Sprint has partnered with Adaptive Motion Group (AMG) to introduce the “Mobi” self-driving robot – designed to charge electric buses, cars and industrial vehicles — to New York City beginning in the first half of Read More
The City of Columbus, Ohio is offering $30,000 in rebates to taxi services that buy an electric vehicle for their fleet. The Smart Columbus Transportation Service Provider Battery Electric Vehicle Rebate Program is funded by Read More
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) – along with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat – have issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the development of a roadmap that will lay out the vision Read More
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Leslie S. Richards recently announced the start of a long-range, $8.6 million plan to enhance travel and safety along Interstate Highway 76 between King Read More
Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo hits the road next April to Denver, Colorado where we will host our fourth annual summit. Denver and the surrounding area is truly outstanding not only in its ability Read More
Cities are being asked to do more with less and smart city technology promises increased efficiencies, reduced costs and an enhanced quality of life for residents. But how can city leaders quantify that promise? What Read More
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has opened up applications for a 12-month dockless scooter pilot, called the “Powered Scooter Share Permit Program,” that will give five companies permits for up to 500 scooters Read More
Michael R. Bloomberg, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action and co-chair of America’s Pledge recently announced the Bloomberg Philanthropies launch of a $70 million American Cities Climate Challenge – an initiative that Read More
NASA has recently entered into partnerships with Airbus and Uber to study drones and their interactions with other flying vehicles and urban environments. NASA stated that the goal of the agreement with Uber is to Read More
UCLA research professor of urban planning Donald Shoup’s new book, “Parking and the City,” has three recommendations for how cities plan parking. Shoup recommends cities remove requirements for off-street parking; charge the right prices for Read More
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