smart city programme is doing more with less](https://cities-today.com/how-new-orleans-smart-city-programme-is-doing-more-with-less/) - There’s been plenty of speculation that the pandemic could see a serious scaling back of “smart city” programmes, with municipal budgets stretched to the limit and debate about whether what tech companies are selling matches local government priorities. But on the ground in the midst of the global health and economic crisis, many city technology

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- [Connected America](https://cities-today.com/event/connected-america/) - Connected America will be returning to the Irving Convention Center, Dallas on March 12-13, 2024. Connected America brings together 2,000 industry leaders from across the digital economy to forge partnerships and explore solutions to the most pressing challenges facing the connectivity sector. This is where telecom operators, utilities, government, non-profits, investors and more come together to
- [MENA Transport Congress and Exhibition](https://cities-today.com/event/mena-transport-congress-and-exhibition/) - The MENA Transport Congress and Exhibition 2024 is the leading event for sustainable urban mobility solutions in the MENA region, taking place in Dubai from 28 February to 1 March 2024. Co-organised by UITP and RTA, the MENA Transport Congress and Exhibition is the premiere and most attended public transport event held in the region since 2007. From autonomous
- [World Passenger Festival 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/world-passenger-festival-2024/) - Innovation. Experience. Digital. For the world's transport operators and their partners. The World Passenger Festival is a conference and exhibition bringing transport leaders together to discuss the technologies, strategies and opportunities driving the public transport industry forward. With eight different conference summits, the agenda covers everything from customer experience, integrated mobility, ticketing & payments, digital
- [MWC Barcelona](https://cities-today.com/event/mwc-barcelona-2024/) - Where technology, community and commerce converge MWC Barcelona is the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem. Whether you’re a global mobile operator, device manufacturer, technology provider, vendor, content owner, or are simply interested in the future of tech, you need to be here. Why? Because it’s the one time of year where
- [Transport Ticketing Global 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/transport-ticketing-global-2024/) - Join the global community of public transport professionals at the home of smart ticketing innovation. Transport Ticketing Global is at the heart of the global ticketing community, uniting industry experts from over 70 countries. Returning for its 15th edition, Transport Ticketing Global provides crucial connections, insights, and access to real innovation. With support from the
- [Energy from Waste Conference 2023](https://cities-today.com/event/energy-from-waste-conference-2023/) - SAE Media Group is delighted to present the return of the 16th annual Energy from Waste conference taking place on the 4 - 5 December 2023 back in London, UK. Energy From Waste reduces pollution, supports local economy, and reduce energy reliance on imports - making it an invaluable opportunity for individuals, companies,
- [CoMotion LA '23](https://cities-today.com/event/comotion-la-23/) - The Mobility Revolution is underway, bringing about significant changes in transportation and urban development. There is an unprecedented opportunity for cities to rewire their transit systems, infrastructure, and policies. Los Angeles, known for its car-centric culture, aims to lead by example as it prepares for major events like the World Cup and the Olympic Games.
- [Digital Government Excellence Symposium](https://cities-today.com/event/digital-government-excellence-symposium/) - PayIt’s Digital Government Excellence Symposium is a curated series of six webinars designed to help agencies exceed their digital transformation goals. Leaders in government technology will join us to discuss industry trends heading into 2024, end-user experience, and adoption. Throughout the series, speakers from organizations such as MeriTalk, Deloitte, and e.Republic will share real-world
- [European Week of Regions and Cities 2023](https://cities-today.com/event/european-week-of-regions-and-cities-2023/) - Join ICLEI Europe at the European Week of Regions and Cities 2023 to pave the way for a sustainable and resilient future At this year’s European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC) - the European Union’s annual event dedicated to cities and regions - ICLEI Europe will bring together ambitious local leaders who are paving
- [European Urban Resilience Forum](https://cities-today.com/event/european-urban-resilience-forum/) - Taking stock of urban resilience in Europe: European Urban Resilience Forum invites city leaders to create a better future 18 - 20 October 2023 Cascais, Portugal From 18 - 20 October, the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) will bring leading city representatives and resilience professionals together in Cascais (Portugal) to mark the flagship event’s 10th
- [Smart City Expo USA](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-city-expo-usa-2023/) - Smart City Expo USA (SCEUSA) is a two-day conference and innovative expo featuring transformative technologies, inspiring speakers, and exclusive networking opportunities. SCEUSA is proud to partner with the City of New York and serve as the only U.S. edition of Fira Barcelona’s Smart City Expo movement. The event convenes the most government officials, industry leaders,
- [Smart Country Convention 2023](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-country-convention-2023/) - The Smart Country Convention is the largest event for the modernization of the public sector and the digitization of our cities. From 7 to 9 November, taking place at the at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds, the three-day congress will again bring together local government, politics, the digital economy, associations, start-ups and science. With more
- [Intergeo](https://cities-today.com/event/intergeo-2023/) - Berlin is waiting for you! The 29th INTERGEO, the leading international event for forward-looking geo applications, is taking place from 10 to 12 October 2023 at Messe Berlin. Besides the focal point of BIM, INTERGEO 2023 is also offering a wide range of topics relating to geodesy, geoinformation and land management. The EXPO will include
- [Connected Britain](https://cities-today.com/event/connected-britain/) - Connected Britain is the UK’s most important connectivity event, bringing together the leaders driving Britain’s digital economy. The UK’s connectivity market has never been more exciting. Investment in communications infrastructure is at an all-time high. The market is more competitive than ever. Technology innovation is taking place at a rapid pace. Exciting new partnerships are constantly
- [World Aviation Festival](https://cities-today.com/event/world-aviation-festival/) - The World Aviation Festival is a conference and exhibition aimed to gather the leaders of the world’s most forward-thinking airlines, and airports and their most senior executives in charge of software, services, marketing, and distribution. The event will take place in Lisbon on the 26-28th of September. It will bring a community of 5,000
- [Transportation Networks and Smart Mobility: Methods and Solutions](https://cities-today.com/event/transportation-networks-and-smart-mobility-methods-and-solutions/) - Autonomous cars. Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication. On-demand travel services. The transportation revolution is transforming the way urban areas approach mobility design. In this popular and timely course, you will master the advanced tools and frameworks you need to design transportation systems of the future—and help your city or region overcome a slew of traffic challenges.
- [Global Mobility Call](https://cities-today.com/event/global-mobility-call-2023/) - Global Mobility Call Madrid, 24-26 October 2023 The only World Congress + Expo on Sustainable Mobility of people and goods that holistically connects all industries and stakeholders. Global Mobility Call promotes collaboration between businesses and generates public-private partnerships that contribute to the development of new Sustainable Mobility in cities and rural areas. The second edition
- [Smart City Expo World Congress](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-city-expo-world-congress-2023/) - Smart City Expo World Congress (Barcelona, November 7-9) is the leading international event for the smart city sector, a key meeting point for experts and leaders of the world’s most innovative cities, companies, research centers and international organizations. Over 25,000 professionals are expected from more than 800 cities and over 600 international speakers that
- [MOVE America 2023](https://cities-today.com/event/move-america-2023/) - MOVE America is the 1# tech mobility and start-up show in North America. MOVE America brings together disruptors, their technology and their attitude with stakeholders across all modes and disciplines: to dialogue, to create insight and to promote collaboration. MOVE America has become a critical meeting place for buyers & sellers across the mobility value
- [MOVE 2023](https://cities-today.com/event/move-2023/) - Where mobility is re-imagined The world's #1 tech mobility and start-up show. MOVE is THE meeting place of the world's transport tech and mobility giants. With 40 conference stages, 650 exhibitors, 888 speakers and 6,000 attendees, the entire mobility ecosystem will be at MOVE 2023, seeking the latest tech and partnerships to solve the
- [Reuters Events Automotive USA 2023](https://cities-today.com/event/reuters-events-automotive-usa-2023/) - Accelerate Electrification, Innovate Software, Transform Manufacturing The automotive industry is facing more disruption than ever before, with governmental initiatives and pressure to reduce emissions, growing concerns around vehicle safety, plans for an autonomous future, and the need to secure supply chains. NOW is the time to embrace change or be left behind. Reaching a North
- [AIPH World Green City Awards](https://cities-today.com/event/aiph-world-green-city-awards-2024/) - Calling All Cities: Enter the AIPH World Green City Awards 2024 AIPH and their extensive and growing network of partners proudly present the AIPH World Green City Awards, the only global awards for cities where plants and nature are the core focus. Building on the global reach, success, and legacy of the inaugural 2022 edition, all cities,
- [FIWARE Global Summit](https://cities-today.com/event/fiware-global-summit-2023/) - Creating Value from Data Transformation: The 9th FIWARE Global Summit will cover it all in Vienna, Austria (June 12-13, 2023) Hosted and supported by the City of Vienna and the Vienna Business Agency, the FIWARE’s 9th Global Summit (FGS) will take place 12-13 June (with a rich side program) in one of the most
- [Webinar: How to keep buses moving in an unpredictable world](https://cities-today.com/event/webinar-how-to-keep-buses-moving-in-an-unpredictable-world/) - Encouraging more people to use public transport rather than driving for short trips is key to helping cities meet their climate targets and improve quality of life through reduced congestion. Buses are critical to this but operators face several challenges, such as changing travel patterns, tighter budgets, shrinking workforces, and the need to get
- [APTA TRANSform Conference & EXPO](https://cities-today.com/event/apta-transform-conference-expo/) - APTA’s TRANSform Conference & EXPO, sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), will host its triennial conference & exposition this October in Orlando, Florida in the USA. With more than 700 global suppliers expected, and 12,000 attendees from 80+ countries, EXPO continues to be the world’s most comprehensive marketplace showcasing innovative products and
- [Southern African Transport Conference](https://cities-today.com/event/southern-african-transport-conference-2/) - The Southern African Transport Conference (SATC) Date: 10-13 July 2023 Place: CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa This event is proudly sponsored by the South African Department of Transport and the International Road Federation, under the theme "Rethinking Transportation: Planning and Building resilient systems to meet global externalities." The aim of this year’s conference is to promote
- [World Passenger Festival](https://cities-today.com/event/world-passenger-festival/) - The World Passenger Festival is a unique event attracting global public transport operators to discuss the transformative era of mobility. The 2023 conference is bringing transport leaders together to discuss the technologies, strategies and opportunities which can encourage a return to public and shared transport usage. And use our exclusive code CT10 for an exclusive
- [VTM Michigan](https://cities-today.com/event/vtm-michigan/) - VTM Michigan is a mobility technology event that brings together the vehicle and transportation community in one venue. The event is a spin-off of a successful forum in Turin, Italy, and will feature: A full program of technical and technology presentations A matchmaking program for attendees to secure pre-arranged meetings VTM Michigan is an
- [Busworld Europe 2023](https://cities-today.com/event/busworld-europe-2023/) - The biggest Bus and Coach only exhibition back on track after 4 years Busworld Europe (Brussels), the biggest B2B bus and coach exhibition in the world, was organised for the first time in 1971. From the start, it has always been an exhibition dedicated to buses and coaches alone: no other commercial vehicles (like
- [Webinar: Making city services smarter: Instant visibility, analysis, and optimisation of infrastructure services](https://cities-today.com/event/webinar-making-city-services-smarter-instant-visibility-analysis-and-optimisation-of-infrastructure-services/) - Advances in infrastructure IoT technologies are giving cities new ways to improve the services they deliver. Streetlight-mounted platforms in particular are changing the game! Smaller, simpler, and nearly invisible from street level, cities can now install lighting controllers, traffic monitors, sensors, and broadband access platforms in seconds and have data in minutes. As compelling as scaling
- [IHS 1-year Master's in Urban Digital Transformation and Innovation: Governance and Economics of Cities](https://cities-today.com/event/ihs-1-year-masters-in-urban-digital-transformation-and-innovation-governance-and-economics-of-cities/) - 1-year Master’s in Urban Digital Transformation and Innovation: Governance and Economics of Cities Gain an in-depth insight into how digital technology and innovation reshape our cities and inform urban policy. From using big data to manage traffic flows to employing the Internet of Things (IoT) applications to manage energy consumption in public places, technology has
- [IHS Master in Urban Housing and Land Justice](https://cities-today.com/event/ihs-master-urban-housing-land-justice/) - 1-year Master’s in Urban Housing & Land Justice: Equitable Access to Sustainable Land, Housing & Services Land, shelter, access to education, medical care, and employment opportunities, remain an unfulfilled need for many leading to urban socio-spatial exclusion, poverty, and homelessness in cities worldwide. The Urban Housing and Land Justice master track is one of four
- [CoMotion MIAMI ‘23](https://cities-today.com/event/comotion-miami-23/) - The New Mobility Paradigm: Safe, Sustainable, Inclusive, Connected Interact with the key stakeholders driving the Mobility Revolution: global mayors and municipal leaders, public transport operators, technology founders and disruptors, VC investors and established players. Learn from these thought-leaders about how we can thrive, overcome uncertainty and accelerate sustainable mobility. The fourth edition of CoMotion
- [Passenger Terminal Expo & Conference](https://cities-today.com/event/passenger-terminal-expo-conference/) - Europe’s leading airport conference to feature sessions on airport cities, regional development, advanced air mobility, and more! The Passenger Terminal Conference (rates apply), which takes place alongside Passenger Terminal Expo, 14-16 March, 2023, at the RAI Amsterdam, Netherlands, is one of the most important events in the airport and airline calendar, where delegates enjoy exclusive access
- [eMobility Expo World Congress 2023](https://cities-today.com/event/emobility-expo-world-congress-2023/) - eMobility Expo World Congress 2023, the largest global innovation event for the electrified, autonomous, connected, and sustainable mobility industry, takes off in Valencia, Spain from 21-23 March 2023. Over three days, eMobility Expo World Congress will bring together more than 5,000 professionals eager to discover the latest trends, vehicles, and technology solutions to boost
- [ITS America 2023](https://cities-today.com/event/its-america-2023/) - ITS America Conference & Expo, taking place 24-27 April, 2023 (Conference: 24-27 April | Expo Hall: 25-27 April) at the Gaylord Texan Resort, will explore Implementing Innovation for All and bring together the entire intelligent transportation community for thought-provoking education, networking, and demonstrations exploring the technologies and solutions that will enable a better future.
- [Oxford MSc in Sustainable Urban Development](https://cities-today.com/event/oxford-msc-sustainable-urban-development-2023/) - MSc in Sustainable Urban Development A flexible, two-year part-time master's degree for professionals Starting October 2023 The MSc is a multi-disciplinary and globally-focused course for high-achieving professionals who will provide vision and leadership for sustainable urban futures. This course is specially designed to fit studying around work commitments. You will attend eight intensive teaching weeks
- [Oxford DPhil in Sustainable Urban Development](https://cities-today.com/event/oxford-dphil-sustainable-urban-development-2023/) - DPhil in Sustainable Urban Development A flexible, part-time doctoral programme over four to eight years. Starting October 2023. The Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) provides outstanding graduates with an opportunity to pursue in-depth and rigorous research into the pressing challenges of urban sustainability. You will receive guidance from your University supervisor, be encouraged to develop your
- [Autonomy Mobility World Expo](https://cities-today.com/event/autonomy-mobility-world-expo/) - AUTONOMY MOBILITY WORLD EXPO (AMWE) is the world’s largest annual gathering of international policymakers, institutions, NGOs, corporations, companies, and start-ups focused on sustainable urban mobility solutions welcoming 200+ exhibitors, 300+ speakers, and 8,000+ participants every year in March. AUTONOMY MOBILITY WORLD EXPO combines exhibition stands with a Startup Village and City Hub, two conference programs
- [Automotive Europe 2023](https://cities-today.com/event/automotive-europe-2023/) - Whether it be enforced by policy implementation or the demands of the consumer, change is inevitable. Therefore, preparation is required to optimise our transition towards an era of automotive that we have never seen before. Automotive Europe 2023 is Reuters Events’ European flagship event that unites CEOs and board members from leading OEMs to take
- [Transport Ticketing Global](https://cities-today.com/event/transport-ticketing-global-2023/) - Register now! Returning for its 15th edition, Transport Ticketing Global is the world’s leading event for smart ticketing and mobility. The event offers unprecedented opportunities to meet leaders, decision-makers and ticketing specialists from transport operators, authorities, industry bodies and technology providers. Explore the latest industry developments and hear from ticketing pioneers in the conference sessions
- [Smart City Summit & Expo 2023](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-city-summit-expo-2023/) - 2023 Smart City Summit & Expo can’t wait to meet the international delegates on its 10th anniversary! With Taiwan finally reopening its border, 2023 SCSE is ready to welcome international city leaders, stakeholders, buyers, business partners, and exhibitors to explore the opportunities! Featuring “Digital Transformation & Green Transition”, 2023 Smart City Summit and Expo (SCSE) will
- [MWC Barcelona 2023](https://cities-today.com/event/mwc-barcelona-2023/) - Where technology, community and commerce converge MWC Barcelona is the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem. Whether you’re a global mobile operator, device manufacturer, technology provider, vendor, content owner, or are simply interested in the future of tech, you need to be here. Why? Because it’s the one time of year where
- [Master of Infrastructure Planning & Management](https://cities-today.com/event/master-of-infrastructure-planning-management/) - Shape the future of next generation infrastructure Well-planned infrastructure strengthens the sustainability and livability of our cities and communities. University of Washington's online Master of Infrastructure Planning & Management degree prepares you to lead the development of the next generation of critical infrastructure systems — resilient, secure and accessible. Gain a broad understanding of
- [ITS European Congress](https://cities-today.com/event/its-european-congress-2023/) - ITS European Congress, Lisbon 22 – 24 May 2023 ERTICO - ITS Europe and the Lisboa Câmara Municipal will host the 15th ITS European Congress in Lisbon, from 22 May to 24 May 2023 under the theme ‘ITS: The Game Changer’. The event will take place at the Lisbon Congress Centre, located in the historical
- [UITP Global Public Transport Summit](https://cities-today.com/event/uitp-global-public-transport-summit/) - The UITP Global Public Transport Summit is the world's gathering place for public transport professionals to share ideas, innovate and make meaningful connections. The summit consists of an immersive four-day experience which has a diverse programme of world-class Congress sessions and an outstanding Exhibition full of the latest innovations, solutions and products. Seize this unique
- [IoT Solutions World Congress](https://cities-today.com/event/iot-solutions-world-congress/) - IoT Solutions World Congress has established itself as the leading global event for industry transformation, based on disruptive technologies such as IoT, AI, Digital Twin, Edge, AR/VR and more! The 2023 edition will showcase game-changing solutions & technologies that are disrupting and transforming industry and celebrates the business and technology executives creating a powerful competitive advantage. #IOTSWC23
- [Energy from Waste Conference 2022](https://cities-today.com/event/energy-from-waste-conference-2022/) - The developments that are needed in technology, financing and infrastructure to fast track the growth of the industry in a carbon free world SAE Media Group is delighted to present the return of the 15th annual Energy from Waste conference taking place on the 5 -6 December 2022 back in London, UK. Waste conference will
- [CoMotion LA ‘22](https://cities-today.com/event/comotion-la-22/) - CoMotion LA ‘22 THE MULTIMODAL CITY: HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE November 15-17, 2022 Global mayors and policymakers, leading technologists, public transport operators and venture capitalists, start-ups and established players — the entire landscape of emerging mobility is again present for the most important edition of CoMotion LA ever. Three days of immersive and interactive talks, pitches,
- [Smart City Expo World Congress 2022](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-city-expo-world-congress-2022/) - Smart City Expo World Congress (Barcelona, 15-17 November) is the leading international event for the smart city sector, a key meeting point for experts and leaders of the world’s most innovative cities, companies, research centres and international organisations. Over 24,000 professionals are expected from more than 700 cities and over 400 international speakers that
- [Daring Cities 2022](https://cities-today.com/event/daring-cities-2022/) - Daring Cities 2022: Calling all bold leaders looking to accelerate climate emergency response Daring Cities 2022 is the first and only global, free virtual forum that furthers the exchange of knowledge, builds capacity, and elevates the voices of diverse stakeholders to accelerate multilevel action on the climate emergency. At this week-long virtual event between
- [Webinar: Safer cities: balancing public safety and privacy](https://cities-today.com/event/safer-cities-balancing-public-safety-privacy/) - Safer cities: balancing public safety and privacy How to use technology to better tackle complex public safety issues. This webinar, hosted by Cities Today Institute, brings together a panel of technology and public safety expert speakers. They will share their insights and experience handling public safety challenges like increasing violent crime and traffic fatalities and
- [Euro Bus Expo](https://cities-today.com/event/euro-bus-expo/) - Established as the leading UK-based international trade exhibition for the bus, coach and mini-vehicle sector, Euro Bus Expo returns to the NEC, Birmingham on 1-3 November 2022. Euro Bus Expo has the largest showcase of ‘must-have’ buses, coaches mini and midi vehicles, equipment, components and services in 2022. Giving visitors’ unrivalled access to the latest
- [MOVE America](https://cities-today.com/event/move-america/) - MOVE America 2022 is the #1 tech mobility and start-up show. We have created the world’s most important mobility event, where disruptive technology and innovation drive a carbon zero future for the entire value chain. Where disruptive technology and innovation drive much needed change, MOVE America is THE meeting place for the world's transport tech and
- [RUGGEDISED](https://cities-today.com/event/ruggedised/) - RUGGEDISED Final Event & Recharge Earth The EU-funded project RUGGEDISED Smart Cities and Communities is hosting its final event next 6 September 2022 in Rotterdam (The Netherlands), followed by the Recharge Earth Energy Transition Conference (7-8 September), which will also feature RUGGEDISED best practices. The entire event takes place in the RUGGEDISED demonstration area, Heart
- [ITS World Congress 2022](https://cities-today.com/event/its-world-congress-2022/) - ITS World Congress 2022, taking place September 18-22 (Conference: September 18 – 22 | Exhibit Hall: September 19 – 22) in Los Angeles, CA, exploring “Transformation by Transportation”, is the global event that brings together world leaders, practitioners, policy makers, researchers, and private industry to advance and unite the intelligent transportation systems (ITS) industry. Register
- [Light + Building Autumn Edition](https://cities-today.com/event/light-building-autumn-edition-2022/) - Light + Building Autumn Edition: Focus on innovations for lighting and building technology New impulses, personal exchange and innovative solutions are offered by Light + Building Autumn Edition from 2-6 October in Frankfurt am Main. More than 1,500 exhibitors from 46 countries will use the leading international trade fair to present their innovations live to
- [FIWARE Summit 22](https://cities-today.com/event/fiware-summit-22/) - The 8th FIWARE Global Summit in Gran Canaria The FIWARE’s 8th Global Summit will take place in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain), September 14-15, hosted and supported by SPEGC and Cabildo Gran Canaria with the collaboration of CidiHub, FIIHub, Best In Gran Canaria and Innovalia. This is one of the leading open source conferences
- [Webinar: Using technology to deliver environmental goals](https://cities-today.com/event/webinar-using-technology-to-deliver-environmental-goals/) - Many cities have ambitious environmental goals. They also have more federal funds to help. How can they maximize the impact of their efforts? During this webinar we’ll explore how cities are approaching this opportunity including: Using streetlight upgrades to reduce energy usage by up to 80 percent and improve the urban environment Using traffic analytics
- [LTA-UITP Singapore International Transport Congress & Exhibition (SITCE)](https://cities-today.com/event/sitce-2022/) - The fourth edition of the LTA-UITP Singapore International Transport Congress and Exhibition (SITCE) will return to Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore from 2 – 4 November 2022. SITCE is the leading public transport event in the Asia Pacific region which provides a key platform for urban mobility stakeholders to come together to
- [Southern African Transport Conference](https://cities-today.com/event/southern-african-transport-conference/) - Incorporating the third regional seminar on Weigh-In-Motion, this year’s conference theme is Addressing the new normal and the future of transport. Now in its 40th year the conference will unpack policy, strategy and technology applications for all aspects and modes of transportation. Delegates can look forward to hearing from global transport experts, learning from
- [MIT Professional Certificate Program in Real Estate Finance & Development](https://cities-today.com/event/mit-professional-certificate-program-real-estate-finance-development/) - Discover the “go-to” program for today’s global real estate professionals Shifting regulations. Accelerating #climatechange. Changes in demographics and consumer habits. Today’s global real estate landscape is laden with challenges. Get the advanced knowledge you need to mitigate risk and capitalize on emerging opportunities in MIT’s Professional Certificate Program in Real Estate Finance & Development. Composed
- [Reuters Events: Automotive USA](https://cities-today.com/event/reuters-events-automotive-usa/) - Reuters Events: Automotive USA (Oct 18-19, Detroit) is the industry gathering to unite senior level OEM leaders who will address how they will build software-defined electric vehicles, reshape the OEM business model and plan for an autonomous future. Reaching a North American audience, this event will shape the future strategies across business-critical topics including electrification,
- [Webinar: How to integrate autonomous vehicles with public transport](https://cities-today.com/event/webinar-integrate-autonomous-with-public-transport/) - Driverless transport isn't simply a faraway dream. In fact, it's already happening in innovative cities like Arlington, Texas, US and Kelheim, Germany. Cities and transport authorities across the globe are using intelligent booking, routing and tracking software to seamlessly integrate autonomous vehicles (AVs) with existing transportation infrastructure across a wide variety of transport needs without
- [Smart City Expo USA](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-city-expo-usa/) - Smart City Expo USA, the U.S.’s leading event for building smart, sustainable, and equitable 21st century cities, is taking place 14-15 September at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Smart City Expo USA is a White House Summit for Democracy Year of Action initiative and the only U.S. edition of Fira Barcelona’s Smart City Expo World Congress,
- [polisMOBILITY](https://cities-today.com/event/polismobility/) - The polisMOBILITY interweaves expo, conference and experience elements to do justice to the diversity of urban mobility and offer visitors a comprehensive experience of networked locomotion concepts. Vividly presented, forward-looking solutions await the visitors under the section 'Exhibition' instead of a pure product exhibition. In addition to brand presences, cross-brand theme stands - for
- [Nordic Edge 2022](https://cities-today.com/event/nordic-edge-2022/) - Nordic Edge Expo - The leading smart city event in the Nordics. Nordic Edge Expo is a unique meeting place for decision-makers, technology enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, start-ups and investors with smart city ambitions. Here, the public sector meets private businesses and organizations to share experiences, discuss challenges and present solutions. Welcome to Nordic Edge Expo 2022,
- [MOVE London 2022](https://cities-today.com/event/move-london-2022/) - MOVE is the world's most important mobility event, where disruptive technology and innovation drive a carbon zero future for the entire value chain. Across the mobility spectrum, OEMs, transport operators, tech companies, energy companies, fast growing start-ups and policymakers gather every year to discover next generation technologies being brought into the marketplace. MOVE is
- [Velo-city 2022 Ljubljana](https://cities-today.com/event/velo-city-2022-ljubljana/) - Taking place on 14-17 June 2022, Velo-city 2022 Ljubljana will be jointly hosted by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), Gospodarsko razstavišče d.o.o (GR), Dekon and the City of Ljubljana. As the annual flagship event of ECF, Velo-city plays a valuable role in promoting cycling as a sustainable and healthy means of transport for
- [ICLEI World Congress](https://cities-today.com/event/iclei-world-congress/) - With cities determining the trajectory of global development, urban transformation is the key to a more sustainable world. The ICLEI World Congress is the moment for local and regional governments to come together to celebrate and recognize the critical contributions of cities, towns and regions towards our sustainable future. ICLEI and the City of
- [Global Mobility Call](https://cities-today.com/event/global-mobility-call/) - Global Mobility Call will gather the world’s top mobility players in Madrid Global Mobility Call is aimed at becoming the world's most important event for sustainable mobility. It will contribute to the post-pandemic economic and social recovery and to building much-needed energy resilience in the face of international shocks. Global Mobility Call will bring
- [CoMotion Miami](https://cities-today.com/event/comotion-miami-2/) - THE HYPER-CONNECTED CITY: LINKING PEOPLE, INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES April 20-21, 2022 Global mayors, leading technologists, public transport operators and venture capitalists, startups and established players – the entire landscape of new urban mobility is again present for our most critical CoMotion gathering yet. Two days of immersive and inspirational talks, demos, & workshops will chart
- [Auto Tech 2022](https://cities-today.com/event/auto-tech-2022/) - Drive Advancements in Connectivity. Accelerate the Journey Towards Safer Roads. Clear the Road to Full Autonomy. Uniting OEM Leaders Across the Globe to Discuss the Future of Automotive Technology The Evolution in Connectivity: Learn about the scope for technical advancements within vehicle architecture, the monetization of data and its potential value, the future of the
- [Automotive Europe 2022](https://cities-today.com/event/automotive-europe-2022/) - Setting the automotive agenda The automotive industry is undergoing more change than ever. Driven by individuals who are all passionate to deliver zero emissions, create safer roads, and deliver customer-first solutions. Reuters Events Automotive Europe 2022 is the global meeting to unite CEOs and board members from European OEMs to take to the stage and
- [2022 Smart City Summit and Expo](https://cities-today.com/event/2022-smart-city-summit-and-expo/) - 2022 Smart City Summit and Expo (SCSE) will take place as a hybrid event, physically in Taipei from March 22nd to 25th, 2022 and virtually on its online platform, the Smart City Online. The event is expected to bring together 80,000+ visitors and 300+ exhibitors, with 500+ matchmaking sessions and 50+ forums. SCSE positions itself
- [ITS European Congress](https://cities-today.com/event/its-european-congress/) - ERTICO – ITS Europe and Toulouse Métropole will proudly host the European ITS Congress in the Centre of Toulouse, from 30 May to 1 June 2022. The event will take place at the newly built Exhibition and Conference Centre MEETT – conveniently located near the Toulouse-Blagnac Airport. The ITS Congresses underline the importance of Intelligent
- [WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities application deadline](https://cities-today.com/event/wri-ross-center-prize-for-cities-application-deadline/) - The WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities is a global competition celebrating and spotlighting transformative urban change. The prize seeks to inspire urban change-makers across the globe by elevating trailblazing initiatives and telling impactful stories of sustainable urban transformation. Recognizing the confluence of challenges with COVID-19 recovery, climate change and growing urban inequality, WRI invites
- [Urban Future](https://cities-today.com/event/urban-future/) - Urban Future June 1-3, 2022 Helsingborg, Sweden Europe’s largest event for sustainable cities HEJ HELSINGBORG! Say "hi" to this mid-sized city in Sweden – which is one of the most innovative and rapidly changing cities in Europe. We are proud to kick off Helsingborg’s H22 City Expo. Welcome to an amazing 3-day program and a
- [Intertraffic Amsterdam](https://cities-today.com/event/intertraffic-amsterdam-2022/) - Intertraffic Amsterdam 2022 Intertraffic Amsterdam is the leading global trade event on smart mobility, infrastructure, traffic management, safety and parking. This edition features nearly 900 exhibitors spread over 13 exhibit halls with innovative solutions, complemented by a free to attend Summit & Demonstration Programme and a special platform for startups, ITSUP. Intertraffic Amsterdam welcomes global
- [World Urban Forum 11](https://cities-today.com/event/world-urban-forum-11/) - World Urban Forum is the premier global conference on sustainable urbanization convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat. It examines the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. WUF 11 will be held in the Polish city of Katowice from
- [MWC Barcelona](https://cities-today.com/event/mwc-barcelona/) - Connectivity is unleashed at MWC Barcelona 2022 It’s time to reconnect, reimagine, and reinvent MWC Barcelona is the world’s most influential event for the connectivity industry. It’s where world-leading companies and trailblazers share the latest thought leadership about the progression and future of connectivity. And it’s the best place for networking opportunities with mobile and
- [Sustainable Mobility Forum](https://cities-today.com/event/sustainable-mobility-forum/) - Societal changes and the climate emergency are prompting us to reinvent the way we move and the impact of our mobility choices. This issue is now at the heart of the challenges facing public decision-makers driven by more sustainable and intelligent innovations. The transition to sustainable mobility will not happen without public actors and solution
- [Transport Ticketing Global 2022](https://cities-today.com/event/transport-ticketing-global-2022/) - Passenger transport is changing. Travelers increasingly expect a frictionless and interconnected multimodal experience but how can transport operators adapt and deliver this? At Transport Ticketing Global 2022 over 100 industry leaders will share their insights on stage and explore the future of smart ticketing and mobility. Returning in person for 2022, Transport Ticketing
- [IT-TRANS 2022](https://cities-today.com/event/it-trans-2022/) - IT-TRANS is the leading International Conference and exhibition focused on IT solutions for Public Transport. Since 2008, the biennial event co-organised by Messe Karlsruhe and UITP (The International Association of Public Transport) has brought decision-makers and industry experts together to exchange, discuss and redevelop digital solutions. The 2022 edition of IT-TRANS will take place
- [MSc in Sustainable Urban Development](https://cities-today.com/event/msc-in-sustainable-urban-development/) - MSc in Sustainable Urban Development A flexible, two-year part-time master's degree for professionals Starting October 2022 The MSc is a multi-disciplinary and globally-focused course for high-achieving professionals who will provide vision and leadership for sustainable urban futures. This course is specially designed to fit studying around work commitments. You will attend eight intensive teaching weeks
- [DPhil in Sustainable Urban Development](https://cities-today.com/event/dphil-in-sustainable-urban-development/) - DPhil in Sustainable Urban Development A flexible, part-time doctoral programme over four to eight years. Starting October 2022. The Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) provides outstanding graduates with an opportunity to pursue in-depth and rigorous research into the pressing challenges of urban sustainability. You will receive guidance from your University supervisor, be encouraged to develop your
- [AIPH World Green City Awards](https://cities-today.com/event/aiph-world-green-city-awards/) - The AIPH World Green City Awards are designed to champion ambitious nature-orientated approaches to city design and operation. Specifically, they seek to recognise public initiatives relying on a greater use of plants and nature to create better city environments – helping to fulfil local aspirations for improved economic, social and environmental resilience. The awards celebrate innovation,
- [Cityzenith webinar: Cityzenith & The Digital Twin Consortium - Spotlight on a Partnership](https://cities-today.com/event/cityzenith-webinar-digital-twin-consortium-spotlight-partnership/) - In partnership with Cities Today, Cityzenith is launching a six-episode webinar series called “Urban Digital Twins impact on the Race to Zero“. In this sixth episode, Cityzenith CEO & Founder Michael Jansen along with co-host Dan Isaacs, CTO of the Digital Twin Consortium join Sarah Wray, editor of Cities Today to discuss Cityzenith's membership of the
- [CoMotion LA ‘21](https://cities-today.com/event/comotion-la-21/) - LAND, SEA, AIR: THE BOLD NEW FRONTIERS OF THE MOBILITY REVOLUTION November 16-18, 2021 Global mayors and policymakers, leading technologists, public transport operators and venture capitalists, start-ups and established players — the entire landscape of emerging mobility is again present for our most important CoMotion LA yet. Three days of immersive and interactive talks, demos,
- [European Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction 2021](https://cities-today.com/event/european-forum-disaster-risk-reduction-2021/) - The European Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction 2021 (The EFDRR 2021), the main regional gathering of the disaster risk reduction community in Europe and Central Asia organised by the UN, will bring together representatives from 55 Member States at all government levels as well as stakeholders and partners across Europe and Central Asia. The event
- [ITS America Annual Meeting](https://cities-today.com/event/its-america-annual-meeting/) - The ITS America Annual Meeting is a meeting place for our community of intelligent transportation professionals to network, connect, and form the partnerships this environment requires. This event will bring together the entire intelligent transportation community for four (4) days of thought-provoking education, networking, technical tours, and demonstrations exploring products, emerging technologies, and solutions
- [Cityzenith webinar: Las Vegas - A Digital Twin Model](https://cities-today.com/event/cityzenith-webinar-las-vegas-a-digital-twin-model/) - In partnership with Cities Today, Cityzenith is launching a six-episode webinar series called “Urban Digital Twins impact on the Race to Zero“. In this fifth episode, entitled "Las Vegas - A Digital Twin Model", Cityzenith CEO Michael Jansen hosts with panel guests and project partners David Knight CEO of Terbine and the City of Las Vegas's
- [Cityzenith webinar: Phoenix - A Digital Twin Model](https://cities-today.com/event/cityzenith-webinar-phoenix-a-digital-twin-model/) - In partnership with Cities Today, Cityzenith is launching a six-episode webinar series called “Urban Digital Twins impact on the Race to Zero“. In this third episode, entitled "Phoenix - A Digital Twin Model", Cityzenith CEO & Founder Michael Jansen, Sara Scoville-Weaver of Downtown Phoenix Inc, Jason Whittet, Digital Innovation Lead at Amazon and co-host Sarah Wray,
- [Smart City Expo World Congress](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-city-expo-world-congress/) - Smart City Expo World Congress is the leading event for cities, pushing to create a better urban life by empowering citizens and enabling more efficient and inclusive urban services. Since 2011, it has been at the vanguard of change for cities and has developed a groundbreaking model of advocacy for a better urban world. After
- [The Connect 2021: Collective Innovation for Smart City](https://cities-today.com/event/the-connect-2021-collective-innovation-for-smart-city/) - THE CONNECT 2021 brings together global startup ecosystem stakeholders and smart city experts from around the world including Sidewalk Labs, Google Accelerator, Stanford University, etc. to seek their roles and find ways to cooperate in realising smart city innovation, centred around startups. Join us live for THE CONNECT 2021 hosted by S²(Shinhan Square) Bridge
- [MOVE London](https://cities-today.com/event/move-london/) - MOVE is the world's most important mobility event, where disruptive technology and innovation drive change. OEMs, transport operators, tech companies, energy companies, fast growing start-ups and policymakers gather every year to discover next generation technologies being brought into the marketplace. MOVE is their first port of call. The MOVE 2021 conference is a premium
- [AIPH Virtual International Horticultural Expo Conference](https://cities-today.com/event/aiph-virtual-international-horticultural-expo-conference/) - International Horticultural Expos are beautiful events that showcase nature, are enjoyed by millions of visitors, and leave environmentally positive legacies for the host city’s residents. On 19 October 2021, organisers from forthcoming AIPH approved Expos will be presenting their progress reports. This free online conference is an excellent opportunity to learn more about upcoming
- [Cityzenith webinar: New York City - A Digital Twin Model](https://cities-today.com/event/cityzenith-webinar-new-york-city-a-digital-twin-model/) - In partnership with Cities Today, Cityzenith is launching a six-episode webinar series called “Urban Digital Twins impact on the Race to Zero“. In this third episode, entitled "New York Digital Twin Model", Cityzenith CEO Michael Jansen, Agile Fractal Grid CEO John Reynolds and Cities Today Editor Sarah Wray discuss a ground-breaking project at the iconic
- [CIVITAS Forum 2021](https://cities-today.com/event/civitas-forum-2021/) - CIVITAS Forum 2021: Smart routes towards climate-neutral cities The 18th edition of the CIVITAS Initiative’s flagship event on sustainable transport will take place on 20-21 October 2021 in Aachen, Germany, bringing together experts and practitioners from across the continent to explore the role of transport in paving the way towards building climate-neutral cities by-
- [13th Metropolis World Congress](https://cities-today.com/event/13th-metropolis-world-congress/) - The year 2020 has witnessed a collective response of cities worldwide to the critical challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Within a short time, mayors and city leaders have had to confront new challenges in their communities on top of existing ones, including urban growth, inequality, segregation, access to services, public legitimacy, digital disruption, and resilience.
- [Pollutec](https://cities-today.com/event/pollutec/) - Pollutec, the international leading show for environmental professionals, a shop window for environmental solutions for businesses, cities and regions, and a launchpad for market innovations and international development, will be held in Lyon, France, from 12-15th of October. For more than 40 years, Pollutec has been a great source of inspiration for professionals in
- [UW Master of Infrastructure Planning & Management](https://cities-today.com/event/uw-master-of-infrastructure-planning-management/) - SHAPE THE FUTURE OF NEXT GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE Climate change issues are accelerating the need to harden infrastructure systems making them more resilient, sustainable, and able to support the livability of communities around the globe. There will be winners and losers as climate change impacts in the form of drought, flooding, wildfires, and natural disasters
- [Cityzenith webinar: Digital Twins set to save Cities $280bn](https://cities-today.com/event/cityzenith-webinar-digital-twins-set-to-save-cities-280bn/) - In partnership with Cities Today, Cityzenith is launching a six-episode webinar series called “Urban Digital Twins impact on the Race to Zero“. In this second episode, entitled “Digital Twins set to save Cities $280bn“, Cityzenith's CEO and Founder Michael Jansen discusses the key commercial benefits of implementing Digital Twin technology, along with the massive return on
- [Cityzenith webinar: Clean Cities, Clean Future](https://cities-today.com/event/cityzenith-webinar-clean-cities-clean-future/) - In partnership with Cities Today, Cityzenith is launching a six-episode webinar series called "Urban Digital Twins impact on the Race to Zero". In this first episode, entitled "Clean Cities – Clean Future", Cities Today Editor Sarah Wray interviews Cityzenith's CEO and Founder Michael Jansen on the Clean Cities - Clean Future Initiative - set to
- [Nordic Edge Expo](https://cities-today.com/event/nordic-edge-expo/) - Nordic Edge Expo - The leading smart city event in the Nordics. Nordic Edge Expo is a unique meeting place for decision-makers, technology enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, start-ups and investors with smart city ambitions. Here, the public sector meets private businesses and organizations to share experiences, discuss challenges and present solutions. The 7th edition of Nordic Edge Expo & Conference,
- [MOVE Asia 2021](https://cities-today.com/event/move-asia-2021/) - MOVE Asia 2021 Mobility Re-imagined 7-9 September 2021 | LIVE ONLINE | Free for all to attend Asia's most important mobility event, MOVE Asia returns on 7-9 September 2021 to bring together the entire urban mobility ecosystem – key decision-makers, leading players, disruptors across all modes and disciplines to dialogue, to create insight, and to promote
- [Hypermotion](https://cities-today.com/event/hypermotion/) - How does sustainable mobility look like in the future? From 14 to 16 September 2021, the multimodal innovation platform Hypermotion Frankfurt will bring together all modes of transport to discuss this question. Experts, innovators and pioneering thinkers from the automotive, transport and logistics fields engage in discussions aimed at driving the energy and mobility transition.
- [Govlaunch Podcast](https://cities-today.com/event/govlaunch-podcast-2/) - From the Wiki for local government innovation, the Govlaunch Podcast shares the stories of local government innovators and their efforts to build better governments. To supplement their free guide - Data 101 Guide for Local Governments, Govlaunch has released a podcast series all about data driven insights.Each conversation highlights innovators in local government that are leveraging available tools to better use
- [MIT Digital Transformation, Value Creation, and Breakthrough Innovation](https://cities-today.com/event/mit-digital-transformation-value-creation-and-breakthrough-innovation/) - Harness the latest digital technologies—from the Internet of Things to artificial intelligence—to create new customer experiences, compelling products and services, and dynamic business ecosystems. In this course, MIT Senior Lecturers Michael Davies and Blade Kotelly will provide participants with two key lenses: insight into what is currently happening and foresight to anticipate how things will
- [MOVE America 2021](https://cities-today.com/event/move-america-2021-2/) - MOVE is a one-of-a-kind event representing the entire ecosystem of urban mobility. The overarching themes will be new business models and new technologies for enhancing sustainability and reducing emissions and congestion in an American context. Recent high-profile speakers at MOVE America include: Henrik Fisker, Chairman & CEO, Fisker Inc. Sterling Anderson, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer,
- [ITS World Congress](https://cities-today.com/event/its-world-congress/) - The ITS Congress is the biggest event focused on smart mobility and the digitalisation of transport. Every year, ERTICO organises an ITS regional or World Congress in Europe. The Congresses are the yearly celebration of smart mobility: they underline the importance of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), particularly in cities and regions where they are hosted,
- [Designing Tomorrow’s Cities (MIT Professional Education)](https://cities-today.com/event/designing-tomorrows-cities-mit-professional-education/) - In this innovative smart cities program by world-renowned architect and MIT Professor Carlo Ratti and his colleagues at the Senseable City Lab, you will learn how to design digital-based solutions and experiences for future cities and human environments. You will explore how urban centers enable digital transformation during this three-day live virtual short course,
- [Digital transformation in a new age: The quest for interoperability. Where do we stand?](https://cities-today.com/event/digital-transformation-new-age-quest-interoperability/) - How would we structure emergency coordination, situational awareness and public announcements if we could work across networks and devices? Interoperability is more than just hooking up network infrastructure. It’s about enabling people across agencies and organizations to reach the right person and communicate when they need to, how they need to. But effective interoperability won’t be possible until
- [Digital Transformation in a New Age: The Need for Network Modernization](https://cities-today.com/event/digital-transformation-in-a-new-age-need-network-modernization/) - Digital Transformation in a New Age is a future-focused webinar series for Public Sector brought to you by Verizon. Join us for the fourth installment in the series: “The Need for Network Modernization.” There’s been a veritable evolution in how agencies and organizations look at their networks since last March, with remote work serving as
- [UAS Stuttgart Master programme Smart City Solutions](https://cities-today.com/event/uas-stuttgart-master-programme-smart-city-solutions/) - Becoming an expert in sustainable, livable and smart cities Smart city is a city vision that has been acknowledged and promoted as a new paradigm around the world for growing cities and declining rural areas. The development and implementation of Smart city strategies requires interdisciplinary knowledge in a variety of adjacent fields. We will prepare
- [Making Cities Resilient 2030](https://cities-today.com/event/making-cities-resilient-2030/) - The Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative responds to the growing need to boost resilience at the local level. Crises such as COVID-19 and climate change remind us that managing disaster risk is everyone’s business, in which local governments play an instrumental role. Building resilience of local governments through robust risk governance structures and processes is a
- [Digital Transformation in a New Age: Enabling Vaccine Deployment](https://cities-today.com/event/digital-transformation-in-a-new-age-enabling-vaccine-deployment/) - Digital Transformation in a New Age is a future-focused webinar series for Public Sector brought to you by Verizon. Join us for the third installment in the series: “Enabling Vaccine Deployment.” COVID-19 vaccinations continue, representing the most urgent mass immunization campaign since polio shots were rolled out in the 1950s. Where do things stand as the
- [Reuters Events Car of the Future](https://cities-today.com/event/reuters-events-car-of-the-future/) - Changing emission standards, environmental and public concerns, increased road accidents and new technology are driving the biggest change automotive has ever seen. Delivering the sustainable, consumer loved, and actively safe vehicle takes time and money, but you only have so long before another competitor wins market share. OEMs must make technological leaps in both
- [Oxford MSc in Sustainable Urban Development](https://cities-today.com/event/oxford-msc-in-sustainable-urban-development-2/) - MSc in Sustainable Urban Development A flexible, two-year part-time master’s degree for professionals Starting October 2021 The MSc is a multi-disciplinary and globally-focused course for high-achieving professionals who will provide vision and leadership for sustainable urban futures. This course is specially designed to fit studying around work commitments. You will attend eight intensive teaching weeks
- [UW Master of Infrastructure Planning and Management](https://cities-today.com/event/uw-master-of-infrastructure-planning-and-management/) - SHAPE THE FUTURE OF NEXT GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE Well-planned infrastructure strengthens the resiliency, sustainability, and the economic viability and livability of communities. Offered by the University of Washington Department of Urban Design and Planning, the Master of Infrastructure Planning and Management online degree prepares you to lead the development of the next generation of critical infrastructure
- [Oxford DPhil in Sustainable Urban Development](https://cities-today.com/event/oxford-dphil-in-sustainable-urban-development-2/) - DPhil in Sustainable Urban Development A flexible, part-time doctoral programme over four to eight years. Starting October 2021. The Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) provides outstanding graduates with an opportunity to pursue in-depth and rigorous research into the pressing challenges of urban sustainability. You will receive guidance from your University supervisor, be encouraged to develop your
- [SOLIDS & RECYCLING-TECHNIK](https://cities-today.com/event/recycling-technik-2020/) - As a new era in bulk goods dawns, find inspiration at trade shows Solids & Recycling-Technik Leading-edge technology for bulk solids The demands placed on technologies for processing modern bulk solids are constantly rising. Today’s strategies no longer focus strictly on increases in efficiency and the careful consumption of energy and resources: Given the ubiquitous
- [Smart City Summit and Expo](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-city-summit-expo-3/) - While the coronavirus pandemic is still taking an increasing toll all over the world, Smart City Summit and Expo (SCSE) will take place as a hybrid event, physically in Taipei from March 23rd to 26th, 2021 and virtually on its online platform, the Smart City Online. The event is expected to collect over 1,000 solutions
- [Accelerating ADAS: AV R&D Paving the Fast Lane for ADAS](https://cities-today.com/event/accelerating-adas-av-rd-paving-the-fast-lane-for-adas/) - Today’s newest ADAS capabilities are bridging the gap between yesterday’s vehicles and the cars of tomorrow. But as these hands-free technologies become more and more commonplace, it is essential that suppliers, automakers, and regulators alike work together to introduce these features to the market safely and responsibly. In this webinar, we look beyond the traditional
- [Smart City Live](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-city-live/) - An indispensable event for cities and urban innovation in the Covid era Smart City Live: What cities should do in the new normal scenario? The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on the outlook of the urban coat and is forcing city officials to rethink urban development to adapt to coronavirus risks and fears. To
- [Reuters Events Automotive Summit](https://cities-today.com/event/reuters-events-automotive-summit/) - Reuters Events Automotive launches digital first congress uniting 5000+ CEOs, Innovators and Disruptors from across the world. Detroit June: CEOs and board members from PSA North America, Inc, Volkswagen Group of America, Bentley Motors, Carvana, Hyundai Motor Group, and more will speak at the brand new Reuters Events Automotive Summit Online on November 11-13th, 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic
- [Virtual ITS European Congress](https://cities-today.com/event/virtual-its-european-congress/) - ERTICO’s first ever Virtual ITS European Congress coming next 9 – 10 November. ERTICO’s mission is to bring the ITS community the same energy and engagement of previous face-to-face Congresses, yet in just one click. Participants will access an entirely virtual event with the 3D setting of an interactive platform and a range of tools
- [Eurocities Annual Conference](https://cities-today.com/event/eurocities-annual-conference/) - Reinventing cities – beyond the urban crises | Eurocities 2020, 4-5 November A new reality is taking shape in cities, in Europe and globally. Cities have been the hardest hit by the pandemic as well as the social and economic consequences. It is also in cities that the urgency of dealing with other major challenges
- [H22 Summit @ Helsingborg Arena](https://cities-today.com/event/h22-summit-helsingborg-arena/) - In collaboration with hundreds of business leaders, public representatives, innovators, academics and experts from around the globe, we explored the making of a smarter, more innovative and more sustainable city. This two-day conference unites daring thinkers, digital dreamers, sustainability specialists and future icons from the world of design and engineering. You are invited to make
- [Connected Smart Cities & Communites 2020](https://cities-today.com/event/connected-smart-cities-communites-2020/)
- [Move](https://cities-today.com/event/move/) - MOVE is the world’s most important mobility event where disruptive technology and innovation drive much-needed change. 1,000 speakers across 15 stages will be sharing their visions for greener, cleaner and more efficient solutions to urban transport. From Smart Cities to Urban Air, Autonomous Vehicles to Infrastructure and Connectivity – MOVE will play host to the
- [Launch event: City Innovation Network](https://cities-today.com/event/launch-event-city-innovation-network/) - This event is now in the past - for more information about the City Innovation network, its objectives and its activities, please visit: https://city-innovation.net/ On Wednesday 5 November, at the Smart City Expo in Barcelona, the Cities Today Institute will take the stage in the NVIDIA/Dell Theatre to officially launch the City Innovation Network. We hope you
- [CoMotion Global](https://cities-today.com/event/comotion-global/) - 2,500+ Participants. 200+ Speakers. 75+ Countries. 70+ Global Mayors. 50+ Sessions. The future of mobility is being shaped by leaders who are transforming how the world moves. Join the visionaries shaping transportation, technology, and urban innovation across every continent at #CoMotionGLOBAL2025 in Riyadh. From global policymakers to urban innovators, these voices are shaping the next
- [Smart Digital Ports of the Future Europe 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-digital-ports-of-the-future-europe-2025/) - Shaping the Future of Smart, Sustainable, and Secure Ports in Europe Smart Digital Ports of the Future Europe 2025 returns for its 9th edition on 12–13 November 2025 at the Amsterdam Congress Center, within the Park Inn by Radisson Amsterdam City West. This leading European conference brings together the world’s most innovative ports, technology providers,
- [UITP Summit 2026](https://cities-today.com/event/uitp-summit-2026/) - UITP Summit 2026 The UITP Summit is the world’s leading event for public transport and urban mobility professionals. Each year, it brings together thousands of experts, decision-makers, and industry leaders to share knowledge, explore innovations, and shape the future of sustainable mobility. The 2026 edition in Dubai will gather around 8,000 participants from more than
- [Panel discussion: Connected Cities for Better Living](https://cities-today.com/event/panel-discussion-connected-cities-for-better-living/) - Panel discussion: Connected Cities for Better Living On 4 November, at the Smart City Expo in Barcelona, the Cities Today Institute will moderate a panel discussion on the role of interoperability. This interactive panel will take place in Hall 2, Stand C73 and start at 16.00h. What you will learn We will explore how cities can embrace interoperability to
- [Asia Pacific Cities Summit](https://cities-today.com/event/asia-pacific-cities-summit/) - A global network of leaders shaping the future of cities will gather in Dubai for the 2025 Asia Pacific Cities Summit (2025APCS) & Mayors’ Forum, hosted by Expo City Dubai on 27-29 October. An initiative of Brisbane City Council delivered by Expo City Dubai, 2025APCS is the first Asia Pacific Cities Summit & Mayors’ Forum
- [Aviation Festival Asia 2026](https://cities-today.com/event/aviation-festival-asia-2026/) - Aviation Festival Asia is the region’s leading aviation technology conference and exhibition. This is the premier event for senior executives from the world’s airlines and airports, focusing on software, services, sustainability, marketing, and distribution to drive growth and partnerships across Asia. In 2026, Aviation Festival Asia returns to Suntec Singapore, bringing together 2,500+ attendees
- [Shared Micromobility Alliance Annual Meeting](https://cities-today.com/event/shared-micromobility-alliance-annual-meeting/) - Shared Micromobility Alliance Annual Meeting 8-9 October 2025 Milan The Shared Micromobility Alliance is pleased to announce that on 8 and 9 October it will celebrate its second Annual Meeting in Milan, Italy. This closed-door forum builds on the positive outcomes of last year’s inaugural meeting in London, as well as this year’s series of
- [CoMotion LA '25](https://cities-today.com/event/comotion-la-25/) - At this inflection point in the American mobility ecosystem, the nation's decision makers are attending CoMotion LA '25, Nov. 12-13. Join them, along with cutting-edge companies, investors, and public sector partners as they discuss what's next. Join us for two days of dynamic programming featuring critical conversations on autonomy, sustainable logistics, mega-events, advanced air
- [Urban Mobility Days 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/urban-mobility-days-2025/) - Vilnius cityscape, © Image from Unsplash by Reza Bina, [2019]. All rights reserved Urban Mobility Days 2025, Vilnius, 30 September–2 October Urban Mobility Days (UMD) 2025, the European Commission’s flagship urban mobility policy conference, is back. The conference will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, this year’s European Green Capital, from 30 September to 2 October
- [MWC Las Vegas](https://cities-today.com/event/mwc-las-vegas/) - MWC Las Vegas | October 14-15, 2025 | Fontainebleau Las Vegas MWC Las Vegas, in partnership with CTIA, is the place to gain peer-to-peer recommendations on how to evolve enterprise networks, direct from the CIOs and IT teams who delivered the transformations. Built for IT and technology decision makers, its CIO-led thought leadership offers practical
- [APTA TRANSform Conference 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/apta-transform-conference-2025/) - APTA's TRANSform Conference is the flagship event for public transportation professionals to engage in workshops, experience technical tours, and network with colleagues. Keynote speakers and educational sessions explore cutting-edge hot topics, including transformative technology, mental health awareness, community building, innovative funding, and finance, safety and security, workforce development, worldwide mega projects, and more. Who Should Attend: transit
- [Airports Innovate 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/airports-innovate-2025/) - Join us in Busan for Airports Innovate 2025 Airports Innovate, 2025, Airports Council International’s (ACI) premier global event, dedicated to innovation, will take place in Busan, Republic of Korea, from 25-27 November 2025. Jointly organised by Asia-Pacific & Middle East, ACI EUROPE and ACI World, and hosted by Korea Airports Corporation (KAC), the premier event
- [Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-city-expo-kuala-lumpur/) - Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur (SCEKL) is the Southeast Asian edition of the world’s leading urban innovation event, Smart City Expo World Congress by Fira Barcelona. The event is set to be held on 17 - 19 September 2025 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia. Southeast Asia’s digital landscape is changing quickly, with cities
- [Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-cities-connect-conference-expo/) - Discover what’s next for urban innovation at the Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo, returning this fall to National Harbor, MD on November 19–21, 2025. The event brings together city leaders, technology innovators, federal government officials, and industry visionaries to collaborate on the most pressing challenges and opportunities shaping our communities. From AI and data governance to smart mobility, resilient infrastructure, energy
- [Major Cities of Europe Conference](https://cities-today.com/event/major-cities-of-europe-conference/) - Travel the journey of Local Government transformation and AI 2025 Major Cities of Europe Conference Issy-Les-Moulineaux (Paris) October 9-10, 2025 The vibrant and forward-thinking city of Issy-les-Moulineaux — a recognized pioneer in digital innovation, circular economy, and sustainability — will host the Major Cities of Europe Annual Conference at the UGC Congress Centre. With
- [INTERGEO 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/intergeo-2025/) - From 7 to 9 October, Messe Frankfurt will be the hotspot for the global geodata community. At INTERGEO, around 600 international exhibitors from start-ups to global players and over 120 speakers will show how earth observation, digital twins, BIM, and drones solve real-world problems - from climate-resilient urban planning to transparent real estate valuation. Click
- [Sustainability Week Europe](https://cities-today.com/event/sustainability-week-europe/) - Economist Impact’s Sustainability Week Europe, brings together leaders in business, policy and innovation to share case-studies, insights and ideas about climate solutions that work for business and the planet. With more than 120 speakers, 500 in-person attendees, 25 case studies, the Sustainability Week Europe presents original insights and practical solutions. Meet the most influential industry leaders, policymakers and
- [MOVE America 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/move-america-2025/) - MOVE America 2025 is the US's #1 converged mobility event. MOVE America is a conference and exhibition bringing together the people and companies redefining mobility. MOVE connects the entire mobility ecosystem, focused on tech, innovation, and transformation. By bringing together the people and companies redefining urban transport across America, MOVE provides an unparalleled opportunity for every vertical
- [Smart City Expo World Congress](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-city-expo-world-congress-2025/) - Smart City Expo World Congress (Barcelona, November 4-6) is the world’s biggest and most influential event for cities and urban innovation. The event is a premier venue where a diverse community of industry executives, government leaders, researchers, and entrepreneurs gathers annually to revisit complex issues at the heart of a new model for cities and
- [Busworld Europe 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/busworld-europe-2025/) - Busworld Europe 2025 – Where the future of urban mobility takes shape From 4 to 9 October 2025, Busworld Europe returns to Brussels Expo, Belgium as the world’s leading B2B platform for the bus and coach mobility sector — and a growing hub for city mobility innovation. With more than 500 exhibitors confirmed and over
- [European Urban Resilience Forum 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/european-urban-resilience-forum-2025/) - European Urban Resilience Forum 2025: Accelerating Resilience Action 25–27 June | Rotterdam, The Netherlands From 25 to 27 June, Rotterdam will host the 12th edition of the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO), a key event for cities and regions driving climate adaptation and urban resilience across Europe. Organised by ICLEI Europe and the European Environment
- [Smart Country Convention](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-country-convention/) - Modern government, digitized authorities and smart cities: The Smart Country Convention is the leading event for innovating the public sector and digitizing our cities. From 30 September to 2 October 2025, the three-day event will bring together local government, politics, the digital economy, associations, start-ups and science at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds. With more
- [CTI Leadership Forum on Digitalisation](https://cities-today.com/event/cti-leadership-forum-on-digitalisation-new-orleans/) - On 14-15 May 2025, the CTI Leadership Forum on Digitalisation will take place in New Orleans, LA. It will be the 53rd meeting for city leaders convened by Cities Today. The invitation-only Forum will bring together a maximum of 20 North American city leaders in a private setting to exchange best practices through roundtable
- [City Leadership Forum on Digitalisation in Washington, DC](https://cities-today.com/event/city-leadership-forum-on-digitalisation-in-washington-dc/) - On 14-15 May 2025, the City Leadership Forum on Digitalisation will take place in Washington, DC. It will be the 54th meeting for city leaders convened by Cities Today. The invitation-only Forum will bring together a maximum of 20 North American city leaders in a private setting to exchange best practices through roundtable discussions,
- [inter airport Europe](https://cities-today.com/event/inter-airport-europe/) - From 7 – 9 October 2025, inter airport Europe, the 25th International Exhibition for Airport Equipment, Technology, Design and Services, returns to the Munich Trade Fair Centre in Germany. This milestone edition of the exhibition reflects the dynamic evolution of the airport industry and brings together the global airport community under one roof. As the
- [MOVE 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/move-2025/) - We're thrilled to introduce you to MOVE 2025, the world's #1 converged mobility event. Returning to London for its 7th edition on 18-19 June 2025, MOVE will bring together 4,000 senior leaders, 500+ speakers, 150 Sponsors and Exhibitors and 200 Start-ups from the entire global mobility ecosystem for two jam-packed days of learning, collaboration and
- [ITS World Congress 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/its-world-congress-2025/) - Taking place August 24-28, 2025 (Conference: August 24-28 | Exhibit Hall: August 25-28) in Atlanta, Georgia, ITS World Congress will focus on Deploying Today, Empowering Tomorrow. Our global event brings together world leaders, decision-makers, and their supporting teams from public and private sector transportation agencies to learn about the implementation of new technologies and
- [City Leadership Forum on Mobility in Munich](https://cities-today.com/event/city-leadership-forum-on-mobility-in-munich/) - On 3-4 December 2025, the City Leadership Forum on Mobility will take place in Munich. It will be the 56th meeting for city leaders convened by the Cities Today Institute. The event will be hosted by Sabine Effner, Deputy Head of the Mobility Department of the City of Munich. What makes our Leadership Forums
- [Airport Leadership Forum in Dubai](https://cities-today.com/event/airport-leadership-forum-in-dubai/) - On 24 and 25 September 2025, the ninth edition of the Airport Leadership Forum will take place in Dubai. Organised by the Cities Today Institute, this closed-door invitation-only Forum will gather a maximum of 20 airport leaders from the EMEA region in a private setting to exchange best practices through roundtable discussions, case-study presentations and
- [Smart Cities Connect](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-cities-connect/) - Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo: Where Innovation Meets Impact Join us for the 10th annual Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo in San Antonio, Texas from April 14-16. The premier gathering for city leaders, industry innovators, and technology experts shaping the future of urban living. This event is designed to foster collaboration and drive real-world solutions by bringing
- [CoMotion MIAMI '25](https://cities-today.com/event/comotion-miami-25/) - New Reality, New Opportunities Mobility’s most influential innovators and thought-leaders will be coming to the Magic City on April 29-30 for CoMotion MIAMI ‘25. Miami is an unparalleled hotspot of investment and innovation — attracting mobility and transportation companies and agencies in the forefront of reimagining the way we get around. Attend and experience two
- [Airports AI Alliance Summit](https://cities-today.com/event/airports-ai-alliance-summit/) - On 19-20 March, the inaugural Airports AI Alliance Summit will take place in Washington, DC. The Summit is the flagship event of the Airports AI Alliance and brings together alliance members, such as founding airports DFW, MIA, ATL, DEN and GTAA, as well as invited airport C-suites and industry experts, for a two-day programme
- [CTI Leadership Forum on Airport Innovation](https://cities-today.com/event/cti-leadership-forum-on-airport-innovation-copenhagen/) - On 7 and 8 May 2025, the seventh edition of the CTI Leadership Forum on Airport Innovation will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event will be hosted by Copenhagen Airports' Sune Bagger, Director of Business Technology, and Kenneth Hedorf Christensen, Head of Digital Business Transformation and Innovation. Organised by the Cities Today Institute, this
- [LUCI Cities & Lighting Summit 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/luci-cities-lighting-summit-2025/) - London to host the inaugural LUCI Cities & Lighting Summit 2025 Urban lighting professionals from across the globe will gather in London this year for the first-ever LUCI Cities & Lighting Summit, taking place 23-26 April 2025. Co-organized with the City of London, this landmark event is the annual highlight for the urban lighting community,
- [MIPIM](https://cities-today.com/event/mipim/) - MIPIM, the Global Urban Festival, will take place from 11 to 14 March 2025 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. Don’t miss Housing Matters! by MIPIM, a dedicated summit focused on innovations in housing, happening on the pre-opening Monday afternoon, 10 March. This world-leading event gathers over 20,000 delegates from 90 countries, including 70%
- [UITP Summit 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/uitp-summit-2025/) - The UITP Summit is the definitive public transport event for the sector, welcoming over 10,000 public transport professionals ranging from operators, authorities, industry suppliers and policy makers from across the world. Learn and get inspired in our conference sessions. Discover the latest innovations, products and services in our exhibition halls and strengthen business relationships
- [ACI EUROPE Annual Congress & General Assembly 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/aci-europe-annual-congress-general-assembly-2025/) - The most important annual gathering of European airport leaders is coming to Athens, Greece, on 18-20 June 2025, organised by ACI EUROPE with Athens International Airport as gracious hosts. Airports are our gateways to the world: economic powerhouses in their own right, fuelling jobs, tourism, and trade whilst propelling cultural exchange and allowing ideas, businesses, and people to connect beyond
- [Artificial Intelligence for Urban Mobility](https://cities-today.com/event/artificial-intelligence-for-urban-mobility/) - Urban Mobility Explained (UMX) by EIT Urban Mobility Explore the role of AI in Urban Mobility Artificial Intelligence is changing the way we move—but often in ways we don’t even notice. While tools like ChatGPT have recently become household words, AI is already deeply embedded in urban mobility systems, improving efficiency, safety, and sustainability. What
- [Airport Show](https://cities-today.com/event/airport-show/) - Airport Show is the leading annual airport exhibition dedicated to the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region, featuring leading international suppliers of the most advanced airport solutions and an ideal platform for the aviation authorities worldwide to get first-hand knowledge about emerging aviation trends, network with global industry leaders and source the latest technologies.
- [Smart City Summit & Expo 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-city-summit-expo-2025/) - Don’t Miss the World’s Largest Smart City Trade Show – SCSE 2025 Awaits You in Taiwan! Smart City Summit & Expo (SCSE) 2025 is set to be more spectacular than ever, expanding its scale to welcome a larger audience and creating unparalleled opportunities for international collaboration. With over 2,300 booths and attendees from more than
- [IOT Solutions World Congress 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/iot-solutions-world-congress-2025/) - The IOT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC) 2025 is set to take place from May 13 to 15 in Barcelona, marking its tenth anniversary as the premier event for disruptive technologies in Europe. Under the theme "Connect to the Next Level," IOTSWC 2025 will showcase the latest innovations driving complete digital transformation across industries. This year's
- [ITS Seville 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/its-seville-2025/) - Shaping the Future of Mobility: Clean, Resilient, and Connected at ITS Seville 2025 The ITS European Congress 2025 in Seville will bring together 3,500 participants, over 100 international exhibitors, and more than 500 speakers from 50+ countries to explore the theme Clean, Resilient, and Connected Mobility. This event will tackle key urban mobility challenges, focusing
- [CTI Leadership Forum on Mobility](https://cities-today.com/event/cti-leadership-forum-on-mobility/) - On 9-10 April 2025, the CTI Leadership Forum on Mobility will take place in London. It will be the 52nd meeting for city leaders convened by the Cities Today Institute. Alongside 20 mobility leaders from Europe's principal cities, you will exchange best practices through roundtable discussions, Q&A sessions, case study presentations and site visits. Select
- [MWC Barcelona 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/mwc-barcelona-2025/) - Where technology, policy and commerce converge MWC Barcelona is the one time of year where everyone who’s anyone, in the world of connectivity, comes together under one roof. Tens of thousands of senior leaders from top global companies, international governments and trailblazing tech businesses converge to connect and create the future. Miss out on MWC25
- [Automotive Europe 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/automotive-europe-2025/) - Automotive Europe 2025 is Reuters Events’ European flagship event that unites CEOs and board members from leading OEMs to take to the stage where they will set the European automotive agenda for years to come. Whether it be enforced by policy implementation or the demands of the consumer, change is inevitable. Therefore, collaboration is
- [Transport Ticketing Global 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/transport-ticketing-global-2025/) - Join the global community of public transport professionals at the home of smart ticketing innovation. Transport Ticketing Global is at the heart of the ticketing community - where public transport leaders from over 70 countries converge to share ideas, forge connections and push the boundaries of ticketing technology. Returning for its 16th edition, Transport
- [ISE 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/ise-2025/) - ISE 2025: A Must-Attend Event for the Smart Buildings Community ISE, the world-renowned annual tech show for the systems integration and audiovisual industry returns to Fira de Barcelona Gran Via from 4-7 February 2025, inviting you to open your EYES & EARS to the SIGHTS & SOUNDS of tomorrow. This year’s event offers inspiration and
- [IHS 1-year MSc in Urban Management and Development](https://cities-today.com/event/ihs-1-year-msc-in-urban-management-and-development/) - Between now and 2030, urban areas are expected to triple in surface, and by 2050, 68% of the population will reside in cities. To remain sustainable, liveable and competitive, cities need well-trained urban managers in policy development and good governance. The 12-month MSc in Urban Management and Development at IHS covers essential topics such as
- [Aviation Festival Asia](https://cities-today.com/event/aviation-festival-asia/) - Business models. Technology. Sustainability. Innovation. For Asia's aviation industry. Aviation Festival Asia is the region's most important aviation technology conference and exhibition. The event is for the leaders of the world's airlines, airports, and their most senior executives in charge of software, services, sustainability, marketing, and distribution whose aim is to develop business partnerships in
- [Panel discussion: The role of IoT networks in decarbonisation and energy efficiency](https://cities-today.com/event/panel-discussion-the-role-of-iot-networks-in-decarbonisation-and-energy-efficiency/) - On 5 November 2024, at the Smart City Expo in Barcelona, we will host a panel discussion on the role of IoT networks in decarbonisation and energy efficiency followed by a drinks reception, compliments of Paradox Engineering/MinebeaMitsumi. This interactive panel will start at 16.30h and will explore how IoT-driven, tech-enabled solutions are helping cities achieve their net-zero and broader
- [World Aviation Festival 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/world-aviation-festival-2025/) - Business models. Technology. Sustainability. Innovation. For the global aviation industry. The World Aviation Festival is the leading conference and exhibition for the global aviation industry. The event is for the leaders of the world’s airlines, airports and their most senior executives in charge of software, marketing and distribution. In 2025, the event is
- [Aviation Festival Americas 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/aviation-festival-americas-2025/) - Aviation Festival Americas 2025 is set to return to Miami on May 14th & 15th, bringing together the brightest minds and leading innovators in the aviation industry. This two-day event is the premier platform for airlines, airports, and aviation technology companies to network, collaborate, and explore the future of aviation. Whether you're looking to
- [SMART Airports & Regions Conference & Exhibition 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-airports-regions-conference-exhibition-2025/) - The SMART Airports & Regions Conference & Exhibition began ten years ago in Atlanta, Georgia. Over the years it has moved around both the US and Canada and held events in Charlotte, North Carolina; El Paso & San Antonio, Texas; Ontario, California; Denver, Colorado; Richmond, British Columbia and Edmonton, Alberta twice! We are delighted
- [MSc in Sustainable Urban Development](https://cities-today.com/event/oxford-university-msc-in-sustainable-urban-development/) - MSc in Sustainable Urban Development Oxford University’s Master’s in Sustainable Urban Development is a transformative two-year part-time programme for working professionals across the globe. Taught by experienced faculty from world-renowned Oxford University, known for its research excellence and impact, you will learn how to develop solutions to address the critical, urgent challenges we face
- [SMART Airports & Regions Europe 2025](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-airports-regions-europe-2025/) - SMART Airports & Regions Europe 2025 Conference & Exhibition will take place 3 – 5 March 2025 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The event will be hosted by Municipality Haarlemmermeer, Royal Schiphol Group & the province of North-Holland. The SMART Airports & Regions Conference & Exhibition is the premier event covering how SMART airports
- [SITCE 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/sitce-2024/) - SITCE 2024: The leading public transport event in the Asia Pacific region The LTA-UITP Singapore International Transport Congress & Exhibition (SITCE) is a global professional platform connecting urban mobility stakeholders who are passionate about advancing our transport networks and redefining urban journeys. Themed “Smarter Journeys for Sustainable Cities”, SITCE 2024 is the fifth edition and will explore key issues such as sustainability, accessibility, and smart technology in urban transport as well
- [Global Decarbonization Expo & Summit](https://cities-today.com/event/global-decarbonization-expo-summit/) - Global Decarbonization Expo & Summit from March 18 - 20th, 2025 is bringing together 5,000+ visitors and 300+ exhibitors dedicated to decarbonizing commercial & industrial sectors through Solar, B.E.S.S., Autonomous, and EV adoption in Paris, France! Now in Official Partnership with the world’s largest EV fleet— La Poste Groupe— the Expo is the leading international
- [Airports Innovate](https://cities-today.com/event/airports-innovate/) - ACI EUROPE, ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East and ACI World look forward to welcoming you to the ACI global innovation trade show and conference. Join us on 26-28 November 2024 at Fiumicino Airport, Terminal 5, in Rome, Italy for the premier event dedicated to cutting-edge tools, inventions and processes. Airports are continually evolving, seeking to
- [World Aviation Festival 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/world-aviation-festival-2024/) - Business models. Technology. Sustainability. Innovation. For the global aviation industry The World Aviation Festival is the leading conference and exhibition for the global aviation industry. The event is for the leaders of the world's airlines, airports and their most senior executives in charge of software, services, marketing and distribution. In 2024, the event
- [MOVE America 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/move-america-2024/) - MOVE America is the #1 tech mobility event in the Americas, bringing together the people and companies redefining mobility. MOVE America connects the entire mobility ecosystem, focused on tech, business models and sustainable futures. Leaders and visionaries from across the mobility value chain gather at MOVE for an unparalleled opportunity to learn, innovate, partner and do
- [FTE Global](https://cities-today.com/event/fte-global/) - Widely regarded as "the CES for aviation", FTE Global has soared to new heights and now calls Los Angeles home, a city preparing to stage the 2028 Olympics. Co-located once more with APEX/IFSA Global EXPO, our flagship FTE Global event forms the largest gathering of air transport executives from around the world in North
- [Global Mobility Call](https://cities-today.com/event/global-mobility-call-2024/) - Global Mobility Call (GMC) is the leading transformative event in sustainable mobility, organized by IFEMA MADRID and Smobhub, with sponsorship and support from the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility. Launched in 2022, GMC was created as a strategic initiative to position Spain as the international hub for sustainable mobility. This initiative comes in
- [Aalborg2024: European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns](https://cities-today.com/event/aalborg2024-european-conference-on-sustainable-cities-and-towns/) - Aalborg2024: Leading the Charge for Sustainable Urban Futures 1 - 3 October 2024, Aalborg, Denmark Aalborg2024, the 10th anniversary of the European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns (ESCT) will take place on 1-3 October in Aalborg (Denmark). The conference is set to be a transformative gathering for urban sustainability leaders worldwide. Organised by
- [10th FIWARE Global Summit](https://cities-today.com/event/10th-fiware-global-summit/) - Pioneering Intelligent Solutions together for a resilient and inclusive digital tomorrow One of the leading business and technological open source conferences, organized by the FIWARE Foundation in partnership with Meditech and Infiniti Mondi and hosted by Comune di Napoli, will take place on 18-19 September in Naples (Italy). This exclusive event unveils the latest
- [Smart City Expo World Congress 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-city-expo-world-congress-2024/) - Smart City Expo World Congress (Barcelona, November 5-7) is the world’s biggest and most influential event for cities and urban innovation. The event is a premier venue where a diverse crowd of industry executives, government leaders, researchers and entrepreneurs gather annually to revisit complex issues at the heart of a new model of city
- [CIVITAS Forum 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/civitas-forum-2024/) - CIVITAS Forum 2024 Europe’s leading sustainable mobility event is back! The CIVITAS Forum is the flagship event of the CIVITAS Initiative. This dynamic, multi-day conference provides the ideal opportunity to hear from the cities, people and projects that are driving innovation in smart, inclusive and sustainable mobility, as well as to exchange and connect with
- [CoMotion LA '24](https://cities-today.com/event/comotion-la-24/) - Transformational Ideas and New Technologies Dive into the future of mobility at the eighth edition of CoMotion LA ‘24 in the heart of DTLA on Nov. 13-14. Forge powerful connections, introduce big ideas, strike deals with a global community of innovative companies, VC investors, public sector leaders, and pioneers in decarbonized multimodal mobility. Attend stellar programming,
- [INTERGEO 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/intergeo-2024/) - Discover the Future of Geospatial Innovation at INTERGEO 2024 in Stuttgart! From September 24 to 26, 2024, Stuttgart will transform into the vibrant epicenter of the geospatial community as it hosts INTERGEO 2024, the premier global event for geodesy, geoinformation, and land management. Join over 600 international brands, industry leaders, associations, and startups in this
- [Leaders in Logistics: Last Mile](https://cities-today.com/event/leaders-in-logistics-last-mile/) - Leaders in Logistics: Last Mile (9 October, London) brings together senior leaders from e-commerce retailers and carriers to make deliveries faster, streamlined and sustainable. This is THE logistics conference for decision-makers committed to accelerating the transformation of e-commerce deliveries. 500+ Attendees | 50+ Speakers 60%+ C-level, Director, Head & above | 55% Retailers, Postal Operators and Carriers Hear
- [The power of mobility data: discover how every move matters](https://cities-today.com/event/the-power-of-mobility-data-discover-how-every-move-matters/) - Organization: Urban Mobility Explained (UMX) by EIT Urban Mobility Course Name: The power of mobility data: discover how every move matters Cost: Free Dates: Learn at your own pace, available anytime, anywhere Duration: 6 hours Instructor: Xavier Tackoen (Espaces-Mobilité) Location: Online The Power of Mobility Data: Discover How Every Move Matters Background of
- [Autonomous Vehicles: An Opportunity for Cities](https://cities-today.com/event/autonomous-vehicles-an-opportunity-for-cities/) - Organization: Urban Mobility Explained (UMX) by EIT Urban Mobility Course Name: Autonomous Vehicles: An Opportunity for Cities Cost: Free Dates: Learn at your own pace, available anytime, anywhere Duration: 2 hours Instructors: Victor Mayano & Maria Kopp (FACTUAL) Location: Online Autonomous Vehicles: An Opportunity for Cities Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) are poised to revolutionize transportation
- [Smart Country Convention 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-country-convention-2024/) - Join us at the Smart Country Convention 2024 from 15 to 17 October in Berlin and take a deep dive into the digital transformation of the public sector! Discover more than 600 national and international speakers, meet more than 350 exhibitors at our expo and benefit from our various networking and learning opportunities.
- [2024 ITF Summit](https://cities-today.com/event/2024-itf-summit/) - The annual Summit of the International Transport Forum is the world’s largest gathering of transport ministers and the premier global transport policy event. Every May, ministers with responsibility for transport, business leaders, heads of international organisations, parliamentarians and policymakers, representatives of business associations and leading researchers meet for three days in Leipzig, Germany, to
- [30th ITS World Congress](https://cities-today.com/event/30th-its-world-congress/) - 30th ITS World Congress, Dubai 16-20 September 2024 The 30th ITS World Congress is set to take place from 16- 20 September 2024 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Organised by ERTICO - ITS Europe, co-organised by the two regional ITS organisations, ITS America and ITS Asia-Pacific, the event is hosted in Dubai by
- [ACI EUROPE Annual Congress & General Assembly](https://cities-today.com/event/aci-europe-annual-congress-general-assembly/) - The most important annual gathering of European airport leaders is coming to Istanbul, Türkiye, on 2-4 July 2024. Join us for ACI EUROPE’s Annual Congress & General Assembly, where you will have the opportunity to learn about the latest aviation industry developments and network with top-tier leaders and peers from the European airport industry and beyond. You’ll have the opportunity to
- [ICLEI World Congress 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/iclei-world-congress-2024/) - The ICLEI World Congress 2024, hosted by the City of São Paulo, Brazil, is a pivotal gathering focused on advancing sustainable urban development and equitable adaptation to local and regional challenges. Running from 18 - 21 June, this year's Congress is a journey of reflection and forward-looking vision, emphasizing the critical challenges and opportunities facing
- [MOVE London](https://cities-today.com/event/move-london-2024/) - What is MOVE? MOVE is the world's #1 tech mobility event, bringing together the people and companies redefining mobility. MOVE connects the entire ecosystem focused on tech, business models and sustainable futures. Leaders and visionaries from across the mobility value chain gather for an unparalleled opportunity to learn, innovate, partner and do business. We host
- [Cable Car World 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/cable-car-world-2024/) - Trade fair and congress: Cable Car World 2024 For the second time, Cable Car World will take place from June 4th to 5th, 2024, at Messe Essen, Germany. The focus of the international mobility trade fair for urban cable cars and the accompanying congress is on public urban transportation at the plus-one level. Trade visitors
- [IoT Solutions World Congress 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/iot-solutions-world-congress-2024/) - The IoT Solutions World Congress is the ultimate ecosystem and annual gathering for industry leaders, tech experts, and C-level professionals. Experience the power of transformative technologies that are reshaping industries and overcoming pressing challenges. We go beyond IoT, unlocking the full potential of disruptive tech. Don’t miss out on the definitive destination for actionable technology
- [AIPH World Green City Awards Ceremony 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/aiph-world-green-city-awards-ceremony-2024/) - The prestigious and highly anticipated Awards ceremony for the AIPH World Green City Awards 2024 will take place in the City of Utrecht on 25th September 2024 at the Future Green City World Congress. The 2024 Awards ceremony will take the form of a dedicated gala dinner, set to be hosted on 25th September 2024 at
- [Future Travel Experience](https://cities-today.com/event/future-travel-experience/) - Future Travel Experience (FTE) returns to Dublin – the ‘Silicon Valley of Europe’ – on 11-13 June 2024, with the FTE EMEA and FTE Ancillary & Retailing mega-event that will inspire attendees from around the world on the latest digital, customer experience and commercial approaches. This landmark event, delivered in partnership with Dublin Airport, International
- [SMART Airports & Regions 2024 Conference & Exhibition](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-airports-regions-2024-conference-exhibition/) - SMART Airports & Regions 2024 Conference & Exhibition will take place 10 – 12 July 2024 in Denver, Colorado, USA. The event will be hosted by Denver International Airport. The SMART Airports & Regions Conference & Exhibition is the premier event covering how SMART airports and their adjacent regions are leveraging “connectivity”
- [CoMotion MIAMI '24](https://cities-today.com/event/comotion-miami-24/) - A Tidal Wave of Innovation When it comes to land, sea, and air mobility, Miami-Dade is not only an exciting hotbed of innovation but a lesson for other urban geographies across the U.S. in how new mobility technologies can and must be conjugated with sustainability, equity, and safety. Dive into the Future at CoMotion MIAMI
- [Smart City Expo USA 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-city-expo-usa-2024/) - Smart City Expo is a 2-day conference and expo in New York City focused on building smart, equitable, and sustainable 21st century cities for ALL. It is the U.S. edition of Smart City Expo World Congress, the leading event for cities from Fira Barcelona. Smart City Expo USA provides high-level networking opportunities, cutting-edge
- [Airport Leadership Forum in Miami](https://cities-today.com/event/airport-leadership-forum-in-miami/) - On 29-30 May, the fourth edition of the Airport Leadership Forum will take place in Miami, Florida. Our host will be Maurice Jenkins, Chief Innovation Officer at Miami International Airport. Organised by the Cities Today Institute, this Forum will bring together a maximum of 20 North American airport leaders in a private setting
- [ITS America Conference & Expo](https://cities-today.com/event/its-america-conference-expo/) - ITS America Conference & Expo, taking place April 22-25 (Tech Tours: April 22 | Conference & Expo: April 23-25) at the Phoenix Convention Center, in Phoenix, Arizona, will explore Accelerating Digital Transformation and bring together the entire intelligent transportation community for thought-provoking education, networking, and demonstrations exploring the technologies and solutions that will enable a better
- [Passenger Terminal Expo and Conference](https://cities-today.com/event/passenger-terminal-expo-and-conference/) - Passenger Terminal Expo and Conference is taking place April 16, 17 & 18, 2024, in Frankfurt, Germany! It is the world’s leading airport design and operations show – and combines: A free-to-attend exhibition, with 300+ leading exhibitors showcasing new products and technologies. View some of the new products & technologies on show, here. The opportunity
- [Leaders in Logistics Summit](https://cities-today.com/event/leaders-in-logistics-summit/) - Leaders in Logistics Summit is the event that brings together the global e-commerce, parcel delivery and postal ecosystem. Through unique insights, exclusive case studies, and innovation showcases, this event is where senior leaders from carriers, postal operators, 3PLs and retailers meet to collaborate, identify efficiencies and shape the future of the industry. This coming March in Barcelona,
- [City Leadership Forum on Connectivity in Prague](https://cities-today.com/event/city-leadership-forum-on-connectivity-in-prague/) - The City Leadership Forum on Connectivity will be the second EMEA event of the City Telecoms Association (CTA) and will take place on 15-16 May in Prague, Czech Republic. The forum will bring together all CTA members from the EMEA region in a private setting to exchange best practices through roundtable discussions, Q&A sessions, case study presentations and site
- [Airport Leadership Forum in Munich](https://cities-today.com/event/airport-leadership-forum-in-munich/) - On 7-8 May, the third edition of the Airport Leadership Forum will take place in Munich, Germany. The meeting will be hosted by Vera Jakobsen, Vice President Digital of Munich Airport. Organised by the Cities Today Institute, this Forum will gather a maximum of 20 airport leaders from the EMEA region in a
- [Automotive Europe 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/automotive-europe-2024/) - Automotive Europe 2024 (22nd-23rd May) is Reuters Events’ European flagship event that unites CEOs and board members from leading OEMs to take to the stage where they will set the European automotive agenda for years to come. Whether it be enforced by policy implementation or the demands of the consumer, change is inevitable. Therefore, collaboration
- [MIPIM 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/mipim-2024/) - MIPIM - 12-15 March - Cannes, France In crafting a unique urban festival during 4 days in Cannes, MIPIM influences and accelerates the transformation of the built environment. MIPIM is a catalyst for concrete solutions, combining face-to-face discussions, thought leadership, development opportunities and global capital to drive change. We connect and inspire the international real
- [8th Efus’ Security, Democracy & Cities international conference](https://cities-today.com/event/8th-efus-security-democracy-cities-international-conference/) - Efus’ Security, Democracy & Cities international conference, 8th edition Brussels, 20-22 March 2024. Security in cities is a major social and political issue. Europe's cities and regions will come together to address this democratic challenge ahead of the upcoming European elections at Efus’ international Security, Democracy & Cities conference. The 8th edition of this
- [ISE 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/ise-2024/) - ISE is the definitive event for the professional audiovisual and systems integration industry. ISE 2024 will take place on Tuesday 30 January-Friday 2 February 2024 at Fira de Barcelona Gran Vía. The four-day trade show provides ample opportunity for education, professional development, and networking, as well as a platform for exhibitors to showcase
- [Smart City Summit & Expo](https://cities-today.com/event/smart-city-summit-expo-2/) - 2024 Smart City Summit & Expo can’t wait to meet the international delegates on its 10th anniversary! The 2024 Smart City Summit & Expo is receiving more interests of government & business delegations across the world! With great pleasure, we have received participations from 30 countries including Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Spain, Hungary, UK, France,
- [Intertraffic Amsterdam 2024](https://cities-today.com/event/intertraffic-amsterdam-2024/) - JOIN THE WORLD’S LEADING MEETING PLACE FOR MOBILITY PROFESSIONALS IN AMSTERDAM Smart, Safe and Sustainable mobility for all You are invited! Join over 35,000 peers from 140+ countries to network, learn, and be inspired! The traffic industry is undergoing major changes and developments are on a fast track. Experience the latest solutions for today's challenges
- [IHS 1-year Master’s in Urban Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change](https://cities-today.com/event/ihs-1-year-masters-in-urban-environment-sustainability-and-climate-change/) - Climate-neutral and resilient cities are essential in the fight against the growing threat and impacts of climate change. However, this endeavor must align with the sustainable development goals that aim to ensure the responsible use and management of vital natural resources essential for the planet's continued existence. The master track in Urban Environment, Sustainability and
- [IT-TRANS – International Conference and Exhibition](https://cities-today.com/event/it-trans-international-conference-and-exhibition-2024/) - IT-TRANS is where international market leaders and key players from the public transport industry meet. It is the global platform dedicated to intelligent solutions for the public transport sector. Since 2008, the biennial event co-organised by Messe Karlsruhe and UITP (The International Association of Public Transport) has been bringing together decision-makers and industry experts for

