2021

Anne Hidalgo – mayor of the city of Paris, France – recently announced a ban on the majority of vehicular traffic crossing the city center in 2022. The ban has the aim of cutting pollution Read More

Liverpool – a suburb of Greater Western Sydney in Australia – will be piloting a smart curbside project to facilitate parking. The 12-month pilot project is part of the New South Wales government’s Smart Places Read More

Smartness – like growth – is not static; it is a constant practice. With the 2021 Smart 50 Awards we recognize the 50 best examples of  smart cities at work this year by highlighting specific projects with real municipal-scale results. Read More

Smart waste and recycling software leader joins premier network of technology leaders in New York City Rubicon®, a software platform that provides smart waste and recycling solutions to businesses and governments worldwide, today announced that Read More

Seoul, Korea has the goal of becoming a pedestrian-friendly city, where the entire city will eventually be connected with green forest paths. As part of this plan, it recently completed the conversion of the Sejong-daero Read More

The City of Buenos Aires in Argentina recently published its Climate Action Plan 2050, which sets out targeted measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions and increase resilience. The city has the goal of being climate-neutral Read More

The City Council of Charlotte, NC approved a public-private partnership between the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) and eTransEnergy for a pilot program to run electric buses. The 12-18-month pilot program will test 18 battery-electric buses Read More

When the grocery stores in a  neighborhood of Anderson, Indiana closed, the residents were left in a food desert – an area that has a poverty rate of 20% or higher and where residents live Read More

Part of the state of Victoria’s Road Safety Strategy in Australia will include distracted driver technology which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect motorists that are using mobile phones while driving. The Road Safety Strategy Read More

The Charlotte County Clerk’s Office in Florida is now using artificial intelligence to process e-filings. It is using Intellidact AI – a suite of applications that expedites document processing and identity protection. When e-filings are Read More