The city of Helsinki, Finland now has an autonomous water taxi service. Callboats – a local boat company – is offering the service between the city and a nearby archipelago. The service is expected to Read More
The city of Sheffield, England has partnered with VivaCity to implement a three-year monitoring program to assess the impact of the city’s newly introduced clean air zone (CAZ). Clean Air Zones are areas within a Read More
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is using new technology to modernize and enhance its snow cleanup operations. BladeRunner 2.0 is a state-of-the art system which will centralize the deployment and real-time tracking Read More
The city of Philadelphia, PA is currently replacing 130,000 high pressure sodium street lights with LEDs, and connecting them to a lighting management system. The new system is expected to reduce street lighting energy use Read More
London, England launched an e scooter trial involving three operators – Dott, Lime and TIER – in June 2021, and Transport for London (TfL) has recently released new data regarding the project: Since launching, the Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, recently released a free technical resource to help communities take full advantage of federal Read More
New York City will soon launch a last-mile delivery service that uses its waterways and e-bikes to connect ferry services with bike couriers, to create an efficient and eco-friendly cargo transport. DutchX – a New Read More
The Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure (Bici) has announced its first winners. Ten cities from around the world will be receiving support to build innovative cycling infrastructure and sustainable mobility options. The goal of the Read More
Arlington County, VA is in its first year of a three-year smart parking pilot that uses LoRaWAN connections to sensors embedded in the pavement at metered parking spaces. With the use of this smart parking Read More
The city of Stavanger in Norway has made all public transport – including buses, trains and local ferries – free for residents with the goal of increasing use, reducing the use of cars, and easing Read More
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