## Knowledge Hub

- [The role of digitalisation in climate action](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/the-role-of-digitalisation-in-climate-action/) - Addressing the climate crisis and greater use of data and digital tools are the two major transformations taking place in cities around the world. This report explores how digital transformation and climate action intersect and spotlights city case studies from Europe and beyond. It is based on research carried out by the Cities Today Institute
- [How autonomous vehicles are making transportation more inclusive](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/autonomous-vehicles-making-transportation-inclusive/) - Access to reliable transit is a major issue in today's world, especially for people with disabilities, the elderly or residents living in underserved communities. Public transport in particular can be difficult to use for these individuals; what's more, specialised services come with their own barriers, such as added costs and limited availability. In partnership with
- [How to manage bus services effectively in an unpredictable world](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/how-to-manage-bus-services-effectively-in-an-unpredictable-world/) - Transit operators face challenges like never before. Tight budgets, shrinking workforces and emerging technologies all mean there’s little room for error, especially when safeguarding public trust. For years, global cities have urged residents to shift from cars to public transport. This helps ease congestion and contributes to improved air quality and a better standard of
- [Smart streetlights: The gateway to intelligence-led city management](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/smart-streetlights-the-gateway-to-intelligence-led-city-management/) - Succeeding with smart streetlight upgrades Cities are becoming increasingly data-driven. This approach is crucial to deliver results faster, demonstrate an evidence-based approach to residents, make the most effective use of funds, and track progress. Smart streetlight upgrades bring a wide range of benefits to cities and offer a platform for this data-driven innovation. They are
- [Safer cities: balancing public safety and privacy](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/safer-cities-balancing-public-safety-privacy/) - As cities look to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, they are also addressing an increase in crime and road deaths. Deploying sensors and cameras with the existing streetlight infrastructure for AI-driven traffic management, crime deterrence, and road safety can solve these important city priorities. But, the use of these technologies can also raise privacy concerns.
- [How to measure the environmental impact of micromobility](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/how-to-measure-the-environmental-impact-of-micromobility/) - Industry working group is standardising life cycle analysis for e-scooters Cities from Washington, D.C. to Bordeaux to the UK city of Milton Keynes are looking for micromobility operators to prove the sustainability benefits of e-scooters. This report details the need for common ways of measuring the impact of micromobility, and announces an upcoming guide for
- [How e-scooters are aligning with public transit](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/how-e-scooters-are-aligning-public-transit/) - Cities reveal why integration can drive more sustainable mobility Pittsburgh, Seattle, Madrid, and Milwaukee are four cities betting that better alignment between scooters and public transit can reduce car usage and ownership. This report provides a roadmap for cities revealing how cities can better integrate scooters with public transit.
- [The climate benefits of smart streetlight upgrades](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/climate-benefits-smart-streetlight-upgrades/) - Streetlight upgrades are one of the most impactful steps cities can take, particularly when they adopt a holistic approach which combines LED lighting and smart controls to save money, energy and reduce emissions, with a smart city platform to support multiple use cases. Smart streetlighting controls are strong candidates for Federal funds, this paper reviews
- [Smart cities: The challenges of building a future-ready workforce](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/smart-cities-challenges-building-future-ready-workforce/) - This report aims to help city leaders push through the multiple and varied barriers to attracting a tech-savvy workforce, from public perception issues to the realities of legislative hurdles. By analysing these issues and highlighting the solutions that some cities have used to address them, the report offers a guideline for workforce development in order
- [The great reset or business as usual? How European mobility is re-emerging from the pandemic](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/the-great-reset-or-business-as-usual-how-european-mobility-is-re-emerging-from-the-pandemic/) - Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe’s mobility landscape has undergone one of the biggest periods of upheaval since the end of World War II. With businesses, schools and regular day-to-day activities forced online during the early months of the crisis, demand for public transport effectively disappeared in towns and cities overnight, with only
- [The impact of COVID-19 on city digitalisation in Europe](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-city-digitalisation-in-europe/) - In a short space of time, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digitalisation and changed the perception of technology in our societies. Citizens and politicians have seen first-hand the power of data and digital tools to address the important challenges thrown up by the pandemic. However, not everyone has benefited equally, and new use cases have
- [Getting transit back on track: Lessons for US mobility leaders from the pandemic](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/getting-transit-back-on-track-lessons-for-us-mobility-leaders-from-the-pandemic/) - After a dramatic shift in transit patterns over the past 12 months, cities are now beginning to reassess and ask what the legacy of COVID-19 will be. Will things revert to business as usual or take a different road? By engaging in dialogue and cooperation, cities can begin to examine how they have adapted, and
- [Build back smarter: Five lessons for city innovation  leaders from the pandemic](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/build-back-smarter-five-lessons-for-city-innovation-leaders-from-the-pandemic/) - Despite the huge amount of disruption and tragedy caused by COVID-19, there are some important lessons that cities can take from the situation as they work to “build back better”. In the face of a prolonged and unprecedented emergency, cities have been forced to innovate faster and more boldly because they have had no choice
- [Closing the digital divide in mid-sized US cities - The 2021 tipping point](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/closing-digital-divide-mid-sized-us-cities/) - Cities have scrambled during the pandemic to provide emergency hotspots and Wi-Fi to residents to help them work and study. There is now a recognition that they must also tackle the issue longer-term by providing affordable fiber broadband services to homes and businesses. That along with new, historic federal funding means this could be a
- [How interoperability can safeguard our future cities](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/how-interoperability-can-safeguard-our-future-cities/) - As cities grow more complex, the ability for systems to communicate seamlessly has become essential. This new whitepaper — created by Cities Today Institute in partnership with Paradox Engineering — explores how open standards and interoperable technologies can help cities remain resilient, sustainable, and ready for the future. Discover how interoperability moves beyond technical integration
- [How Vienna and Hamburg are redefining city liveability](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/how-vienna-and-hamburg-are-redefining-city-liveability/) - This publication explores the transformative strategies, innovative policies and exemplary practices that have shaped some of the world’s most liveable, resilient and sustainable cities. Drawing on the experience of cities recognised by the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize, the whitepaper offers a unique perspective on how urban leaders can navigate complex challenges while building
- [How autonomous vehicles can herald a new era for airports](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/how-autonomous-vehicles-can-herald-a-new-era-for-airports/) - Airports are facing an increasing number of challenges and logistical constraints as airport travel continues to grow. However, autonomous vehicles can address and alleviate many of these challenges, from freeing up valuable vehicle operating space to streamlining terminal operations. Ultimately, experts predict that autonomous vehicles in airport settings will become the norm, not the exception.
- [Micromobility: A longer-term perspective](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/micromobility-a-longer-term-perspective/) - This paper examines how European cities are focusing on funding, integration, and consistency and evaluates the benefits and drawbacks of each approach. By examining these approaches, the paper offers recommendations for cities to take advantage of the potential of micromobility services to reduce emissions, create additional connections to transit, lower car dependency, and improve health
- [How AVs are transforming public transportation](https://cities-today.com/knowledge-hub/how-avs-are-transforming-public-transportation/) - In a post-COVID world, public transportation systems across the United States have had to navigate an increasing number of challenges ranging from filling first- and last-mile gaps to staffing and budget cuts. May Mobility's autonomous vehicles offer a means of support for many of these issues, which can ultimate result in increased equity and long

