The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has awarded S$39.4 million (~US $29.3 million) to nine urban farming companies as part of the country’s “30×30 Express” grant. The grant program was launched earlier this year to boost Read More
The city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota is now using Coronavirus Emergency Response (CoVER) – an AI, IoT and cloud-based platform from Quantela – to better utilize data to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The platform Read More
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) in Florida has partnered with tour, private event, and urban transportation company, Go Tuk’n Inc. to offer a new shuttle service. The program will provide stop-to-stop paid shuttle service in Read More
The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) have begun a “pop-up essential bus lanes” six-month pilot program on two of the City’s highest ridership routes. The new project will create Read More
C40 Cities has released its declaration, “Divesting from Fossil Fuels, Investing in a Sustainable Future,” with the support of the mayors of 12 major cities from around the world. The declaration looks to fossil fuel-free, Read More
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently introduced its ‘Green Cities Initiative’ with the aim of encouraging governments to start large-scale programs to improve food security, nutrition, and the well-being of people in and Read More
US Ignite and Altman Solon announced the results of a comprehensive study of municipally enabled broadband deployment in a new report: Broadband Models for Unserved and Underserved Communities. The report aims to help any of Read More
South Florida Turns To Smart Technology To Overcome Obstacles COVID-19 is revealing a new metric for cities: resilience. For those areas of the U.S. that are more prone to natural disasters, familiarity with unpredictable events Read More
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recently released the Low Cost Flood Sensors: Urban Installation Guidebook to help communities deploy and operate low-cost sensors for flood monitoring and management. The Read More
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore and ST Engineering have designed an innovative, fully automated smart car park – an innovative solution making parking easier and more convenient across the university’s campuses. “This is in Read More
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