The city of Espoo, Finland is conducting a trial of an autonomous street sweeper for greener and more sustainable city cleaning. The full-power autonomous street sweeper was created by the Finnish company, Trombia Technologies. Current street-sweeper Read More
Pittsburgh’s Department of Innovation and Performance is planning to migrate the city’s legacy IT systems to Google Cloud in order to save money and encourage the development of new digital services. The move is expected Read More
With an increasingly aging population world-wide, cities and towns are seeing the necessity of taking into consideration the special needs of this population. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the population Read More
Mayor William Peduto of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the city’s Shade Tree Commission recently announced their Equitable Street Tree Investment Strategy. The strategy seeks to create and maintain an even distribution of urban Read More
Community Improvement Districts, or CIDs, are best known for being mechanisms commercial property owners and local governments use to beautify streetscapes or support infrastructure projects. But a new, comprehensive analysis of their use in Georgia Read More
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum has formally opened the first 1.7-kilometer section of a new cable car line in the north of the city that aims to cut commuters travel time and reduce inequality. The Read More
St. Petersburg’s Innovation District – a “smart city” test bed that includes USF St. Petersburg, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, and the Florida Institute of Oceanography – recently showcased four pilot Read More
Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced its second Asphalt Art Initiative – a call for cities in the United States to submit projects that use art and design to improve street safety, revitalise public spaces, and enhance Read More
New York State is piloting a digital COVID-19 vaccine passport which allows holders – via a digital card on their phones – to provide proof that they’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine and/or have tested negative for Read More
Fairfax City, Virginia participated in its first annual Smart City Challenge earlier this year. The Challenge brought together governments, universities, businesses, and non-profit organizations who met virtually via Zoom, to seek solutions to problems in housing, transportation, health, water, Read More
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