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## Cities of Innovation

- [Stockholm](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/stockholm/)
- [Milan](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/milan/)
- [Dublin](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/dublin/)
- [Cambridge](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/cambridge/)
- [Barcelona](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/barcelona/)
- [Amsterdam](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/amsterdam/)
- [Birmingham](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/birmingham/)
- [London](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/london/)
- [Manchester](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/manchester/)
- [Warsaw](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/warsaw/)
- [Vienna](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/vienna/)
- [Nice](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/nice/)
- [Nantes](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/nantes/)
- [Bilbao](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/bilbao/)
- [Zaragoza](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/zaragoza/)
- [Lisbon](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/lisbon/)
- [Krakow](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/krakow/)
- [Galway](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/galway/)
- [Heidelberg](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/heidelberg/)
- [Nicosia](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/nicosia/)
- [Leuven](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/leuven/)
- [Brno](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/brno/)
- [Copenhagen](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/copenhagen/)
- [Rome](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/rome/)
- [Riga](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/riga/)
- [Rotterdam](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/rotterdam/)
- [Eindhoven](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/eindhoven/)
- [Zurich](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/zurich/)
- [Vilnius](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/vilnius/)
- [Tel Aviv](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/tel-aviv/)
- [Sheffield](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/sheffield/)
- [Prague](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/prague/)
- [Oxford](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/oxford/)
- [Nottingham](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/nottingham/)
- [Athens](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/athens/)
- [Mannheim](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/mannheim/)
- [Hanover](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/hanover/)
- [Dubai](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/dubai/)
- [Antwerp](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/antwerp/)
- [Gothenburg](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/gottenburg/)
- [Budapest](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/budapest/)
- [Stuttgart](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/stuttgart/)
- [Toulouse](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/toulouse/)
- [Marseille](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/marseille/)
- [Lyon](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/lyon/)
- [Odense](https://cities-today.com/cities-of-innovation/odense/)

