Articles by Smart Cities Connect

This month, the City of Liverpool in England will be participating in a pilot project run by the national Events Research programme (ERP). The project will explore ways people may safely attend events as venues Read More

“Clean Drains Fort Wayne” – a three-year initiative in Fort Wayne, IN – is working to encourage the community to protect its three rivers – the St. Marys, St. Joseph and Maumee – by ensuring nothing Read More

Sacramento City Council has approved plans to turn its historic Sacramento Valley Station Area into an environmentally friendly regional mobility hub.The primary goal of the project is to catalyze growth in downtown Sacramento with a Read More

As part of Stockholm’s Vision 2030, the city is working with Vianova – a data platform that helps cities better integrate and manage shared, connected, electric and autonomous transport solutions, and Voi – a Scandinavian Read More

UK Power Networks – a distribution network operator for electricity covering South East England, the East of England, and the city of London – conducted a trial, called The Active Response project, demonstrating that more Read More

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has installed 26 “smart poles” (S-Poles) – an intelligent lighting system – in six areas of the city. The S-Poles provide the usual street facilities – such as street lights, Read More

Singapore has the goal of producing 30% of its own food by the year 2030. This presents quite a challenge, as 90% of Singapore’s food currently comes from abroad. A large part of the plan Read More

The Boulder City Council has unanimously approved its micro-mobility traffic ordinance. The ordinance adds to the types of micro-mobility devices that are allowed, defines where those devices can be used, and provides safety guidelines.  Bicycles Read More

Lisbon, Portugal is adding ten all-electric ferries to its public transport system for use on key routes across the capital’s Tagus river. The ferries will replace the existing fleet between the years 2022 and 2024 Read More

City environmental health inspectors in Denver, CO have installed odor-detecting “electronic noses” to detect foul odors from industrial facilities –  such as those in pet food manufacturing, marijuana production, asphalt shingle and coating materials manufacturing, petroleum Read More