The Greater Phoenix Smart Region Consortium, known as “The Connective,” was recently launched to drive the creation, advancement, and adoption of smart city technologies within Greater Phoenix communities. The Connective is a collaborative applied research Read More
Mayor Eric Garcetti of the City of Los Angeles and London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan, have partnered to make London and Los Angeles ‘Innovator Cities’ with the shared goal of addressing transportation issues. The two cities Read More
Former executives of 100 Resilient Cities have just launched a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit – Resilient Cities Catalyst (RCC) – made up of urban practitioners, strategic conveners, and resilience experts. RCC is receiving initial funding support Read More
The City of St. Louis has partnered with IKE (“Interactive Kiosk Experience”) Smart City and the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) to deploy the city’s first group of interactive smart digital kiosks. The eight kiosks Read More
Six European cities – Helsinki, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Paris Region, Stavanger, and Tallinn – are participating in the AI4Cities project to look for AI solutions that will reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and meet their commitments Read More
Transport for London (TfL) is expanding its use of traffic sensors using AI to detect road users and decide which mode of transport they are using. Using sensors from Vivacity Labs, the trials that began Read More
The city of Tampere, Finland has added a carbon footprint calculator to its mobile application. Launched in March of 2019, the free-of-charge app provides access to information about services in the city, including public transport Read More
Spin – a dockless electric scooter-sharing company based in San Francisco – has provided six nonprofits with access to a street data toolkit so that they can contribute solutions to city infrastructure and safety changes. Read More
The City of Everett, Massachusetts has established a Food Policy Council as part of its plan to ensure that all Everett residents have access to healthy, affordable, and culturally appropriate foods. A primary role of Read More
Between 2005 and 2008, either Cisco or IBM coined the term “Smart City”, kicking off more than a decade of confusion. It seems that no one can agree on who founded the movement, a singular Read More
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