## Industry updates

- [Calling urban innovators: The water sector needs you! ](https://cities-today.com/industry/calling-urban-innovators-the-water-sector-needs-you/) - By: Seemaab Naseem, Senior Associate, Ofwat Innovation Fund Last month, Ofwat’s Innovation Fund launched the Water Discovery Challenge, a £4 million competition for innovators from industries outside the water sector – including those working in urban planning and cities. Water companies provide drinking water and wastewater services to over 50 million households in England and
- [Climate-resilient cities with smart IoT technologies](https://cities-today.com/industry/climate-resilient-cities-smart-iot-technologies/) - July 2023 will likely be Earth’s hottest month in hundreds if not thousands of years, according to NASA experts from the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, with persistent heat waves hitting the US and Europe. Most US states are experiencing burning temperatures. Nearly a third of Americans – about 113 million people – are currently
- [Smart cities: Why a reliable CMS is crucial](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-cities-why-a-reliable-cms-is-crucial/) - We live in sentient cities, where urban devices and applications are connected via the Internet of Things and can be controlled remotely. Digital automation, energy efficiency, and cost saving are usually the first questions a city is presented with by residents and stakeholders. These are issues that already top city leaders’ agendas, but nowadays there
- [Las Vegas sees ‘smart park’ benefits – from pickleball to public safety](https://cities-today.com/industry/las-vegas-sees-smart-park-benefits-from-pickleball-to-public-safety/) - Las Vegas is demonstrating how a data-driven approach can improve the safety and management of parks in a cost and resource-efficient manner. “The ‘smart parks’ initiative in Las Vegas is delivering benefits for the entire community and this is just the beginning,” said the city’s Chief Innovation Officer Michael Sherwood, speaking at the recent Cities
- [Video benefits go beyond safety in cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/video-benefits-go-beyond-safety-in-cities/) - While CCTV cameras have traditionally been focused on public safety and crime, there is growing interest in a wider range of use cases such as mobility and sustainability, says Peter Greener, Key Account Manager at Milestone Systems, an open platform video management software provider. This reflects an increasing push to take a data-driven approach to
- [Taking a network perspective](https://cities-today.com/industry/taking-a-network-perspective/) - by: Kurtis McBride, CEO, Miovision While I don’t always make predictions for the coming year, I believe 2023 will be a significant year for urban mobility. Specifically, I think this will be the year traffic engineers shift their focus from troublesome intersections or corridors and begin to focus on network-level challenges – and solutions. For
- [Smart infrastructure: charging on the move](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-infrastructure-charging-move/) - Innovation is the name of the game. It always has been in any sector of traffic and transport technology, but over the past two years innovators have had something of a field day. Anyone who attended the ITS World Congress in Hamburg couldn’t fail to be impressed with just how much progress has been made
- [From bus driver to transit executive](https://cities-today.com/industry/why-the-ultimate-public-transit-customer-must-be-the-rider/) - Cities Today spoke to Susan Baldwin, Vice President of Customer Relations, Vix Technology about how despite her rise through the ranks, equity is still front of mind. Susan Baldwin recalls listening to a speech a year ago from a man confined to a wheelchair. “He said that what we all experienced with Covid is what
- [Global citizens unite against climate change](https://cities-today.com/industry/global-citizens-unite-against-climate-change/) - Saving the climate is not just an issue for politics and business. Only if we all change our habits and behaviour sustainably will we have a future worth living. This is the idea behind the Climate Campaigners app, which helps people living in Europe and beyond take action on climate change with exciting challenges grounded
- [Want to get rewarded for your sustainable habits? There’s an app for that.](https://cities-today.com/industry/want-to-get-rewarded-for-your-sustainable-habits-theres-an-app-for-that/) - Saving the climate doesn’t just make sense: it can also be fun. With the free Climate Campaigners smartphone app, people can select from dozens of exciting challenges to help them live more sustainably and reduce their carbon footprint, with new challenges constantly being released. The app is available worldwide in 11 languages. By participating in
- [Integrating data for safer roads in cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/integrating-data-for-safer-roads-in-cities/) - Kapsch’s Marco Frank discusses how integrating data can make roads more inclusive. The company recently undertook a research project in Salzburg, Austria to make cycling safer and increase the awareness of drivers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0-R0PK5opo&ab_channel=CitiesToday
- [How the City of Hamilton transformed its air quality with active monitoring](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-the-city-of-hamilton-transformed-its-air-quality-with-active-monitoring/) - Nestled on the shores of Lake Ontario, the City of Hamilton is a goods movement gateway between Southern Ontario and international markets. The Canadian city includes corridors made up of rail lines, highways, ports, rail yards and an airport. Almost all goods consumed by residents, and in the supply chain process, arrive by trucks. Because
- [Charting cleaner cities: The versatile role of air quality data](https://cities-today.com/industry/charting-cleaner-cities-versatile-role-air-quality-data/) - The United Nations predicts that up to 2.5 billion more people will be living in cities by 2050. As the total area covered by cities grows and more people move to urban settlements, cities face threats to quality of life, including pollution and climate change. City authorities are racing to act quickly to invest in
- [What can AI do for cities?](https://cities-today.com/industry/what-can-ai-do-for-cities/) - Alex Pazos from Nvidia and Dwight Forbes from Hewlett Packard Enterprise discuss the opportunities that artificial intelligence (AI) offers cities now and in the future, as well as some best practices for mitigating risk. Applications include road safety, public safety and reducing congestion, with growing potential to become proactive rather than reactive. In partnership with:
- [How digital administration is working in Germany](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-digital-administration-is-working-in-germany/) - by Marc Danneberg, Head of Public Sector at Bitkom e. V. Renewing your passport online or registering a company in just a few minutes – so far, this is still a dream of the future. It takes people in Germany an average of 148 minutes to go to the authorities. The population wants to go
- [Partnership speeds West Hollywood’s smart city projects](https://cities-today.com/industry/partnership-speeds-west-hollywood-smart-city-projects/) - The City of West Hollywood contracted with Black & Veatch before its projects began to ensure fast-moving smart city solutions. Guided by its smart city plan, the City of West Hollywood (WeHo) in California began to implement projects that would help it become a ‘city of the future’. But like many communities, WeHo was busy
- [European cities face the double challenge of sustainable mobility and socio-economic development](https://cities-today.com/industry/european-cities-face-double-challenge-sustainable-mobility-socio-economic-development/) - Can European capital cities be good examples of sustainable mobility while promoting socio-economic development? The answer is clear- not only can they, but they should and it is in their interest to do so. The question should be, how can this be achieved faster? Madrid, with its more than three million inhabitants, is the European
- [Hydrogen use takes off as a clean mobility option](https://cities-today.com/industry/hydrogen-takes-off-clean-mobility-option/) - Hydrogen is a promising alternative fuel for zero-emissions transport in those segments where electrification is more difficult or not feasible at all. It is a very interesting option in sustainability terms, even though its widespread use would require both an acceleration of the development of refuelling infrastructures and mature, cost-effective fuel cell technologies. In 2022,
- [Modernizing city mechanics with digital twins](https://cities-today.com/industry/modernizing-city-mechanics-with-digital-twins/) - Author: Dr. Uwe Jasnoch, director, EMEA Government, Transportation & Defense, Hexagon's Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division The world’s urban population is predicted to grow to 6 billion by 2045, making it urgent for city leaders to move quickly to plan for this expansive growth. Ensuring citizens continually gain access to basic services and affordable housing,
- [Creating a mandate for public transport](https://cities-today.com/industry/creating-a-mandate-for-public-transport/) - Despite having some of the highest ticket prices in Europe, public transport in the UK often struggles to deliver. While frequent services can be found within and between what are considered ‘key cities’, large swathes of the population often find themselves at a loose end, and consider the car as the only practical way to
- [Driving modal shift in cities with mobility data](https://cities-today.com/industry/driving-modal-shift-in-cities-with-mobility-data/) - Many cities worldwide are making strides in improving their public transport systems, from building new infrastructure to introducing new bus lines and increasing service frequency. However, despite these efforts, challenges such as high pollution levels and traffic congestion persist. Often, these initiatives are not as effective as they could be because they lack the foundation
- [Street lighting provides a strong foundation to make cities smart, livable and sustainable](https://cities-today.com/industry/street-lighting-provides-a-strong-foundation-to-make-cities-smart-livable-and-sustainable/) - By Scott McCarley, End User Marketing Lead, Systems & Services, North America, Signify There is no shortage of challenges facing today’s municipal leaders. You’re tasked with finding ways to improve walkability and public safety, all while trying to drive a reduction in carbon emissions and energy consumption. Addressing all these areas may seem daunting, but
- [Enhancing urban safety and sustainability through video data](https://cities-today.com/industry/enhancing-urban-safety-and-sustainability-through-video-data/) - Leveraging video data presents an integrated solution for cities, says Michael Duench, Vice President of Marketing at Miovision. He highlights its transformative potential in aiding not just traffic management but also sustainability programmes, smart city initiatives, and emergency responses. One notable project involves a police department that reduced emergency vehicle collisions to zero. Another city
- [How AVs are increasing options for people with disabilities](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-avs-are-increasing-options-for-people-with-disabilities/) - Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are helping to open up transit to people with disabilities and other underserved residents by filling gaps where demand was previously unmet. “AVs are providing an opportunity to develop a transportation system that treats accessibility as a guiding principle, not as an afterthought,” says William Riggs, Programme Director and Associate Professor at
- [Welcome to the new urban era: A glimpse into the urban future of humankind](https://cities-today.com/industry/welcome-new-urban-era-glimpse-into-urban-future-humankind/) - By: Ugo Valenti, Director of Smart City Expo World Congress The world is changing. In just a few decades, rapid urbanisation has reshaped the face of our planet, concentrating people in large metropolises, consuming resources at an unprecedented pace. This poses unprecedented challenges for society. From climate change to technological advancements, cities must adapt to
- [St. Louis streamlines resident experience with digital services](https://cities-today.com/industry/st-louis-streamlines-resident-experience-with-digital-services/) - Interested in digital services? Download the practical guide for local government from PayIt. Gregory F.X. Daly, Collector of Revenue for the City of St. Louis, was facing a major challenge. The city’s payment system did not have any integration capabilities so the Collector of Revenue’s office had to manually enter each payment – an incredibly
- [New York talks traffic safety ahead of Smart City Expo USA](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-city-expo-usa-2023/) - Keith Kerman is the Chief Fleet Officer, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), New York City. Kerman will be speaking at Smart City Expo USA 2023, October 4-5th in New York City, focused on building smart, equitable, and sustainable 21st century cities for all. What are some of your current initiatives to help
- [How to make citizen engagement more inclusive and diverse](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-make-citizen-engagement-more-inclusive-diverse/) - The built environment should promote sustainable behaviours among citizens. At the same time, residents are the ones experiencing the current environment with its pros and cons, and they are also the ones carrying out the change. Cities strive for inclusive democratic decision-making to design truly influential solutions and avoid putting the biggest burden of climate
- [From data to action: How citizen engagement enables inclusive mobility solutions](https://cities-today.com/industry/from-data-to-action-citizen-engagement-enables-inclusive-mobility-solutions/) - City planning that encourages residents to walk, cycle, and wheel is crucial for public health, environmental well-being, and overall quality of life. But how can we make active travel a more attractive choice for everyone? The answer lies in citizen engagement. When locals and stakeholders participate in the planning process, their input shapes solutions that
- [Create a masterplan that reflects local needs with interactive citizen engagement tools](https://cities-today.com/industry/create-masterplan-reflects-local-needs-interactive-citizen-engagement-tools/) - A masterplan is a defining strategy document for the future of a city, outlining its development and land use for the next 10-30 years. Given its importance, citizens need to be able to have a meaningful say in the planning process. A masterplan has to reflect not only administrative goals but also the preferences of
- [Why we must open up the transit ecosystem](https://cities-today.com/industry/why-we-must-open-up-the-transit-ecosystem/) - Only public transit ecosystems that are open and compatible will be able to fully achieve equity and inclusivity goals, according to a transport solutions expert. “We need to open up the ecosystem,” says Jérome Rosier, Solutions Manager at Vix Technology. “Innovation is evolving so fast we need an open system – one that is interoperable
- [Smart technology enables safer truck parking](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-technology-enables-safer-truck-parking/) - The lack of convenient and safe truck parking is a well-known issue for professional drivers. An EU-funded study carried out in 2019 tracked only 300,000 parking places currently available in the EU, with a shortfall of 100,000 to meet total estimated demand. Only about 7,000 of the existing parking places, less than 3 percent, are
- [The challenging but promising era of zero emission and digitalisation in the bus and coach industry](https://cities-today.com/industry/challenging-promising-era-zero-emission-digitalisation-bus-and-coach-industry/) - The bus and coach industry is currently undergoing a significant transformation, marked by the dual challenges of zero emission vehicles and digitalisation. With increasing concerns about climate change and air pollution, coupled with advancements in technology, there is a growing push to transition towards zero emission buses and coaches. Simultaneously, the sector is embracing digital
- [City digital services: Selecting the right vendors](https://cities-today.com/industry/city-digital-services-selecting-the-right-vendors/) - Interested in digital services? Download the practical guide for local government from PayIt. Leaders in the public sector have assigned new urgency to digital service delivery, recognizing its benefits to drive resident trust, agency efficiency, and workforce satisfaction. For example, digital service delivery is cited as second only to security in the NASCIO State CIO Top Ten
- [Why AI is a growing cyber threat to transit](https://cities-today.com/industry/why-ai-is-a-growing-cyber-threat-to-transit/) - Public transit is facing increasing levels of hacking from artificial intelligence (AI) and automated attacks, says a leading cybersecurity expert. David Miller, head of security and data protection officer at Vix Technology–a transport solutions provider–says that as Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) have evolved dramatically, so has AI and is fast becoming a threat. “Ten years
- [Let interoperability be the foundation of smart cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/let-interoperability-be-the-foundation-of-smart-cities/) - If you want to learn one of the best cases for interoperability, just remember the early stages of the World Wide Web and Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s intuitions. “From the very beginning, he was clear that if the technology had been proprietary and under his total control, it probably wouldn’t have taken off,” said Gianni Minetti,
- [Machine learning will unlock new value from urban IoT platforms](https://cities-today.com/industry/machine-learning-unlock-value-urban-iot-platforms/) - The world is increasingly complex and interconnected, generating more data traffic than ever before. A recent IDC report predicts that the number of connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices could reach almost 75 billion globally by 2025 and generate about 79.4 zettabytes of data. This huge amount of information contains an incredible value, but it
- [Technology, people and processes to improve cybersecurity](https://cities-today.com/industry/technology-people-processes-improve-cybersecurity/) - 2021 was a very productive year for cyber criminals. We saw high profile breaches to Solar Winds, Colonial Pipeline and lots of other attacks with significant economic impact. Ransomware targeted large enterprises as well as small and medium businesses, but one of the most worrisome issues was the growing number of attacks towards cities, public
- [Bringing smart lighting to decentralised cities and rural areas](https://cities-today.com/industry/bringing-smart-lighting-decentralised-cities-rural-areas/) - In 2020, over 56 percent of the world’s population was urban, and half of the people lived in towns of less than 500,000 inhabitants. The United Nations estimated that urbanisation could reach 68 percent by 2050, but the Covid-19 pandemic may curb this trend, as the rise of remote working may encourage more people to
- [Cybersecurity: Vulnerability assessments are pivotal to mitigate risks](https://cities-today.com/industry/cybersecurity-vulnerability-assessments-pivotal-mitigate-risks/) - As cyberattacks grow in both number and sophistication, cities are increasingly exposed and their potential attack surface includes all Internet of Things devices, applications, and networks. According to an online survey Swiss technology company Paradox Engineering carried out in autumn 2021, city officers and utility managers acknowledge video surveillance as a very attractive application to
- [Closing the IoT skills gap that holds smart cities back](https://cities-today.com/industry/closing-the-iot-skills-gap-that-holds-smart-cities-back/) - Sponsored by: Paradox Engineering Cities acknowledge the benefits of smart technologies in managing public services, improving energy efficiency, and accelerating the transition towards carbon neutrality, while at the same time creating new opportunities for sustainable and inclusive growth. This consolidated awareness is driving smart city initiatives and related investments, which IDC expects to exceed US$158
- [Accelerating climate action in cities with digital twins](https://cities-today.com/industry/accelerating-climate-action-in-cities-with-digital-twins/) - Climate change is one of this century’s major challenges, if not the biggest one. Exacerbated by growing urbanization, which will lead to 80 percent of the world’s population living in cities by 2050, the effects on our environment and our communities – including rising temperatures, increased flooding risks, and air pollution – are becoming more
- [Getting ahead of road safety risks with data](https://cities-today.com/industry/getting-ahead-of-road-safety-risks-with-data/) - Kurtis McBride, CEO of Miovision, explains why the mobility ecosystem needs to keep safety as a top priority. Governments are committing significant new funding for transit. What opportunities do you think this represents for urban transportation? Different municipalities and agencies will have different transit plans, depending on their needs and current state. But broadly, transit
- [How AVs can become part of your shared mobility system](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-avs-can-become-part-of-your-shared-mobility-system/) - Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are playing the important role of integrating with existing transit services, says a new whitepaper. The report, produced by Cities Today Studio in partnership with May Mobility, highlights how new AV deployments are integrating with existing rideshare, microtransit and bus services; providing a transit service where none previously existed; and helping residents to
- [Modern city government is all about the experience](https://cities-today.com/industry/modern-city-government-is-all-about-the-experience/) - Interested in digital services? Download the practical buyers’ guide for local government from PayIt. Leaders in the public sector have assigned new urgency to digital service delivery, recognizing its benefits for residents, agencies and the workforce. For example, digital service delivery was cited as second only to security on the NASCIO State CIO Top Ten Policy and
- [Is your city ready for digital services?](https://cities-today.com/industry/is-your-city-ready-for-digital-services/) - Interested in digital services? Download the practical guide for local government from PayIt. Leaders in the public sector have assigned new urgency to digital service delivery, recognizing its benefits to drive resident trust, agency efficiency, and workforce satisfaction. For example, digital service delivery is cited as second only to security on the NASCIO State CIO Top Ten
- [How e-scooters fit into the mobility mix](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-e-scooters-fit-into-the-mobility-mix/) - Maxim Romain, Co-founder & COO, Dott, explains how e-scooters fit into the mobility ecosystem and where the industry is going. How has the mobility ecosystem changed over the past decade? Traditionally, personal cars have been the default for transportation. We can see this in the design of our cities, with large amounts of space in
- [Ouster doubles down on proactive traffic safety insights](https://cities-today.com/industry/ouster-doubles-down-on-proactive-traffic-safety-insights/) - Brian Garrett, Ouster's Director of Sales, North America Smart Infrastructure, explains how proactive traffic safety insights can be a game changer for cities. How do you think the mobility ecosystem has changed over the past five years? The mobility ecosystem has changed immensely over the past few years. Some of the major changes include the
- [Scaling Germany’s smart cities and smart regions](https://cities-today.com/industry/scaling-germanys-smart-cities-and-smart-regions/) - By: Michael Pfefferle, Head of Smart City and Smart Region, Bitkom When promoting smart cities and smart regions, Germany still relies on the policy principle of funding lighthouse projects and pilots. The federal and state governments are launching funding programmes without drawing on the experience gained from digitisation projects over the past 20 years. Again
- [Asset management lessons for cities from UPS, Target and NFL](https://cities-today.com/industry/asset-management-lessons-for-cities-from-ups-target-and-nfl/) - Technologies used by major companies such as UPS, Target and NFL are also helping cities improve their asset management, leading to better information, greater efficiencies and more effective resident engagement. This was the message shared by Michael Sparks, Director of Government Sales at Zebra Technologies, when he presented to US digitalisation leaders at the recent
- [How AVs are providing rural communities with new transit options](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-avs-are-providing-rural-communities-with-new-transit-options/) - Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are helping to connect many low-income neighbourhoods and rural areas that lack reliable transport options, says a new whitepaper. The report, produced by Cities Today Studio in partnership with May Mobility, highlights how new trials are offering rural residents better access to jobs, healthcare and other services. “There are folks that have
- [New ABB E-mobility charging solution to accelerate electric bus growth](https://cities-today.com/industry/new-abb-e-mobility-charging-solution-accelerate-electric-bus-growth/) - A new e-mobility power cabinet has been launched to enable the bus industry to decarbonise more quickly. The HVC360 fleet charging solution, from global electric vehicle charging company ABB E-mobility, can be used for any site layout or use case. “The HVC360 was really created from the feedback we received from operators,” says Mathijs Vaessen,
- [Why the car is not the enemy for ITS sustainability](https://cities-today.com/industry/why-the-car-is-not-the-enemy-for-its-sustainability/) - Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) can play an important part in supporting finding the right balance between car usage and public transport if sustainability goals are to be achieved, says a leading expert in the field. Rob Cullingworth, Managing Director for the UK & Ireland, Vix Technology, and speaking on World Environment Day at the UITP
- [How technology is helping increase bus ridership](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-technology-is-helping-increase-bus-ridership/) - Technology will play a crucial role in helping public transit operators – especially those providing bus services – adapt to major changes. These include the need to adjust to post-pandemic travel patterns and meet increased demand as cities across the world strive to drastically cut CO2 emissions. A new whitepaper, produced by Cities Today Studio
- [How data analytics can help predict passenger demand](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-data-analytics-can-help-predict-passenger-demand/) - An increase in understanding among travellers and improvements in traffic management is helping to drive growth in transport predictive and data analytics, says a new report. The Research and Study forecast says the global transport analytics market is set to reach US$37.4 billion by 2028. An increase in awareness among travellers of how to streamline
- [Adapting mobility hubs to rural communities with transport tech](https://cities-today.com/industry/adapting-mobility-hubs-to-rural-communities-with-transport-tech/) - Mobility hubs have been touted as the ‘go-to solution’ for multimodal travel, but to date the focus has often been on cities – leaving out a huge swath of the population. Rural communities form an essential part of society, contributing £261 billion (US$325 billion) to the UK economy every year. But despite their importance, the
- [Scaling innovation: Getting beyond the smart city pilot](https://cities-today.com/industry/scaling-innovation-getting-beyond-the-smart-city-pilot/) - There are three key foundational technologies for digital innovation in cities, according to Scott McCarley, Director of Marketing, Public Systems and Services at lighting technology company Signify. These are: smart streetlights, sensors, and broadband connectivity. “Many cities are piloting these areas, but are challenged to deploy them at scale,” he said. McCarley was speaking at
- [San Jose sees the benefits of smart lighting](https://cities-today.com/industry/san-jose-sees-the-benefits-of-smart-lighting/) - The City of San Jose, CA owns and operates around 500 buildings and facilities, covering roughly 8.5 million square feet. “We were looking for a way to engage with some of the emerging technologies to manage and control our lights and to try features that help to defer or reduce some of our maintenance costs,”
- [Science, the driving force behind a new urban governance?](https://cities-today.com/industry/science-driving-force-behind-new-urban-governance/) - The city is a space where science can fully express itself. Without the technical innovations produced in laboratories, universities and companies, we would not have public transportation, building materials, telecommunications networks or even waste treatment systems that are utilized daily by society. Surprisingly, while our urban spaces can be considered layers of scientific knowledge, their
- [Reducing dependence on cars through public and private collaboration](https://cities-today.com/industry/reducing-dependence-cars-public-private-collaboration/) - Clean transport solutions are needed to reduce the high levels of pollution and congestion in cities, caused by continued reliance on private fuel powered cars and motorbikes. And this need is only increasing, with 80 percent of the world's population expected to be living in cities by 2050, compared to 55 percent now. Shared micromobility
- [The Bright Light of the City: Public transport will take you there](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-bright-light-of-the-city-public-transport-will-take-you-there/) - By Daria Kuzmina, Rail Manager at UITP With the UITP Global Public Transport Summit just over a month away, at UITP the excitement to kick off our first Summit in four years feels more palpable every day. Together with colleagues from every department and expertise, I can already say we have built an impressive programme
- [Support for road pricing opens new avenues for UK transport funding](https://cities-today.com/industry/support-for-road-pricing-opens-new-avenues-for-uk-transport-funding/) - As funding remains one of the biggest obstacles facing the UK’s public transport ecosystem, policymakers are forced to think outside the box and be bold. Ever more inventive ways of raising funds, from the gamification of transport to creative advertising, can plug some gaps – but lack long-term sticking power. Structural change in how we
- [Modernizing curb usage through smart technology solutions](https://cities-today.com/industry/modernizing-curb-usage-through-smart-technology-solutions/) - By: Patti Zullo, Senior Director of Smart Solutions, Spectrum Enterprise Over the past five years, spending on smart city initiatives has more than doubled, signaling that cities are quickly recognizing the value of these solutions. With the rise of food delivery apps and the popularity of curbside pick-up, smart curb management is an area of
- [Making our cities smarter and safer with lidar sensors](https://cities-today.com/industry/making-our-cities-smarter-and-safer-with-lidar-sensors/) - US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has called traffic deaths “a national crisis on our roadways,” and said collective action is needed across the board to address this. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an estimated 31,785 people died in traffic crashes in the US in the first nine months of 2022 – and
- [Comcast reaffirms commitment to smart solutions and expands technology collaborations](https://cities-today.com/industry/comcast-reaffirms-commitment-to-smart-solutions-and-expands-technology-collaborations/) - Comcast recently announced a further commitment to its Smart Solutions business by expanding its portfolio of offerings with new collaborations in Smart Buildings, Video Analytics, Smart Mobility, Digital Signage, Smart Lighting, and Smart Public Works. In addition, the company announced successful deployments across college campuses, office buildings, municipalities, and more. Comcast Smart Solutions is a
- [Helping cities leverage smart solutions](https://cities-today.com/industry/helping-cities-leverage-smart-solutions/) - Patti Zullo, Senior Director of Smart Solutions for Spectrum Enterprise, shares her thoughts on how cities of all sizes can take steps to become ‘smarter’. With over 20 years of enterprise leadership experience in the areas of Internet of Things (IoT), analytics, cloud, internet security, and mobile communications, Patti has extensive experience launching new technology
- [Connected street lighting delivers value beyond illumination for Mount Vernon, New York](https://cities-today.com/industry/connected-street-lighting-delivers-value-beyond-illumination-for-mount-vernon-new-york/) - By Scott McCarley, End User Marketing Lead, Systems & Services, North America, Signify Smart cities, once a conceptual vision or considered to be far into the future, are a present-day reality — and all it takes is for cities to leverage something they already own: their streetlights. With the addition of sensors and cloud-based management
- [What can we expect from public transport in 2023?](https://cities-today.com/industry/what-can-we-expect-from-public-transport-in-2023/) - We asked transport leaders from cities, industry groups and specialist associations about how they think transit will shape up over the next 12 months. Flexible ticketing and services Gone are the days of commuters catching the same train into work every day. In 2023, typical ridership will still not be at pre-pandemic levels as many
- [How a Kindle-type display is helping to reimagine bus stops](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-a-kindle-type-display-is-helping-to-reimagine-bus-stops/) - Twenty years ago, Derek Toups recalls that one of his first jobs in public transit was to head out to bus stops every four or five months with a screwdriver and a backpack full of printed copies of timetables to replace the outdated schedule. It was incredibly labour-intensive and time-consuming. Often the new timetable would
- [Why the clean bus is here to stay](https://cities-today.com/industry/clean-bus-is-here-to-stay/) - By Flavio Grazian, eBRT2030 Project Manager, Knowledge and Innovation at UITP. With less than three months to go until the UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Barcelona, the final pieces of the programme are being put together as we speak. One of the public transport fundamentals that has been adorning the UITP Global Summit agenda
- [Smart cities start at the intersection](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-cities-start-intersection/) - By Dave Bullock, Vice President of Market Strategy Just a few years ago, the traffic operations team in the City of Detroit was relying on phone calls from concerned citizens and reports from other departments to know when something was wrong. Faced with ageing infrastructure, failing systems, and a lack of resources, they were struggling
- [Power grid stability: How cities can help](https://cities-today.com/industry/power-grid-stability-how-cities-can-help/) - Power networks are essential infrastructure, but they are becoming increasingly vulnerable to large-scale outages mainly caused by ageing systems and extreme weather events. Most of the electrical grids currently in use weren't built to manage either today’s power demand or climate, when ice storms, heat waves, floods, hurricanes and wildfires are growing in frequency and
- [Standardised environmental assessment for e-scooters to be launched](https://cities-today.com/industry/standardised-environmental-assessment-for-e-scooters-to-be-launched/) - A group of e-scooter companies, cities and other experts are working together to establish standards for assessing the emissions of e-scooters throughout their whole lifecycle. The new recommendations, to be launched in spring, will allow cities – which are increasingly focused on the environmental impact of micromobility – to better assess each operator’s sustainability metrics
- [Creating safer and sustainable roads as part of urban mobility plans](https://cities-today.com/industry/creating-safer-sustainable-roads-part-urban-mobility-plans/) - More than 70 percent of the 8 billion human inhabitants on our planet live in urban areas. To make these cities easier to live in, and deal with pollution and congestion, there is an increasing trend to move to e-mobility and reduce vehicle access to city centres. To create the urban spaces of the future,
- [Follow the yellow lines safely to the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival](https://cities-today.com/industry/follow-yellow-lines-safely-red-carpet-cannes-film-festival/) - Every May, movie stars, film directors, producers, fans and influencers flock to the renowned international ‘Festival de Cannes’. The Palais des Festivals et des Congrès plays host to this prestigious event, located at the entrance to the Croisette promenade. Due to the massive crowds coming to the festival, both in cars and on foot, a
- [The second wave of 5G](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-second-wave-of-5g/) - By Peter Jarich, Head of GSMA Intelligence As forecast by GSMA Intelligence at the start of 2022, the mobile industry celebrated an incredible milestone as the first billion 5G connections were made by the end of 2022. While this is a key turning point for the industry, it was one of many important 5G accomplishments
- [Shared micromobility: The truth about sidewalk riding](https://cities-today.com/industry/shared-micromobility-truth-about-sidewalk-riding/) - As shared micromobility programmes proliferate across the world, their value becomes increasingly evident. Communities with shared e-scooters see a reduction in car trips, a lowering of harmful emissions and an easing of traffic congestion. Researchers recently found, for example, that when Atlanta paused shared micromobility service in the evenings, average car commute times increased by
- [England's £2 bus fare cap is here: what happens next?](https://cities-today.com/industry/englands-2-bus-fare-cap-is-here-what-happens-next/) - In September, the UK government announced the introduction of a three-month fare cap on most bus services in England, starting earlier this month. Spurred by concerns about the cost-of-living crisis, the Department for Transport said the £2 (US$2.47) cap – which is expected to cost £60 million – could save some passengers more than £3
- [Navigating the opportunities and challenges of smart city technology](https://cities-today.com/industry/navigating-opportunities-challenges-smart-city-technology/) - By: Dr. Lasse Gerrits, Academic Director of IHS, the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam “Smart city technologies have the potential to bridge the gaps between abstract policies and strategies, and the lived experiences of people in cities to get to the ideal future cities.” With near-universal access to computational power
- [Cities urged to avoid the ‘data trap’](https://cities-today.com/industry/cities-urged-to-avoid-the-data-trap/) - For cities to reach their goals – from reducing congestion to cutting carbon emissions – a key focus should be on breaking data out of silos, says Nitin Agarwal, Worldwide Lead for Smart Cities, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). According to Agarwal, the practice of deploying smart city projects in a piecemeal fashion means that some
- [Quality over quantity: The new era of local government open data](https://cities-today.com/industry/quality-over-quantity-the-new-era-of-local-government-open-data/) - During the first wave of open data, local governments typically published as many datasets as they could, with the goal of demonstrating greater transparency and driving innovation. As they reflect on their experience so far and refine future goals, many cities, counties and states are now shifting their approach. “It’s increasingly about quality over quantity,”
- [Urban mobility is changing, and parking management too](https://cities-today.com/industry/urban-mobility-changing-parking-management-too/) - As post-pandemic working and social habits solidify, new urban mobility patterns emerge. Remote working has become a standard and reduced daily commuting, with a side effect on rush hours that shifted from traditional peaks into the mid-day hours. According to the latest traffic scorecard by INRIX, travel demand is increasing in the majority of urban
- [Fuel crisis highlights need for affordable transport options](https://cities-today.com/industry/fuel-crisis-highlights-need-for-affordable-transport-options/) - Motorists have found some relief at the petrol pump over the past couple of months, but the summer’s high prices and the ripple effects of a weak pound underscore the shortage of affordable transport across the United Kingdom. Adding to the public’s cost of living woes, this volatility has highlighted the vulnerabilities of our dependence
- [Looking ahead to the UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Barcelona](https://cities-today.com/industry/looking-ahead-to-the-uitp-global-public-transport-summit-in-barcelona/) - By Mohamed Mezghani, UITP Secretary General The new year begins with a sense of excitement in the air for UITP, as we continue our preparation towards the next Global Public Transport Summit. As the largest event of its kind focused on urban mobility, the 2023 gathering in Barcelona will be our first edition in four
- [Five ways data is helping local governments maximise federal funding](https://cities-today.com/industry/five-ways-data-is-helping-local-governments-maximise-federal-funding/) - Through funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), US cities have an unprecedented opportunity to make long-needed upgrades that provide lasting benefits for residents. The scale of the investments requires cities to be transparent about how they are allocating and spending
- [Leveraging technology for safer cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/leveraging-technology-safer-cities/) - As cities recover from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are now facing the return of two old problems: an increase in crime and a rise in road deaths. Smart cities are turning to technology as a significant part of the solution, with many deploying sensors, advanced lighting, cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) as
- [Putting the brakes on transit agency cyberattacks](https://cities-today.com/industry/putting-brakes-transit-agency-cyberattacks/) - By Konrad Fellmann, CISO and VP of IT infrastructure, Cubic Corporation We are living in a time where every person and business is vulnerable to cyberthreats. Mass transit agencies are no exception — in fact, they are appealing targets simply because, as part of the critical infrastructure, they help commerce and cities to run. If
- [Green Cities: a legacy for children and the youth](https://cities-today.com/industry/green-cities-legacy-children-youth/) - Children and the youth face an uncertain future. Urban decision-makers and practitioners have the responsibility to reflect on the world they leave as a legacy, and they have the power to create a future with safe and equitable access to quality green spaces. Nature is increasingly recognised as being central to physical and mental health
- [The importance of data in Europe's urban mobility ecosystem](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-importance-of-data-in-europes-urban-mobility-ecosystem/) - Following participation in the recent Cities Today Institute City Leadership Forum in Madrid, Juan Marin, Kapsch’s Business Development Director for Spain and Portugal, talks about the importance of integrating and expanding data in Europe’s urban mobility ecosystem. What are the biggest challenges facing today's cities in terms of mobility? In addition to the traditional problems
- [Las Condes to launch city 'brain’ for sensor data](https://cities-today.com/industry/las-condes-to-launch-city-brain-for-sensor-data/) - Las Condes in Chile is planning to launch what Mayor Daniela Peñaloza Ramos called a ‘brain’ for data from around 20,000 sensors and cameras. The urban monitoring centre will be the first of its type in Chile and the mayor hopes it can serve as a demonstration that can be scaled across the country. The
- [Climate change responses in cities: The role of knowledge and collaboration in policy design](https://cities-today.com/industry/climate-change-responses-cities-role-knowledge-collaboration-policy-design/) - By Dr. David Dodman, General Director of IHS, the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam Cities are at the frontline of responding to climate change. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report clearly shows how urban areas will be severely affected by higher temperatures, sea-level rise and extreme events.
- [Creating a better future for 8 billion people](https://cities-today.com/industry/creating-a-better-future-for-8-billion-people/) - By Maimunah Mohd Sharif, UN Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director of UN-Habitat The world’s population has reached eight billion. It is another milestone in human development. For us, it is also a time to pause and rethink how to make our home, our planet, sustainable. If we fail to take care of the natural and built environments,
- [Data provides an ongoing health check for cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/data-provides-an-ongoing-health-check-for-cities/) - During the COVID-19 pandemic, cities saw first-hand the importance of data-sharing to track and communicate critical public health information. Now, they’re using what they learned and the infrastructure they developed to drive recovery and continuously monitor economic health. “COVID recovery is now more about effectively leveraging federal funding to get cities not just back on
- [How cities can integrate data to make transit more appealing](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-cities-can-integrate-data-to-make-transit-more-appealing/) - Following participation at the recent Cities Today Institute City Leadership Forum in Madrid, Tobias Franke, Senior Manager at PwC, talks about how cities can integrate data to make public transport more appealing. How can cities make public transport more attractive? The key to a successful, attractive and widely used public transport is to meet the
- [Utrecht's mayor on overcoming climate obstacles](https://cities-today.com/industry/utrechts-mayor-on-overcoming-climate-obstacles/) - As COP27 comes to a close, Cities Today spoke to Sharon Dijksma, Mayor of Utrecht in the Netherlands, about cities' role in tackling the climate crisis and the further co-operation needed to make this a success. Mayor Dijksma also serves as the Special ICLEI Envoy for UNFCCC COP27 and ahead of the event launched a Call
- [Becoming a net zero city: Bali, New Taipei City](https://cities-today.com/industry/becoming-net-zero-city-bali-new-taipei-city/) - As part of one of the most vulnerable countries in the world, cities in Taiwan are taking innovative interventions to tackle climate change. New Taipei City, with the largest population and highest number of registered enterprises and factories in Taiwan, is one of the first metropolises in East Asia to announce a Voluntary Local Review
- [Turning commitment into action – the winners of the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022](https://cities-today.com/industry/turning-commitment-into-action-winners-aiph-world-green-city-awards-2022/) - As global attention focuses on moving beyond commitment to decisive and effective action, the City of Hyderabad’s entry in the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 stands as a world-class example of the power of plants and nature in the urban context. The City of Hyderabad, India, was announced as the grand winner, taking home
- [How to make smart streetlighting upgrades a success](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-to-make-smart-streetlighting-upgrades-a-success/) - Sponsored by: Ubicquia Streetlighting upgrades offer several benefits for cities, including energy and cost savings of up to 80 percent, as well as the ability to address challenges such as public safety, the digital divide, air quality and traffic management. In a recent report and webinar, experts shared their tips on how to make these projects
- [New push to engage young people in local climate action](https://cities-today.com/industry/new-push-to-engage-young-people-in-local-climate-action/) - During COP27, ICLEI, a global network of more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development, unveiled its vision to engage more young people around the world in local climate action. The plan was launched during an event today at the Multilevel Action Pavilion at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt . Building on
- [COP27: Cities gaining a greater voice in climate negotiations](https://cities-today.com/industry/cop27-cities-gaining-a-greater-voice-in-climate-negotiations/) - Representatives from local governments gathered at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt highlighted how “multi-level action” that recognises the important role of cities is key to achieving the climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement. The Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) constituency, which represents the voice of cities and regions in the United Nations
- [What will it take to build a climate-forward transportation ecosystem?](https://cities-today.com/industry/what-take-build-climate-forward-transportation-ecosystem/) - From filling EV charging infrastructure gaps to identifying priority bus and rail expansion, data underpins a more sustainable transportation future. Transportation professionals have a critical role to play in mitigating climate change. Transportation is the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), according to the EPA. But agencies also must respond to short-term constituent concerns
- [Balancing public safety and privacy](https://cities-today.com/industry/balancing-public-safety-and-privacy/) - Sponsored by: Ubicquia A new whitepaper outlines how infrastructure upgrades can help cities manage public safety issues while respecting residents’ privacy. As cities look to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, they are also addressing concerning knock-on impacts including an increase in crime and a marked uptick in road deaths. The Council on Criminal Justice’s July
- [Beyond open data: Why cities need a better story](https://cities-today.com/industry/beyond-open-data-why-cities-need-a-better-story/) - Sponsored by: Tyler Technologies Many cities and states have long been sharing their data to boost transparency, innovation and public participation. They could take this to the next level by providing a key piece of the puzzle that has often been missing: story. “It’s data and storytelling that create a transparent government,” said Christopher King, Director,
- [Turku's circular economy plan focuses on fairness](https://cities-today.com/industry/turkus-circular-economy-plan-focuses-on-fairness/) - Authors: Marion Guénard and Rebecca Wessinghage, Circular Development Team, ICLEI World Secretariat. In line with its ambitious and inclusive 2029 climate neutrality strategy, Turku wants to support a fair circular transformation of economic systems that benefits all city residents. The newly released Circular Turku Roadmap map shows how this can be done using three dimensions:
- [Harnessing data to deliver more equitable cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/harnessing-data-for-more-equitable-cities/) - Sponsored by: Tyler Technologies The COVID-19 pandemic impacted some communities disproportionately and highlighted a wide range of inequities in society related to income, race and gender. Many US cities are prioritising addressing these multifaceted issues, setting up equity offices and appointing chief equity officers for the first time. Data has emerged as an important way to
- [Smart City: More safety through connected lighting technology](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-city-more-safety-through-connected-lighting-technology/) - Innovative lighting concepts can make a decisive contribution to safety in both urban and rural areas. After all, illuminated streets and squares ensure that pedestrians or cyclists have good visibility and – just as important – are seen by others. Of course, road traffic also requires illumination that is adapted to the local situation and
- [MaaS may be the future – but it can’t replace public transport](https://cities-today.com/industry/maas-may-be-the-future-but-it-cant-replace-public-transport/) - With the UK government wrapping up its third consultation on mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) earlier this year, the future of this much hyped concept is now back in the limelight. Defined ambitiously as ‘the integration of various modes of transport along with information and payment functions into a single mobility service’, MaaS has promised a lot –
- [Cities inspired by people](https://cities-today.com/industry/cities-inspired-by-people/) - By: Ugo Valenti, Director, Smart City Expo World Congress Since the dawn of time, humans have been drawn together, for love, for protection, for improvement, for inspiration. Just as the first urban settlements became a beacon of development, they also became a mirror to envision the potential that lies within us. Throughout history cities have
- [How on-demand technology is revolutionising transit](https://cities-today.com/industry/demand-technology-revolutionising-transit/) - By Andrei Greenawalt, Vice President for Public Policy, Via Via was founded with the goal of offering efficient, affordable, and sustainable-shared rides to everyone, everywhere. Our technology enables multiple passengers headed in the same direction to seamlessly share their ride, re-routing vehicles in real time in response to demand. We have provided more than 30 million
- [How public transit agencies are solving slowing ridership](https://cities-today.com/industry/public-transit-agencies-solving-slowing-ridership/) - By Andrei Greenawalt, Vice President for Public Policy, Via We face enormous challenges in transport. Public transit systems are largely failing to deliver on promises of economic and social mobility. Our infrastructure is overloaded, while traffic and congestion continue to balloon. In the US, transportation has become the number one cause of greenhouse gas emissions.
- [Canadian transit agency reduces costs and wait times with on-demand services](https://cities-today.com/industry/canadian-transit-agency-reduces-costs-wait-times-on-demand-services/) - Think going on-demand will drain your budgets? Think again. Evidence shows that when on-demand networks are implemented in a smart way, communities can actually save money compared to their previous fixed route services, unlocking broader benefits that pay back the initial investment many times over. Providing high-quality services at the minimum possible cost to the
- [On-demand transportation can help solve the urban mobility crisis](https://cities-today.com/industry/on-demand-transportation-solve-urban-mobility-crisis/) - A new study by Boston Consulting Group takes a close look at on-demand microtransit, with results decidedly showing that “on-demand transit services work,” helping cities reduce traffic by up to 15-30 percent while providing a more efficient and comfortable way of travelling. Rather than fighting urban mobility challenges, ride-hailing services are sometimes contributing to them.
- [What’s next for the UK’s National Bus Strategy?](https://cities-today.com/industry/whats-next-for-the-uks-national-bus-strategy/) - By: Via Improving public transport outside London is a key goal of the UK government’s promise to ‘level up’ the country. Central to this ambition is a revamp of bus services, long seen as the backbone of public transport across the UK, and prioritised by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his introductory message to the
- [EVs are on the rise – but the real potential is in shared rides](https://cities-today.com/industry/evs-are-on-the-rise-but-the-real-potential-is-in-shared-rides/) - Sponsored by: Via With the UK committing to a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030, electric vehicles (EVs) look set to play a central role in the future of transport. But a closer examination reveals a slew of problems, none of which are on track to being solved in
- [Working with cities to unlock modal shift](https://cities-today.com/industry/working-with-cities-to-unlock-modal-shift/) - By: Maxim Romain, Chief Operating Officer, Dott Cities and micromobility operators like Dott share the goal of an urgent shift toward sustainable transport. In order to unlock micromobility’s modal shift potential, we must move beyond early adopters to reach a critical mass of daily active users. A new kind of public private partnership, focused on
- [How to manage tomorrow's mobility by sharing today's data](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-to-manage-tomorrows-mobility-by-sharing-todays-data/) - Sponsored by: Kapsch Juan Marín, Kapsch TrafficCom Business Development Manager for Spain and Portugal Every day, urban mobility managers face the challenge of ensuring that citizens reach their destinations safely and efficiently. In addition to the traditional problems of congestion and traffic flow, there is also the need for more sustainable traffic, which supports the
- [Meeting Malmö’s ambitious climate goals](https://cities-today.com/industry/meeting-malmos-ambitious-climate-goals/) - Malmö, Sweden’s third largest city, has successfully reinvented itself. From an industrial city, it has turned into one of knowledge and culture. It has achieved further prosperity with the construction of the Öresund bridge road, railway and tunnel project, linking Malmö to Copenhagen and to European rail lines. With the Turning Torso – the architectural
- [Wary of speeding, Nashville is using big data to make biking safer](https://cities-today.com/industry/wary-speeding-nashville-using-big-data-make-biking-safer/) - Fewer cars must mean safer streets for cyclists, right? Apparently not. Cities all over the US recently discovered that when traffic waned during the pandemic, drivers responded by hitting the gas. Speeding became worse than before. At the same time, home-bound folks turned to cycling as a covid-safe way to exercise and commute. But of
- [The benefits of building a data culture in cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-benefits-of-building-a-data-culture-in-cities/) - Sponsored by: Tyler Technologies To get the best from their data, local governments need a city-wide approach. That means getting all departments on board to understand the opportunities and risks related to data and supporting them to use it to its greatest potential. Achieving this means changing the perception that data is something that happens in
- [How Utah is building family-friendly bike infrastructure](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-utah-is-building-family-friendly-bike-infrastructure/) - Sponsored by: Streetlight Data In 2017, Utah’s then-Governor Gary Herbert launched an aggressive campaign to build 1,000 miles of family-friendly bike paths, lanes, and trails across the state over ten years. The Governor tapped Bike Utah, a bicycle advocacy group, to spearhead the 1000 Miles Project. As Program Director for the project, Chris Wiltsie set
- [Innovation will drive public transport forward](https://cities-today.com/industry/innovation-will-drive-public-transport-forward/) - Jaspal Singh, Senior Expert in IT and Development at UITP, the International Association of Public Transport, looks back on the recent edition of IT-TRANS, and casts an eye on the future of the sector with innovation as the key. Within the world of public transport, we talk a lot about the here and now. How
- [Getting started with using data to improve city performance  ](https://cities-today.com/industry/getting-started-with-using-data-to-improve-city-performance/) - Sponsored by: Tyler Technologies A growing number of cities are using their data as part of performance improvement programmes. Some have well embedded initiatives and others are just starting out. But what does using data for performance improvement mean in practice? On a webinar hosted by Tyler Technologies, local government experts shared their views. Brent Stockwell,
- [Ian Aaron, CEO, Ubicquia: How streetlights are powering more than just light](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-streetlights-are-powering-more-than-just-light/) - Ian Aaron, CEO, Ubicquia, talks about new opportunities that streetlights can offer cities that are looking to do more with less How are you helping cities become more connected? We use a phrase, ‘you have to be a connected city to be a smart city’. We are all focused on that connectivity layer, so we
- [A moment of opportunity for streetlight upgrades](https://cities-today.com/industry/a-moment-of-opportunity-for-streetlight-upgrades/) - Sponsored by: Ubicquia A new whitepaper reveals why now is the optimum time for cities to invest in infrastructure upgrades. At a time when there is an urgent need to address the climate emergency and a global energy crisis, US cities are receiving unprecedented federal funding enabling them to invest in key technologies that are
- [Smart cities are leading Europe’s transition to climate neutrality](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-cities-leading-europes-transition-climate-neutrality/) - The EU Mission for 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030 has captured Europe’s attention - and desire for a better future. Glasgow (Scotland), Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and Umeå (Sweden) are among the 100 cities –with 12 more from countries associated with the European Union – selected to forge Europe’s path to climate resilience.
- [Designing Dundee's path to net zero](https://cities-today.com/industry/designing-dundees-path-net-zero/) - Cities around the world are facing increasing pressure to develop strategies that reduce their emissions. Whether it’s a 2030, 2040 or 2050 net zero target – doing nothing is simply no longer an option. When looking where to start, the choices can be daunting, but as the climate crisis intensifies, long-term planning must not obscure
- [Digitalising climate planning: The future of climate action in cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/digitalising-climate-planning-future-climate-action-cities/) - Overcoming the challenges of climate action in cities is a matter of adopting better digital planning systems, says Tomer Shalit, Founder and CPO of ClimateView. Cities have come a long way since the Paris Agreement. In six years, the number of cities disclosing their emissions has more than doubled, totalling 812 in 2020. Ahead of
- [When it comes to city data, context is everything](https://cities-today.com/industry/when-it-comes-to-city-data-context-is-everything/) - Sponsored by: Tyler Technologies It has become ubiquitous to talk about the importance of data-driven decisions in city government, but data alone will not solve today’s complex urban challenges. “Data is ones and zeros, but behind it are complex human lives – when we look at data in context, we can really get the insights
- [New horizons in mobility transformation: data-driven, sustainable and powerful](https://cities-today.com/industry/new-horizons-mobility-transformation-data-driven-sustainable-powerful/) - By: Dr. Tobias Franke and Mario Stehling, AI & Mobile Solutions, PwC Fighting climate change is one of the most important tasks of our time. A key focus area in this context is making our mobility behaviour more sustainable. An effective way to achieve this goal is to incentivise citizens to shift from private towards
- [Engaging the public with data](https://cities-today.com/industry/engaging-the-public-with-data/) - Sponsored by: Tyler Technologies Data-sharing isn’t only important internally within cities to drive decision-making but also externally as part of community engagement, transparency and innovation. But cities are increasingly realising that a ‘build it and they will come’ approach doesn’t work with open data. To really get the most from data sharing, local governments need to
- [Using data to improve public trust](https://cities-today.com/industry/using-data-to-improve-public-trust/) - Sponsored by: Tyler Technologies During the pandemic, residents turned to their city governments perhaps more than ever as a source of information, help and services. Many local governments rapidly launched COVID-19 dashboards, information hubs and targeted support programmes. As cities look to recovery, there is much they can learn from this period about demonstrating transparency and
- [Achieving Europe's ambition for climate-neutral cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/achieving-europes-ambition-for-climate-neutral-cities/) - Interview with Herald Ruijters, Director, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission With regards to the goal of having 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030, what are the biggest obstacles to achieving this and what advice can you give to Europeans to help overcome them? It is important to note that the Cities Mission has two
- [Roads are the first social network](https://cities-today.com/industry/roads-are-the-first-social-network/) - Ahead of Global Mobility Call (Madrid, 14-16 June), Patrick Mallejacq, Secretary-General, World Road Association (PIARC), provides insights into the importance of roads and road transport in developing sustainable, global mobility. How central is modern transport to human life? Patrick Mallejacq (P.M): Well, it's as central as it has ever been. People want to move goods.
- [The energy transition will not happen without a transport transition](https://cities-today.com/industry/energy-transition-not-happen-transport-transition/) - Rana Adib, Executive Director of global renewable energy community REN21, shares her perspective on mobility and renewable energy, and how both can effect positive change. What is the carbon footprint of transport worldwide and what is the emissions reduction potential of powering transport with renewable energy? Rana Adib (R.A): The carbon footprint from the transport
- [Cities – the missing piece of the climate puzzle](https://cities-today.com/industry/cities-the-missing-piece-of-the-climate-puzzle/) - By Kyra Appleby, CDP Global Director for Cities, States and Regions How do you like to start a puzzle, especially one of those really complicated, intricate ones? Perhaps you start with the edges, or maybe choose some large, identifiable object in the middle. However you do it, you’re likely looking for the key pieces that
- [How Pittsburgh uses big data to make streets safer for all](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-pittsburgh-uses-big-data-to-make-streets-safer-for-all/) - Any city planner will tell you that safety for all residents is one of the highest – if not the highest – transportation priority. But spotting and reducing trouble spots, such as high crash zones, requires a fully comprehensive picture of both current and historical traffic data. To see how equitable a city’s safety record
- [Regenerating Dolly, a former red-light district in Indonesia](https://cities-today.com/industry/regenerating-dolly-a-former-red-light-district-in-indonesia/) - Monique Suksmaningsih, Singapore Practice Principle at architecture and urban design firm Broadway Malyan, led the Surabaya Urban Transformation project to regenerate Dolly, a former red-light district. In this guest article, she reflects on the initiative and lessons learned. Close to the centre of Surabaya, Indonesia, is Putat-Jaya, a compact 24-hectare mix of informal settlements and
- [Comcast is serious about smart cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/comcast-is-serious-about-smart-cities/) - Comcast says it’s in the smart city space for the long haul, not just the backhaul. Caroline Goodbody and Jake Purcell talk to Cities Today about the new business unit. There is a new contender in town for smart city pitches – Comcast. While the company is well known for its connectivity, it doesn’t spring
- [Why your city needs a chief organisational culture officer](https://cities-today.com/industry/why-your-city-needs-a-chief-organisational-culture-officer/) - By: Neil Kleiman and Alexander Shermansong, New York University Urban Policy professors Ask almost any city leader what their biggest frustration is, and you are likely to get an earful about organisational culture and how daily work habits and attitudes are what stops progress dead in its tracks. Then ask that same mayor or manager
- [Building back a better future for urban mobility](https://cities-today.com/industry/building-back-better-future-urban-mobility/) - IT-TRANS is all about the future – and the next steps for the world of urban mobility will be what defines our cities moving forward. The world has lived through great change during the coronavirus pandemic, with our cities facing lockdowns, restrictions, and alterations to the ways in which we move and interact. During these
- [12 trends that will shape the future of cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/12-trends-that-will-shape-the-future-of-cities/) - By: Miguel Eiras Antunes, Smart Cities & Urban Transformation, Global Leader, Deloitte At a time when the pandemic has forced cities all over the world to make drastic transformations, it is more important than ever to collaborate and learn from each other. Only by providing clear, actionable suggestions will it be possible to meet the
- [New roadmap reveals how cities can better integrate scooters with public transit](https://cities-today.com/industry/new-roadmap-reveals-how-cities-can-better-integrate-scooters-with-public-transit/) - Mobility hubs that put different transit options at the same locations, better fare integration across modes to lower trip costs, and equity programmes that expand access are methods that can successfully integrate scooters with public transit, says a new report. The proven city examples and ideas are some of several laid out in a new
- [Towards greener and more sustainable mobility](https://cities-today.com/industry/towards-greener-more-sustainable-mobility/) - Concepts around traffic management are changing direction in favour of mobility management: a multimodal, digitally-enabled world that moves people and goods in more efficient ways and with positive impacts on air quality, emissions and use of space. These ideas were explored during the third webinar in the run-up to the ITS European Congress 2022 in
- [Smarter and greener: How cities are using technology to fight climate change](https://cities-today.com/industry/smarter-greener-cities-using-technology-fight-climate-change/) - We all know that governments and organisations around the world are taking big steps to combat the effects of climate change. But some of the most important actions we can do in that battle are taking place at a much more local level. The world population is increasing all the time, and a bigger proportion
- [Juganu showcases its latest 5G and smart cities solutions](https://cities-today.com/industry/juganu-showcases-its-latest-5g-and-smart-cities-solutions/) - Israeli tech company Juganu showcased its latest 5G and smart city developments earlier this month during an event where it hosted a delegation that included leaders from Qualcomm, Nokia, Abdi, and the Brazilian government. Alongside Fábio Faria, Brazil’s Minister of Communications, Sanjeet Pandit, global head of smart cities and digital transformation at Qualcomm, Igor Calvet,
- [New trends in smart city video analytics](https://cities-today.com/industry/new-trends-in-smart-city-video-analytics/) - Cities Today talks to Pat Aiello, VP of Business Development & Sales for North America at viisights, a company which provides behavioural recognition systems for real-time video intelligence. He shares his insights on what’s shaping the industry. What major shifts and trends are you seeing among city clients at the moment? The clients I speak
- [Cities are tapping new tools for workforce resilience](https://cities-today.com/industry/cities-are-tapping-new-tools-for-workforce-resilience/) - Cities Today talks to Ernie Fernandez, recently appointed as Vice President for State and Local Government at Microsoft, about his vision for the role. US cities face a perfect storm when it comes to attracting and retaining the staff that they need to drive pandemic recovery and much-needed innovation projects. “Governments are struggling to recruit
- [Micromobility: Safety for all](https://cities-today.com/industry/micromobility-safety-for-all/) - For shared micromobility to become a service that people use every day, our vehicles (e-bikes and e-scooters) must be safe, all the time, for both users and pedestrians. Achieving safety for all not only requires the use of smart technology, but great teams to reliably run local operations. This is what Dott focuses on. We
- [Up in the air – The cable car as a new dimension for urban mobility solutions](https://cities-today.com/industry/up-air-cable-car-new-dimension-urban-mobility-solutions/) - Impressive views, no traffic jams and no emissions – a cable car trip is always an experience. Mainly implemented for touristic purposes in Europe, it comes under repeated discussion as a means of local public transport. Many cities in South America, such as the Capital of Bolivia, La Paz, or the Colombian metropolis, Medellín, have
- [Parking solutions for tomorrow’s cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/parking-solutions-tomorrows-cities/) - Powerful city parking management means that operators and facility owners are able to offer their customers a perfect parking experience, knowing they will choose the car park that perfectly suits their needs. SKIDATA is the perfect partner and advisor when it comes to offering your customers the convenience they expect. Customise parking solutions perfectly to
- [Shaping the future of mobility safety and technology](https://cities-today.com/industry/shaping-future-mobility-safety-technology/) - Austin Wilson, Velodyne Lidar’s Director of Intelligent Infrastructure, explains how lidar (light detection and ranging) technology is evolving to improve mobility safety. How do you think the mobility ecosystem has changed over the past five years? We have seen smarter technology being deployed across the mobility ecosystem. Vehicles are increasingly being equipped with sensors, including
- [Helsingborg, Sweden: Making change happen](https://cities-today.com/industry/helsingborg-sweden-making-change-happen/) - Wherever you’re at in your change-making journey, there’s no doubt that you’re going to need a bit of help somewhere along the line. It’s safe to say you won’t be able to implement the drastic, much-needed changes our cities need without other people. And we mean all of them. We spoke to Soraya Axelsson, first-rate
- [How can mobile network operators help build a metaverse that works for all?](https://cities-today.com/industry/mobile-network-operators-help-build-metaverse-works-for-all/) - Facebook’s rebrand to Meta has helped the tech community realise that the metaverse – the digital world on which the conglomerate has now styled itself – is now firmly embedded in the public consciousness. As Mark Zuckerberg explained in October, the metaverse is the alternate digital reality where users occupy a world containing “things that
- [What’s your idea of a perfect city parking experience?](https://cities-today.com/industry/idea-perfect-city-parking-experience/) - Don’t drivers want a smooth, easy-going parking experience? To find a convenient parking spot and be able to enter and exit easily? They’d probably also appreciate having it charged while they are shopping or on the go, or maybe even having their parking validated at the same time? Let them benefit from EV-charging and parking
- [Now is the time for greener cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/now-time-greener-cities/) - AIPH proudly presents the AIPH World Green City Awards, the flagship initiative of its Green City programme. AIPH is the world’s champion for the power of plants. The inaugural edition of the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 recognises city-led initiatives relying on a greater use of plants and nature to create better and greener city
- [Car and green boulevards: Dismantling, transforming and creating](https://cities-today.com/industry/car-green-boulevards-dismantling-transforming-and-creating/) - “Boulevard Utopique”, a two-minute animation by Hamburg art director Jan Kamensky, uses the example of Paris to show what inner-city urban spaces could look like without motorised traffic. In other videos, the communication designer transforms Vienna, Hamburg and Berlin, among others, in a similar way and causes a sensation with his visions. The project began
- [Don’t be afraid of failure: Experiment to unleash the power of change](https://cities-today.com/industry/dont-be-afraid-failure-experiment-unleash-power-change/) - By Karl Dickinson How can we unleash a city’s innovative power and create change for good? For CityChanger Lior Steinberg, it’s all about experimentation. To make the most of it, we need to lose our inhibitions: it’s the unexpected trials that provide the most valuable learning opportunities and this has made him a pioneer in
- [Laying the foundations for a green building revolution](https://cities-today.com/industry/laying-the-foundations-for-a-green-building-revolution/) - Deloitte's Miguel Eiras Antunes and Michael Flynn talk to Cities Today about the great potential of smart buildings and infrastructure. “Green buildings are perhaps the most important area on the path to carbon neutrality, but they’re also among the most difficult to achieve,” says Miguel Eiras Antunes, Smart Cities & Urban Transformation Global Leader at
- [Smarter CCTV can boost safety at industrial and manufacturing facilities](https://cities-today.com/industry/smarter-cctv-boost-safety-industrial-manufacturing-facilities/) - By: Asaf Birenzvieg, CEO & Co-Founder at viisights COVID-19 disruption, supply chain issues and staff shortages have posed huge challenges to businesses in the manufacturing industry over the last two years. As they look to recover, many are exploring how new technologies can help them adapt to the ‘new normal’. Manufacturing and industrial settings have some
- [Creating strong cybersecure cities of the future](https://cities-today.com/industry/creating-strong-cybersecure-cities-future/) - By: Dean Iacovelli, Director – Secure Enterprise, Microsoft Cybersecurity challenges are bombarding state and local governments from every angle: sheer number and increasing complexity of attacks, lack of funding, scarcity of qualified cybersecurity professionals, disparate legacy systems, and the pandemic-driven move to remote working. Currently, only 35 percent of U.S. states have specific budget set
- [Going electric: how ride-hailing drivers can help cities speed up EV use](https://cities-today.com/industry/going-electric-ride-hailing-drivers-help-cities-speed-up-ev-use/) - By Leah Lazer Several countries made climate commitments at COP26 with the goal of achieving net-zero emissions and reducing climate impacts. These goals will be impossible to achieve without making transportation sustainable, as the sector creates almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. This is without considering the dangerous air pollution from traditional forms
- [Using stimulus funding for maximum impact through community engagement](https://cities-today.com/industry/using-stimulus-funding-for-maximum-impact-through-community-engagement/) - By Assaf Frances, Director of Urban Policy, Zencity The historic US$1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provides around US$350 billion in direct funding to state and local governments. The stimulus package is largely considered to offer tremendous and much-needed relief to cities and counties nationwide, and in comparison to the federal support provided via the CARES Act in
- [Microsatellites can help with connectivity and air quality issues in cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/microsatellites-can-help-with-connectivity-and-air-quality-issues-in-cities/) - By: Grant Samms, a research analyst at Guidehouse Insights When the US and the Soviet Union competed in the 1950s and 1960s for increasingly complex feats of space exploration, everyday people began to see space’s potential to improve society. Air pollution elimination, accurate weather forecasting, and communications via satellite were among their hopes. After 60
- [Introducing the Neural Smart City Model](https://cities-today.com/industry/introducing-the-neural-smart-city-model/) - By Renato de Castro and Ross McKenzie, Executive Directors at RMA Advisory We have been hearing about ‘smart cities’ since the late 1960s. In the last decade various attempts have been made to better define the term, and in the last five years in particular, cities worldwide have been assessed, listed and awarded in a
- [E-scooters benefit from new technology on safety](https://cities-today.com/industry/e-scooters-benefit-from-new-technology-on-safety/) - In the UK, new Department for Transport (DfT) figures have revealed that 131 pedestrians were injured by e-scooters, out of a total of 931 injuries involving e-scooters reported from January 2020 to June 2021. But the statistics do not distinguish between illegal privately owned e-scooters and those operated by companies in 32 trials taking place
- [Remaking our cities for the better](https://cities-today.com/industry/remaking-our-cities-for-the-better/) - While COVID-19 has brought about unprecedented challenges, it also gives us a rare opportunity to rethink the cities we call home by exposing some painful shortcomings of our urban systems. Communities that have historically had the least investment are hit hardest. People who don’t own a car – including many essential workers – are suddenly
- [Post-COVID metropolis and Uber](https://cities-today.com/industry/post-covid-metropolis-uber/) - As the world considers its post-pandemic future, changes in cities, travel, mobility, work, and consumer preferences are beginning to emerge, even as the reality of new variants and pandemic management remains ongoing. To understand the nuances of some of these trends in urban development and transportation, Uber commissioned architecture and design firm WXY in early
- [The evolving art of urban regeneration](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-evolving-art-of-urban-regeneration/) - By: Bas Boorsma, Chief Digital Officer to the City of Rotterdam, and Professor of Practice, Thunderbird School of Global Management I recently participated in the UN-Habitat expert group meeting on urban regeneration as a tool for inclusive and sustainable recovery, which took place in Bilbao, Spain. I had several reasons to accept: it was wonderful
- [Beyond electric vehicles: The road to sustainable, equitable mobility includes redefining manufacturing with Microfactories](https://cities-today.com/industry/beyond-electric-vehicles-road-sustainable-equitable-mobility-includes-redefining-manufacturing-microfactories/) - Electric vehicles (EVs) are a key part of any strategy to transition to clean energy, due to transportation emissions making up about a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions globally. Each year in the United States, where transportation is the largest single source of emissions, 22.8 million commercial vehicles travel more than 430 billion miles and
- [New EV microfactory continues collaboration between Arrival and City of Charlotte](https://cities-today.com/industry/new-ev-microfactory-continues-collaboration-arrival-charlotte/) - By: Imogen Pierce, Head of City Engagement and Integration, Arrival Arrival, the company creating electric vehicles (EVs) with its game-changing technologies, announced on 17 March that Charlotte, NC is the location of its second US Microfactory. Located within city limits, it will be home to assembly of Arrival’s flagship commercial van, many of which will be
- [Digital solutions will help London level up post-pandemic](https://cities-today.com/industry/digital-solutions-will-help-london-level-up-post-pandemic/) - By: Kathy Nothstine, Head of Future Cities, Nesta Challenges Although a semblance of normality has largely been restored, by no means have the effects of the pandemic gone away. With case numbers rising and the introduction of the latest variant we continue to live in uncertain times. London has been particularly hard hit by Covid-19
- [Addressing community health and well-being through urban services](https://cities-today.com/industry/addressing-community-health-and-well-being-through-urban-services/) - By Anil Menon, Executive Vice President of Community and Urban Services at Sharecare If there’s a lesson city leaders should draw from the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be the importance of building long-term community resilience – and of doing so through cross-sector initiatives. Tackling health and well-being at a macro level is no easy task
- [Cities invited to enter the AIPH World Green City Awards](https://cities-today.com/industry/cities-invited-enter-aiph-world-green-city-awards/) - Cities worldwide are keen to share, learn, and implement best practice in city greening, and to promote their own urban greening achievements. The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) initiated the AIPH World Green City Awards to bring wide recognition to city leaders who embrace the value of plants in providing solutions for common city
- [ITS America 2021 Annual Meeting: Welcome to Charlotte](https://cities-today.com/industry/its-america-2021-annual-meeting-welcome-to-charlotte/) - In early 2020, North Carolina hosted the country’s first autonomous air taxi flight and the first emergency drone operation for a hospital pandemic response – which saw the North Carolina Department of Transportation deliver critical equipment and medical supplies in the Charlotte area. The state was also first in the country to use drones to
- [Why North Carolina’s transportation infrastructure is among the best](https://cities-today.com/industry/north-carolinas-transportation-infrastructure-among-best/) - The city of Charlotte is a perfect destination to host the ITS America 2021 Annual Meeting. The “Queen City,” also known as the “Jewel of the South” is a hub of museums, world-renowned restaurants, beautiful parks, shopping, universities, sports teams and more. Not only is Charlotte known for its vibrant culture and attractions, but the
- [Cityzenith joins Digital Twin Consortium](https://cities-today.com/industry/cityzenith-joins-digital-twin-consortium/) - Cityzenith is bringing its city decarbonisation expertise to the Digital Twin Consortium (DTC). The DTC is a collaborative organisation driving the digital twin industry forward through a membership drawn from innovators and companies across many sectors. Its latest invitee Cityzenith has created a software platform, SmartWorldOS™, able to create virtual replicas of buildings, cities and
- [Smart city video analytics: Art, science and secret sauce](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-city-video-analytics-art-science-and-secret-sauce/) - Menashe Rothschild is the co-founder and Chief Product Officer at viisights. The company provides advanced behavioural recognition systems for real-time video intelligence, which are used by cities, transport hub operators, education campuses, industrial zones and more. Rothschild shares his insights on how video analytics technology is advancing. What does your role as Chief Product Officer
- [COP26 outcomes: Multilevel action is the beacon of hope to keep the 1.5 degree goal alive](https://cities-today.com/industry/cop26-outcomes-multilevel-action-beacon-hope-keep-1-5-degree-goal-alive/) - By: Yunus Arikan, Director of Global Advocacy, ICLEI Leaders returning home from Glasgow will be feeling many mixed emotions on how COP26 concluded. In a fraught two weeks, where the worst case outcome of a failed agreement was possible at many moments, to have achieved a global agreement at the global climate conference at all
- [Building more sustainable cities with space data: how the ARIADNA project facilitated the uptake of Galileo](https://cities-today.com/industry/building-more-sustainable-cities-with-space-data/) - Our cities are changing. Thanks to trends such as Mobility as a Service and shared and micro-mobility, the urban mobility landscape is evolving faster than ever. In a world that is increasingly connected and tech-savvy, passengers more than ever expect a mobility offer that integrates different modes of transport, is tailored to their lifestyle, and
- [What does it take for cities to innovate at scale?](https://cities-today.com/industry/what-does-it-take-for-cities-to-innovate-at-scale/) - By: Bas Boorsma, Chief Digital Officer for the City of Rotterdam and Professor of Practice, Urban Innovation and Smart City at the Thunderbird School of Global Management How can cities move beyond the incremental, and avoid ‘death by pilots’? How do we prepare for public-private partnerships that can deliver on city innovation agendas long term?
- [Las Vegas to accelerate urban transformation with first-ever IoT-enabled digital twin](https://cities-today.com/industry/las-vegas-accelerate-urban-transformation-first-ever-iot-enabled-digital-twin/) - Cityzenith and Terbine are jointly developing a technology solution to transition Las Vegas to zero carbon emissions. A significant area of downtown Las Vegas will leverage advanced 5G networking, plus cutting edge IoT and urban digital twin technology to vastly improve mobility, air quality, noise pollution, water management, and emissions from major buildings. Las Vegas'
- [Phoenix joins Clean Cities - Clean Future digital twin initiative](https://cities-today.com/industry/phoenix-joins-clean-cities-clean-future-digital-twin-initiative/) - A groundbreaking project in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, will show how a digital twin platform enables buildings of any size, type, or age to significantly cut operating costs and carbon emissions. An Ernst and Young report forecasts that digital twins can help commercial property and infrastructure owners cut emissions by 50-100 percent, reduce operating costs by
- [Moving forward in partnership and modernising global urban governance](https://cities-today.com/industry/moving-forward-partnership-modernising-global-urban-governance/) - By: Zhan Decun, Guangzhou People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Secretary-General, Asia Pacific, World Association of the Major Metropolises The COVID-19 resurgence and emergence of new variants have hindered our economic recovery. Pandemic response and economic recovery are the most pressing tasks for every global city. The world is a single interconnected community sharing in mankind’s
- [Metropolises and cities in transformation: Rethinking our future together](https://cities-today.com/industry/metropolises-cities-transformation-rethinking-future-together/) - By: Octavi de la Varga, Secretary General, Metropolis Cities such as Seoul, Johannesburg, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro and Tehran have different cultures, cuisine and history, and they are separated by thousands of kilometres. Nonetheless, they all have one thing in common that directly affects the quality of life of their communities – they are
- [Why city-level data will be the key to unlocking climate action](https://cities-today.com/industry/why-city-level-data-will-be-the-key-to-unlocking-impactful-climate-action/) - By: Braoin MacLauchlan, ICLEI Data. It permeates every aspect of our lives, there’s more of it now than ever, and it might just be the key to us reaching our climate goals. Together with cutting-edge modelling systems, it’s helped us understand the gravity of the climate crisis. And together with innovative technologies, it is helping
- [A blueprint for the future: We are the cities we make](https://cities-today.com/industry/blueprint-future-we-are-cities-we-make/) - By: Ugo Valenti, Director, Smart City Expo World Congress Cities are the home to humankind. Such a bold statement would have probably been contradicted just two decades ago, but today the world is unquestionably urban. Facts are simply eye-opening: 55 percent of the world population lives in urban areas and multiple sources estimate that these
- [Meet the algorithm director advancing smart city video analytics](https://cities-today.com/industry/meet-the-algorithm-director-advancing-smart-city-video-analytics/) - Dr Shiri Gordon is the director of the team behind the algorithms that power viisights’ advanced video analytics technology, which is used by cities, transport hub operators, education campuses, and more. She shares her insights on algorithm accuracy, privacy and what drives her in the role. You have an interesting job title: Director of Algorithm
- [Smart routes towards climate-neutral cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-routes-towards-climate-neutral-cities/) - Europe’s leading sustainable mobility conference, the CIVITAS Forum, will take place on 20-21 October 2021 in Aachen, Germany, bringing together experts and practitioners from across the continent to explore the role of transport in paving the way towards building climate-neutral cities for citizens. A hybrid format, combining online and onsite activities, will provide attendees with
- [How AI can reduce violence and make cities safer](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-ai-can-reduce-violence-and-make-cities-safer/) - By: Asaf Birenzvieg, CEO & Co-Founder at viisights Making sure residents and visitors feel safe is fundamental for good quality of life and attracting tourists and economic development opportunities. Major cities around the world are doubling down on action to improve safety. London’s mayor, for instance, recently set out what was said to be the biggest
- [Smart city lessons from a living lab](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-city-lessons-from-a-living-lab/) - By: Betsy Plattenburg, Executive Director, Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners At CES, the Consumer Technology Association debuted six key trends to watch this year. Smart cities, vehicle technology and 5G connectivity all made the list. Rightly so as companies, universities and governments strive to create next-generation tech today. Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners, a unique public/private collaboration
- [Using location data responsibly in cities and local government](https://cities-today.com/industry/using-location-data-responsibly-in-cities-and-local-government/) - By: Ben Hawes, an associate director at the UK Connected Places Catapult, and one of the joint authors of the Locus Charter. City and local governments increasingly recognise the power of location data to help them deliver more and better services, exactly where and when they are needed. The use of this data is going
- [Superpedestrian to share street-level safety data with cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/superpedestrian-to-share-street-level-safety-data-with-cities/) - E-scooter operator, Superpedestrian, will share highly accurate sensor and rider behaviour data with cities to increase safety. The aggregated anonymised data would provide context to cities on what's happening on streets and sidewalks and help cities target locations that may need maintenance or safety upgrades. “If ten people are swerving on the street, maybe the
- [Forest-based solutions for enhancing quality of life in cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/forest-based-solutions-for-enhancing-quality-of-life-in-cities/) - By: Asya Al Marhubi, Communications Officer, Cities4Forests In fewer than 100 years, the world and its population will have transformed from predominantly rural to being predominantly urbanised, a transformation that has led to significant innovation and progress. Back in 1960, the urban population was only 30 percent but by 2050 it is expected to reach
- [Making it real: Connected Cooperative and Automated Mobility innovation and deployment](https://cities-today.com/industry/making-real-connected-cooperative-automated-mobility-innovation-deployment/) - We live in an era of increasingly cooperative, connected and automated mobility but there’s still a huge way to go. ‘Innovation and deployment of Connected Cooperative and Automated Mobility (CCAM)’ was the topic of the fifth ERTICO-ITS Europe webinar in the lead-up to this year’s ITS World Congress taking place in Hamburg from 11-15 October
- [New York City: A digital twin model](https://cities-today.com/industry/new-york-city-digital-twin-model/) - A groundbreaking project at the iconic Brooklyn Navy Yard site in New York City will show how a digital twin platform enables buildings of any size, type, or age to significantly cut operating costs and carbon emissions. An Ernst and Young report confirms that digital twins help commercial property and infrastructure owners reduce operating costs
- [How to improve urban health: Lessons from cities around the world](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-to-improve-urban-health-lessons-from-cities-around-the-world/) - By: Kieron Boyle, CEO of Impact on Urban Health Where we grow up, live and work significantly shapes our health. For the majority of us, that’s now in cities, with over four in five people already living in urban areas in the UK. The many positive attributes of cities mask the inequalities that exist within
- [Digital twins can help cities win the Race to Zero](https://cities-today.com/industry/digital-twins-help-cities-win-race-to-zero/) - Digital twin technology pioneer Cityzenith launched its Clean Cities – Clean Future programme earlier this year, donating its SmartWorldOS software platform to up to 100 cities over the next three years to help them become carbon-neutral. Cities produce more than 70 percent of greenhouse gases and the use of data and artificial intelligence (AI) can
- [Digital twins set to save cities $280 billion](https://cities-today.com/industry/digital-twins-set-save-cities-280-billion/) - Digital twin technology is expected to lead the way in transforming our cities, saving billions in running costs, and assisting towards net-zero targets. A report by global tech market advisory firm ABI Research, says the cost benefits alone could be worth US$280 billion by 2030 through using digital twins for more efficient urban planning. "Digital
- [Nordic Edge Expo – The leading smart city event in the Nordics](https://cities-today.com/industry/nordic-edge-expo-leading-smart-city-event-nordics/) - Nordic Edge Expo is a unique meeting place for decision-makers, technology enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, start-ups and investors with smart city ambitions. Here, the public sector meets private businesses and organisations to share experiences, discuss challenges and present solutions. We can no longer talk about the future. It is tomorrow. It is urgent. And we need to act immediately. At Nordic
- [Why innovation districts need to continually pivot](https://cities-today.com/industry/innovation-districts-continually-pivot/) - A new container shipping space for collaboration, retail and community events is helping a 62-year-old research park reinvent itself. North Carolina’s Boxyard only opened in June, yet all tenant offerings are occupied, as people within the Research Triangle Park (RTP) and surrounding areas flock to eat, drink, collaborate and innovate. RTP was created in 1959 and
- [Superpedestrian to prioritise employment for refugees over "gig workers”](https://cities-today.com/industry/superpedestrian-to-prioritise-employment-for-refugees-over-gig-workers/) - A social enterprise company that supports people to get back into the workforce is partnering with micromobility operator Superpedestrian to offer shared e-scooter schemes in cities across Australia. Good Cycles, a not-for-profit organisation that originally began as a mobile bike shop, has been providing entry-level employment opportunities for young people, refugees and those that have
- [Why Australian cities need to provide more street space for micromobility](https://cities-today.com/industry/why-australian-cities-need-to-provide-more-street-space-for-micromobility/) - Trust in the micromobility sector by governments, federal and state, across Australia is something that has taken a long time to develop. Legislation varies dramatically from one state to the next with cities often left powerless to implement scooter and bike share schemes without enabling legislation from the state governments. To help the states adapt
- [Safety first: How Superpedestrian does things differently](https://cities-today.com/industry/safety-first-how-superpedestrian-does-things-differently/) - E-scooters look set to increasingly play a key role in the mobility mix of cities, particularly coming out of the pandemic. As cities begin to reopen and start moving again, safety, equity and minimising congestion and emissions are top of the agenda. Cities Today spoke with Superpedestrian's Haya Verwoord Douidri, VP EMEA, and Paul White,
- [Choosing a video analytics solution – a guide for cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/choosing-a-video-analytics-solution-a-guide-for-cities/) - By: Asaf Birenzvieg, CEO & Co-Founder at viisights The global video analytics market is expected to increase from US$4.9 billion in 2020 to US$11.7 billion by 2025, with smart cities tipped as a key growth area. This is being driven by several factors, including an increased focus on public safety and crime reduction, a growing demand for real-time actionable insights from camera data,
- [Hyperloop: When tube mail becomes traffic](https://cities-today.com/industry/hyperloop-tube-mail-traffic/) - Promising speeds of 1,200 kilometres an hour and more efficient services with fewer emissions, hyperloop could fundamentally change the way we travel in the future. How developed is the technology? What does it take for a full-scale rollout? Experts will discuss this from 14 to 16 September at Hypermotion Frankfurt. How does hyperloop work? People
- [How digital transformation can help local governments to survive budget shortfalls](https://cities-today.com/industry/digital-transformation-local-governments-survive-budget-shortfalls/) - By Charlie Meyer, Senior VP of Sales, Qless In many parts of the world, most signs of the pandemic are already slowly going away — restaurants, stores, and gyms are re-opening and live events have resumed. Unfortunately for municipal governments, some signs of the pandemic may never leave completely. Permanent and temporary business closures have
- [Post-pandemic safety strategies for transport hubs](https://cities-today.com/industry/post-pandemic-safety-strategies-for-transport-hubs/) - By: Asaf Birenzvieg, CEO & Co-Founder at viisights Transport hubs play a central role in cities’ economies and quality of life and are therefore also at the heart of the green recovery that leaders are striving for. As COVID-19 restrictions ease in many parts of the world and transport services begin to get busier once
- [Four strategies to transform public spaces for extreme heat](https://cities-today.com/industry/four-strategies-to-transform-public-spaces-for-extreme-heat/) - By: Adam Freed, Lauren Racusin and Jacob Koch, Bloomberg Associates’ Sustainability team of experts The coinciding crises of extreme weather events supercharged by climate change and COVID-19 have fundamentally shifted how we live, work, interact, and think about our surrounding environment. The past year showed the importance of public space in cities as people spilled
- [How Prague is shaping its circular economy](https://cities-today.com/industry/prague-embraces-the-circular-economy/) - By: Laxmi Adrianna Haigh, Circle Economy Lying at the heart of Europe is a city otherwise known as the City of a Hundred Spires, renowned for its abundance of gothic architecture and UNESCO world heritage stamp. But one thing you may not know about the Czech capital of Prague is that it has fast become
- [From cargo bikes to hyperloop: Multimodal transport is the key](https://cities-today.com/industry/cargo-bikes-hyperloop-multimodal-transport-key/) - More and more people will be moving to cities in future. The results of this urbanisation: more cars, congested roads and high levels of fine particulate pollution. Innovative mobility and logistics concepts are needed to ensure that urban spaces remain attractive places to live. The form that these concepts might take will be one of
- [How schools are using technology to create safer spaces](https://cities-today.com/industry/schools-using-technology-create-safer-spaces/) - Schools and universities have a duty to keep students safe while they are on the premises. This involves a mix of policy, communication, training, and – increasingly – technology. In light of COVID-19 and other trends, there are some key issues to consider. Protection against theft and vandalism School and university resources are often scarce,
- [Interoperable urban networks: Why open data models matter](https://cities-today.com/industry/interoperable-urban-networks-why-open-data-models-matter/) - Intelligent, resilient and open: that’s how smart cities are normally described. All decisions about the wiser use of natural resources and energy, the reduction of emissions and waste, and the improvement of urban mobility and quality of life require different stakeholders to work together and share information. That means there is an urgent need to
- [Five ways to get the best returns from smart infrastructure](https://cities-today.com/industry/five-ways-to-get-the-best-returns-from-smart-infrastructure/) - By Maya Scheyer, Vice President of Global Business Development, viisights. Local governments worldwide are tackling varied and pressing challenges, from reducing pollution and making roads safer to ensuring public safety and helping the local economy recover from COVID-19 shutdowns. While their goals are people-driven rather than profit-oriented, cities must manage funds transparently and prudently to ensure
- [One way to maintain social distancing: stop making people wait in line](https://cities-today.com/industry/maintain-social-distancing-stop-making-people-wait-line/) - By: Charlie Meyer, Senior VP of Sales, Qless How the virtual queue improves safety in a post-COVID world. Vaccination rates are rising, the masks are coming off, and offices everywhere are opening back up to pre-COVID capacity… but that doesn’t mean the pandemic is over. As the world continues to recover from the effects of
- [The essential elements for a smart city](https://cities-today.com/industry/essential-elements-smart-city/) - By: Charlie Meyer, Senior VP of Sales, Qless The world has changed significantly over the past year. We’ve experienced unimaginable loss and uprooted traditional ways of working. It has also ushered in a new era of digitisation where technology is responsible for everything, from keeping us connected to keeping us safe. It’s something that governments
- [Three strategies to scale city climate action](https://cities-today.com/industry/three-strategies-to-scale-city-climate-action/) - By: Adam Freed, Jake Elder and Charlie Salzer, Bloomberg Associates As countries are raising their ambitions in advance of COP26 in Glasgow, more and more attention is turning to the role cities can play in addressing climate change. For urban residents, this is not an academic discussion. As the planet continues to warm, city dwellers
- [A sort of victory: Lessons learned in the COVID-19 vaccination effort](https://cities-today.com/industry/a-sort-of-victory-lessons-learned-in-the-covid-19-vaccination-effort/) - By: Bob Bennett, Chair of the Cities Today Institute; former Chief Innovation Officer, Kansas City MO; and COVID-19 Vaccine Operations Director for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas After seven months, our small team within the Unified Government Public Health Department is declaring something approaching victory in the COVID fight. In
- [How to co-create data governance with your citizens](https://cities-today.com/industry/co-create-data-governance-citizens/) - By: Anthea Foyer, Sector Development Officer, Interactive Digital Media (IDM) Office at Toronto, Ontario, and Lindsay Pica-Alfano, Co-Founder of Govlaunch Innovator Anthea Foyer and Govlaunch team up to highlight the importance of data governance and practical implementation tips. There’s a win-win situation taking place among local governments: the rising move to digital services allows departments
- [6 Tips for starting your data journey](https://cities-today.com/industry/6-tips-starting-data-journey/) - By Lindsay Pica-Alfano, Co-Founder of Govlaunch Most local governments are sitting on a treasure trove of information, but few are putting it to good use. Data is an invaluable resource, but when it isn’t easily accessible or comprehensible to leadership, governments run the risk of making decisions based on feeling, not fact. The good news
- [First G7 'Urban 7' summit highlights role of cities in COVID recovery](https://cities-today.com/industry/first-g7-urban-7-summit-highlights-role-of-cities-in-covid-recovery/) - By: Cllr Nick Forbes, Leader of Newcastle City Council and Chair of Core Cities UK Cities represent both the greatest joys and challenges in society. We are the home of innovation, creativity, and culture. The places where millions of people choose to live, not just for the purposes of work, but for a sense of
- [Vaccine rollout shows how policy can drive innovation](https://cities-today.com/industry/vaccine-rollout-and-the-link-between-innovation-and-policy/) - By: Bob Bennett, Chair of the Cities Today Institute; former Chief Innovation Officer, Kansas City MO; and current COVID-19 Vaccine Operations Director for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas For many public health professionals, the COVID-19 pandemic has been the defining moment of their careers. There are not many leaders who
- [Addressing unequal access to safety in cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/addressing-unequal-access-to-safety-in-cities/) - By: Michael Lake, President and CEO of Leading Cities; Shagun Sethi, consultant for Corporate Social Responsibility at Grant Thornton and a Leading Cities Research Fellow; and Juliana Vélez-Duque, a consultant for Sustainability, Resilience and Climate Change at conTREEbute, advisor to the municipality of Apartadó, Colombia, and Research Fellow at Leading Cities. Mary Lathrap’s poem eventually
- [Rethinking smart city procurement](https://cities-today.com/industry/rethinking-smart-city-procurement/) - By Maya Scheyer, Vice President of Global Business Development, viisights. Cities are addressing multiple issues towards the ultimate aim of improving quality of life for their residents. This incorporates reducing pollution and litter, making roads safer, and ensuring public safety. More recently, it has come to include instilling confidence that COVID protection measures are in place
- [Smart city pitfalls: Thinking too short-term](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-city-pitfalls-thinking-too-short-term/) - By: Dr Jonathan Reichental This article is part of a series on smart city pitfalls to avoid. It is an extract from Smart Cities for Dummies by Jonathan Reichental. Depending on the political system of a city agency, projects may be tied to the term of leadership. In the United States, terms typically last four years, so many initiatives
- [Civic innovation lessons from the vaccine roll-out](https://cities-today.com/industry/lessons-for-civic-innovation-from-the-vaccine-roll-out/) - By: Bob Bennett, Chair of the Cities Today Institute; former Chief Innovation Officer, Kansas City MO; and current COVID-19 Vaccine Operations Director for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and KCK All pandemics end. Many of us are working hard to hasten the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the vaccine distribution coupled with good
- [Real-time video analytics and the road to Vision Zero](https://cities-today.com/industry/real-time-video-analytics-and-the-road-to-vision-zero/) - By Maya Scheyer, Vice President of Global Business Development, viisights. Approximately 1.35 million people die each year as a result of road accidents and road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5-29. As well as the human toll, crashes cost most countries three percent of their gross domestic
- [How video analytics are helping cities re-open safely](https://cities-today.com/industry/video-analytics-helping-cities-re-open-safely/) - By Maya Scheyer, Vice President of Global Business Development, Viisights. This feature was originally published on the Viisights blog. After more than a year of COVID-19 disruption and as vaccines roll out, many cities around the world are slowly moving towards a return to ‘normality’. As businesses start to re-open and communities re-connect, cities face a delicate
- [To address water management challenges, these cities use nature-based-solutions](https://cities-today.com/industry/to-address-water-management-challenges-these-cities-use-nature-based-solutions/) - Article contributed by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) Cities that integrate nature-based-solutions for water management co-deliver many features for a future green city. The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), in collaboration with London Livery Company, the Worshipful Company of Gardeners, presented ‘Nature-based solutions for water management in cities’ as the second climate
- [Public transit in rural communities is extremely inefficient — this data tells us how to change that](https://cities-today.com/industry/public-transit-rural-communities-extremely-inefficient-data-change/) - Fixed route public transportation services have a very low utilisation rate — measured by passenger trips per revenue-hour — in rural areas. Here’s how to give those numbers a boost in your town. While it’s no secret that rural communities commonly lack access to reliable and efficient public transportation, the sheer number of rural residents
- [Malmö, Sweden: A testing ground for integrated sustainable solutions](https://cities-today.com/industry/malmo-sweden-a-testing-ground-for-integrated-sustainable-solutions/) - By: Mark Wessel, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability The former industrial shipyard Western Harbour boasts a heavy concentration of green roofs and a heat pump plant that provides residents with heating and cooling. The neighbourhood of Augustenborg is known for its focus on climate adaptation and social and green regeneration initiatives. Hyllie for its smart energy
- [Smart City Summit & Expo demonstrates the future of events](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-city-summit-expo-demonstrates-future-events/) - The eighth Smart City Summit & Expo (SCSE) successfully concluded on March 26 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2. Despite the strict entry control on the number of attendees, the four-day event drew over 80,000 visitors. The organiser, Taipei Computer Association (TCA), also invited delegations from more than 50 industrial and business associations to
- [New guide supports planning for more resilient and robust urban mobility](https://cities-today.com/industry/new-guide-supports-planning-resilient-robust-urban-mobility/) - As cities and regions respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with new and innovative transport solutions, what are the lessons for long-term sustainable mobility planning? Sustainable urban mobility planning (SUMP) is a strategic and integrated approach to dealing with the complexity of urban transport. Across Europe, local authorities and their private operating partners are striving to
- [Connected vehicle data: Finding value in new data sources](https://cities-today.com/industry/connected-vehicle-data-finding-value-in-new-data-sources/) - A new source is emerging in the challenge of understanding mobility which promises to provide richer, more accurate and more timely data. This data is directly from cars connected to the internet via high-speed mobile networks and can deliver greatly improved fidelity for many sectors such as traffic management, road safety and retail intelligence, amongst
- [Smart city pitfalls: Sharing successes – and failures – too narrowly](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-city-pitfalls-sharing-successes-and-failures-too-narrowly/) - By: Dr Jonathan Reichental This article is part of a series on smart city pitfalls to avoid. It is an extract from Smart Cities for Dummies by Jonathan Reichental. Government workers often take the brunt of stereotyping that characterises them as lazy and unproductive. A few of those might exist, but isn’t that true in every industry? The truth
- [Quick tips for effective citizen engagement](https://cities-today.com/industry/quick-tips-for-effective-citizen-engagement/) - What’s the secret to a successful local government? An engaged citizen base. The challenge is, citizens aren’t always lining up to participate in local government affairs. Cities and counties have to work to keep their communities involved and informed. When it comes to interacting with constituents, there’s no one-size-fits-all answer. The unique needs, behaviours and
- [How RVK scaled up the largest fuel cell bus fleet in Europe](https://cities-today.com/industry/rvk-scaled-up-largest-fuel-cell-bus-fleet-europe/) - Cologne’s Regional Transit Operator, RVK, currently has the largest fuel cell electric bus (FCEB) fleet in Europe, with thirty-seven buses already in daily operation and an additional fifteen expected to be in service by the end of 2021. The transit operator serves the greater area of Cologne, providing service to over 2,800 square kilometers of
- [How cities can win back public transport ridership by incentivising carbon neutral behaviour](https://cities-today.com/industry/cities-win-back-public-transport-ridership-incentivising-carbon-neutral-behaviour/) - Persuading people to use public and shared mobility rather than their cars is a bigger challenge than ever in light of the pandemic. In addition to the loss of trust and fear of infection when travelling on public transport, new habits favouring home working have a significant impact on public transport ridership and ticket revenues,
- [Is your city ‘Living Green’ enough to win an award?](https://cities-today.com/industry/is-your-city-living-green-enough-to-win-an-award/) - Plants have an essential role in creating vibrant urban areas in which people and businesses can thrive. Surely we must therefore embrace a nature-orientated approach to city design and operation. To highlight this very idea, the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has launched the first city-based ‘Living Green’ Awards. AIPH strongly believes that the
- [How to fast-track trust in the public sector](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-to-fast-track-trust-in-the-public-sector/) - By: Rob Walton, Industry Director – Public Sector, Six Degrees The COVID-19 pandemic has touched every industry in one way or another, but the public sector, particularly local government, has been arguably one of the most heavily impacted. When it comes to the performance of the systems and technology it has in place, the public sector
- [How contactless travel will help transform urban mobility in a post-COVID world](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-contactless-travel-will-help-transform-urban-mobility-in-a-post-covid-world/) - COVID-19 has had a massive impact on cities and public transportation companies across the globe as they work to deliver safe, reliable, and inclusive methods of transport. Nick Mackie, Vice President and Global Head of Urban Mobility, Visa, explains why deploying contactless payment technology where riders simply tap to pay — rapidly, and at scale
- [How commuter rewards can get cities moving](https://cities-today.com/industry/commuter-rewards-cities-moving/) - Eldredge Bermingham, PhD, Co-founder, Head Strategy & Partnership, and David Winterstein, Co-founder & CEO, Velocia, Inc., discuss mobility incentives schemes and share their insights on designing an effective incentives programme. As we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, transit agencies, city governments and businesses are taking a more focused look at the intersection of mobility, social equity,
- [Chicago’s Navy Pier taps smart tourism tech for safe reopening](https://cities-today.com/industry/chicago-navy-pier-smart-tourism-tech-safe-reopening/) - Chicago’s Navy Pier is piloting advanced technology for a data-driven approach to safety and customer experience as it prepares to reopen to visitors. One of the Midwest’s most highly attended leisure and cultural destinations, Navy Pier typically welcomes around nine million visitors a year. Like many places, the venue had to temporarily close in September
- [Five ways cities will change in the decade after COVID](https://cities-today.com/industry/five-ways-cities-will-change-in-the-decade-after-covid/) - By: Ricardo Alvarez, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and a researcher in the SENSEable City Lab, both at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Ricardo is also lead instructor of the MIT Professional Education course, Designing Tomorrow’s Cities. Urban planners must factor in emerging technologies and the legacy of COVID-19 when imagining
- [How blockchain can help cities to unlock supply chains](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-blockchain-can-help-cities-to-unlock-supply-chains/) - By Alessandro Zamboni, CEO of Supply@ME Capital and Stuart Nelson, Head of Enterprise Risk Management, Supply@ME Capital Many manufacturing and trading companies, which have faced unprecedented supply chain challenges caused by the pandemic, will never go back to the old ways of how they produced and distributed goods and services. Nor should they. The disruption
- [Smart city pitfalls: Sticking stubbornly to old ways](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-city-pitfalls-sticking-stubbornly-to-old-ways/) - By: Dr Jonathan Reichental This article is part of a series on smart city pitfalls to avoid. It is an extract from Smart Cities for Dummies by Jonathan Reichental. Most people love predictability. They enjoy their routines. It’s a lovely experience to visit a favourite restaurant after a long absence and find that the dish you love is still
- [Innovators will bring London back to life](https://cities-today.com/industry/innovators-will-bring-london-back-to-life/) - By: Kathy Nothstine, Lead of Future Cities at Nesta Challenges It has been a challenging year for Londoners – an understatement to say the least. The pandemic has ravaged its vulnerable population and changed businesses forever, closed the doors of restaurants and theatres, left people fearful of popping to the shops, reluctant to board a
- [Spreading sustainable mobility across Europe through peer-to-peer exchange](https://cities-today.com/industry/spreading-sustainable-mobility-across-europe-through-peer-to-peer-exchange/) - Over the past four years, the CIVITAS Initiative – one of the European Commission’s flagship vehicles for fostering sustainable urban mobility – has facilitated a peer-to-peer exchange programme that has allowed 59 cities to visit 12 host cities across Europe. The programme, which consisted of work placements and study visits, helped get city representatives in
- [Why docking could be a gamechanger for micromobility in cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/docking-gamechanger-micromobility-cities/) - By Polina Mikhaylova E-scooters have reshaped how commuters, tourists and residents navigate our cities, providing a fun, low-carbon mode of transport. But while the pandemic has seen an upsurge in ridership because scooters offer a socially distanced mode of travel—the UK for example reversed a ban on scooters, enabling shared-scooter schemes to operate from July
- [Can cities afford to miss the e-scooter revolution?](https://cities-today.com/industry/cities-afford-miss-escooter-revolution/) - by Polina Mikhaylova Cities and companies globally are facing ever-tightening budgets due to the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing a serious rethink about how they operate and provide services. Public transit agencies also now need to factor social distancing into their day-to-day operations, cutting capacity on buses and trains and reducing potential customers. But cities also don’t
- [Buses drive an electric future in Germany’s ‘most sustainable city’](https://cities-today.com/industry/buses-drive-electric-future-germanys-most-sustainable-city/) - By the end of 2021, all five MetroBus lines in the German city of Osnabrück will be served by electric vehicles. VDL’s fleet of Citeas articulated e-buses will grow to 62 – making it the largest fleet of its kind in Germany. The gradual electrification of local public transport in Osnabrück is an important part
- [The case for smart streetlights](https://cities-today.com/industry/case-smart-streetlights/) - Smart streetlighting is about controlling entire public lighting systems from a keyboard or remote device. It requires streetlights to be connected – usually using a wireless technology – and for each individual streetlight to be represented digitally in a Central Management System (CMS) so that it can be controlled and managed via a central dashboard. There are
- [From €25m to €250m: Activating the smart city marketplace through collaboration](https://cities-today.com/industry/from-e25m-to-e250m-activating-the-smart-city-marketplace-through-collaboration/) - By: Graham Colclough, UrbanDNA Founding Partner and Business Models & Financing Lead, Sharing Cities When the Sharing Cities programme was proposed to the European Commission back in 2015, unlike so many other EU-funded projects, it sought to stimulate investment from its activities rather than just consume public funds. The proposal included an audacious goal to
- [A true smart city is powered by people](https://cities-today.com/industry/a-true-smart-city-is-powered-by-people/) - By: Jem McKenna-Percy, Sharing Cities Programme Manager One way to enable evidence-based decision-making by cities is to integrate physical and digital urban infrastructure, and identify usage patterns and emerging trends. However, as cities become increasingly digitised, as more technologies are integrated and more data is gathered, the way this process is managed becomes of increasing importance. The
- [Electric buses fuel zero-emission transport at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport](https://cities-today.com/industry/electric-buses-zero-emission-transport-amsterdams-schiphol-airport/) - Electric buses are leading the way to making public transport at and around Schiphol Airport cleaner and quieter. In April 2018, 100 electric articulated VDL Citeas buses were launched at Schiphol airport, Amsterdam, and on public transport lines in the Amstelland-Meerlanden region through a partnership between public transport company Connexxion, the Amsterdam Transport Region, Schiphol
- [Pandemic response offers lessons for the future of smart cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/pandemic-response-offers-lessons-for-the-future-of-smart-cities/) - By: Bob Bennett, Chair of the Cities Today Institute; former Chief Innovation Officer, Kansas City MO; and current COVID-19 Vaccine Operations Director for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and KCK As smart city efforts get back underway, Bob Bennett examines COVID-19 initiatives in the US and reflects on what it really means to innovate.
- [Open data in uncertain times: Context is everything](https://cities-today.com/industry/open-data-in-uncertain-times-context-is-everything/) - By Andrew Collinge, Advisor, Smart Dubai, and former Director for Intelligence and Analysis, Greater London Authority A little over a decade ago I started work at the Greater London Authority. My arrival coincided with the London Datastore launch. Its simple, effective model was to make data open; not let imperfections stop you; and use it
- [Smart city pitfalls: No clear vision, inadequate governance](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-city-pitfalls-no-clear-vision-inadequate-governance/) - By: Dr Jonathan Reichental This article is part of a series on smart city pitfalls to avoid. It is an extract from Smart Cities for Dummies by Jonathan Reichental. Let me be honest: Running a small handful of technology-related city projects does not make a smart city. That’s just a handful of technology projects. The work to create a
- [Smart city pitfalls: Leading with technology](https://cities-today.com/industry/future-city-trends-lifelong-urban-living/) - By: Dr. Jonathan Reichental This article is the first in a series on smart city pitfalls to avoid. It is an extract from Smart Cities for Dummies by Jonathan Reichental. With the focus of smart city work revolving around the use of technology, it seems intuitive to consider it a technology programme. Following that logic,
- [Hubject talks EV infrastructure and deployment in a rapidly changing world](https://cities-today.com/industry/hubject-talks-ev-infrastructure-and-deployment-in-a-rapidly-changing-world/) - Thomas Doran, Senior Director of Market Development at Hubject, explains how global EV infrastructure and development is expanding and evolving. 1) Tell me a bit about what your firm does? Hubject helps accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), thereby transforming the way we move and the quality of the air we breathe. As a
- [How to become an EV city](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-to-become-an-ev-city/) - With electric vehicle (EV) sales booming across the US in recent years, cities must keep pace and begin actively planning their city’s electric vehicle infrastructure, ensuring residents and businesses are able to easily electrify. The number of EVs on US roads is projected to reach 18.7 million by 2030, up from 1 million at the
- [Smart city pitfalls: Limiting efforts to city boundaries](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-city-pitfalls-limiting-efforts-to-city-boundaries/) - By: Dr Jonathan Reichental This article is part of a series on smart city pitfalls to avoid. It is an extract from Smart Cities for Dummies by Jonathan Reichental. Suppose that the mayor proposes that your city work on becoming a smart city. It sounds like you need to build a vision and a strategy for your community. That’s
- [4 guiding principles for real citizen engagement](https://cities-today.com/industry/4-guiding-principles-citizen-engagement/) - Michael Baskin, Chief Innovation Officer for Montgomery County, MD and Govlaunch co-founder, Lindsay Pica-Alfano collaborate to share insights to help guide efforts for more meaningful and effective engagement. What is real citizen engagement? Most think of citizen engagement as a good turnout and vibrant Q&A to close a meeting. But citizen engagement can be so much
- [How Las Vegas is using data to boost public safety](https://cities-today.com/industry/las-vegas-data-boost-public-safety/) - Las Vegas is all in on becoming a smart city, translating that commitment to a charter, “to provide safe, reliable and efficient civic technology that stimulates economic growth”. Las Vegas has invested significantly in smart infrastructure to make the charter a reality, from installing 123 miles of fibre optic cable to creating other smart solutions
- [Data is the key to public transport’s pandemic recovery](https://cities-today.com/industry/data-is-the-key-to-public-transports-pandemic-recovery/) - This article is in partnership with NTT. NTT works with cities, public transit agencies and departments of transport (DOTs) to help them leverage data and analytics to improve passenger experience, safety, and operations. The company is seeing an increase in projects in these areas as cities not only respond to the ongoing pandemic but also prepare
- [Smart city pitfalls: Failure to engage stakeholders](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-city-pitfalls-failure-to-engage-stakeholders/) - By: Dr Jonathan Reichental This article is part of a series on smart city pitfalls to avoid. It is an extract from Smart Cities for Dummies by Jonathan Reichental. On any given day, a government agency is managing numerous projects. Big cities may even have hundreds of projects running, which is what consumes a good deal of city staff
- [Public procurement can produce social benefits](https://cities-today.com/industry/public-procurement-produce-social-benefits/) - Public authorities use public funds when procuring goods, works and services. The EU has created a well-regulated public procurement market founded on the core principles of transparency, equality and open competition to ensure that these funds are not misspent and that tenders are fair. Socially Responsible Public Procurement (SRPP) aims to go one step further
- [Smart cities of the future: 7 things that successful cities do](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-cities-of-the-future-7-things-that-successful-cities-do/) - By: Fernando Alberto Brügge, Analyst at IoT Analytics At IoT Analytics, we have extensively researched the current developments in the smart city space and found that there are seven things that set the leading cities apart from the rest. Cities like Prague, Manchester and Melbourne use smart trash bins that notify (“talk to”) waste collection centres when they are full
- [Cities investing in healthy and sustainable food environments for all children](https://cities-today.com/industry/cities-investing-healthy-sustainable-food-environments-children/) - By Andrea Oyuela and Samantha Nesrallah (EAT), Louise Hesseldal and Lykke Schmidt (Cities Changing Diabetes) and Jens Aerts, D’Arcy Williams and Jo Jewell (UNICEF) Despite the world’s farmers producing enough food to feed 1.5x the global population, over 820 million people continue to go hungry every day. In parallel, 38 million children under the age of five
- [Making fossil free construction a reality](https://cities-today.com/industry/making-fossil-free-construction-reality/) - By Mark Wessel Before the Paris Climate conference in 2015, Veidekke–Scandinavia’s largest construction company–announced to the world that they would do their part, by reducing their own greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030 and by 90 percent by 2050. Looking back on this decision, Hege Schøyen Dillner, Veidekke’s Chief Sustainability Officer says that
- [Are all-electric, 100-passenger planes on the horizon?](https://cities-today.com/industry/all-electric-passenger-planes-horizon/) - By Mark Wessel Against the backdrop of today’s environmental challenges, Glenn Llewellyn is working fervently behind the scenes to support a revolution. A revolution in the aerospace industry that is, which, at least from Llewellyn’s perspective, has the potential to help solving some of those environmental challenges. “I would say we’re seeing the start of
- [Pioneering urban mobility one city at a time](https://cities-today.com/industry/pioneering-urban-mobility-one-city-at-a-time/) - By Mark Wessel Have you heard the news? Daimler is no longer a car company. Or at least, not just a car company… a reality that Daimler spokesperson Daniel Deparis confirms without hesitation. “Everybody knows Daimler makes cars, but what we really want to promote is mobility and to be known as a mobility company,”
- [Cities inspiring green innovation](https://cities-today.com/industry/cities-inspiring-green-innovation/) - By Eileen Stephan The city of Stockholm has committed to become fossil fuel free by 2040–with the city administration anticipating to achieve this feat for its own services by 2030. Anna König Jerlmyr, the newly elected mayor of Stockholm, says that climate was notably a top issue for voters in the campaign. It’s also an
- [City-company collaborations: how to partner for more harmonised urban mobility](https://cities-today.com/industry/here-city-company-collaborations-harmonised-urban-mobility/) - by Leen Balcaen, Senior Director, Industry Solutions, HERE, and Thiago Goncalves, Product Marketing Manager, New Mobility, HERE Cities and mobility companies know they need to unite, not fight, for seamless urban mobility. But how can you best do this, while keeping your values, privacy…and sanity? The experts from HERE share some practical advice. In the urban mobility space,
- [When anonymised data is anything but](https://cities-today.com/industry/anonymised-data-anything/) - by Thiago Goncalves, Product Marketing Manager, New Mobility, HERE Whenever our data is ‘anonymised’, it has been manipulated in such a way that it can no longer be linked back to us, right? Wrong. The experts from HERE share some practical advice on safeguarding privacy In the digital era, we do not just blend into the
- [Placing the tourist at the heart of a city’s mobility strategy](https://cities-today.com/industry/placing-tourist-heart-city-mobility-strategy/) - By Nick Mackie, Vice President and Global Head Urban Mobility, Visa Every August, Edinburgh welcomes thousands of visitors as well as artists, musicians, and performers to the city for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival–a month-long celebration. Last year saw more than 5,000 productions in more than 300 venues throughout the city making moving that volume of
- [Real estate transparency–a key ingredient of a successful city](https://cities-today.com/industry/real-estate-transparency-a-key-ingredient-of-a-successful-city/) - There is increasing recognition that the real estate industry can act as one of the fundamental drivers of a city’s success, contributing to a more competitive, efficient and flexible environment for businesses and communities. The sector plays a key role in transforming neighbourhoods, in providing productive spaces in which citizens can live and work, and
- [Nineteen of the world's 20 most dynamic cities are in Asia](https://cities-today.com/industry/nineteen-of-the-worlds-20-most-dynamic-cities-are-in-asia/) - Although momentum in the global economy appears to have peaked, many Asian cities maintain their rapid pace of urbanisation and strong economic growth. Asia Pacific is now home to 19 of the world’s 20 most dynamic cities, according to JLL's City Momentum Index, which identifies cities that have the strongest short-term economic and real estate
- [Where are the world’s most innovative cities?](https://cities-today.com/industry/where-worlds-most-innovative-cities/) - JLL’s latest research on ‘Innovation Geographies’ assesses over 100 cities worldwide to identify cities which have the strongest innovation ecosystems and the depth of talent to support a successful innovation economy. Our research shows that real estate capital flows to cities with the strongest innovation and talent characteristics, while tech-savvy cities with highly skilled workforces
- [The new economic models that determine city success](https://cities-today.com/industry/new-economic-models-determine-city-success/) - Cities that embrace new economic models will attract a greater share of business and investment according to new research, which says that strong economic fundamentals are no longer a city’s main draw. Demand and Disruption, a report published by JLL in conjunction with The Business of Cities, cites the innovation economy, the experience economy, the sharing economy
- [The next level of mobility: why the sky is no longer the limit](https://cities-today.com/industry/next-level-mobility-sky-no-limit/) - Transport planning in cities around the world can be a challenge. Economies centred around urban areas continue to attract people seeking higher incomes and greater opportunities. The result tends to be more cars, buses, trams, bicycles, and pedestrians, each jostling for a finite amount of space. Issues arising from heavy congestion, longer commuting times, loss
- [Relieving road congestion in the air](https://cities-today.com/industry/relieving-road-congestion-air/) - Population growth has resulted in the steady increase of cars on the roads of cities around the world, leading to heavy congestion, longer commuting times, and poor air quality. Many local authorities have exhausted their options, both above and below ground, in trying to find solutions to this problem. Commuters in the cities of La
- [Colours of La Paz - unforgettable ropeway journeys](https://cities-today.com/industry/colours-la-paz-unforgettable-ropeway-journeys/) - Get on the ropeway and experience a journey above the rooftops of La Paz, Bolivia. Doppelmayr's new microsite lapaz.doppelmayr.com highlights the ropeway’s benefits with ten interactive and moving clips about ropeway users and their daily routine. Besides the short films, information and images about each ropeway are also presented. Key facts and figures of each
- [COVID-19 has triggered cleaner and smarter mobility in cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/covid-19-cleaner-smarter-mobility-cities/) - The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply impacted transport behaviour, and lockdowns have shown how much healthier city life could be without clogged streets, deafening noise and polluted air. According to the latest data from the AA, the traffic on Britain's roads during the weeks in which lockdown measures were imposed was at a similar level to
- [The freedom to travel intelligently](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-freedom-to-travel-intelligently/) - How C-ITS technology will shape future mobility services, affecting not only our cities but our individual freedom As we witness rapid global urbanisation, hand in hand with increasing levels of traffic emissions and pollution, it’s clear we need to take action. While many may consider it an unsolvable task, the solution is at hand: the
- [How effective traffic management solves the challenges of urban mobility](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-effective-traffic-management-solves-challenges-urban-mobility/) - Buzzwords like ‘urbanisation’, ‘total gridlock’ and ‘car-free cities’ dominate discussions on urban mobility. Towns and cities are facing traffic-related challenges, from improving safety, to addressing mobility-related emissions and reversing levels of congestion. Confronted with significant pressure from the public, authorities and governments are required to act. Yet today, cities choose to target environmental emissions and
- [Moving towards sustainable and connected mobility in cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/moving-sustainable-connected-mobility-cities/) - Smart cities are designed to improve the lives of their inhabitants and to achieve the more efficient management of natural resources. It is of vital importance that in the coming years they establish themselves as the prime model of urban development and that public authorities make the effort to adopt policies aimed at promoting a
- [How COVID-19 has demonstrated the importance of public space in cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/covid-19-demonstrated-importance-public-space-cities/) - By Sophia Schuff, Project Manager, Gehl Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all had similar internal conversations: “Should I go out for a walk?”, “Can I go to the store?”, “Maybe I’ll stay inside a few more days.” The decision to go out into the city or stay inside is hugely influenced by how your city
- [COVID-19 has put the ‘healthy cities’ agenda to the test, but recovery plans offer great hope](https://cities-today.com/industry/covid-19-healthy-cities-agenda-recovery-plans-hope/) - By Steffen Nielsen, Director of Cities Changing Diabetes The devastating effects of COVID-19 have shown that when it comes to a global pandemic, cities are at the front line. More than half the world’s population – roughly four billion people – live in urban settings. As densely populated environments, cities are the hubs of commerce
- [Now is our chance to rebuild so that the system works for all](https://cities-today.com/industry/chance-rebuild-system-works-for-all/) - By David Napier, Professor of Medical Anthropology, University College London; Global Academic Lead, Cities Changing Diabetes. In a post-COVID-19 world, government, business and wider society all have a role to play in giving everyone the opportunity to live a good and healthy life. Many thousands of families have lost loved ones and many millions face
- [Resilient communities before, during and after the COVID-19 crisis](https://cities-today.com/industry/resilient-communities-before-during-and-after-the-covid-19-crisis/) - By: Caroline Samponaro, Head of Transit, Bikes and Scooter Policy and Debs Schrimmer, Senior Future of Cities Manager, Lyft Cities around the globe are responding to the COVID-19 crisis and the need for social distancing by making transit free, closing streets to cars to provide more room for walking and bicycling, and creating dedicated delivery
- [Ubicquia acquires CityIQ to scale streetlight technology](https://cities-today.com/industry/ubicquia-acquires-cityiq-to-scale-streetlight-technology/) - By Sarah Wray, Editor, Cities Today Ubicquia has acquired smart city platform CityIQ from GE Current, with plans to make it more accessible to cities of all sizes. The deal includes all CityIQ assets including technology and related patents, as well as contracts with customers across the US and Canada. CityIQ staff from Montreal and
- [Intel to accelerate robotaxi services with acquisition of Moovit](https://cities-today.com/industry/intel-to-accelerate-robotaxi-services-with-acquisition-of-moovit/) - By: Sarah Wray, Editor, Cities Today Intel says its US$900 million acquisition of mobility app provider Moovit could help see autonomous 'robotaxi' services on city streets by 2022. Moovit, which combines information from public transport operators with live, crowdsourced data to help travellers plan journeys, has more than 800 million users in 3,100 cities across
- [Data-driven solutions for smart parking in post-COVID-19 cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/data-driven-solutions-for-smart-parking-in-post-covid-19-cities/) - With millions of people sheltering in place to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, cities are experiencing a steep drop in traffic congestion, creating surreal images of deserted roads and empty highways, mirroring the reduced business and personal activity. The present crisis is expected to have a longer-lasting impact on some forms of urban mobility. Car sales
- [Liberty Global launches joint venture to build vehicle charging points in the UK](https://cities-today.com/industry/liberty-global-combines-power-and-connectivity-with-ev-joint-venture/) - By Sarah Wray, Editor, Cities Today Liberty Global has formed a joint venture with Zouk Capital to roll out on-street residential electric vehicle (EV) charging points in the UK using the underground duct networks of its Virgin Media business. The tie-up could also support additional smart city use cases. Private equity firm Zouk Capital manages
- [IBM unveils principles to prevent tech being used for domestic abuse](https://cities-today.com/industry/ibm-unveils-principles-to-prevent-tech-being-used-for-domestic-abuse/) - By Sarah Wray, Editor, Cities Today IBM has published five key design principles to help technologists prevent their products being used for coercive control. The guidelines are also relevant to city leaders who are increasingly involved in the procurement, design and deployment of tech-enabled services for citizens. One in three women worldwide has experienced intimate partner violence,
- [Mastercard provides economic performance data to aid city recovery](https://cities-today.com/industry/mastercard-provides-economic-performance-data-to-aid-city-recovery/) - By Sarah Wray, Editor, Cities Today Mastercard has launched Recovery Insights, a set of data-driven tools to help cities make decisions on budgets, aid disbursement and investment as they plan their next steps in the COVID-19 response. As part of the initiative, Mastercard is making some tools free to governments and select small businesses to
- [Learning from the COVID-19 emergency to transform cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/learning-from-the-covid-19-emergency-to-transform-cities/) - Author: Alessandro Balducci: Professor of Planning and Urban Policies at the Politecnico di Milano To tackle the problems brought about by the pandemic, cities are experimenting with various policies. Although we are in a state of radical uncertainty created by an unprecedented situation, I believe that we can identify at least two paths that cities are
- [Transforming cities into thriving circular societies: Five lessons from COVID-19](https://cities-today.com/industry/transforming-cities-into-thriving-circular-societies-five-lessons-from-covid-19/) - By Max Russell, Project Manager, Cities, and Ilektra Kouloumpi, Senior Strategist – Thriving Cities, Circle Economy As some cities begin to ease lockdown restrictions and people navigate back into their daily routines, many of us are more aware than ever of the stark challenges we face in the 21st century. Although none of them new,
- [Women's safety audits shed light on changing public spaces](https://cities-today.com/industry/womens-safety-audits-shed-light-on-changing-public-spaces/) - By: Nicole Kalms, Director, XYX Lab, and Associate Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University; Georgia May Johnson, Research Support Officer, XYX Lab:Gender and Place, Monash University, and Gill Matthewson, Lecturer, Department of Design, Monash University Women’s safety in public space is very complex. Women’s perception of safety – as opposed to their
- [Uber acquires public transport software provider Routematch](https://cities-today.com/industry/uber-acquires-public-transport-software-provider-routematch/) - By Sarah Wray, Editor, Cities Today Uber has acquired Routematch, which provides software for dispatching, booking, fare collection, data analytics and more to over 500 transport agencies. A joint statement from David Reich, Head of Uber Transit, and Pepper Harward, CEO, Routematch, which was founded in 2000 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia, said: “This
- [Keeping digital rights front and centre during COVID-19 response](https://cities-today.com/industry/keeping-digital-rights-front-and-centre-during-covid-19-response/) - By: Milou Jansen, Coordinator on behalf of the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights core team, which comprises the cities of Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York COVID-19 has left much of the world perplexed and even paralysed. During this unprecedented time, nearly every part of the globe has been confronted with how necessary technology is to everyday
- [Deep energy retrofits: Enhancing energy efficiency in the built environment](https://cities-today.com/industry/deep-energy-retrofit-enhancing-energy-efficiency-in-the-built-environment/) - By: Sandy Tung, Programme Manager for Sharing Cities Cities play a crucial role in shaping the climate agenda, accounting for about 65 percent of global energy demand and 70 percent of energy-related CO2 emissions. Of that, buildings are responsible for 40 percent of energy consumption and 36 percent of CO2 emissions in the EU. As urban populations
- [Local government innovation and the art of failing forward](https://cities-today.com/industry/local-government-innovation-and-the-art-of-failing-forward/) - By: Andi Mirviss, Programme Manager, North America, and Josh Sorin, Program Director, City Innovation, North America, Centre for Public Impact This summary was originally published on the Centre for Public Impact website, where you can read the full 'How To Fail (Forward): A Framework for Fostering Innovation in the Public Sector' report. Well before COVID-19 presented local governments
- [COVID-19 showed the way cities fund public transport is broken – here's how it needs to change](https://cities-today.com/industry/coronavirus-showed-the-way-cities-fund-public-transport-is-broken-heres-how-it-needs-to-change/) - By: Jenny McArthur, Lecturer in Urban Infrastructure and Policy, UCL; Emilia Smeds, Researcher in Urban Governance and Mobility, UCL, and Rosalie Singerman Ray, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Transportation Technology and Society, University of Connecticut COVID-19 has triggered a crisis for public transport, as lockdowns caused its use to plummet by 70-90 percent worldwide. Even as lockdowns
- [COVID-19 accelerates use of telehealth in the US](https://cities-today.com/industry/covid-19-accelerates-use-of-telehealth-in-the-us/) - It’s not easy to find a silver lining in a pandemic but one of the more positive developments associated with COVID-19 is the rise of telehealth, which uses video and audio communication to enable virtual medicine — including routine visits, diagnosis, patient monitoring and more. A recent webinar sponsored by Verizon and conducted by Cityfi,
- [Case study: Chicago upgrades election security network](https://cities-today.com/industry/case-study-chicago-upgrades-election-security-network-ahead-of-november-election/) - The Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago teamed up with Verizon to help deliver secured elections in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus a global pandemic. This was just six days away from Chicago’s scheduled presidential primary. Implementing additional health and safety
- [Inclusive leadership: Five lessons in crisis response for digital government leaders](https://cities-today.com/industry/inclusive-leadership-five-lessons-in-crisis-response-for-digital-government-leaders/) - By: Beatriz Cano Buchholz, Senior Associate & Shaheen Warren, Programme Manager, Centre for Public Impact At the start of 2020, very few of us would have predicted that the driving force behind the overwhelming digitisation of government services was going to be a global health pandemic. As some of us know too well, many government
- [Why we need more urban innovation projects like the 'Google City'](https://cities-today.com/industry/why-we-need-more-urban-innovation-projects-like-the-google-city/) - By Carlo Ratti Director, MIT - Department of Urban Studies and Planning [This article was originally published by the World Economic Forum and is republished under Creative Commons.] One of the lesser-known casualties of COVID-19 is a new, large-scale urban development in Toronto led by Google’s sibling company, Sidewalk Labs. Several years in the making, the “Google
- [The Back Story: What cities can learn from car makers](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-back-story-what-cities-can-learn-from-car-makers/) - In this series, Per Grankvist, Chief Storyteller for Viable Cities, explores how cities can use the art of storytelling to engage citizens in climate action. Concept cars can seem like an anomaly – they are cars that are created not to be produced. But they are also more concepts than cars, an embodiment of that particular
- [Case study: WAN connectivity ensures Dallas County vote centres are election-ready](https://cities-today.com/industry/case-study-wan-connectivity-ensures-dallas-county-vote-centres-are-election-ready/) - Cradlepoint and Verizon teamed up to help the IT team at Dallas County Elections meet government requirements with secure network redundancy for election nights. With the 2020 primaries approaching, the general election soon to follow, and a transition to a vote centre model underway, Dallas County’s Office of Information Technology sought a time-efficient solution to
- [Want to become the next European Green Capital? A new toolkit tells you everything you need to know](https://cities-today.com/industry/want-to-become-next-european-green-capital/) - From the decision to apply to collecting the necessary data and writing a successful application, a new toolkit guides cities through every step. Based on insights and first-hand experience from previous winners and finalists of the European Green Capital Award, it contains all you need to know to bring home this coveted award. More and
- [New toolkits launched to guide cities delivering on the EU Green Deal](https://cities-today.com/industry/new-toolkits-launched-guide-cities-delivering-eu-green-deal/) - European cities that are taking the first steps of their urban greening journey, or that already have sustainability high on their agendas but are trying to raise the bar, now have a valuable set of tools to guide their sustainable urban transitions. The European Green Capital Network (EGCN), a circle of excellence gathering 31 winners
- [Putting the circular economy into action](https://cities-today.com/industry/putting-circular-economy-into-action/) - By Ying-Chih Deng The concept of the circular economy is gaining traction at the local level but many local governments struggle to find concrete entry points for action. The management of circular economy projects often clashes with the sectoral manner in which administrations and industries are organised. But many industrial legacy cities are focusing on fairness
- [How AI can help cities to better manage transport](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-ai-can-help-cities-to-better-manage-transport/) - By: Federico Cheli, Professor in Applied Mechanics and Pierluigi Coppola, Associate Professor of Transportation at the Polytechnic of Milan. Artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the transport sector are stimulating innovations for better and more targeted use of vehicles and infrastructure. This could optimise network performances, support the monitoring and management of traffic, and create the base
- [Using technology to reimagine city assets](https://cities-today.com/industry/using-technology-to-reimagine-city-assets/) - By Stephen Goldsmith, Daniel Paul Professor of the Practice of Government and the Director of the Innovations in Government Program at the Harvard Kennedy School. The times they are a-changing, and local officials are on the front lines of the social, technical and operational changes that are sweeping the country. The federal government may or
- [To attract tech talent, cities need a better story](https://cities-today.com/industry/to-attract-tech-talent-cities-need-a-better-story/) - By: David Doyle, the author of Ask What You Can Do — Why local government needs more technologists and how you too can serve. Doyle served as the open data manager at the City of Seattle from 2016-2018. Before joining local government, he worked at Microsoft. He is now a program manager of strategic initiatives
- [Get ready for the 5G city](https://cities-today.com/industry/get-ready-for-the-5g-city/) - People have been saying for a long time that smart cities will revolutionize how we live. Today’s smart city applications are beginning to prove those predictions to be true. But the real disruption will come with 5G, which is going to transform the city into a dynamic platform that can support a vast array of digital solutions and
- [Which smart city services give more bang for the buck?](https://cities-today.com/industry/which-smart-city-services-bang-buck/) - At Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona last November, I was approached by a gentleman on the Nokia booth. He was tasked by his municipal government to define their smart city strategy. They wanted to be recognised as the flagship city in his country, and he was at the Congress to figure out how
- [When 5G and video surveillance met in a smart city](https://cities-today.com/industry/5g-video-surveillance-met-smart-city-2/) - Video surveillance cameras will be the largest market for 5G Internet of Things (IoT) solutions worldwide over the next three years according to Gartner, Inc. and will represent 70% of the 5G IoT endpoint installed base in 2020. It’s no surprise that video cameras find themselves at the top of the IoT pile given the significant
- [Lessons from NYC: Procurement during the pandemic](https://cities-today.com/industry/lessons-from-nyc-procurement-during-the-pandemic/) - By Jennifer Geiling, Deputy Director, Procurement Operations & Erin Villari, Deputy Director, Procurement Operations, New York City’s Mayor's Office of Contract Services (MOCS) Global pandemics, devastating wildfires in the west, hurricanes in the south – we are now in an era where catastrophes like these are disrupting government services and the lives of our communities
- [Smarter waste management to improve quality of urban life](https://cities-today.com/industry/smarter-waste-management-improve-quality-urban-life/) - Living in a clean, healthy and safe city is fundamental for most people around the world. Essential services such as trash collection are taken for granted but when something goes wrong, waste quickly turns into a highly visible issue and emotive subject. Pre-pandemic data stated that in Europe each person produces nearly half a ton
- [Procurement: The secret weapon in cities’ climate change arsenal](https://cities-today.com/industry/procurement-the-secret-weapon-in-cities-climate-change-arsenal/) - By Anna Lisa Boni, Secretary General, Eurocities The set-piece battle of the next ten years is taking shape. On one side, European cities and on the other, emissions, CO2 and pollution. The goal? To achieve carbon neutrality and take one step closer to the end of the climate crisis. Cities across Europe have an arsenal
- [What does it take for cities to be open for business?](https://cities-today.com/industry/what-does-it-take-for-cities-to-be-open-for-business/) - The inherent inequity of the mid-COVID-19 era means that you’ll find empty streets and shuttered storefronts in some neighbourhoods, and a cautious return to the 'new normal' in others. How can cities and businesses recover, reopen and be more resilient in the future? And how can they ensure that these efforts benefit all citizens —
- [88 cities leading on global climate action have set an example – now others must follow](https://cities-today.com/industry/88-cities-leading-on-global-climate-action-have-set-an-example-now-others-must-follow/) - By: Kyra Appleby, Global Director, Cities, States and Regions, CDP Cities are hubs of innovation and economic growth and at the same time key drivers of consumption and global production. They are where we feel both the devastating impact of climate change and where there is enormous potential to accelerate climate action and ambition. CDP’s recently announced 2020 Cities A list celebrates 88 cities
- [Sustainability officers respond to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis with renewed determination](https://cities-today.com/industry/sustainability-officers-respond-to-the-ongoing-covid-19-crisis-with-renewed-determination/) - By: Mark Wessel, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability In Turku, Finland, sustainability meetings and events have gone virtual, reaching much larger audiences. The City of uMhlathuze, South Africa, has developed a programme to promote more home-based businesses. Oakland in the United States has established a new food systems ordinance to encourage more urban gardens.
- [The Back Story: The importance of connecting a city vision to the physical](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-back-story-the-importance-of-connecting-a-city-vision-to-the-physical/) - In this series, Per Grankvist, Chief Storyteller for Viable Cities, explores how cities can use the art of storytelling to engage citizens in climate action. In a fairy tale, everything happens once upon a time and takes place somewhere carefully stated, but carelessly described. In Little Red Riding Hood, she meets the wolf in the
- [COVID-19 and the future of housing](https://cities-today.com/industry/covid-19-and-the-future-of-housing/) - By Graziella Roccella, Chief Research and Product Design Officer, Planet Smart City Earlier this year, COVID-19 swept across the globe. While the outbreak of the pandemic was quick, its dramatic impact on the way we work, live and socialise is likely to remain for generations to come – long beyond the time when the disease
- [5G and autonomous vehicles: turning fiction into reality](https://cities-today.com/industry/5g-and-autonomous-vehicles-turning-fiction-into-reality/) - By Jacqueline Schumann, Verizon Smart Communities Remember the TV show Knight Rider from the 80s? Where the futuristic car, KITT, would safely autopilot David Hasselhoff ’s Michael Knight through the city back to home base? At the time, the show was the stuff of fiction, which, in order to enjoy required a healthy dose of
- [Why digital twin technology can help cities become sustainable](https://cities-today.com/industry/new-digital-twin-technology-puts-energy-efficiency-and-sustainability-at-heart-of-smart-cities-movement/) - The built environment currently accounts for 40 percent of the world’s energy use, meaning buildings and cities have the potential to make the biggest impact in reducing carbon emissions globally. Climate reports over the last six months have made clear that time isn’t on our side. Climate change is not something that is going to
- [Open letter: a wake up call for urban health](https://cities-today.com/industry/7264/) - We, the mayors, city and health leaders of six major cities, feel compelled to speak out about an urban crisis the world is only just starting to wake up to. Half the world’s population now live in cities. As urban populations explode, lifestyles are increasing people’s vulnerability to non-communicable diseases (NCDs)–a phenomenon which the World
- [Itron launches programme to fund smart city projects](https://cities-today.com/industry/itron-launches-programme-to-fund-smart-city-projects/) - By Sarah Wray, Editor, Cities Today Infrastructure and services company Itron has launched a financing programme with Key Equipment Finance, a division of KeyBank, to help US cities pay for smart city technology and services. The announcement comes as already-stressed city budgets are coming under further strain due to the coronavirus pandemic. The adoption of new
- [Seven ways cities benefit from digital twins](https://cities-today.com/industry/seven-ways-cities-benefit-digital-twins/) - At the centre of digital advancement are digital twins–a digital representation of a physical asset, process, or system, as well as the engineering information that allows us to understand and model their performance. “The power of a digital twin is in its ability to help decision makers derive new insights and inform better decisions, providing
- [How Providence is enabling better scooter regulation](https://cities-today.com/industry/providence-enabling-better-scooter-regulation/) - Interview with Alex Ellis, Principal Planner, City of Providence, Rhode Island About Providence Providence is the capital and most populous city of the US state of Rhode Island and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The Providence city limits enclose a small geographical region with a total area of 53 square
- [How shared mobility and vehicle electrification may change transport in cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/shared-mobility-vehicle-electrification-change-transport-cities/) - By Arjan van Andel, Lead MaaS PTV America, and Paul Speirs, Director of Projects and MaaS, PTV Group The Cities Today Institute will host its City Leadership Forum in Vancouver, BC this November. As with many other cities, Vancouver will face changes in its mobility landscape over the next few years. Transit network companies will
- [Doppelmayr/Garaventa wins contract in Mexico City](https://cities-today.com/industry/doppelmayr-garaventa-wins-contract-in-mexico-city/) - New major project for urban mobility with ropeways Doppelmayr/Garaventa has been awarded its next major contract to construct urban ropeways. A route covering over nine kilometres in length is to be created by early 2021. The main function of the new means of transport will be to carry people who live in the northern district
- [INTERGEO celebrates its 25th anniversary](https://cities-today.com/industry/intergeo-25th-anniversary/) - Over 20,000 visitors from more than 100 countries attended the 25th INTERGEO international trade fair in Stuttgart this September, which showcased the latest cutting-edge solutions in geoinformation, geodesy and land management. This year, 705 exhibitors showcased their solutions for the most pressing matters in today’s world — climate change, environmental protection, sustainable mobility, energy supply
- [Growing cities can only thrive by preserving communities](https://cities-today.com/industry/growing-cities-can-only-thrive-by-preserving-communities/) - People are flocking to cities at an unprecedented pace. While ‘mega’ cities are growing, mid-size cities are growing even faster. Inevitably, this brings serious challenges. Cities must create job opportunities, adequate housing, proper transit solutions and more. Unsurprisingly, cities are increasingly focusing on urban regeneration projects, as a means to accommodate their growth. Too often,
- [How data helps achieve Vision Zero safety goals](https://cities-today.com/industry/road-safer-streets-data-helps-achieve-vision-zero-safety-goals/) - By Jean Pilon-Bignell, AVP Government & Smart Cities Telematics as a fleet management tool Telematics–technology that captures data wirelessly and in real-time–is increasingly being used in municipal fleets to ​enhance vehicle efficiency and guide driver behaviour​. Traditionally used as a fleet management tool, a city or state fleet manager can gain insights on how to drive downstream productivity
- [FREE NOW - a new era](https://cities-today.com/industry/free-now-a-new-era/) - Since the last edition of Cities Today a lot has been happening at FREE NOW. Perhaps you have noticed a small change? In early July, mytaxi, rebranded to FREE NOW. We have not only changed our branding, but are also establishing ourselves as a broader mobility provider, and will be adding more mobility options to
- [Programme spotlight: urban systems](https://cities-today.com/industry/programme-spotlight-urban-systems/) - By Konrad Siu, Adjunct Professor in UBC’s Master of Engineering Leadership in Urban Systems There is no shortage of technical engineering expertise in the field of urban systems. But given the infrastructure challenges facing our cities in a rapidly changing environment, we increasingly need adaptive leaders. We need leaders who understand the complex interdependencies of
- [Placing the citizen at the heart of everything](https://cities-today.com/industry/placing-citizen-heart-everything/) - Interview with Ugo Valenti, Director of Smart City Expo World Congress This year's theme is 'Cities made of dreams'. What were the factors behind choosing this as the theme? We have come a long way since 2011 as smart city opportunities have turned into reality. Today we are witnessing the results of the work done.
- [How to do what’s environmentally unescapable but politically impossible](https://cities-today.com/industry/do-environmentally-unescapable-politically-impossible/) - To effectively tackle climate change, one must understand freedom. Freedom of mobility, freedom of choice and the markets. And also the ugly underbelly of freedom: overuse of common resources. For over 100 years the automobile has been a symbol and guarantor of individual freedom. Having a car, even when it sits in a garage, makes
- [Put citizens at the centre of smart city transformation](https://cities-today.com/industry/citizens-at-centre-smart-city-transformation/) - Cities around the globe want to innovate using digital technologies. Local leaders see the possibilities for using artificial intelligence, sensors, virtual reality and other technologies to re-imagine how their cities deliver energy, move people, improve public safety and health, create jobs, and provide education. But digital technologies alone will not be able to solve the
- [Creating better lives in our cities of the future requires collaboration](https://cities-today.com/industry/creating-better-lives-in-our-cities-of-the-future-requires-collaboration/) - It’s uplifting to see the ways that smart city initiatives worldwide are improving communities in unique and innovative ways. However, as more people and businesses move to cities, there is mounting pressure on local governments to find sustainable solutions for everything from infrastructure and public services to safety, mobility and entertainment. We see numerous bright
- [IES case study: NTU EcoCampus, Singapore](https://cities-today.com/industry/ies-case-study-ntu-ecocampus-singapore/) - IES delivered a 3D masterplanning and visualisation model, along with virtual testing and building performance optimisation, for Nanyang Technological University (NTU)’s 250-hectare flagship EcoCampus. Delivered in two phases, the project used IES’ innovative ICL (Intelligent Communities Lifecycle) technology to provide high-level visualisation and analysis of testbed energy reduction technologies on site, before delving into detailed
- [Sensoneo helps to manage waste smarter in 35 countries](https://cities-today.com/industry/sensoneo-helps-to-manage-waste-smarter-in-35-countries/) - Sensoneo is a global supplier of smart enterprise-grade waste management solutions that enable clients to manage waste more efficiently, more effectively and with greater respect for the environment. Since 2014, this Slovakia-based company has managed to grow to 35 countries across five continents. Waste and finding ways of optimising the management of its collection and
- [City currencies place people at the heart of smart cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/city-currencies-place-people-at-the-heart-of-smart-cities/) - A quick glance at recent headlines shows that cities today are facing growing challenges. Berlin, like many other cities, is suffering from poor air quality, attributed to the growing use of private vehicles; Milan and Chicago are struggling to find solutions to periods of extreme temperatures. UK cities face the rapid decline of high streets
- [Working together to deliver the future of mobility](https://cities-today.com/industry/working-together-to-deliver-the-future-of-mobility/) - As mytaxi enters its 10th year, we take a look at one of the leading ride hailing apps and what is next on the horizon. "We are on a roller coaster ride. We have a funny tingling in our stomachs, it goes up and down, and we can’t wait to see what is around the
- [The challenges underpinning MaaS](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-challenges-underpinning-maas/) - IMPACT>MOBILITY June 24-25, 2019 Amsterdam “Public and private partnerships are essential in establishing the framework for new mobility. With over 50 European cities attending the objective of IMPACT>MOBILITY is to connect the leading stakeholders to tackle mobility data and monetisation challenges head-on. It will focus on connecting public and private sectors, to delve deep into
- [How IES is helping cities become more sustainable](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-ies-is-helping-cities-become-more-sustainable/) - Dr Don McLean, Founder & CEO of IES speaks on the subject of climate change and the need to improve energy efficiency within our cities and across the entire built environment. What inspired you to dedicate your career to reducing energy use within the built environment? When I first started out, over 40 years ago,
- [Mapping air quality](https://cities-today.com/industry/mapping-air-quality/) - Air pollution is a major problem for public health. The main sources of these pollutants are transport and energy followed by industry. According to the World Health Organisation, ambient air pollution kills over 4 million people every year, primarily in cities. The problem is on the rise due to unprecedented population growth in cities. Despite
- [Interview with Mohamed Mezghani, Secretary General, UITP](https://cities-today.com/industry/interview-with-mohamed-mezghani-secretary-general-uitp/) - The next UITP Global Public Transport Summit will take place in Stockholm (9-12 June 2019). Mohamed Mezghani, Secretary General, tells us more The next UITP Summit will be the biggest edition yet. The Summit was previously held in Stockholm in 1991, where it was known as the UITP World Congress. The growth and recognition of
- [City life reimagined](https://cities-today.com/industry/city-life-reimagined/) - Cities play a central role in innovation and creation of economic opportunity. And since the early days of human civilisation, cities have depended on technology to improve quality of life. That’s one of the core principles behind URBAN-X, the urbantech start-up accelerator built by MINI and Urban Us. Each new advance–from Roman aqueducts to Manhattan’s electrical grid–solved
- [Artificial Intelligence: issues of ethics and morality](https://cities-today.com/industry/artificial-intelligence-issues-of-ethics-and-morality/) - AI is not dangerous unless we make it so Adding cognitive abilities to a machine may appear to many as the background plot of every science-fiction movie, however, the debate around the future and limitations of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has unquestionably existed for decades in the world of computer automation systems, especially with AI being
- [The new street-lighting ecosystem](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-new-street-lighting-ecosystem/) - In the new smart city, connectivity is king. And connectivity starts with lighting. Today, as connected replaces conventional lighting, the familiar street light is becoming an innovation platform. And with the base of urban connected street-lighting poised, according to Gartner, to grow six-fold over the next five years, connected lighting has outgrown its anchor function
- [How do we design smart cities to ensure the health of its citizens?](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-do-we-design-smart-cities-to-ensure-the-health-of-its-citizens/) - Cities may make the brain more susceptible to mental-health conditions, notably depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia. A study from 2011, published in the magazine Nature, shows that city inhabitants have a stronger reaction to stressors than those living elsewhere. The study shows that the agitation that city-dwellers experience can be linked to public transportation delays and
- [Smart street lighting leadership: a webinar with Navigant and Signify](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-street-lighting-leadership-a-webinar-with-navigant-and-signify/) - How can connected street lighting help cities achieve their smart ambitions? What are the latest developments and trends in connected street lighting, and what potential do these developments hold for cities? These are just two of the many important issues around the design and implementation of smart city initiatives addressed in a webinar on smart
- [Dubai: the world’s first paperless city?](https://cities-today.com/industry/dubai-the-worlds-first-paperless-city/) - The use of paper played a fundamental role in sharing information and preserving knowledge from one generation to the other. Paper is the tool that allowed the world's greatest thinkers, scientists, and artists to turn their individual creativity and knowledge into mass enlightenment. It is the reason people were able to communicate through the distances,
- [How Geospiza uses data to save lives in disaster](https://cities-today.com/industry/geospiza-data-save-lives-disaster/) - Imagine a disaster hits your city. It could be flooding. Or fire. Or an attack on the electrical grid. Or tornadoes. Would you be able to protect yourself and your loved ones? To evacuate? To find new shelter and food? What about after the initial event? Would you be able to recover? The truth is
- [Future proof: An education for professionals who want to make cities more resilient](https://cities-today.com/industry/future-proof-education-professionals-make-cities-resilient/) - By Stephanie Chang, Co-director of UBC’s Master of Engineering Leadership in Urban Systems Our future is increasingly urban. We must find better ways to design, build and manage our urban infrastructure so that it can not only reduce the impacts of cities on the environment but also withstand the stresses of increasing populations, limited natural
- [Revolutionising our cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/revolutionising-our-cities/) - As the ongoing evolution of our cities continues in conjunction with the increase in urban populations, some city leaders are starting to understand that they need to orchestrate a symphonic ecosystem to accelerate innovation and ultimately improves peoples lives. These city leaders are conductors that collaborate with utilities, healthcare and transit providers, educational organisations, technology
- [How smart cities can make you happier](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-smart-cities-can-make-you-happier/) - Smart city technologies have recently became an indispensable element in the latest modern city-planning designs and strategies, mainly because these technologies offer solutions to every dimension of today's city life, particularly for people; the residents of the city. Only a few years ago, technology-based development plans pursued a top-down approach, where residents and their needs
- [Smart parking that encourages inclusion](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-parking-that-encourages-inclusion/) - Smart parking for disabled drivers gets EU backing The EU is funding smart-parking projects for disabled people to ensure this group also benefits from digitalisation. Parking is a nightmare, but then you see a space. And realize–it’s for the disabled! Would you still park there? Hopefully not. But it seems there are many people who
- [Systems-thinking professionals needed to address urban system challenges](https://cities-today.com/industry/systems-thinking-professionals-urban-system-challenges/) - By Susan Nesbit, Co-director of UBC’s Master of Engineering Leadership in Urban Systems A new kind of professional is needed to address the evolving infrastructure challenges faced by our cities. We need people with specific technical expertise who understand the complex interdependencies of urban infrastructure systems and the built environment. We require professionals who can
- [Imagination, innovation, implementation](https://cities-today.com/industry/imagination-innovation-implementation/) - By Katharina Wind With the Laboratorio para la Ciudad in Mexico City, Gabriella Gómez-Mont and her team persistently work towards solving the challenges of the city as well as unlocking its enormous potential. The Laboratorio para la Ciudad, just like Mexico City itself, is a multifaceted, inspiring and constantly evolving space. Not only is the
- [Smart cities–pilots with long-term purpose](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-cities-pilots-with-long-term-purpose/) - Different types of city infrastructure–arenas, bridges, car parks, roads, and utilities–have service lives that run into the decades. The long-term debt and project-financing instruments that enable these infrastructure investments match the duration of these service lives. The time frame for smart city solutions is typically much shorter, ranging from a few months to a few
- [Smart Dubai launches global network to connect smart cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-dubai-global-network-connect-smart-cities/) - The initiative aims to further Dubai’s position as a world leader in smart city technology Smart Dubai has unveiled the first-of-its-kind Smart Cities Global Network. It will be the largest international network of smart city stakeholders and aims to bring together partners that share a passion for advanced technology, fourth industrial revolution breakthroughs, smart living
- [Interview with Danilo Kirschner, Director of Hypermotion](https://cities-today.com/industry/interview-danilo-kirschner-director-hypermotion/) - What is Hypermotion all about? The second Hypermotion, from 20 to 22 November 2018, will feature exciting topics which are of immediate relevance to us all: how are traffic and transport systems changing as a result of digitalisation and decarbonisation? At Hypermotion the focus will be on disruptive ideas and the intelligent networking of transport
- [Smart concrete for bridges, highways and other public infrastructure](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-concrete-bridges-highways-public-infrastructure/) - Ready for take-off at Düsseldorf Airport It’s just a small bridge. Yet without it, airplanes flying into Düsseldorf Airport could not refuel. The bridge is the only access route to the airport’s fuel tank farm. Every day, over 120 tank trucks, each carrying over 30,000 litres of kerosene use it–a huge load that will eventually
- [How data marketplaces are creating viable smart cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/data-marketplaces-creating-viable-smart-cities/) - As an indicator of the sector’s maturity, a growing number of municipalities are signing up to the smart city agenda. Often, cities build their first application around a compelling investment case or a high-priority use case, or to exploit an open data set. Examples include LED street lighting, public safety applications and the publication of
- [To be or not to be a smart city](https://cities-today.com/industry/to-be-or-not-to-be-a-smart-city/) - By Dante Ricci, Global Public Sector and Smart Cities Marketing lead Not everyone agrees that some cities in the online lists of smart cities are so smart. I for one have visited a couple of these highly ranked cities and can tell you from personal experience that just getting through the traffic to get to my
- [How the UN and Deutsche Telekom are supporting local authorities in their digitisation efforts](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-the-un-and-deutsche-telekom-are-supporting-local-authorities-in-their-digitisation-efforts/) - What is United Smart Cities and what’s the aim? Kari Aina Eik, General Secretary of the Organisation for International Economic relations (OiER) & Executive Director United Smart Cities: United Smart Cities (USC) is a programme set up by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and OiER in 2014. Building up smart and sustainable
- [Data systems can be the air traffic control tower of urban mobility](https://cities-today.com/industry/data-systems-air-traffic-control-urban-mobility/) - By Nir Erez, Co-founder and CEO Moovit Managing the transport infrastructure of our growing cities is going to require massive solutions that coordinate everyone’s movement smoothly and efficiently–or we’ll be stuck in endless gridlock. Imagine a major airport with no air traffic control tower. Collisions and crashes would be commonplace. Circling aircraft would run out
- [How space technologies are driving the future of smart cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-space-technologies-are-driving-the-future-of-smart-cities/) - By Carlo des Dorides, Executive Director, European GNSS Agency (GSA) There are multiple visions for how cities can best respond to the challenges of climate change and foster broader sustainability, yet they all share a common goal of improving the quality of life for inhabitants and respecting the environment. Smart cities also share a need
- [How digital real estate helped New York become a truly digital city](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-digital-real-estate-helped-new-york-become-a-truly-digital-city/) - Business, fashion, art, technology, food, finance, and culture, New York City (NYC) has always been synonymous with innovation–a city with its finger on the pulse. When the opportunity arose for forward-thinking cities around the world to claim a piece of priceless digital real estate–a web extension that matches the name of the city–New York was
- [Interview: Ugo Valenti, Director of Smart City Expo World Congress](https://cities-today.com/industry/interview-ugo-valenti-director-smart-city-expo-world-congress/) - This year’s theme is ‘Cities to Live In’. Are we experiencing a paradigm shift in the main focus of smart city initiatives? Absolutely. It is no secret that when the concept of the smart city was coined it had an enormous focus on the deployment of ICT infrastructure and sensors and the development of new
- [Siemens’ expanded focus on IoT will connect and unleash the power of infrastructure](https://cities-today.com/industry/siemens-focus-on-iot-connect-infrastructure/) - A conversation with Martin Powell, Global Head, Urban Development Practice and Head of Centre of Competence, Cities Americas, Siemens Corporation What are the key areas of focus for Siemens’ Urban Development Practice? When we started to look at cities, our role was to try to understand each of the 100 largest cities across the world
- [Smart cities: embracing the urban data economy](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-cities-embracing-the-urban-data-economy/) - By Susan Kuchinskas* Investment in the smart technologies revolutionising urban mobility, energy, buildings and governance will give birth to a multi-trillion-dollar market in under a decade. These smart technologies will transform the quality of life for urban citizens and the operational success of businesses. But before cities and global businesses can realise these benefits, they
- [How Kazimierz Dolny will become Poland's smartest city](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-kazimierz-dolny-will-become-polands-smartest-city/) - The little town of Kazimierz Dolny will become Poland’s most advanced smart city, thanks to new T-Mobile technologies. Only two hours from Warsaw and beautifully situated on the Vistula River, Kazimierz Dolny attracts over a million tourists a year. It has not changed much since the Renaissance, when it was a thriving grain-trading centre. Today
- [Kansas City's smart city lesson: build on your successes (and your data)](https://cities-today.com/industry/kansas-citys-smart-city-lesson-build-on-your-successes-and-your-data/) - The announcement that Kansas City is expanding its smart city programme didn't come as much of a surprise. The programme, which kicked off two years ago in conjunction with its KC Streetcar project, was initiated in relatively small but scalable, replicable phases. And they were successful. It's a thoughtful, practical approach other cities may want
- [The future of urban mobility is happening now. What's your city doing about it?](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-future-of-urban-mobility-is-happening-now-whats-your-city-doing-about-it/) - The urban mobility landscape is changing far faster than we would have thought just a few years ago. Many cities and their transit agencies are focusing on providing seamless multi-modal transit networks that include first and last-mile solutions (like microtransit and bike sharing) that minimise inconvenience by offering door-to-door service (or nearly so). And some
- [How Current by GE is powering intelligent cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/current-by-ge-powering-intelligent-cities/) - To build thriving cities, Current, powered by GE is partnering with municipal leaders to turn their ubiquitous lighting footprint into a digital infrastructure enabled by CityIQTM. With future-proofed cities in mind, Current’s unique intelligent node, embedded with many sensors, is extensible through over-the-air upgrades of analytics, connection to neighbouring devices and in its ability to
- [Changing cities in a HUMANKIND way](https://cities-today.com/industry/changing-cities-in-a-humankind-way/) - By Katharina Wind When Jorn Wemmenhove and Lior Steinberg design the city of the future, they’re not only dreaming big but actually helping people to gain back trust in the possibility of positive change. The story of HUMANKIND, a collective based in Rotterdam that aims to transform cities into happier places, started on Twitter where
- [Driving positive change, instead of cars](https://cities-today.com/industry/driving-positive-change-instead-of-cars/) - By Mark Wessel Back in the spring of 2015, the centre-right government of Oslo announced a new programme called Green Shift, a plan to reduce CO2 levels to half of what they were in 1991, by the year 2030. That would be a stepping stone towards becoming a carbon neutral city by 2050. But after
- [A new era for China’s cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/a-new-era-for-chinas-cities/) - The growth of China’s cities over the last three decades has been extraordinary, characterised by unrivalled economic expansion, record levels of investment and ambitious new infrastructure projects. Now, the Chinese economy is entering a new phase of its evolution, marked by a shift towards a smarter, more sustainable model of urban development. China’s cities are
- [TNO and imec partner on smart solutions for liveable cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/tno-and-imec-partner-on-smart-solutions-for-liveable-cities/) - The Netherlands Institute for Applied Research (TNO) and imec, have started a multi-year partnership to develop innovations for smart cities and the Internet of Things. Urban liveability is becoming increasingly complex due to rising population growth, tougher government sustainability targets, requirements for CO2-neutral transport and new technological development, such as 'Mobility as a Service'. Thanks
- [How AIR can help the air quality crisis](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-air-can-help-cities-solve-their-urban-air-quality-crisis/) - Today, countries, regions and cities globally are being put under intense pressure to clean up their urban air quality, with a number of cities facing fines for breaching air quality limits. Policy makers understand that the cleanliness of urban air that citizens breathe is of critical importance, and are developing their own ways to tackle
- [Geotab smart city insights](https://cities-today.com/industry/geotab-smart-city-insights/) - By Jean Pilon-Bignell, Manager, Strategic Market Development, Geotab There is little doubt that the smart city revolution has begun. Many of the world’s best cities are already adopting new policies that will position them for efficient and sustainable growth. Telematics and related connected-car technologies will be key enablers to this revolution, used to collect the
- [Munich to launch on-demand public mobility service](https://cities-today.com/industry/munich-launch-demand-public-mobility-service/) - The Munich Transport Company (MVG) is expanding its individual public transport network by introducing an on-demand public transport service: the MVG IsarTiger. Bolstering existing public transport options in Munich such as subways, trams, busses, MVG Rad and CarSharing, the new mobility project will begin its pilot mid-June. The flexible ride-pooling service can be requested on-demand
- [Can artificial intelligence help cities achieve the SDGs?](https://cities-today.com/industry/can-artificial-intelligence-help-cities-achieve-the-sdgs/) - A civic engagement crisis A global civic engagement crisis unfolds before our eyes: governments, organisations and citizens are disconnected from each other. This impairs social capital and cohesion, which are cornerstones of any healthy, prosperous and sustainable society. A new framework for intervention: SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) The United Nations’ SDGs emerged as the perfect
- [Transforming roadside assistance](https://cities-today.com/industry/why-roadside-assistance-is-transforming-to-be-a-mobility-helper/) - The German automobile association ADAC and CEBIT have agreed to a long-term partnership for the 'Future Mobility' topic cluster at CEBIT, Europe's biggest business festival for innovation and digitisation. "The newly conceived CEBIT is an outstanding platform, one that reflects the digital transformation of mobility across all types of transportation modes," said Dr August Markl,
- [West Sacramento: Smart city efforts will be felt, not necessarily seen](https://cities-today.com/industry/west-sacramento-smart-city-efforts-will-felt-not-necessarily-seen/) - By Kevin Ebi, Global Managing Editor, Smart Cities Council When we ask many cities what a smart cities project is, many answer with some form of technology. Sensors. Data analytics. Innovative tools. But over the course of a Readiness Workshop in West Sacramento, California, participants embraced the idea that smart cities projects are ones that
- [Fairfax County: Drawing an innovative future for the next generation](https://cities-today.com/industry/fairfax-county-drawing-innovative-future-next-generation/) - Jennifer James, Global Director, Smart Cities Council Readiness Program, led a Readiness Workshop in Fairfax County, Virginia–a smart cities leader and one of the finalists in the 2018 Smart Cities Readiness Challenge. Fairfax County is a great example of how stakeholders from across practically all city departments and other key community stakeholder groups can demonstrate
- [How satellite navigation is empowering mobility solutions](https://cities-today.com/industry/galileo-satellite-navigation-empowering-solutions-cooperative-mobility-service/) - The successful management of urban mobility will ultimately determine how well cities of the future thrive to ensure the quality of life of their citizens. The two European Union (EU) navigation programmes, EGNOS and Galileo, are helping to achieve this by using EU-owned infrastructure that gives citizens reliably robust positioning of the vehicles and goods
- [Why cities need to change their thinking on traffic](https://cities-today.com/industry/why-cities-need-to-change-their-thinking-on-traffic/) - What are you doing about your city’s mobility problem? As traffic congestion rapidly gets worse, smart cities need to change how they think, before they change how they move. An urgent need to act There is a stark reality that traffic congestion is waste. In dollar terms, the cost to the US economy is more
- [The six attributes of future-proof cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/six-attributes-future-proof-cities/) - The JLL City Momentum Index for 2018 identifies the world’s most dynamic cities, with a new focus on those cities best poised to maintain their competitiveness in a rapidly changing, technology-based global economy. Along with analysing 131 established and emerging business hubs for their short-term economic and real estate momentum, the index also ranks these cities
- [How Tigre cut crime to become a safer city](https://cities-today.com/industry/tigre-cut-crime-become-safer-city/) - Back in 2011, Tigre, Argentina was enjoying a boom in tourism. Unfortunately this growth caught the attention of criminals, leading to a rise in crime. Tigre was facing problems related to theft and drug trafficking often accompanied by violence. The challenge was immense and involved centralising, integrating and consolidating the city’s safety operations in a
- [How Budapest is reinventing infrastructure to grow and innovate](https://cities-today.com/industry/budapest-reinventing-infrastructure-grow-innovate/) - With the UN reporting that 66 percent of the world’s population is expected to live in urban areas by 2050, cities realise that they need innovative thinking to become smarter, safer and more sustainable. Managing the city’s infrastructure, public services and their development is one of the major priorities of the city of Budapest as
- [How urbanisation and innovation are shaping civilisation](https://cities-today.com/industry/urbanisation-innovation-shaping-civilisation/) - If we really want to understand the trends shaping cities, we would do well to look far back into history. Agriculture and animal husbandry were a driving force for urbanisation. Cities were made possible by man’s ability to settle in large numbers, arising from the domestication of animals and the innovation of growing crops. Prior
- [JLL rethinks global city competitiveness for the future](https://cities-today.com/industry/jll-rethinks-global-city-competitiveness-future/) - New research from JLL challenges traditional approaches to evaluating city competitiveness by encouraging the global real estate market to rethink city performance metrics. In World Cities: Mapping the Pathways to Success, published in conjunction with The Business of Cities, JLL delves into global cities’ performance to evaluate their strengths and opportunities for real estate investors, developers
- [GSMA announces nominees for 2018 GLOMO Awards](https://cities-today.com/industry/gsma-announces-nominees-2018-glomo-awards/) - The GSMA has announced the nominees for the Global Mobile Awards 2018 (GLOMO Awards). The winners of the awards will be presented throughout the Mobile World Congress, which takes place 26 February–1 March in Barcelona. "The GLOMOs offer organisations and individuals from across the world an opportunity to showcase how mobile technology continues to inspire
- [Conducting Vancouver’s green city transformation](https://cities-today.com/industry/conducting-vancouvers-green-city-transformation/) - Andrea Reimer is the lead councillor for Vancouver’s Greenest City Action Plan and the goal of becoming the world’s greenest city by 2020* When Andrea Reimer thinks back to when she was a Vancouver School Board trustee in 2002, she says a common perception of Vancouverites was that their status was ‘second fiddle’ to other cities
- [The CO2 roadmap from Rotterdam to Paris](https://cities-today.com/industry/co2-roadmap-rotterdam-paris/) - What steps does the city of Rotterdam need to take in order to comply with the Paris climate agreement? TNO used the CO2 roadmap to identify the effects of measures in the area of mobility. The roadmap shows that it is certainly possible for the city to hit the targets, provided it implements the initial
- [Advocating for a more liveable city](https://cities-today.com/industry/advocating-liveable-city/) - Constantly advocating for change to improve the quality of living for Metro Toronto’s 2.8 million residents, Jennifer Keesmaat recently left her post after a five year stint as chief city planner to explore new career options. This article is tied to an interview conducted just before her departure.* Jennifer Keesmaat is well aware of the
- [How do you develop a sustainable city?](https://cities-today.com/industry/develop-sustainable-city/) - Cities are dynamic entities that face great challenges in making and keeping the urban environments of more and more inhabitants sustainable and liveable. What will the city of the future look like? TNO’s vision on the city of the future primarily involves regarding it as a system that serves its stakeholders, including, in the first
- [The smart city is 'trenchless'](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-city-trenchless/) - With more than half of the world’s population living in cities today, the 21st century is the century of urbanisation. In Europe alone, even more than 70 percent of its residents live in urban areas. Considering these figures, it is quite obvious that maintenance and development of the complex urban underground supply network is quite
- [Infrastructure to deliver more attractive, sustainable and safer living spaces](https://cities-today.com/industry/infrastructure-deliver-attractive-sustainable-safer-living-spaces/) - The smart city is a nascent term still yet to be defined as technology prepares to transform cities at a level unseen since the first industrial revolution. In the early 20th century business titans, architects, and urban planners were coping with congested capitals and an explosion of inventions–from the elevator to electricity–which saw the rise
- [Smart City Solutions call for trenchless technologies](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-city-solutions-call-trenchless-technologies/) - In times of rapid urban growth and increasing interconnection, adapting the complex underground infrastructure is a major challenge. Visit Stand F 667 in Hall P2 at Smart City World Congress in Barcelona from 14-16. November 2017 to learn more about the smart NODIG solutions by TRACTO-TECHNIK. TRACTO-TECHNIK, a manufacturer of special machines, develops and constructs
- [Connected fleets save money](https://cities-today.com/industry/connected-fleets-save-money-solve-problems-for-public-sector/) - Something unexpected began happening in journalist Mike Esposito's inbox. Extra emails were demanding his attention, but they weren't written by people. His newly leased car was reminding him about its upkeep. Esposito, who writes for Auto DeaIer Today, noted that among other matters, his vehicle "tells me when I'm low on fuel, when the
- [Five ways the Internet of Things improves public sector workplace safety](https://cities-today.com/industry/5-ways-the-internet-of-things-improves-public-sector-workplace-safety/) - The Internet of Things, or IoT, improves the efficiency and safety of the work environment. Agencies and organisations use IoT technology and tools to drive positive changes. According to BizTech Magazine, an organisation uses IoT to integrate technology for a cohesive plan. By working with IoT applications, an agency or government department improves workplace safety. Finding and
- [Towards a self-organised city](https://cities-today.com/industry/towards-self-organised-city/) - With all the developments that social trends and technological innovation bring to cities, one thing is certain: residents and businesses are increasingly taking control. And when it comes to issues related to city accessibility, a certain degree of self-organisation is inevitable. The role of the city administration is shifting from regulator to enabler, for example
- [Travel of tomorrow: Innovation for the future of integrated, intermodal transport](https://cities-today.com/industry/siemens/) - As the number of people moving to and within cities increases, several challenges become apparent in regard to urban transport. To start with, public transport systems often do not meet demand with respect to capacity, comfort or safety, which means people continue to rely on their cars to get around. The result: stifling congestion, not
- [How cities can better tap into EU smart city funding](https://cities-today.com/industry/deutsche-telekom-helps-cities-go-smart-eu-funding/) - Cities all over Europe are going smart. City officials in municipalities from Spain to Greece are taking their urban community to the next level and securing its success for generations to come. Deutsche Telekom is a partner with a proven track record of enabling decision-makers to understand the potential of smart city solutions with EU
- [Towards the world’s happiest city](https://cities-today.com/industry/citychangers/) - Aisha Bin Bishr, first woman to lead the Smart Dubai Office as Director General, launched in October 2014 the Happiness Meter, a system enabling residents to express their satisfaction levels at every city interaction touchpoint. This system, extended to all digital customer interaction channels (mobile applications or web-based widgets), was the first step of a
- [How a Dutch architect became a role model for urban development](https://cities-today.com/industry/dutch-architect-became-international-role-model-grassroots-urban-development/) - Many of the greatest initiatives are born out of a crisis situation. Saskia’s amazing case is not different. When the financial and economic crisis of 2009 arrived, the Amsterdam area of Amstel3 hit a problem: as funds from the municipality dried up, the city’s large-scale redevelopment project got killed. “The area was just lying there–full
- [FutureBuilt and the power of good examples](https://cities-today.com/industry/futurebuilt-power-good-examples/) - If you are walking through the streets of Oslo, you not only realise how liveable this city of about 600,000 residents is, but also that it has been undergoing a strong process of change within the last decades. From a mainly industrial city, with the highway ending right at the harbour, it has become a
- [Tackling traffic management through European standards](https://cities-today.com/industry/tackling-traffic-management-european-standards/) - The European Commission’s new Urban ITS Working Group will provide unifying standards and solutions for a series of mobility-related safety applications. Here its Convener, Q-Free’s Chief Technologist, Knut Evensen, describes the work to be done Motorways produce the most disastrous accidents due to high speeds and often multiple vehicles involved, but by volume and societal
- [Changing cities, delivering innovations   ](https://cities-today.com/industry/changing-cities-delivering-innovations/) - Cities are constantly changing–they always have. Innovations in particular are accelerating these changes and amplifying their impact. TNO is helping cities and stakeholders bring the future closer, by giving the most promising innovations a helping hand, and by integrating them. “There is a lot of talk about innovations and plenty of ideas are being
- [Smart solutions for smart cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-solutions-smart-cities/) - By Leo Kusters, Managing Director of Urbanisation at TNO, an independent Dutch research organisation. We are working on the liveability and competitiveness of urban regions and believe in the joint creation of economic and social value. A comprehensive approach is needed to get our cities ready for the future. Accessibility, liveability, sustainability, air quality, noise,
- [Why commercial real estate investors are looking to resilience rather than yields](https://cities-today.com/industry/commercial-real-estate-investors-looking-resilience-rather-yields/) - Investment strategies are usually based on market fundamentals such as yields and vacancy rates. But is resilience–how a city bounces back from disaster–a better indicator? Over the next few decades, commercial real estate developers could be just as likely to base investment decisions on rising sea levels as on rising interest rates. As factors such
- [The most underutilised source of data for smart cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/underutilised-source-data-smart-cities/) - How an upgrade to existing technology can now provide a wealth of insights to drive growth and efficiency, while keeping people safe By Mark Jules, VP, Smart City and Public Safety Solutions, Hitachi Insight Group The value of data and analytics to improve efficiency is well understood. What resource manager doesn’t want to do more
- [An inclusive approach to building smart cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/inclusive-approach-building-smart-cities/) - Cities are incredibly complex organisms that consist of a large number and wide variety of stakeholders. Despite the fact that the majority of economic and social activity involves non-government organisations, city governments have been expected to unilaterally solve many urban challenges and make cities ‘smarter’. However, in an increasing number of cities, private companies and
- [Smart litter receptacles cut waste expense](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-litter-receptacles-cut-waste-expense/) - The smart litter receptacle is coming to university campuses across the US. Last year, Victor Stanley, an international manufacturer of outdoor furnishings, released a new generation of the receptacle. Smart enough, in fact, to save an estimated 20 to 40 percent on litter and recycling collection expenses. Knowing that a large university can easily generate four
- [Smart cities are closer to becoming reality...](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-cities-closer-becoming-reality/) - It’s not just startups and big technology firms innovating to bring smart cities to life. This month, Victor Stanley, a 54-year old international designer and manufacturer of commercial outdoor furniture, announced the release of their Internet of Things (IoT) innovation and cloud service to support smart cities. Victor Stanley’s Street Level Sensing™ technology and Relay
- [A look at the ‘smart’ new rubbish bins landing in Washington DC](https://cities-today.com/industry/look-smart-new-rubbish-bins-landing-washington-dc/) - Victor Stanley, a “site furnishing” company based in Dunkirk, Md., debuted the tech in DC at September’s Smart Cities Week. The company dubbed it an “intelligent waste management system.” DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) plans to pilot the smart trashcans in Washington DC's Chinatown, as part of a larger programme to use tech to make rubbish collection smoother. The system
- [Six s’s for smart city success](https://cities-today.com/industry/six-ss-for-smart-city-successes/) - By Marc Jadoul, Market Development Director, Internet of Things, Nokia Technology empowers cities to respond quickly to demographic and economic shifts, and smarter infrastructure and applications enriches people’s lives. At Nokia, we believe that only responsive, flexible ICT that works for humanity will make smart cities really ‘smart, safe and sustainable’. Cities are deploying smart,
- [Taking the pulse of smart cities around the world](https://cities-today.com/industry/taking-the-pulse-of-smart-cities-around-the-world/) - By Olivier Duroyon, Director, Government Segment and Public Sector, Nokia The city model we know today is mostly a byproduct of the Industrial Revolution: 200 years old and shaped by very different forces than those we’re encountering today. Heading into the third decade of the 21st century, new drivers are demanding a fundamental overhaul of how
- [Nokia joins Bristol’s programmable city initiative](https://cities-today.com/industry/nokia-joins-bristols-programmable-city-initiative/) - Nokia has joined the Bristol Is Open initiative, becoming the first major telecoms company to participate in Bristol’s living laboratory. Bristol Is Open (BIO) encompasses the entire city, effectively transforming it into a test bed to explore how integrated technology solutions can benefit citizens, from helping solve problems such as traffic congestion, air pollution and
- [Eindhoven to create world’s first ‘crowdsourced’ smart city](https://cities-today.com/industry/eindhoven-to-create-worlds-first-crowdsourced-smart-city/) - The Dutch city of Eindhoven is introducing participatory planning that will allow its residents to be part of a new 15-year smart city project. Called, 'Roadmap Urban Lighting Eindhoven 2030', it includes the development of new lighting applications in public spaces, such as connected LED street lighting, and the maintenance and management of public lighting in
- [How a performance tool is helping San Francisco cut emissions](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-a-new-performance-tool-is-helping-san-francisco-cut-emissions/) - San Francisco could achieve an 80 percent reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions and create over 420,000 jobs by 2050, by deploying 36 technologies across the building, energy and transport sectors in the city. A new joint study by the City of San Francisco and Siemens, which used the company's virtual City Performance Tool to provide
- [Why creating tomorrow’s smart city is about much more than just technology](https://cities-today.com/industry/why-creating-tomorrows-smart-city-is-about-much-more-than-just-technology/) - By Hazem Galal, Global Leader Cities and Local Government Sector, PwC, and contributor to the U4SSC and the WEF Future of Urban Services initiatives Accelerated urbanisation is reshaping the world In the year 2007, humanity reached a remarkable milestone. For the first time in history half of the planet’s population was living in cities.The world’s
- [Beyond smart cities–sustainability is a key challenge](https://cities-today.com/industry/beyond-smart-cities-sustainability-is-a-key-challenge/) - By Monika Bylehn, a Networked Society Evangelist responsible for establishing a position of thought leadership for Ericsson on the issue of urban life A colleague of mine once said it makes more sense to compare cities than nations–to compare Paris to Hong Kong rather than France to China. Cities share some similar traits. Compared to
- [The tool that's helping cities become carbon neutral](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-aarhus-has-crafted-a-zero-carbon-masterplan/) - It has been almost seven years since the City of Aarhus in Denmark committed US$10 million to the first phase of an ambitious plan to become carbon neutral by 2030. The city was backed by the Danish government to develop its model eco-cities programme, install electric car chargers, renovate homes, and construct a light rail
- [The role of utilities is key in facing urban population growth](https://cities-today.com/industry/four-facts-utility-transformation-4-population-growth-concentrated-cities/) - This is the fourth installment of a four-part series of posts on utility transformation, by guest blogger Marcus Törnqvist, Head of Utilities Northern Europe and Central Asia at Ericsson (on Twitter as@MarcusTqvist)*. On the one hand, a higher concentration of inhabitants in a limited area puts strain on the infrastructure. Infrastructure failures in a densely
- [Four facts about utility transformation: #3–the decarbonisation agenda speeds up](https://cities-today.com/industry/four-facts-utility-transformation-3-decarbonisation-agenda-speeds/) - This is the third installment of a four-part series of posts on utility transformation, by guest blogger Marcus Törnqvist, Head of Utilities Northern Europe and Central Asia at Ericsson (on Twitter as@MarcusTqvist)* As I see it, sustainability in terms of greenhouse gas emissions is one of the biggest challenges for power utilities and politicians in
- [Hamburg launches interoperable e-bus charging stations](https://cities-today.com/industry/hamburg-launches-interopeable-e-bus-charging-stations/) - Hamburg has become the first city in the world to use the same charging stations to provide electricity to public e-buses produced by different manufacturers. The German city's charging stations are produced by Siemens and have been used by Volvo’s plug-in hybrid buses since 2014. For the first time last week, they were also used to
- [How electricity use is declining despite economic growth](https://cities-today.com/industry/four-facts-about-utility-transformation-we-have-economic-growth-even-as-the-use-of-electricity-is-declining/) - This is the second instalment of a four-part series of posts on utility transformation by Marcus Törnqvist, Head of Utilities Northern Europe and Central Asia at Ericsson (@MarcusTqvist)* It seemed logical that if we produce more and earn more, we’ll consume more energy (not only electricity). Scientists documented, over and again, that a higher electricity consumption per
- [Four facts about utility transformation – the days of solid growth and margins are over](https://cities-today.com/industry/four-facts-utility-transformation-days-solid-growth-margins/) - This is the first installment of a four-part series of posts on utility transformation by Marcus Törnqvist, Head of Utilities Northern Europe and Central Asia at Ericsson (@MarcusTqvist)* The current, digital transformation affects utilities fundamentally. But access to electricity is a prerequisite for society and a foundation for the future of both developed and developing countries.
- [Modular energy systems: building the Internet of electricity](https://cities-today.com/industry/modular-energy-systems-building-internet-electricity/) - Distributed energy systems are typically used to produce energy in locations too remote or costly to be considered worth connecting to the grid. The City of Freiburg is bringing these self-governing systems much closer to home At 51 metres tall, the mixed-use Smart Green Tower will not be the tallest structure in Freiburg when its
- [New report to help cities find money for infrastructure projects](https://cities-today.com/industry/new-report-to-help-cities-find-money-for-infrastructure-projects/) - Siemens, C40 Cities and Citi, reveal in a new report that cities need to invest US$57 trillion in infrastructure in order to accommodate both their existing needs and projected growth. Launched at the World Cities Summit 2016 in Singapore, New Perspectives on Climate Finance for Cities, highlights the global efforts needed by nations, banks, cities and
- [Transforming transport by building ecosystems, not ego-systems](https://cities-today.com/industry/transforming-transport-building-ecosystems-not-ego-systems/) - By Jenny Lindqvist, Head of Intelligent Transport Systems, Ericsson Industry & Society. Do you remember when phones were just for making calls? Soon we will be asking the same kind of question about connected cars: do you remember when cars were just for driving? Today the same connectivity that so transformed mobile devices is being
- [Siemens joins group of 100RC Platform Partners](https://cities-today.com/industry/hong-kong-road-tunnel-set-for-smart-traffic-system/) - Siemens has joined the 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) Platform of Partners working with other private companies and public organisations in helping cities, citizens, communities and institutions prepare for, withstand, and emerge from the stresses caused by rapid urbanisation, globalisation, and climate change. "Technology is the key to building resilience", said Roland Busch, Member of the
- [Nine things you need to know why fighting diabetes must start in cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/9-things-need-know-fighting-diabetes-must-start-cities/) - Urban areas are complex environments. A large number of environmental, social, cultural and economic factors have an impact on individual and population health. In the following, we will take a look at how urbanisation impacts lifestyle. 1. Diabetes is an emergency in slow motion It may not have the immediacy of communicable diseases, such as
- [Siemens and Scania unveil world’s first eHighway](https://cities-today.com/industry/siemens-and-scania-unveil-worlds-first-ehighway/) - New overhead lines normally used to transmit electricity to trains and trams have been unveiled on a stretch of highway outside Stockholm to power trucks. The catenary system aims to cut energy consumption in half and reduce local air pollution. It was officially opened on a two-kilometre stretch of the E16 highway north of Stockholm, as
- [The smart city ecosystem](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-smart-city-ecosystem/) - There’s no doubt that technology is a key enabler for smart cities. Improved performance in smaller form factors have opened up all kinds of theoretical possibilities. Ongoing reductions in costs have made it now possible to realise many of those theories. But at heart, the creation of the smart city is not a technology issue.
- [Stockholm tops Ericsson's city index](https://cities-today.com/industry/stockholm-tops-ericssons-city-index/) - Ericsson has named Stockholm as the top-ranking city in the Networked Society City Index 2016, followed by London, Copenhagen, Singapore and Paris. The index measures the performance of 41 cities from around the world from two perspectives: sustainable urban development and ICT maturity. Stockholm is ranked number one in the sustainable urban development part of
- [Minding the gap as you board the smart city train](https://cities-today.com/industry/minding-the-gap-as-you-board-the-smart-city-train/) - By Stephanie Huf, Head of Marketing & Communications, Ericsson Industry & Society When a man slipped between the platform and train gap at a railway station in Western Australia last year, hundreds of passengers cooperated to push the train aside to free him. The video went viral as a heartwarming example of cooperation amongst strangers. But
- [Competing for mobile capital– the leadership dimension](https://cities-today.com/industry/competing-for-mobile-capital-the-leadership-dimension/) - Urbanisation has ushered in a new era of competition between cities, in vastly different areas such as for talent, manufacturing, tourism and of course finance. Yet, governments at national, state and city level usually have limited access to funds and ways of financing their plans to improve urban wellbeing. So what is the best way
- [Ericsson rolls out briefcase-sized mobile towers](https://cities-today.com/industry/ericsson-to-roll-out-briefcase-sized-mobile-towers/) - In partnership with Vodafone, the Swedish technology company will deploy new mini base-stations across the UK to boost mobile coverage in urban areas. Called the Ericsson Radio System, the mini base-station radio units aim to give a greater number of customers a more reliable mobile connection. The company reports that the units offer three times
- [Seattle to install new intelligent traffic system](https://cities-today.com/industry/seattle-to-install-new-intelligent-traffic-system/) - Seattle will implement an integrated traffic management platform to better link traffic planning and control systems. Siemens will provide the platform to help the city take better advantage of its existing road infrastructure and lessen the impact of traffic incidents and traffic management around large sporting events. As part of the installation, Siemens has also
- [Six cities are looking at urban diabetes from a new perspective](https://cities-today.com/industry/six-cities-looking-urban-diabetes-new-perspective/) - A pioneering study challenges scientific stance on urban diabetes by looking beyond the biomedical aspects and examining the social and cultural factors that shape type 2 diabetes in cities. Social, cultural and economic factors play a much bigger role in the spread of urban diabetes than previously thought, according to new research commissioned by the
- [Ericsson launches IoT Accelerator](https://cities-today.com/industry/ericsson-launches-iot-accelerator/) - Technology company, Ericsson, has launched an IoT Accelerator that will focus on the areas of smart cities, public safety, data management and utilities. Announced during Hannover Messe, the new accelerator aims to foster local development communities to build and collaborate on relevant applications and services. It will include an IoT Platform, a Marketplace and Local
- [Philips and Vodafone join forces to boost smart city services](https://cities-today.com/industry/philips-and-vodafone-join-forces-to-boost-smart-city-services/) - Philips Lighting and telecommunications company Vodafone, have launched a new partnership that aims to assist cities implement wirelessly connected street lighting. The two companies say this will help save energy, make maintenance easier and more efficient, and will support future smart city applications which can be added to the infrastructure. “By partnering with Vodafone we can
- [Tampa picks Siemens for connected vehicle project](https://cities-today.com/industry/tampa-picks-siemens-for-connected-vehicle-project/) - The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has chosen Siemens, as a member of the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) team, to provide innovative vehicle-to-infrastructure technology for a new Connected Vehicle pilot project. Siemens’ technology will enable vehicles and pedestrians to communicate with traffic infrastructure like intersections and traffic lights in real-time with the intention of reducing
- [Swisscom and Ericsson plant ‘cell towers’ underground](https://cities-today.com/industry/swisscom-and-ericsson-plant-cell-towers-underground/) - Swisscom and Ericsson have used an underground vault site in Berne, Switzerland, to house new 4G, or LTE, data terminals that will help the network handle thousands of gigabytes a day. Dubbed as a 'world's first', the usage of underground manholes and space has been approved by Swiss authorities and will roll out in 250
- [US power plant to reduce emissions by 50 percent](https://cities-today.com/industry/us-power-plant-to-reduce-emissions-by-50-percent/) - Siemens will supply electrical equipment, power transformers, and its latest control system technology to the US$200 million Holland Energy Park in Holland, Michigan. The fuel-efficient gas-fired power station is being constructed as part of a 40-year initiative to reduce the carbon footprint in the city of Holland, and is seen as a replacement for the
- [Solar LED brings ‘leapfrog’ lighting to off-grid India and Thailand](https://cities-today.com/industry/solar-led-brings-leapfrog-lighting-to-off-grid-india-and-thailand/) - By Harry Verhaar, Head of Global Public & Government Affairs, Philips Lighting As governments across the world look for ways to curb carbon emissions, improving energy efficiency is an urgent priority. For industrialised nations, renovation of existing infrastructure is crucial to save both energy and the environment. In developing regions, solar lighting has given us huge
- [How infrastructure planning is being used by LA as a blueprint for sustainable urban development](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-infrastructure-planning-is-being-used-by-la-as-a-blueprint-for-sustainable-urban-development/) - Between now and 2025 the population of Los Angeles will grow by around 2.5 million people. With one eye fixed on meeting the demands of these new and existing residents for energy, water, transport, and communications, the city is investing US$40 million in infrastructure that could signal the start of a new era of sustainable
- [Scania and Ericsson to deploy 5G technology](https://cities-today.com/industry/scania-and-ericsson-to-deploy-5g-technology/) - Communications technology company, Ericsson, and heavy transport manufacturer, Scania, have announced joint research efforts to accelerate the connectivity of commercial vehicles and infrastructure to enable improvements in the transport of people and cargo. "We've been speaking about introducing vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications for quite some time but now it's really taking off," Håkan Schildt, Director
- [The role of innovation in developing competitive cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-role-of-innovation-in-developing-competitive-cities/) - By Hazem Galal, PwC Cities & Local Government Sector Global Leader and Egon de Haas, PwC Global Director Government & Public Services Several megatrends such as accelerating urbanisation, technological change, demographic shifts, and climate change are reshaping our world. Cities are where these megatrends manifest themselves most clearly. To respond to disruptive developments, cities around
- [City leaders take unique approach to urban diabetes](https://cities-today.com/industry/city-leaders-take-unique-approach-urban-diabetes/) - In a nutshell, the Cities Changing Diabetes programme seeks to find new ways to look at how cities can break the increase in type 2 diabetes in urban areas. Today, two-thirds of the 415 million people with diabetes live in cities. If this trend continues, as many as 642 million people will have diabetes by
- [London to trial latest smart city technologies](https://cities-today.com/industry/london-to-trial-smart-city-technologies/) - London is joining forces with cities across Europe after being chosen to join the €25-million Smart Cities and Communities Lighthouse programme that will demonstrate innovative uses of technology to improve the lives of city residents. The 'Sharing Cities' Lighthouse programme will see London's Royal Borough of Greenwich used as a testing ground for new technology.
- [Connected lighting: a tipping point in the future of sustainable cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/connected-lighting-a-tipping-point-in-the-future-of-sustainable-cities/) - Hindsight is a wonderful thing. How many of the world’s problems could have been avoided had those with power and influence yesterday known what we do today? The ignorance of our forebears makes their errors easier for us to stomach. But the judgment of future generations will not be as kind if they discover that
- [US city named as Siemens' first living lab for traffic technology](https://cities-today.com/industry/us-city-named-as-siemens-first-living-lab-for-traffic-technology/) - Siemens has chosen Ann Arbor, in Michigan, US, as the company’s first Center of Excellence for Intelligent Traffic Technology. The global engineering company will provide Ann Arbor with its latest hardware and software technology to help expand the city’s smart traffic system infrastructure. “Ann Arbor is a city of 115,000 residents, 70,000 students and thousands of visitors
- [How will cities benefit from IBM’s new cognitive approach?](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-will-cities-benefit-from-ibms-new-cognitive-approach/) - Cities Today spoke to Michael Dixon, General Manager, Smarter Cities, IBM about the global tech company’s push of its self-titled Cognitive Era and what it means for cities How does this new Cognitive Era change your relationship with cities? We will continue our presence in smarter cities and state, local, regional governments around the world. There's no
- [India’s smart cities: the role of the beneficiaries](https://cities-today.com/industry/india-smart-cities-role-beneficiaries/) - By Hazem Galal, Partner PwC, Cities & Local Government Sector Global Leader and Neel Ratan, Partner PwC, Digital Government Network Global Leader and Government Sector Leader, PwC India India continues to witness explosive urban development where the urban population is expected to grow at a rate of 12 million people annually for the next 35 years,
- [Top APEC cities for doing business revealed](https://cities-today.com/industry/top-apec-cities-for-doing-business-named/) - Toronto, Vancouver and Singapore have emerged as the top three cities in APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) in which to live and do business, according to a new PwC study launched during the APEC 2015 CEO Summit. The study, Building Better Cities, focuses on the role urban centres play in the context of APEC’s economic and
- [Vienna’s Urban Lakeside to be a ‘living lab’ for sustainable development](https://cities-today.com/industry/viennas-urban-lakeside-sustainable-development/) - In 20 years’ time, Vienna, Austria’s capital city, will be home to around two million people, some 230,000 more than today. To deal with the increasing population and demand for public services, an old airfield in the northeast of the city is being transformed into a modern, multi-functional city district, called aspern Urban Lakeside, which
- [Innovating for Smarter Cities in India](https://cities-today.com/industry/innovating-smarter-cities-india/) - Bangalore, India: Sheena looked at her watch in desperation. It was 9.30am–she had left home close to an hour ago, and yet had travelled only half the distance to get to her office, located some eight kilometres away. Worse still, in the last half hour, the car she was driving crawled to cover only half
- [Philadelphia trains to feed energy back into grid](https://cities-today.com/industry/philadelphia-trains-to-feed-energy-back-into-grid/) - The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, operator of regional and mass transit networks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has confirmed that it has awarded engineering company Siemens a US$118 million contract for 13 new electric trains. “We are looking forward to the arrival [of the trains] to help provide a faster and more reliable rail service for our
- [Berlin to test radar-based parking space detection](https://cities-today.com/industry/berlin-to-test-radar-based-parking-space-detection/) - Siemens has launched a pilot project in Berlin aimed at simplifying the search for a parking space. The company has installed radar sensors on street lamps, for test and demonstration purposes, that provide information on parking space occupancy. The network of sensors scans from above an area of up to 30 metres, the equivalent of
- [When 5G and video surveillance met in a smart city](https://cities-today.com/industry/5g-video-surveillance-met-smart-city/) - Video surveillance cameras will be the largest market for 5G Internet of Things (IoT) solutions worldwide over the next three years according to Gartner, Inc. and will represent 70% of the 5G IoT endpoint installed base in 2020. It’s no surprise that video cameras find themselves at the top of the IoT pile given the significant
- [How interoperability can future-proof connected urban life](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-interoperability-can-future-proof-connected-urban-life/) - Cities are losing large amounts of potential because their systems rarely talk to each other, according to a new whitepaper from the Cities Today Institute and Paradox Engineering that argues interoperability is now the cornerstone of sustainable urban development. The report, How interoperability can safeguard our future cities, shows how open data models and shared
- [Getting from pilot to scale](https://cities-today.com/industry/getting-from-pilot-to-scale/) - Chelsea McCullough, Strategic Advisor, Smart Cities Connect Great ideas often start small (and local!). City government has the unique opportunity (and challenge) of responding to issues that residents face in their everyday lives. This often means working across departments, breaking silos, introducing innovation that responds to human needs rather than just adding the next shiny
- [Next gen transportation: advancing the connected mobility ecosystem](https://cities-today.com/industry/next-gen-transportation-advancing-the-connected-mobility-ecosystem/) - At ITS America 2025, AT&T reaffirmed its commitment to advancing intelligent transit systems by presenting a portfolio of innovative solutions that can integrate 5G, IoT and AI technologies. These efforts are directed at promoting safer, more efficient and sustainable mobility. Emphasising developments in Next Generation Transportation and Video Intelligence, AT&T highlighted its position as a
- [Urban readiness: how cities are balancing climate and essential services](https://cities-today.com/industry/urban-readiness-how-cities-are-balancing-climate-and-essential-services/) - Cities have undergone significant changes over the past decade, with population growth having a substantial impact on city environments, economies and social cohesion. Now home to more than half of the world’s population, cities have expanded outwards, upwards and, in some cases, been built anew. This trajectory shows no signs of slowing. According to UN-Habitat,
- [How to balance construction and operations in today’s airports](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-to-balance-construction-and-operations-in-todays-airports/) - By Leif Johnson, Industry Solutions Director – Transportation at Bentley Systems Airports never stand still. While millions of passengers pass through terminals and aircraft taxi on runways every day, behind the scenes a constant cycle of construction and maintenance is underway. From new terminal expansions and runway resurfacing to HVAC upgrades and retail fit-outs, projects of
- [Residents weigh in on data privacy and smart city technologies](https://cities-today.com/industry/residents-weigh-in-on-data-privacy-and-smart-city-technologies/) - By Chelsea McCullough, Smart Cities Connect AI is increasingly becoming embedded in smart city technologies, but often these integrations are not obvious to the general public. However, the proliferation of Generative AI is making AI systems more accessible and relevant to people and stimulating new questions about data privacy, transparency, and digital rights. Because urban
- [Fixing the weakest link: airport design to construction](https://cities-today.com/industry/fixing-the-weakest-link-airport-design-to-construction/) - By Leif Johnson, Industry Solutions Director – Transportation at Bentley Systems When I talk with airport executives, one issue comes up again and again: the handover between design and construction. It is at this stage that projects can struggle. Too often, information arrives incomplete, inconsistent, or outdated. Updates made on site may never make it back
- [What cities miss at intersections, and why it’s costing us more than we think](https://cities-today.com/industry/what-cities-miss-at-intersections-and-why-its-costing-us-more-than-we-think/) - When it comes to urban mobility and traffic safety, intersections are where everything comes together. Cars, buses, bicycles, scooters, and pedestrians all converge at some of the most complex and high-risk points in a city’s transport network. Despite their importance, the systems used to monitor these intersections have remained largely unchanged for decades. Many cities
- [Smart cities and safer celebrations](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-cities-and-safer-celebrations/) - By Chelsea McCullough, Strategic Advisor, Smart Cities Connect Almost 20 million people visit New Orleans every year to enjoy the city’s vibrant culture and the wide variety of exciting events. There is something for everyone from boisterous Mardi Gras parades, to jams at Jazz Fest, to football and live music at Caesars Super Dome (not
- [How digital rehearsals are helping airports manage disruption](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-digital-rehearsals-are-helping-airports-manage-disruption/) - By Leif Johnson, Industry Solutions Director – Transportation at Bentley Systems Airport construction today requires an entirely different mindset from even a decade ago. Projects now take place under intense time pressure and within live, constrained environments. With passengers in motion and tight flight schedules to maintain, even minor missteps in planning can result in
- [The time for cities is now](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-time-for-cities-is-now/) - By Ugo Valenti, Director of Smart City Expo World Congress The story of humankind is a tale of overcoming adversity. Of constant evolution and relentless struggle to improve. In the past two centuries, the world has experienced an unprecedented shift that reshaped a population with 90 percent of its inhabitants living in rural areas in 1800
- [Autonomous mobility for all](https://cities-today.com/industry/autonomous-mobility-for-all/) - How Beep is doing autonomous differently From the water cooler to the board room to the halls of government, the promise of shared autonomous vehicles (AVs) has been a hot discussion topic for years now. With the industry’s rapid technological advancement, the industry has graduated from temporary demonstrations to permanent integration within transportation networks. This
- [Inside Makati’s push for a greener, smarter city](https://cities-today.com/industry/inside-makatis-push-for-a-greener-smarter-city/) - In the heart of Metro Manila, the City of Makati–one of the most densely populated areas in the world–is a leading financial and commercial hub with the highest concentration of multinational corporations in the Philippines. Also known as an entertainment hotspot within the capital region, Makati has positioned itself as a national and regional leader
- [Fixing friction: how LiDAR and spatial intelligence are transforming airport checkpoints](https://cities-today.com/industry/fixing-friction-how-lidar-and-spatial-intelligence-are-transforming-airport-checkpoints/) - Long lines at check-in and security cost airports millions. LiDAR-powered Spatial Intelligence offers a smarter, privacy-first way to improve flow and recover lost revenue. At airports, long queues and unpredictable wait times at check-in and security checkpoints are among the top sources of frustration for travellers. Recent analyses of over 20,000 passenger reviews show significant
- [Rethinking urban mobility: a roadmap for sustainable transformation](https://cities-today.com/industry/rethinking-urban-mobility-a-roadmap-for-sustainable-transformation/) - Urban mobility is at a critical inflection point. With nearly 70 percent of the global population projected to live in urban areas by 2050, the strain on transportation systems is becoming increasingly unsustainable. Congestion, pollution, and safety challenges are already costing cities up to 4 percent of their GDP each year. "However, beyond the immediate
- [Three European cities driving bold sustainability innovation in Europe revealed as finalists for the Local Sustainability Award](https://cities-today.com/industry/three-european-cities-driving-bold-sustainability-innovation-in-europe-revealed-as-finalists-for-the-local-sustainability-award/) - Local government network, ICLEI Europe, together with Bertelsmann Stiftung, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the City of Aalborg, is proud to announce the three finalists for the inaugural Local Sustainability Award 2025. This award recognises the most ambitious and innovative sustainability action by local and regional governments
- [How smart lighting helps cities beat the heat](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-smart-lighting-helps-cities-beat-the-heat/) - Carlo Bernocco, Product Portfolio Manager of Paradox Engineering, explains how connected streetlights are helping cities manage energy demand, stabilise power grids and prepare for increasingly hot summers. How does smart lighting help stabilise power grids, particularly during peak summer months when blackouts are more common? Street lighting is an energy-intensive application, accounting for up to
- [New tools for multimodal transport planning](https://cities-today.com/industry/ptv-group-and-econolite-showcase-pioneering-technologies-for-public-transport-planning-and-multimodal-operations-management/) - United under the brand Umovity, global mobility leaders PTV Group and Econolite are advancing a holistic approach to enhance mobility—centered on safety, intelligence, and sustainability. At the UITP Summit 2025 in Hamburg, they will present their cutting-edge portfolio for modern, efficient public transportation. Meeting the demands of modern mobility Public transportation is under mounting pressure:
- [How Sydney Airport’s smart twin saves millions](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-sydney-airports-smart-twin-saves-millions/) - Leif Johnson, Industry Solutions Director – Transportation at Bentley Systems, explains why digital twins should be treated as strategic infrastructure, sharing how Sydney Airport saved AU$1 million annually by connecting siloed data to improve efficiency, collaboration and the passenger experience. For airport executives, how do you define a digital twin and why should it be
- [Enhancing passenger flow at Paris CDG airport: SNCF Gares & Connexions partners with Outsight](https://cities-today.com/industry/enhancing-passenger-flow-at-paris-cdg-airport-sncf-gares-connexions-partners-with-outsight/) - Outsight is supporting SNCF Gares & Connexions in a strategic initiative to optimise passenger movement and accessibility at the Train Station inside Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2. Through the deployment of Outsight’s real-time 3D LiDAR-based software, this collaboration brings a new level of precision and insight into how people move within complex transportation
- [Drone breakthroughs offer cities new urban tools](https://cities-today.com/industry/drone-breakthroughs-offer-cities-new-urban-tools/) - Autonomous drones are edging closer to routine deployment in cities, thanks to recent breakthroughs in ultra-wideband (UWB) localisation. In the months since the launch of a European pilot known as Fly-Discovery, developers at Paradox Engineering have improved the system’s precision, adaptability, and resilience–positioning drones as more reliable partners in urban logistics, emergency response, and infrastructure
- [From groundwork to AI: reinventing runway inspections](https://cities-today.com/industry/from-groundwork-to-ai-reinventing-runway-inspections/) - For airport leaders, ensuring the safety and longevity of runway infrastructure is a constant challenge. Traditional inspection methods, while reliable, are labour-intensive, time-consuming and disruptive to airport operations. However, a new wave of digital transformation–leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and digital twins–is reshaping how airports approach pavement assessment and maintenance. Engineering firm Alfred
- [Milestone's video technology powers next-gen AI for smart cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/milestones-video-technology-powers-next-gen-ai-for-smart-cities/) - Open platform unlocks trusted video data and best-in-class video analytics for smarter, safer cities Next generation AI for smart cities The future of smart city technology isn’t being shaped in Silicon Valley–it’s unfolding in Dubuque, Iowa. This mid-sized city has become a live testbed for AI-driven traffic management through Project Hafnia, a pioneering public-private initiative
- [Why airport AI is a strategic advantage](https://cities-today.com/industry/why-airport-ai-is-a-strategic-advantage/) - Heathrow, Toronto, and Sydney airports are leading the way in the global aviation sector's shift toward predictive operations and data-driven decision-making by investing in AI-powered asset management and digital twin technologies. This transformation is reshaping everything from maintenance to passenger flow. Air traffic has rebounded and is forecast to grow significantly. Infrastructure is under renewed
- [Looking ahead to the UITP Summit in Hamburg](https://cities-today.com/industry/looking-ahead-to-the-uitp-summit-in-hamburg/) - Hamburg will be the host city for the UITP Summit 2025 (15-18 June), how is the team preparing for this year’s edition? In some ways it’s hard to believe that we’re on the cusp of hosting the next UITP Summit, when the 2023 edition in Barcelona feels so close to mind. It’s not an easy
- [Amilcar: make transit a climate priority](https://cities-today.com/industry/amilcar-make-transit-a-climate-priority/) - Speaking to Cities Today, UITP President and OC Transpo General Manager Renée Amilcar outlines why public transport must be at the centre of climate action, equity, and urban innovation. From zero-emission fleets to inclusive leadership, she’s calling on decision-makers to treat transit as a global priority. How are you using your UITP presidency to push
- [How NYC transformed public spaces into urban lifelines](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-nyc-transformed-public-spaces-into-urban-lifelines/) - New York City has long been a leader in urban development, particularly in reimagining public spaces to enhance liveability. Through a combination of policy incentives, private sector engagement, and community-driven design, the city has created nearly 600 privately owned public spaces (POPS) since the 1960s. These spaces have become essential extensions of work, leisure, and
- [Dallas Fort Worth International Airport selects Outsight for the world’s largest 3D LiDAR deployment](https://cities-today.com/industry/dallas-fort-worth-international-airport-selects-outsight-for-the-worlds-largest-3d-lidar/) - DFW Airport selects Outsight for a US$17.2M LiDAR deployment to enhance safety, operations, and passenger flow with Spatial Intelligence. This groundbreaking initiative at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) represents an unprecedented implementation of advanced sensing technology, positioning the global transportation hub at the forefront of airport innovation and operational excellence. This large-scale project will
- [Applications open for Singapore’s World City Prize](https://cities-today.com/industry/applications-open-for-singapores-world-city-prize/) - The Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize, one of the first awards established to recognise cities’ transformative efforts, is open for nominations for its 2026 cycle. Since its inception in 2010, the biennial award has stood out for its recognition of sustained holistic and sustainable urban transformation. Jointly organised by Singapore’s Urban Redevelopment Authority and
- [How Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize is inspiring cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-singapores-lee-kuan-yew-world-prize-is-inspiring-cities/) - Dr Cheong Koon Hean, Chair of the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize Nominating Committee and Professor of Practice at the Singapore University of Technology and Design shares her insights on the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize – one of the first global awards established to recognise cities’ innovation efforts. What is the significance
- [Silicon Highway and REBOTNIX partner to deliver AI-powered urban planning solutions](https://cities-today.com/industry/silicon-highway-and-rebotnix-partner-to-deliver-ai-powered-urban-planning-solutions/) - In a strategic step toward shaping the future of urban development, Silicon Highway is proud to announce a new partnership with REBOTNIX, a global leader in AI edge solutions. Together, the two companies are delivering advanced technologies that are transforming how cities plan, operate, and grow–driving innovation, sustainability, and smarter living through AI-powered systems. As
- [Enabling better decision-making with parking data](https://cities-today.com/industry/enabling-better-decision-making-with-parking-data/) - By: Kino Becton, North America Group Government Affairs Manager, ParkMobile Parking has always been an important aspect of transportation and infrastructure, involved in everything from driving revenue for important public projects to maintaining equitable on-street access in downtown and residential areas. At many American campuses, parking is increasingly at the centre of innovative sustainability initiatives.
- [Smart lighting is more than energy saving](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-lighting-is-more-than-energy-saving/) - There are about 326 million streetlights all over the world, and they are expected to grow to over 361 million by the end of this decade. According to Northeast Group, about 25 percent of all streetlights globally have already been converted to LEDs. If investment trends are confirmed, a quarter of streetlights will turn smart
- [The future of automotive manufacturing in Europe: trends and innovations leading to 2025](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-future-of-automotive-manufacturing-in-europe-trends-and-innovations-leading-to-2025/) - The automotive industry in Europe is undergoing a transformative phase, driven by advancements in technology, shifting consumer preferences, and stringent environmental regulations. As we approach 2025, several key trends and innovations are shaping the future of automotive manufacturing across the continent. These developments are set to redefine how vehicles are produced, marketed, and consumed, with
- [Simplifying IoT management: Three challenges to overcome as public sector leaders](https://cities-today.com/industry/simplifying-iot-management-three-challenges-to-overcome-as-public-sector-leaders/) - As cities grow increasingly connected, the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to play a transformative role in urban planning, public safety, and infrastructure management. The potential of IoT solutions, such as AT&T IoT Console Single Pane of Glass (IoT Console SPoG), which helps streamline operations by reducing or eliminating manual processes, is widely recognised, but
- [Why land matters in the fight for affordable housing](https://cities-today.com/industry/why-land-matters-in-the-fight-for-affordable-housing/) - By Ore Fika, Senior Specialist in Urban Land and Housing Development, IHS As housing prices continue to rise in both high and low-income countries, we observe the expansion of informal settlements, an increase in homelessness, gentrification, growing segregation and deepening socio-economic inequality. These are not just policy buzzwords but harsh realities for millions of families
- [Ready, set, TerraGo: connected technology that’s turning smart cities dreams into reality](https://cities-today.com/industry/ready-set-terrago-connected-technology-thats-turning-smart-cities-dreams-into-reality/) - Too often, the most challenging part of a smart cities project does not involve the initial vision. It is all the details involved in bringing this vision to life, like legacy infrastructure, budget and resource limitations, and interoperability. TerraGo was built for complexities like these, with technology that can be found at work in cities
- [Backup power, connectivity, and data unite for next-gen utility reliability](https://cities-today.com/industry/backup-power-connectivity-and-data-unite-for-next-gen-utility-reliability/) - Generac made its name in portable generators. They fill in for the power grid in rural and vulnerable areas, provide critical backup during storms and natural disasters, and serve as supplemental energy sources for cell towers, utility, and other essential facilities. A series of strategic acquisitions has positioned the company for its next chapter: total
- [How collaboration can improve micromobility within cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-collaboration-can-improve-micromobility-within-cities/) - Cities Today Institute’s Global Director of Urban Mobility Rikesh Shah speaks about micromobility's role within cities, and how managing public space has become critical to building trust. With an increasing emphasis on less cars and more sustainable modes of transport within cities, what role does shared micromobility have in advancing this? Shared micromobility, like e-scooters
- [Cybersecurity is no longer an IT issue](https://cities-today.com/industry/cybersecurity-is-no-longer-an-it-issue/) - Cybersecurity threats are rapidly evolving due to advancements in technology, the growing sophistication of cybercriminals, and the increased reliance on digital infrastructure for government and city services. Social engineering and phishing attacks saw a 202 percent increase in the second half of 2024, said SlashNext’s 2024 Phishing Intelligence Report, and in the same period, there was a
- [Mobile tech trends: What to watch](https://cities-today.com/industry/mobile-tech-trends-what-to-watch/) - GSMA Experts highlight major tech developments in 2024 and what they are expecting in 2025. In 2025, the mobile industry is set to pass a major milestone – more than one billion devices will be connected using specialist Internet of Things (IoT) technologies (NB-IoT or LTE-M). “In 2024, low power wide area networks matured, and
- [How certification is driving confidence for connected utilities](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-certification-is-driving-confidence-for-connected-utilities/) - Electric utilities need reliable, secure, and resilient cellular networks to connect their critical infrastructure. In a previous article, Vice President of Engineering and Operations Alan McIntyre talked about how SouthernLinc is working with the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) and others to bring such connectivity to America’s rural electric cooperatives. His colleague Brian Lee, Data
- [The boating industry’s software defined future](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-boating-industrys-software-defined-future/) - Software-defined innovation is not just transforming the automotive sector but also revolutionising the boating industry. Discover more at the Smart Mobility Summit, MWC25 Barcelona. By Björn Qvarsell, Head of Product Portfolio, KDDI Spherience In recent years, the battleground in automotive manufacturing has centred around software, electrification, and supply chain resilience. Of these, software and electrification
- [Revolutionising urban transportation: Autonomous e-ATAK’s global impact](https://cities-today.com/industry/revolutionising-urban-transportation-autonomous-e-ataks-global-impact/) - Cities around the world are preferring innovative solutions to redefine urban transportation, and Karsan’s Autonomous e-ATAK is leading the change with groundbreaking achievements in self-driving vehicle technology. Introduced in 2021, Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK, powered by level-4 automated technology developed in partnership with ADASTEC, set a global precedent as the first autonomous bus to transport passengers
- [When disaster strikes, Verizon Frontline keeps first responders connected](https://cities-today.com/industry/when-disaster-strikes-verizon-frontline-keeps-first-responders-connected/) - What do first responders value most when trying to communicate during disaster response operations? In a 2024 survey, a resilient, reliable network topped the list—with 5G swiftly rising up the ranks. In fact, a full 66 percent of respondents said they highly value 5G connectivity. Verizon Frontline delivers reliable 5G to public safety agencies from
- [The role of lidar in the Vehicle-to-Everything ecosystem](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-role-of-lidar-in-the-vehicle-to-everything-ecosystem/) - Steven Sheffield, PE, Seyond Inc., USA Integrating directional Light Detection and Ranging (lidar) technology into Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) ecosystems revolutionises pedestrian safety by providing granular data on pedestrian and vulnerable road user (VRU) crosswalk presence. Lidar data enhances traditional Signal Phasing and Timing (SPaT) by delivering real-time information on pedestrian presence, trajectory, and speed, enabling connected
- [City mobility: how parking solutions reduce traffic](https://cities-today.com/industry/city-mobility-how-parking-solutions-reduce-traffic/) - Traffic congestion grew globally in 2024 and many cities around the globe experienced double-digit traffic delay growth. According to the recently released 2024 Global Traffic Scorecard by INRIX, Istanbul in Turkey is the most congested urban area of the world: traffic delays surged 15 percent from 2023, with drivers losing 105 hours over the year due
- [Helping cities keep up with traffic’s changes and challenges](https://cities-today.com/industry/helping-cities-keep-up-with-traffics-changes-and-challenges/) - Tom Cooper, VP Public Sector with NoTraffic, talks about how the company uses AI based sensors and more to keep streets safer, less congested, and more environmentally friendly-and how the next generation of wireless connectivity means even more innovation for the road ahead. Traffic has changed a lot in the past decade. Even before the
- [Driving a greener future: How GMC advances urban transport innovation](https://cities-today.com/industry/driving-a-greener-future-how-gmc-advances-urban-transport-innovation/) - Cities are at the crossroads of human progress and planetary health. They generate 70 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, with transport as a stubbornly high contributor due to growing car travel and the increasing size of vehicles. As urban areas swell—projected to house 70 percent of the world population by 2050—the need for sustainable,
- [New toolkit released for airports to tackle climate change](https://cities-today.com/industry/new-toolkit-released-for-airports-to-tackle-climate-change/) - Harnessing innovative technologies within the aviation sector will be crucial for the industry to face the challenges of climate change, says a new briefing. The paper aims to serve as a resource for identifying climate change impacts of concern and conducting climate change risk assessments, enabling those in aviation to develop effective and tailored adaptation
- [Why sustainable transport matters](https://cities-today.com/industry/why-sustainable-transport-matters/) - As the world faces the pressing challenge of climate change, transportation continues to stand out as one of the largest contributors to global emissions, accounting for nearly a quarter of greenhouse gases. This sector's heavy reliance on fossil fuels underscores the urgent need for a transformative shift towards sustainable mobility solutions. Beyond reducing emissions, sustainable
- [The new Brazil NDC: A story of multilevel success](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-new-brazil-ndc-a-story-multilevel-success/) - On Day 3 of COP29, 13 November, Brazil submitted an updated national climate goal - its Nationally Determined Contribution. While Brazil’s new commitment to reduce emissions by 59-67 percent by 2035, as compared to 2005, made headlines, local and regional governments around the world - and their partners - are paying attention to the how
- [Secure cellular networks, supporting America’s rural utilities](https://cities-today.com/industry/secure-cellular-networks-supporting-americas-rural-utilities/) - To handle power outages from severe storms and to manage cyber-attacks, new IoT services, and grid modernisation – electric utilities require access to secure wireless broadband networks to support critical infrastructure. “The advantages for utilities in utilising secure networks are substantial and immediate. Southern Linc’s CriticalLinc™ LTE network was created with the unique security measures
- [Multilevel action more vital than ever to keep climate ambition on track](https://cities-today.com/industry/multilevel-action-more-vital-than-ever-to-keep-climate-ambition-on-track/) - By Ariel Dekovic, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability Local and regional governments sent more than 100 political leaders and mobilised more than 500 delegates to advance city and region climate goals at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. These delegates were part of the Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) Constituency - the official constituency representing
- [Harnessing community voices: The power of participatory urban planning](https://cities-today.com/industry/harnessing-community-voices-the-power-of-participatory-urban-planning/) - By Dr. Pamela Durán-Díaz, Senior Planning Specialist, IHS Participatory urban planning is a transformative approach to addressing urban challenges by placing communities at the heart of the decision-making process. Far beyond a tool for data collection or project endorsement, it facilitates co-creation, empowering communities to shape the future of their cities. Conventional top-down urban planning
- [Smarter solutions for modern cities: the evolution of intelligent buildings](https://cities-today.com/industry/smarter-solutions-for-modern-cities-the-evolution-of-intelligent-buildings/) - Axis Communications’ Steven Kenny explains that smart cities need small, localised projects as much as they need broad, city-wide changes Society is entering its optimisation phase. The flood of technology of the past three decades is now ready to routinely interconnect, joining the dots of the systems and processes which make up every daily societal
- [Calling a city home](https://cities-today.com/industry/calling-a-city-home/) - Debate around the social sustainability of urban communities is heating up. Cities are being challenged to guarantee inclusion and equitable access to essential resources and services and adjust urban design to improve safety and security. During a panel discussion at the recent Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, the concept of making cities a
- [The 4 S’s of Transformative Infrastructure](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-4-ss-of-transformative-infrastructure/) - City officials and transportation leaders around the world are looking for innovative ways to enhance public safety, optimize infrastructure, and drive smarter urban environments in the digital age. At the core of this transformation is the need for intelligent solutions that can integrate into existing deployments while offering room to grow. While there are hundreds
- [Transforming urban living with drone-based solutions](https://cities-today.com/industry/transforming-urban-living-with-drone-based-solutions/) - The global market of drones is expected to generate a turnover of several billion dollars by 2025, with projections to reach upwards of US$40 billion by the end of the decade. Drones are increasingly used in industrial environments, but a substantial portion of the estimated global growth is related to urban applications. In recent years,
- [Smart parking sensors: three key elements to consider](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-parking-sensors-three-key-elements-to-consider/) - Despite the deep changes in urban mobility over the last decade, private passenger cars remain the preferred transportation system in most European and American cities. Local administrations are reacting differently to the growing issues of congestion and parking shortages. While some cities are trying to accommodate more vehicles by building new car parks or multistorey
- [A data-driven approach for municipal waste management](https://cities-today.com/industry/a-data-driven-approach-municipal-waste-management/) - Over 2 billion tons of garbage are produced globally every year and at least 33 percent of that – according to conservative estimates by the World Bank – is not disposed of in an environmentally safe manner. The problem directly challenges cities, as many local governments are responsible and accountable for waste collection and management.
- [Swiss cities leverage smart lighting to save energy](https://cities-today.com/industry/swiss-cities-leverage-smart-lighting-to-save-energy/) - Lighting accounts for a significant share of any city's energy consumption and carbon footprint. According to independent estimates, it represents up to 40 percent of the power usage of a medium-sized municipality, while the US Department of Energy suggests that lighting is responsible for 15 percent of global electricity consumption and 5 percent of worldwide
- [Waste collection systems are under stress in summer holiday destinations](https://cities-today.com/industry/waste-collection-systems-under-stress-summer-holiday-destinations/) - As the summer season is coming close to its peak, city managers in popular holiday destinations get worried about the impact of tourism on mobility, public services, and waste management. Tourism in general is estimated to globally produce around 35 million tonnes of waste per year, with hotels alone generating around 290,000 tonnes. Holiday destinations
- [Driving sustainable mobility into 2025](https://cities-today.com/industry/driving-sustainable-mobility-into-2025/) - As we navigate a critical final quarter of 2024, the global mobility sector confronts a multifaceted landscape of opportunities and challenges, poised to define its trajectory into 2025. The urgency to innovate in sustainable mobility intersects with formidable obstacles: financial needs are vast, policy shifts are pressing, and access disparities in clean energy and advanced
- [Revolutionising traffic management: cost-effective solutions with connected vehicle technology](https://cities-today.com/industry/revolutionising-traffic-management-cost-effective-solutions-with-connected-vehicle-technology/) - By: Tim Wray, Sales Director UK & Ireland, Kapsch TrafficCom As global traffic density increases, highway operators and urban traffic managers are confronted with the task of managing congestion, ensuring safety, and maintaining the flow of traffic with limited resources. Connected vehicle technology offers a transformative solution that addresses these challenges by providing more data,
- [How AI and emerging technologies are transforming your experience with airlines](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-ai-and-emerging-technologies-are-transforming-your-experience-with-airlines/) - The aviation industry is undergoing a transformation. Airlines are pouring money into technological advancements and IT infrastructure, spending an estimated US$34.5 billion on IT last year. Simultaneously, passenger expectations are evolving, catalysed in part by the pandemic and the digitally focused experience offered by other sectors. As expectations change, airlines must proactively respond to the
- [Live Better: A new horizon for cities and citizens](https://cities-today.com/industry/live-better-a-new-horizon-for-cities-and-citizens/) - By: Ugo Valenti, Director of Smart City Expo World Congress Not so long ago, the metropolises of the future were pictured packed with massive skyscrapers, roads crammed with cars, and citizens hectically moving from one place to another. Fortunately, that image is changing. The early vision of hyper-technological cities focused heavily on infrastructure, automation, and architectural
- [What is sustainable urban development? ICLEI is trying to define it](https://cities-today.com/industry/what-is-sustainable-urban-development-iclei-is-trying-to-define-it/) - "We are active in more than 125 countries, driving local action for equitable, zero-emission, resilient, nature-based, and circular development," said Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, Mayor of Malmö, Sweden, and President of ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, at the ICLEI World Congress 2024, the triennial global gathering of the world's largest city and region sustainability network.
- [How autonomous vehicles can herald a new era for airports](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-autonomous-vehicles-can-herald-a-new-era-for-airports/) - Autonomous vehicles (AVs) used to transport passengers to and from airports can help usher in a new age for those airports facing space constraints, staffing issues, and rising passenger demand, says a new report. The whitepaper, produced by Cities Today Studio in partnership with May Mobility, highlights how although different forms of AVs have been
- [Five cities pioneering urban sustainability](https://cities-today.com/industry/five-cities-pioneering-urban-sustainability/) - By Barbara Riedemann, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability From 18-21 June, São Paulo, Brazil, hosted over 1,500 participants at ICLEI World Congress 2024. The event showcased innovative real-life city examples of sustainable urban development from around the world. Local and regional governments in the ICLEI network aim to pursue zero emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient
- [Innovation, connectivity, and information empower an island tourist community](https://cities-today.com/industry/innovation-connectivity-and-information-empower-an-island-tourist-community/) - For Galveston and Badger Meter, modernising into a city of the future started with data-powered, cellular-enabled water management. The Texas city of Galveston is surrounded by water – but that doesn’t make managing this precious resource any easier. Its location on a barrier island makes it particularly vulnerable to extreme weather. In fact, the 1900
- [Following the data to better water](https://cities-today.com/industry/following-the-data-to-better-water/) - “When you have old pipes, you get deposits, discoloration, and complaints,” said Trino Pedraza, Galveston’s executive director of public works and utilities. All of this stood in the way of making community water Galveston’s “water of preference.” With an undergraduate degree in electronic engineering, Pedraza considers himself “a tech nerd by default.” “I try to
- [Three ways São Paulo charts a greener today – and tomorrow](https://cities-today.com/industry/three-ways-sao-paulo-charts-a-greener-today-and-tomorrow/) - By Barbara Riedemann, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability In 2009, the City of São Paulo made history by passing the Municipal Policy for Climate Change, making it the first city in Brazil to pass such legislation. Since then, this 12 million-people megacity has emerged as a shining example of dedication and progress towards sustainability.
- [How urban mobility is evolving through the digital revolution](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-urban-mobility-evolving-through-digital-revolution/) - As the world of urban mobility continues to live through a digital revolution, it takes the most important voices in the field of technology to move that progress forward. Inma Martinez is a technology pioneer and AI scientist focused on the digital economy as a force for progress and societal welfare. ‍Progressing her previous careers
- [Can AI help to battle climate change?](https://cities-today.com/industry/can-ai-help-to-battle-climate-change/) - By Dr Alexander Los, IHS Senior Specialist in Urban Environment and Climate Change Cities are growing, and so are their greenhouse gas emissions. Already in 2001, the IPCC indicated for the first time that “the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate”, a finding for which evidence has
- [Making our roads safer together: a heartfelt call to action](https://cities-today.com/industry/making-our-roads-safer-together-a-heartfelt-call-to-action/) - Every year, roads claim an alarming – and heart-wrenching – number of lives. About 1.19 million people succumb to road traffic each year. And this issue hits close to home in the US, where over 40,000 are killed on the roads annually. Alarmingly, road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among children and
- [Miovision: Making communities safer, greener, and smarter](https://cities-today.com/industry/miovision-making-communities-safer-greener-and-smarter/) - Traffic, mobility, and transport are changing… and at the heart of this shift is a vision for a future free from cables, wires, and bulky hardware. The pulse of progress beats louder and innovation isn't just a buzzword here – it's a must. Welcome to the era of the Digital Intersection where mobility isn’t just
- [How to empower smart cities with 5G streetworks](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-to-empower-smart-cities-with-5g-streetworks/) - By Fergal Lawlor*, CEO, Alpha Wireless As 5G adoption continues to escalate, more municipalities worldwide are looking to harness the latest mobile technologies to power a range of smart city use cases. With possible benefits ranging from reduced energy usage and increased public safety, to more efficient city services and improved traffic flow, the prospects
- [How Northern Ireland’s Translink gave back passenger confidence](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-northern-irelands-translink-gave-back-passenger-confidence/) - Phillip Woods, like many British and Irish graduates, packed up to go travelling for a year before beginning his career. “I did what a lot of people do and I headed off to Australia,” he says. “I took a Working Holiday Visa, but whilst I was out there, I drove buses for a number of
- [Pioneering AI solutions for smart cities and mobility](https://cities-today.com/industry/pioneering-ai-solutions-for-smart-cities-and-mobility/) - In the ever-evolving landscape of urban development and mobility, Asura Technologies stands at the forefront, spearheading innovative AI-driven solutions from its headquarters in Budapest. Specialised in creating cutting-edge systems that harness the power of algorithms to analyse video data, Asura is reshaping the way cities and transportation networks operate. At the core of Asura's offer
- [What happens when open-loop ticketing goes nationwide](https://cities-today.com/industry/what-happens-when-open-loop-ticketing-goes-nationwide/) - Cities around the world rely on transit systems to get residents to work, school and around town — efficiently and on time. But not all systems are created equal. Closed-loop systems require riders to purchase or reload a transit card every time they need to hop on a bus or catch a train or ferry.
- [Embracing tomorrow: SKIDATA's role in crafting cutting-edge mobility hubs](https://cities-today.com/industry/embracing-tomorrow-skidatas-role-in-crafting-cutting-edge-mobility-hubs/) - In an era where urban mobility is rapidly evolving, SKIDATA stands at the forefront, not just as a leader in parking solutions but as an enabler of comprehensive Mobility Hubs. Leveraging our deep understanding of parking industry dynamics and end-user needs, we're transforming the concept of parking into a multifaceted mobility experience. SKIDATA recognises that
- [Exploring the responsible use of video technology for carbon reduction in cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/exploring-responsible-use-video-technology-carbon-reduction-in-cities/) - by Marco Auditore, Vertical Business Development Manager City EMEA, Milestone Systems As urbanisation accelerates globally, cities are grappling with the dual challenge of fostering growth while mitigating their environmental impact. In 2023, the rate of urbanisation was 57 percent with over 80 percent of the global population currently living in urban areas. That’s leading to
- [How AI can support urban transport planners](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-ai-can-support-urban-transport-planners/) - Marco Auditore, Vertical Business Development Manager for EMEA Cities at Milestone Systems, explains how the latest technology can support urban transport planners in multiple ways. He also provides an example from Palermo in Italy.
- [Reshaping parking compliance through technology](https://cities-today.com/industry/reshaping-parking-compliance-through-technology/) - In parking compliance management, efficiency and accuracy are paramount. Enter ARC, the innovative solution powered by Asura Technologies' AI-powered object detection and smart video analytics, coupled with over two decades of hands-on experience in parking enforcement and payment recovery from Parking Revenue Recovery Services (PRRS). The story of ARC's rise to prominence begins in January
- [How cities can improve road safety and traffic management by using cooperative ITS](https://cities-today.com/industry/cities-improve-road-safety-traffic-management-using-cooperative-its/) - Urban road safety is a pressing concern for communities, underscored by European Commission statistics of road safety in the European Union from 2021. Within urban areas, the pattern of road traffic fatalities differs significantly from rural roads or highways. Vulnerable road users (VRUs) like pedestrians, cyclists, and powered two-wheelers make up nearly 70 percent of
- [Solving the increasing battle for city road access](https://cities-today.com/industry/solving-the-increasing-battle-for-city-road-access/) - Traffic congestion is a massive challenge for cities, impacting economies, health, and safety. Traditional transportation policy approaches focus on supply and demand management, but demand management is crucial. Simply increasing capacity is not enough. Current traffic management solutions optimise traffic flow but lack influence over driver behaviour. There is minimal direct communication with drivers, with
- [How the digital revolution is transforming mobility](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-digital-revolution-transforming-mobility/) - The world of urban mobility is changing, and during the past ten years, the sector has lived through a digital revolution. With the latest technological innovations and mobility trends continuing to revolutionise the sector, it is up to the leading voices within public transport to define that future direction. Among those developments are great leaps
- [Exploring the relationship between storage and security](https://cities-today.com/industry/exploring-the-relationship-between-storage-and-security/) - Any mission-critical business or entity needs a clear guide to evaluating storage solutions that are optimised to perform for the intended need/use case, and the internal, external, intentional, and unintentional threats the system may face. By Dr. Doug Milburn, co-founder and president, 45Drives One of the most common types of data security threats is cyber-attacks,
- [Enhancing urban mobility: The revolution of smart parking in cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/enhancing-urban-mobility-revolution-smart-parking-in-cities/) - In the heart of smart city development lies an often-overlooked aspect that significantly impacts the daily lives of citizens and visitors alike: parking. Traditional parking systems, with their inefficiencies and limitations, are giving way to smart parking solutions, heralding a new era of urban mobility. These innovative systems are not just about finding a spot
- [The shift from traditional to digital mobility infrastructure](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-shift-from-traditional-to-digital-mobility-infrastructure/) - Miovision's CEO Kurtis McBride explains how the shift from traditional to digital mobility infrastructure could be crucial for cities. He also shares ideas on new funding models to help pay for upgrades. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT2zAFoyoCc&ab_channel=CitiesToday
- [How the urban mobility landscape is fundamental to developing our cities](https://cities-today.com/industry/urban-mobility-landscape-fundamental-developing-our-cities/) - The growth of the urban mobility landscape is fundamental to developing our cities for the future. Few regions in the world are able to challenge the Middle East and North Africa for not only the impressive development of public transport, but for understanding how best to tailor cities around the high rate of urbanisation and
- [Moving towards sustainable mobility through innovation](https://cities-today.com/industry/moving-towards-sustainable-mobility-through-innovation/) - With the MENA Transport Congress and Exhibition heading to Dubai from 28 February-1 March 2024, the event’s organiser UITP, the International Association of Public Transport is working alongside local partner and co-host Roads and Transport Authority Dubai (RTA) to bring the world of urban mobility together for the largest event of its kind within the
- [Smart, safe, and sustainable mobility for all](https://cities-today.com/industry/smart-safe-and-sustainable-mobility-for-all/) - In an era marked by urbanisation, environmental concerns, and technological advancements, the global landscape of mobility faces multifaceted challenges. The imperative to address urgent climate issues, navigate construction complexities, and enhance road safety underscores the pressing need for innovative solutions. While Intertraffic Amsterdam is recognised for its role in showcasing mobility advancements, this narrative delves
- [What does 2024 hold for Intelligent Transportation Systems?](https://cities-today.com/industry/what-does-2024-hold-for-intelligent-transportation-systems/) - We asked transport leaders from cities, industry, and associations about their predictions for public transit and how they think Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) will evolve over the next 12 months. Political uncertainty This year over half of the world’s population will take part in elections with over 6o countries set to vote including the US,
- [Manufacturing’s connected revolution depends on understanding the tech – and who’s behind it](https://cities-today.com/industry/manufacturings-connected-revolution-depends-on-understanding-tech-whos-behind-it/) - Mobile connectivity is transforming modern manufacturing. From mining to distribution and everything in between, wireless connected solutions are supporting new and intelligent automated, high-precision processes that prove significantly safer, more efficient, and less resource-intensive than previous methods. And as manufacturers consider replacing legacy equipment, the need to consider how mobile-based systems can help achieve strategic
- [The role of transport ticketing in boosting ridership](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-role-of-transport-ticketing-in-boosting-ridership/) - Katerina Lamprou, Urban Mobility Delivery Senior Manager, Visa Europe, outlines how ticketing will shape the future of public transport. What role does ticketing play in boosting public transport ridership? Paying for transit can still be more complicated than it should be in the digital era. More than half (51 percent) of public transit riders use
- [The trip that inspired a transformational fleet management system](https://cities-today.com/industry/the-trip-that-inspired-a-transformational-fleet-management-system/) - Malte Metzing admits he didn't study public transit nor work in the industry. Yet he pioneered a successful cloud-based passenger information and fleet management system which has transformed bus networks benefitting both passenger experience and operations. It was 14 years ago on a trip to the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, when Malte Metzing’s idea for a
- [How Leicester is making real-time information accessible for all](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-leicester-is-making-real-time-information-accessible-for-all/) - Waiting at a bus stop and wondering if your bus is on time, whether it’s the next one coming, or how many minutes away it is can cause many of us to be anxious. For people with sight loss this can cause not only apprehension but can lead to a lack of confidence in using
- [Grasping the opportunities of connected cars and aerial mobility](https://cities-today.com/industry/grasping-opportunities-connected-cars-aerial-mobility/) - Connected automotive and aerial mobility are now on the cusp of widespread availability, and will forever change transportation. Each offers hugely attractive commercial prospects, but these are coupled with formidable challenges that demand strategic and collaborative navigation. As both markets consolidate around optimal technologies, regulation and business models, organisations in these ecosystems must ensure they
- [How AVs are shaping the future of transportation](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-avs-are-shaping-the-future-of-transportation/) - Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are becoming part of the mobility landscape and are playing a role in supplementing areas where public transit is not as optimised, says a new whitepaper. Produced by the Cities Today Studio in partnership with May Mobility, the whitepaper highlights how AVs can and are bridging first- and last-mile gaps, helping public
- [Six ways Real-Time Information displays are transforming public transit](https://cities-today.com/industry/six-ways-real-time-information-displays-are-transforming-public-transit/) - Real-Time Information (RTI) displays have been instrumental in reshaping public transit by providing passengers with timely and accurate information. Cities Today spoke to Andy Mell, Solutions Architect ITS at Vix Technology, about how RTI displays can play a crucial role in enhancing the efficiency, reliability, and overall attractiveness of public transit systems, benefiting both transit
- [Nature-based solutions: An underutilised ally to urban resilience](https://cities-today.com/industry/nature-based-solutions-an-underutilised-ally-to-urban-resilience/) - By Charmae Pyl Wissink-Nercua, Specialist in Urban Land, Housing Development and Capacity-Building and Elena Marie Enseñado, Specialist in Nature-based Climate Change Adaptation Planning at IHS, the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam In the face of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, cities worldwide struggle to
- [How US cities are unlocking planning conversations with open data and augmented reality](https://cities-today.com/industry/how-us-cities-are-unlocking-planning-conversations-with-open-data-and-augmented-reality/) - As cities become more connected and data-rich than ever before, the need for robust community engagement rooted in trust has only grown. How communities respond to 21st-century challenges like climate change and the housing crisis is a function of how well they negotiate urban change. What is the cost of not being on the same
- [Preparing for autonomous vehicle service: productive discussions for long-term success](https://cities-today.com/industry/preparing-for-autonomous-vehicle-service-productive-discussions-for-long-term-success/) - By Nicole DuPuis, Policy and Advocacy Lead, May Mobility Autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the public sector have evolved over the past few years, as have use cases, vehicle types, rider experience and capabilities. Cities and transit agencies may wonder where to start and how to differentiate between AV providers. It can be confusing to understand
- [FIWARE showcases open source technologies at Smart Cities Connect](https://cities-today.com/industry/fiware-showcases-open-source-technologies-at-smart-cities-connect/) - FIWARE Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes the adoption of open standards through the use of open source technologies for the global development of smart solutions, for the first time, is gathering its international network and strategic partners at Smart Cities Connect in Washington D.C., offering a platform to network and collaborate with stakeholders from
- [Transformative advances in next-generation traffic management for urban mobility challenges](https://cities-today.com/industry/transformative-advances-next-generation-traffic-management-urban-mobility-challenges/) - In any city worldwide, mobility stands as a paramount quality of life concern, serving as the linchpin for accessing education, healthcare, employment, leisure, and fostering economic growth. However, amidst growing urbanisation and the perils of climate change, transportation emerges as a multivariate solution, but it comes with formidable challenges. Cities and urban centers grapple with

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- [Chicago's College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs](https://cities-today.com/tag/chicagos-college-of-urban-planning-and-public-affairs/)
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- [Guangzhou Awards for Urban Innovation](https://cities-today.com/tag/guangzhou-awards-for-urban-innovation/)
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- [Global Road Safety Programme](https://cities-today.com/tag/global-road-safety-programme/)
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- [Microsoft](https://cities-today.com/tag/microsoft/)
- [partnerships](https://cities-today.com/tag/partnerships/)
- [American Journal of Public Health](https://cities-today.com/tag/american-journal-of-public-health/)
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- [traffic-free routes](https://cities-today.com/tag/traffic-free-routes/)
- [University of Cambridge](https://cities-today.com/tag/university-of-cambridge/)
- [Future Cities](https://cities-today.com/tag/future-cities/)
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- [urban divide](https://cities-today.com/tag/urban-divide/)
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- [braille](https://cities-today.com/tag/braille/)
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- [Metrocable](https://cities-today.com/tag/metrocable/)
- [UN-Habitat’s 7th World Urban Forum](https://cities-today.com/tag/un-habitats-7th-world-urban-forum/)
- [urban transformation](https://cities-today.com/tag/urban-transformation/)
- [Michael R. Bloomberg](https://cities-today.com/tag/michael-r-bloomberg/)
- [The C40 & Siemens City Climate Leadership Awards](https://cities-today.com/tag/the-c40-siemens-city-climate-leadership-awards/)
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- [electric buses](https://cities-today.com/tag/electric-buses/)
- [Beijing Municipal People’s Congress](https://cities-today.com/tag/beijing-municipal-peoples-congress/)
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- [Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize](https://cities-today.com/tag/lee-kuan-yew-world-city-prize/)
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- [adaptation](https://cities-today.com/tag/adaptation/)
- [Cambridge University](https://cities-today.com/tag/cambridge-university/)
- [European Climate Foundation](https://cities-today.com/tag/european-climate-foundation/)
- [IPCC](https://cities-today.com/tag/ipcc/)
- [mitigation](https://cities-today.com/tag/mitigation/)
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- [Council of European Municipalities and Regions](https://cities-today.com/tag/council-of-european-municipalities-and-regions/)
- [Global Cities](https://cities-today.com/tag/global-cities/)
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- [Chicago](https://cities-today.com/tag/chicago/)
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- [regeneration](https://cities-today.com/tag/regeneration/)
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- [The Light in the City](https://cities-today.com/tag/the-light-in-the-city/)
- [Chicago Transit Authority](https://cities-today.com/tag/chicago-transit-authority/)
- [Mayor Rahm Emanuel](https://cities-today.com/tag/mayor-rahm-emanuel/)
- [public safety](https://cities-today.com/tag/public-safety/)
- [apps](https://cities-today.com/tag/apps/)
- [contactless payment](https://cities-today.com/tag/contactless-payment/)
- [Brazil](https://cities-today.com/tag/brazil/)
- [Brazilian National Confederation of Municipalities](https://cities-today.com/tag/brazilian-national-confederation-of-municipalities/)
- [Dilma Rousseff](https://cities-today.com/tag/dilma-rousseff/)
- [United Cities and Local Governments](https://cities-today.com/tag/united-cities-and-local-governments/)
- [2012 Olympics](https://cities-today.com/tag/2012-olympics/)
- [International Association of Public Transport](https://cities-today.com/tag/international-association-of-public-transport/)
- [Sir Peter Hendy](https://cities-today.com/tag/sir-peter-hendy/)
- [Prince's Foundation for Building Community](https://cities-today.com/tag/princes-foundation-for-building-community/)
- [Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors](https://cities-today.com/tag/royal-institution-of-chartered-surveyors/)
- [sustainable urban development](https://cities-today.com/tag/sustainable-urban-development/)
- [University of Oxford](https://cities-today.com/tag/university-of-oxford/)
- [Investor Ready Cities](https://cities-today.com/tag/investor-ready-cities/)
- [The Crystal](https://cities-today.com/tag/the-crystal/)
- [crowdfunding](https://cities-today.com/tag/crowdfunding/)
- [Friends of the Flyover](https://cities-today.com/tag/friends-of-the-flyover/)
- [Spacehive](https://cities-today.com/tag/spacehive/)
- [urban park](https://cities-today.com/tag/urban-park/)
- [emmissions](https://cities-today.com/tag/emmissions/)
- [fuel-efficient cars](https://cities-today.com/tag/fuel-efficient-cars/)
- [Madrid](https://cities-today.com/tag/madrid/)
- [smart parking meters](https://cities-today.com/tag/smart-parking-meters/)
- [mayors challenge](https://cities-today.com/tag/mayors-challenge/)
- [prize](https://cities-today.com/tag/prize/)
- [Barclays Cycle Hire](https://cities-today.com/tag/barclays-cycle-hire/)
- [Bikesantiago](https://cities-today.com/tag/bikesantiago/)
- [Citi Bike](https://cities-today.com/tag/citi-bike/)
- [Melbourne Bike Share](https://cities-today.com/tag/melbourne-bike-share/)
- [City West Housing](https://cities-today.com/tag/city-west-housing/)
- [Green Square](https://cities-today.com/tag/green-square/)
- [European Cyclists’ Federation](https://cities-today.com/tag/european-cyclists-federation/)
- [public transport](https://cities-today.com/tag/public-transport/)
- [Hyogo Framework](https://cities-today.com/tag/hyogo-framework/)
- [IDB](https://cities-today.com/tag/idb/)
- [The World Bank](https://cities-today.com/tag/the-world-bank/)
- [urban resilience](https://cities-today.com/tag/urban-resilience/)
- [World Urban Forum](https://cities-today.com/tag/world-urban-forum/)
- [circular economy](https://cities-today.com/tag/circular-economy/)
- [Hannover Messe](https://cities-today.com/tag/hannover-messe/)
- [Janez Potočnik](https://cities-today.com/tag/janez-potocnik/)
- [Waste](https://cities-today.com/tag/waste/)
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- [FT](https://cities-today.com/tag/ft/)
- [Kenya](https://cities-today.com/tag/kenya/)
- [Nairobi](https://cities-today.com/tag/nairobi/)
- [Toilets](https://cities-today.com/tag/toilets/)
- [clean energy](https://cities-today.com/tag/clean-energy/)
- [The Gold Standard Foundation](https://cities-today.com/tag/the-gold-standard-foundation/)
- [Edinburg](https://cities-today.com/tag/edinburg/)
- [fuel poverty](https://cities-today.com/tag/fuel-poverty/)
- [Greener Scotland](https://cities-today.com/tag/greener-scotland/)
- [home insulation](https://cities-today.com/tag/home-insulation/)
- [city-business](https://cities-today.com/tag/city-business/)
- [ICLEI Global Town Hall](https://cities-today.com/tag/iclei-global-town-hall/)
- [green infrastructure](https://cities-today.com/tag/green-infrastructure/)
- [Growing Green Guide](https://cities-today.com/tag/growing-green-guide/)
- [Melbourne](https://cities-today.com/tag/melbourne/)
- [University of Melbourne](https://cities-today.com/tag/university-of-melbourne/)
- [campaign](https://cities-today.com/tag/campaign/)
- [Cities Changing Diabetes](https://cities-today.com/tag/cities-changing-diabetes/)
- [Novo Nordisk](https://cities-today.com/tag/novo-nordisk/)
- [urban diabetes](https://cities-today.com/tag/urban-diabetes/)
- [urban health](https://cities-today.com/tag/urban-health/)
- [urban energy consumption](https://cities-today.com/tag/urban-energy-consumption/)
- [US Environmental Defense Fund](https://cities-today.com/tag/us-environmental-defense-fund/)
- [China blueprint](https://cities-today.com/tag/china-blueprint/)
- [hukou](https://cities-today.com/tag/hukou/)
- [Belo Horizonte](https://cities-today.com/tag/belo-horizonte/)
- [MOVE](https://cities-today.com/tag/move/)
- [cylcling](https://cities-today.com/tag/cylcling/)
- [pedestrians](https://cities-today.com/tag/pedestrians/)
- [SundayStreetsHTX](https://cities-today.com/tag/sundaystreetshtx/)
- [carbon pollution](https://cities-today.com/tag/carbon-pollution/)
- [Climate Pathways](https://cities-today.com/tag/climate-pathways/)
- [emissions](https://cities-today.com/tag/emissions/)
- [ICLEI USA](https://cities-today.com/tag/iclei-usa/)
- [city collaboration](https://cities-today.com/tag/city-collaboration/)
- [DPRK](https://cities-today.com/tag/dprk/)
- [Korean Cities Federation](https://cities-today.com/tag/korean-cities-federation/)
- [North Korea](https://cities-today.com/tag/north-korea/)
- [Pyongyang](https://cities-today.com/tag/pyongyang/)
- [UCLG-ASPAC](https://cities-today.com/tag/uclg-aspac/)
- [pedestrian crossing](https://cities-today.com/tag/pedestrian-crossing/)
- [Pedestrian Split Cycle Offset Optimisation Technique](https://cities-today.com/tag/pedestrian-split-cycle-offset-optimisation-technique/)
- [Domino Sugar site](https://cities-today.com/tag/domino-sugar-site/)
- [Housing and Economic Development](https://cities-today.com/tag/housing-and-economic-development/)
- [Two Trees Management](https://cities-today.com/tag/two-trees-management/)
- [BYD Company Ltd](https://cities-today.com/tag/byd-company-ltd/)
- [Nanjing](https://cities-today.com/tag/nanjing/)
- [Nanjing Public Transportation Group](https://cities-today.com/tag/nanjing-public-transportation-group/)
- [Youth Olympic Games](https://cities-today.com/tag/youth-olympic-games/)
- [zero emission](https://cities-today.com/tag/zero-emission/)
- [BIS](https://cities-today.com/tag/bis/)
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- [poverty](https://cities-today.com/tag/poverty/)
- [urban violence](https://cities-today.com/tag/urban-violence/)
- [youth population](https://cities-today.com/tag/youth-population/)
- [Millennium Development Goals](https://cities-today.com/tag/millennium-development-goals/)
- [Opower](https://cities-today.com/tag/opower/)
- [sustainable energy](https://cities-today.com/tag/sustainable-energy/)
- [Zerofootprint](https://cities-today.com/tag/zerofootprint/)
- [BritainThinks](https://cities-today.com/tag/britainthinks/)
- [Keep Britain Tidy](https://cities-today.com/tag/keep-britain-tidy/)
- [recycling](https://cities-today.com/tag/recycling/)
- [SITA UK](https://cities-today.com/tag/sita-uk/)
- [Ciclo Rotas Centro](https://cities-today.com/tag/ciclo-rotas-centro/)
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- [2014 Investor Summit on Climate Risk in New York](https://cities-today.com/tag/2014-investor-summit-on-climate-risk-in-new-york/)
- [Bloomberg New Energy Finance](https://cities-today.com/tag/bloomberg-new-energy-finance/)
- [United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change](https://cities-today.com/tag/united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change/)
- [2014 Sustainable Transport Award](https://cities-today.com/tag/2014-sustainable-transport-award/)
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- [C40 Mayors Summit](https://cities-today.com/tag/c40-mayors-summit/)
- [Climate Action in Megacities Volume 2.0](https://cities-today.com/tag/climate-action-in-megacities-volume-2-0/)
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- [Thaihot Cathay Courtyard project](https://cities-today.com/tag/thaihot-cathay-courtyard-project/)
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- [Rotterdam Taxi Centre](https://cities-today.com/tag/rotterdam-taxi-centre/)
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- [bonds](https://cities-today.com/tag/bonds/)
- [6th IWG World Conference on Women and Sport](https://cities-today.com/tag/6th-iwg-world-conference-on-women-and-sport/)
- [IBM Smarter Cities Challenge Programme](https://cities-today.com/tag/ibm-smarter-cities-challenge-programme/)
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- [European Cities](https://cities-today.com/tag/european-cities/)
- [Central London Grid](https://cities-today.com/tag/central-london-grid/)
- [wireless charging](https://cities-today.com/tag/wireless-charging/)
- [receipt](https://cities-today.com/tag/receipt/)
- [retail](https://cities-today.com/tag/retail/)
- [smart city](https://cities-today.com/tag/smart-city/)
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- [pro-poor](https://cities-today.com/tag/pro-poor/)
- [transport](https://cities-today.com/tag/transport/)
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- [prizes](https://cities-today.com/tag/prizes/)
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- [renewable electricity](https://cities-today.com/tag/renewable-electricity/)
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- [wind turbines](https://cities-today.com/tag/wind-turbines/)
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- [guide](https://cities-today.com/tag/guide/)
- [smart cities council](https://cities-today.com/tag/smart-cities-council/)
- [Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries](https://cities-today.com/tag/chinese-peoples-association-for-friendship-with-foreign-countries/)
- [Chongqing](https://cities-today.com/tag/chongqing/)
- [city infrastructure forum](https://cities-today.com/tag/city-infrastructure-forum/)
- [Mayor Michael Bloomberg](https://cities-today.com/tag/mayor-michael-bloomberg/)
- [PlaNYC](https://cities-today.com/tag/planyc/)
- [culture](https://cities-today.com/tag/culture/)
- [industrial design](https://cities-today.com/tag/industrial-design/)
- [urban creativity](https://cities-today.com/tag/urban-creativity/)
- [Very Hong Kong](https://cities-today.com/tag/very-hong-kong/)
- [Ahmed Aboutaleb](https://cities-today.com/tag/ahmed-aboutaleb/)
- [floodhandling](https://cities-today.com/tag/floodhandling/)
- [Governor Joko Widodo](https://cities-today.com/tag/governor-joko-widodo/)
- [Jakarta](https://cities-today.com/tag/jakarta/)
- [International Council of Societies of Industrial Design](https://cities-today.com/tag/international-council-of-societies-of-industrial-design/)
- [Mayor Patricia de Lille](https://cities-today.com/tag/mayor-patricia-de-lille/)
- [ICT and cities](https://cities-today.com/tag/ict-and-cities/)
- [NEC](https://cities-today.com/tag/nec/)
- [Obama](https://cities-today.com/tag/obama/)
- [task force](https://cities-today.com/tag/task-force/)
- [Mayor Sobyanin](https://cities-today.com/tag/mayor-sobyanin/)
- [Russia](https://cities-today.com/tag/russia/)
- [City of Oslo](https://cities-today.com/tag/city-of-oslo/)
- [Citymart.com](https://cities-today.com/tag/citymart-com/)
- [Sustainable Cities](https://cities-today.com/tag/sustainable-cities/)
- [The Economist](https://cities-today.com/tag/the-economist/)
- [Cisco](https://cities-today.com/tag/cisco/)
- [revenue](https://cities-today.com/tag/revenue/)
- [ideas](https://cities-today.com/tag/ideas/)
- [Awards](https://cities-today.com/tag/awards/)
- [innovations](https://cities-today.com/tag/innovations/)
- [sustainable](https://cities-today.com/tag/sustainable/)
- [Sustainia](https://cities-today.com/tag/sustainia/)
- [debt ceiling](https://cities-today.com/tag/debt-ceiling/)
- [shutdown](https://cities-today.com/tag/shutdown/)
- [sewerage](https://cities-today.com/tag/sewerage/)
- [UAE](https://cities-today.com/tag/uae/)
- [wastewater](https://cities-today.com/tag/wastewater/)
- [Xylem](https://cities-today.com/tag/xylem/)
- [developing cities](https://cities-today.com/tag/developing-cities/)
- [Global Protocol for Community Scale Emissions](https://cities-today.com/tag/global-protocol-for-community-scale-emissions/)
- [low-carbon investment](https://cities-today.com/tag/low-carbon-investment/)
- [Low-Carbon Livable Cities (LC2) Initiative](https://cities-today.com/tag/low-carbon-livable-cities-lc2-initiative/)
- [air pollution](https://cities-today.com/tag/air-pollution/)
- [cars](https://cities-today.com/tag/cars/)
- [Clean Air Action Plan](https://cities-today.com/tag/clean-air-action-plan/)
- [clean energy vehicles](https://cities-today.com/tag/clean-energy-vehicles/)
- [Mobile app](https://cities-today.com/tag/mobile-app/)
- [NSL](https://cities-today.com/tag/nsl/)
- [sensor technology](https://cities-today.com/tag/sensor-technology/)
- [tropics](https://cities-today.com/tag/tropics/)
- [forum](https://cities-today.com/tag/forum/)
- [universities](https://cities-today.com/tag/universities/)
- [Accenture](https://cities-today.com/tag/accenture/)
- [Almere](https://cities-today.com/tag/almere/)
- [CIO](https://cities-today.com/tag/cio/)
- [Da Nang](https://cities-today.com/tag/da-nang/)
- [Forrester Research](https://cities-today.com/tag/forrester-research/)
- [IT](https://cities-today.com/tag/it/)
- [Los Angeles](https://cities-today.com/tag/los-angeles/)
- [Operations Center](https://cities-today.com/tag/operations-center/)
- [Riverside](https://cities-today.com/tag/riverside/)
- [smart societies](https://cities-today.com/tag/smart-societies/)
- [Vienna](https://cities-today.com/tag/vienna/)
- [Li Xiaolin](https://cities-today.com/tag/li-xiaolin/)
- [Morocco](https://cities-today.com/tag/morocco/)
- [rabat](https://cities-today.com/tag/rabat/)
- [sister city](https://cities-today.com/tag/sister-city/)
- [funding](https://cities-today.com/tag/funding/)
- [Nobel laureate](https://cities-today.com/tag/nobel-laureate/)
- [democracy](https://cities-today.com/tag/democracy/)
- [society](https://cities-today.com/tag/society/)
- [bank cards](https://cities-today.com/tag/bank-cards/)
- [city](https://cities-today.com/tag/city/)
- [Hong Kong](https://cities-today.com/tag/hong-kong/)
- [Octopus](https://cities-today.com/tag/octopus/)
- [Oyster](https://cities-today.com/tag/oyster/)
- [Sydney](https://cities-today.com/tag/sydney/)
- [travel cards](https://cities-today.com/tag/travel-cards/)
- [global companies](https://cities-today.com/tag/global-companies/)
- [cooperation](https://cities-today.com/tag/cooperation/)
- [Conservation International](https://cities-today.com/tag/conservation-international/)
- [USAID](https://cities-today.com/tag/usaid/)
- [World Water Week](https://cities-today.com/tag/world-water-week/)
- [WWF](https://cities-today.com/tag/wwf/)
- [C40 and Siemens City Climate Leadership Awards](https://cities-today.com/tag/c40-and-siemens-city-climate-leadership-awards/)
- [Airport security](https://cities-today.com/tag/airport-security/)
- [Navtech Radar](https://cities-today.com/tag/navtech-radar/)
- [Radar](https://cities-today.com/tag/radar/)
- [City Climate Leadership Awards](https://cities-today.com/tag/city-climate-leadership-awards/)
- [Green City Index](https://cities-today.com/tag/green-city-index/)
- [Bus Rapid Transit](https://cities-today.com/tag/bus-rapid-transit/)
- [EMBARQ India](https://cities-today.com/tag/embarq-india/)
- [iBus](https://cities-today.com/tag/ibus/)
- [coastal cities](https://cities-today.com/tag/coastal-cities/)
- [Damage](https://cities-today.com/tag/damage/)
- [Disaster](https://cities-today.com/tag/disaster/)
- [Floods](https://cities-today.com/tag/floods/)
- [Vietnam](https://cities-today.com/tag/vietnam/)
- [driveway](https://cities-today.com/tag/driveway/)
- [Local Council](https://cities-today.com/tag/local-council/)
- [Women](https://cities-today.com/tag/women/)
- [Malawi](https://cities-today.com/tag/malawi/)
- [city parks](https://cities-today.com/tag/city-parks/)
- [safety](https://cities-today.com/tag/safety/)
- [training](https://cities-today.com/tag/training/)
- [microsoft cities health education](https://cities-today.com/tag/microsoft-cities-health-education/)
- [Bilbao](https://cities-today.com/tag/bilbao/)
- [Mayor](https://cities-today.com/tag/mayor/)
- [Latin America](https://cities-today.com/tag/latin-america/)
- [green](https://cities-today.com/tag/green/)
- [UNEP](https://cities-today.com/tag/unep/)
- [bus](https://cities-today.com/tag/bus/)
- [cashless parking](https://cities-today.com/tag/cashless-parking/)
- [RingGo](https://cities-today.com/tag/ringgo/)
- [Bulc](https://cities-today.com/tag/bulc/)
- [Riga](https://cities-today.com/tag/riga/)
- [TEN-T](https://cities-today.com/tag/ten-t/)
- [transport corridors](https://cities-today.com/tag/transport-corridors/)
- [Governance](https://cities-today.com/tag/governance/)
- [Hillary Clinton](https://cities-today.com/tag/hillary-clinton/)
- [Nancy Pelosi](https://cities-today.com/tag/nancy-pelosi/)
- [Bangkok](https://cities-today.com/tag/bangkok/)
- [tourism](https://cities-today.com/tag/tourism/)
- [advertising](https://cities-today.com/tag/advertising/)
- [Brussels](https://cities-today.com/tag/brussels/)
- [Dublin](https://cities-today.com/tag/dublin/)
- [Naples](https://cities-today.com/tag/naples/)
- [research](https://cities-today.com/tag/research/)
- [Environment Agency Abu Dhabi](https://cities-today.com/tag/environment-agency-abu-dhabi/)
- [Eye on Earth](https://cities-today.com/tag/eye-on-earth/)
- [Group on Earth Observations](https://cities-today.com/tag/group-on-earth-observations/)
- [CH2M](https://cities-today.com/tag/ch2m/)
- [NEWater](https://cities-today.com/tag/newater/)
- [Stockholm Industry Water Award](https://cities-today.com/tag/stockholm-industry-water-award/)
- [water reuse](https://cities-today.com/tag/water-reuse/)
- [Global Environment Facility](https://cities-today.com/tag/global-environment-facility/)
- [Resilient Cities 2015](https://cities-today.com/tag/resilient-cities-2015/)
- [Lazio](https://cities-today.com/tag/lazio/)
- [mumbai](https://cities-today.com/tag/mumbai/)
- [Mumbai First](https://cities-today.com/tag/mumbai-first/)
- [Mumbai Partnership](https://cities-today.com/tag/mumbai-partnership/)
- [Navi Mumbai and Chandigarh](https://cities-today.com/tag/navi-mumbai-and-chandigarh/)
- [Stuttgart](https://cities-today.com/tag/stuttgart/)
- [World Cities Project](https://cities-today.com/tag/world-cities-project/)
- [Washington](https://cities-today.com/tag/washington/)
- [IRTAD](https://cities-today.com/tag/irtad/)
- [Abu Dhabi](https://cities-today.com/tag/abu-dhabi/)
- [Ecocity World Summit](https://cities-today.com/tag/ecocity-world-summit/)
- [Connected cars](https://cities-today.com/tag/connected-cars/)
- [GPS data](https://cities-today.com/tag/gps-data/)
- [INRIX](https://cities-today.com/tag/inrix/)
- [India smart cities](https://cities-today.com/tag/india-smart-cities/)
- [Modi](https://cities-today.com/tag/modi/)
- [luton](https://cities-today.com/tag/luton/)
- [security](https://cities-today.com/tag/security/)
- [urban security](https://cities-today.com/tag/urban-security/)
- [alternative](https://cities-today.com/tag/alternative/)
- [cable car](https://cities-today.com/tag/cable-car/)
- [Clean Bus Summit](https://cities-today.com/tag/clean-bus-summit/)
- [Mayor Boris Johnson](https://cities-today.com/tag/mayor-boris-johnson/)
- [AIR Worldwide](https://cities-today.com/tag/air-worldwide/)
- [Berkowitz](https://cities-today.com/tag/berkowitz/)
- [Esri](https://cities-today.com/tag/esri/)
- [Fragola](https://cities-today.com/tag/fragola/)
- [resilience](https://cities-today.com/tag/resilience/)
- [20-20](https://cities-today.com/tag/20-20/)
- [Campinas](https://cities-today.com/tag/campinas/)
- [Fukuoka](https://cities-today.com/tag/fukuoka/)
- [Polis](https://cities-today.com/tag/polis/)
- [DC](https://cities-today.com/tag/dc/)
- [healthcare](https://cities-today.com/tag/healthcare/)
- [mental health](https://cities-today.com/tag/mental-health/)
- [Fernando Haddad](https://cities-today.com/tag/fernando-haddad/)
- [Master Plan](https://cities-today.com/tag/master-plan/)
- [Mayors Global Compact](https://cities-today.com/tag/mayors-global-compact/)
- [ANCI](https://cities-today.com/tag/anci/)
- [Cochran](https://cities-today.com/tag/cochran/)
- [food](https://cities-today.com/tag/food/)

## Tags

- [Climate change](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/climate-change/)
- [Transportation](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/transportation/)
- [Sustainability](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/sustainability/)
- [Smart lighting](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/smart-lighting/)
- [Smart City](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/smart-city/)
- [Environment](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/environment/)
- [mobility](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/mobility/)
- [MaaS](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/maas/)
- [5G](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/5g/)
- [AI](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/ai/)
- [Sensors](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/sensors/)
- [IoT](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/iot/)
- [AV](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/av/)
- [Digital transformation](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/digital-transformation/)
- [Digitalisation](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/digitalisation/)
- [Data](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/data/)
- [Mobility as a Service](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/mobility-as-a-service/)
- [Shared mobility](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/shared-mobility/)
- [Liveability](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/liveability/)
- [Transit](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/transit/)
- [London](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/london/)
- [Singapore](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/singapore/)
- [hamburg](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/hamburg/)
- [Ubicquia](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/ubicquia/)
- [streetlights](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/streetlights/)
- [lighting](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/lighting/)
- [Superpedestrian](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/superpedestrian/)
- [e-scooters](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/e-scooters/)
- [scooters](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/scooters/)
- [micromobility](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/micromobility/)
- [standardisation](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/standardisation/)
- [standardization](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/standardization/)
- [internet of things](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/internet-of-things/)
- [climmate action](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/climmate-action/)
- [artificial intelligence](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/artificial-intelligence/)
- [citizen engagement](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/citizen-engagement/)
- [resident engagement](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/resident-engagement/)
- [Helsinki](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/helsinki/)
- [Copenhagen](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/copenhagen/)
- [Tampere](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/tampere/)
- [Helsingborg](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/helsingborg/)
- [Aarhus](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/aarhus/)
- [City Micromobility Association](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/city-micromobility-association/)
- [Cities Today Institute](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/cities-today-institute/)
- [City LEadership Forum](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/city-leadership-forum/)
- [Rikesh Shah](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/rikesh-shah/)
- [Harvard](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/harvard/)
- [Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/technology-and-entrepreneurship-center-at-harvard/)
- [Autonomous vehicles](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/autonomous-vehicles/)
- [May Mobility](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/may-mobility/)
- [airports](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/airports/)
- [airport innovation](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/airport-innovation/)
- [Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/lee-kuan-yew-world-city-prize/)
- [LKYWCP](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/lkywcp/)
- [world city prize](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/world-city-prize/)
- [Vienna](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/vienna/)
- [resilience](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_tag/resilience/)

## Mobility

- [Electrification](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_mobility/electrification/)
- [Mobility as a Service](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_mobility/mobility-as-a-service/)
- [Connected and Automated Vehicles](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_mobility/connected-and-automated-vehicles/)
- [Freight and Goods](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_mobility/freight-and-goods/)
- [Safety and Security](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_mobility/safety-and-security/)
- [Other Mobility](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_mobility/mobility/)
- [Active Mobility](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_mobility/active-mobility/)
- [Public Transport](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_mobility/public-transport/)
- [Funding](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_mobility/funding/)

## Digitalisation

- [Cybersecurity](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_digitalisation/cybersecurity/)
- [Data Infrastructure](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_digitalisation/data-infrastructure/)
- [Community Engagement](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_digitalisation/community-engagement/)
- [Big Data](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_digitalisation/big-data/)
- [Other Digitalisation](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_digitalisation/digitalisation/)
- [IoT](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_digitalisation/iot/)
- [E-government](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_digitalisation/e-government/)
- [Artificial Intelligence](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_digitalisation/artificial-intelligence/)
- [Procurement](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_digitalisation/procurement/)

## Liveability

- [Other Liveability](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_liveability/liveability/)
- [Public Safety](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_liveability/public-safety/)
- [Built Environment](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_liveability/built-environment/)
- [Resilience](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_liveability/resilience/)
- [Inclusion](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_liveability/inclusion/)
- [Utilities](https://cities-today.com/knowledge_hub_liveability/utilities/)

## Industry

- [Via](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/via/)
- [Doppelmayr](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/doppelmayr/)
- [Kapsch](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/kapsch/)
- [JLL](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/jll/)
- [Here](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/here/)
- [SAP](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/sap/)
- [Urban Future](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/urban-future/)
- [IES](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/ies/)
- [Smart Dubai](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/smart-dubai/)
- [Deutsche Telekom](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/deutsche-telekom/)
- [Siemens](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/siemens/)
- [TNO](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/tno/)
- [Schréder](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/schreder/)
- [Hitachi](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/hitachi/)
- [Victor Stanley](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/victor-stanley/)
- [Nokia](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/nokia/)
- [Philips](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/philips/)
- [PWC](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/pwc/)
- [Ericsson](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/ericsson/)
- [ibm](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/ibm/)
- [intel](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/intel/)
- [novo-nordisk](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/novo-nordisk/)
- [rics](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/rics/)
- [qfree](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/qfree/)
- [urban-future-global-conference](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/urban-future-global-conference/)
- [tracto-technik-gmbh-co-kg](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/tracto-technik-gmbh-co-kg/)
- [gsma-2018](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/gsma-2018/)
- [nec](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/nec/)
- [smart-cities-council](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/smart-cities-council/)
- [european-gnss-agency](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/european-gnss-agency/)
- [Ubicquia](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/ubicquia/)
- [cebit](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/cebit/)
- [citibeats](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/citibeats/)
- [door2door](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/door2door/)
- [geotab](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/geotab/)
- [allowair-emissions-analytics](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/allowair-emissions-analytics/)
- [impact-cities](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/impact-cities/)
- [current-by-ge](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/current-by-ge/)
- [verizon](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/verizon/)
- [neustar](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/neustar/)
- [Smart City Expo](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/smart-city-expo/)
- [moovit](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/moovit/)
- [Miovision](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/miovision/)
- [interdigital-chordant](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/interdigital-chordant/)
- [Hypermotion](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/hypermotion/)
- [university-of-british-columbia](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/university-of-british-columbia/)
- [geospiza](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/geospiza/)
- [signify](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/signify/)
- [urban-x](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/urban-x/)
- [uitp](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/uitp/)
- [bettair](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/bettair/)
- [mytaxi](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/mytaxi/)
- [colu](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/colu/)
- [sensoneo](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/sensoneo/)
- [whim](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/whim/)
- [smart-city-solutions](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/smart-city-solutions/)
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- [bentley-systems](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/bentley-systems/)
- [Paradox Engineering](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/paradox/)
- [uber](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/uber/)
- [lyft](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/lyft/)
- [cities-today](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/cities-today/)
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- [Viable Cities](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/viable-cities/)
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- [CDP](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/cdp/)
- [NTT](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/ntt/)
- [Eurocities](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/eurocities/)
- [Sharing Cities](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/sharing-cities/)
- [Hubject](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/hubject/)
- [Planet Smart City](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/planet-smart-city/)
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- [Smart City Summit & Expo](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/smart-city-summit-expo/)
- [viisights](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/viisights/)
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- [ERTICO](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/ertico/)
- [Metropolis](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/metropolis/)
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- [Climateview](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/climateview/)
- [ITS America](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/its-america/)
- [AIPH](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/aiph/)
- [Sharecare](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/sharecare/)
- [Microsoft](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/microsoft/)
- [Intertraffic](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/intertraffic/)
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- [Dott](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/dott/)
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- [Cyclomedia](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/cyclomedia/)
- [ITS European Congress 2022](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/its-european-congress-2022/)
- [IT-TRANS](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/it-trans/)
- [Comcast](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/comcast/)
- [Streetlight Data](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/streetlight-data/)
- [Global Mobility Call](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/global-mobility-call/)
- [Tyler Technologies](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/tyler-technologies/)
- [Light + Building](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/light-building/)
- [Ruggedised](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/ruggedised/)
- [Next Urban Idea](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/next-urban-idea/)
- [3M](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/3m/)
- [IHS](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/ihs/)
- [Cubic](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/cubic/)
- [Vix Technology](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/vix-technology/)
- [Hewlett Packard Enterprise](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/hewlett-packard-enterprises/)
- [Bird](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/bird/)
- [Ofwat Innovation Fund](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/ofwat-innovation-fund/)
- [Maptionnaire](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/maptionnaire/)
- [Spectrum Enterprise](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/spectrum-enterprise/)
- [Comcast Smart Solutions](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/comcast-smart-solutions/)
- [Ouster](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/ouster/)
- [May Mobility](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/may-mobility/)
- [Dassault Systèmes](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/dassault-systemes/)
- [PayIt](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/payit/)
- [Zebra](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/zebra/)
- [ABB](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/abb/)
- [Smart Country Convention](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/smart-country-convention/)
- [Milestone Systems](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/milestone-systems/)
- [Siradel](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/siradel/)
- [Busworld](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/busworld/)
- [Smart City Expo USA](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/smart-city-expo-usa/)
- [Ecosystem Informatics](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/ecosystem-informatics/)
- [Hexagon](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/hexagon/)
- [HPE and Nvidia](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/hpe-and-nvidia/)
- [PTV Group](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/ptv-group-2/)
- [UITP MENA](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/uitp-mena/)
- [Fiware](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/fiware/)
- [inCitu](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/incitu/)
- [SKIDATA 2024](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/skidata-2024/)
- [45Drives](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/45drives/)
- [IT-TRANS 2024](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/it-trans-2024/)
- [Asura Technologies](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/asura-technologies/)
- [ICLEI World Congress 2024](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/iclei-world-congress-2024/)
- [CTIA](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/ctia/)
- [World Aviation Festival 2024](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/world-aviation-festival-2024/)
- [Global Mobility Call 2024](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/global-mobility-call-2024/)
- [AT&T](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/att/)
- [Axis Communications](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/axis-communications/)
- [ICLEI LGMA COP29](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/iclei-lgma-cop29/)
- [Seyond](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/seyond/)
- [Karsan Otomotiv](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/karsan-otomotiv/)
- [LKY World City Prize](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/ly-world-city-prize/)
- [MWC 2025](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/mwc-2025/)
- [Smart Cities Connect](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/smart-cities-connect/)
- [Reuters Automotive Europe 2025](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/reuters-automotive-europe-2025/)
- [ParkMobile](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/parkmobile/)
- [UITP Summit 2025](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/uitp-summit-2025/)
- [Bentley Systems 2025](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/bentley-systems-2025/)
- [Silicon Highway](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/silicon-highway/)
- [Outsight](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/outsight/)
- [Umovity](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/umovity/)
- [Flow Analytics by AGC](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/flow-analytics-by-agc/)
- [Boston Consulting Group](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/boston-consulting-group/)
- [WWF One Planet City Challenge](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/wwf-one-planet-city-challenge/)
- [Beep](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/beep/)
- [Smart City Expo 2025](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/smart-city-expo-2025/)
- [Smart Cities Connect Fall 2025](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/smart-cities-connect-fall-2025/)
- [Asia Pacific Cities Summit](https://cities-today.com/industry_update_industry/asia-pacific-cities-summit/)

## Focus

- [Interview](https://cities-today.com/focus_category/interview/)
- [Report](https://cities-today.com/focus_category/report/)
- [Roundtable](https://cities-today.com/focus_category/roundtable/)
- [Feature](https://cities-today.com/focus_category/feature/)
- [News Analysis](https://cities-today.com/focus_category/news-analysis/)
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- [Global](https://cities-today.com/focus_category/global/)
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- [Latin America & Caribbean](https://cities-today.com/focus_category/latin-america-caribbean/)
- [Europe](https://cities-today.com/focus_category/europe/)
- [Middle East](https://cities-today.com/focus_category/middle-east/)
- [Asia-Pacific](https://cities-today.com/focus_category/asia-pacific/)

## Formats

- [Whitepaper](https://cities-today.com/formats/whitepaper/)
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## Tags

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- [Mobility](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/mobility/)
- [transport](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/transport/)
- [traffic](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/traffic/)
- [big data](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/big-data/)
- [digitalisation](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/digitalisation/)
- [govtech](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/govtech/)
- [innovation](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/innovation/)
- [IoT](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/iot/)
- [smart cities](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/smart-cities/)
- [smart city tech](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/smart-city-tech/)
- [course](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/course/)
- [training](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/training/)
- [urban development](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/urban-development/)
- [car](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/car/)
- [automotive](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/automotive/)
- [resilience](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/resilience/)
- [UNDRR](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/undrr/)
- [United Nations](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/united-nations/)
- [MaaS](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/maas/)
- [MOVE America](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/move-america/)
- [public transport](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/public-transport/)
- [transit](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/transit/)
- [transportation](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/transportation/)
- [urban mobility](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/urban-mobility/)
- [smart city](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/smart-city/)
- [smart city expo](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/smart-city-expo/)
- [Pollutec](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/pollutec/)
- [environment](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/environment/)
- [circular economy](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/circular-economy/)
- [sustainability](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/sustainability/)
- [scewc21](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/scewc21/)
- [fira barcelona](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/fira-barcelona/)
- [barcelona](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/barcelona/)
- [tomorrow.city](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/tomorrow-city/)
- [tomorrow.mobility](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/tomorrow-mobility/)
- [ugo valenti](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/ugo-valenti/)
- [ITS](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/its/)
- [ERTICO](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/ertico/)
- [sustainable mobility](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/sustainable-mobility/)
- [mobility data](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/mobility-data/)
- [HUB Institute](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/hub-institute/)
- [World Urban Forum](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/world-urban-forum/)
- [WUF](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/wuf/)
- [WUF11](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/wuf11/)
- [UN-Habitat](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/un-habitat/)
- [IFEMA](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/ifema/)
- [Global Mobility Call](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/global-mobility-call/)
- [Madrid](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/madrid/)
- [SmobHub](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/smobhub/)
- [MOVE London](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/move-london/)
- [Nordic Edge](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/nordic-edge/)
- [USA](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/usa/)
- [Smart City Expo USA](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/smart-city-expo-usa/)
- [autonomous vehicles](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/autonomous-vehicles/)
- [AV](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/av/)
- [AVs](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/avs/)
- [webinar](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/webinar/)
- [Via](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/via/)
- [Reuters Events](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/reuters-events/)
- [Reuters](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/reuters/)
- [South Africa](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/south-africa/)
- [Pretoria](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/pretoria/)
- [Southern Africa](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/southern-africa/)
- [Africa](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/africa/)
- [FIWARE Summit 22](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/fiware-summit-22/)
- [open source](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/open-source/)
- [digital transformation](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/digital-transformation/)
- [smart energy](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/smart-energy/)
- [smart agrifood](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/smart-agrifood/)
- [smart tourism](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/smart-tourism/)
- [swart water](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/swart-water/)
- [smart industry](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/smart-industry/)
- [light + building](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/light-building/)
- [ruggedised](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/ruggedised/)
- [iclei](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/iclei/)
- [Energy from Waste](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/energy-from-waste/)
- [Gasification](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/gasification/)
- [Bioenergy](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/bioenergy/)
- [Energy to Anything](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/energy-to-anything/)
- [Heat Distribution Networks](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/heat-distribution-networks/)
- [RDF Export Industry](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/rdf-export-industry/)
- [Best Practice in Energy from Waste](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/best-practice-in-energy-from-waste/)
- [Merchant Banking](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/merchant-banking/)
- [London Conference](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/london-conference/)
- [SAE Media Group](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/sae-media-group/)
- [Net Zero Emissions](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/net-zero-emissions/)
- [Sustainable Energy](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/sustainable-energy/)
- [Energy from Waste Plants](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/energy-from-waste-plants/)
- [Waste to Energy](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/waste-to-energy/)
- [Ubicquia](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/ubicquia/)
- [streetlights](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/streetlights/)
- [smart lighting](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/smart-lighting/)
- [public safety](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/public-safety/)
- [Lisbon](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/lisbon/)
- [MWC](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/mwc/)
- [GSMA](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/gsma/)
- [Smart City Summit & Expo](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/smart-city-summit-expo/)
- [Taipei](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/taipei/)
- [Taiwan](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/taiwan/)
- [Automotive USA](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/automotive-usa/)
- [AIPH](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/aiph/)
- [World Green City Awards](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/world-green-city-awards/)
- [ITF](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/itf/)
- [OECD](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/oecd/)
- [International transport Forum](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/international-transport-forum/)
- [CIVITAS](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/civitas/)
- [CIVITAS Forum](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/civitas-forum/)
- [European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/european-conference-on-sustainable-cities-and-towns/)
- [Aalborg2024](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/aalborg2024/)
- [Transport Ticketing Global](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/transport-ticketing-global/)
- [FTE Global](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/fte-global/)
- [future travel experience](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/future-travel-experience/)
- [airports](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/airports/)
- [aviation](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/aviation/)
- [World Aviation Festival](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/world-aviation-festival/)
- [ACI Europe](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/aci-europe/)
- [SITCE](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/sitce/)
- [UITP](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/uitp/)
- [CTI Leadership Forum](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/cti-leadership-forum/)
- [interoperability](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/interoperability/)
- [Paradox Engineering](https://cities-today.com/events_tags/paradox-engineering/)