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
Syracuse, NY recently introduced its community broadband pilot program, Surge Link. The program will offer free broadband internet access to 2,500 underserved households in selected areas of the city. Surge Link applicants must live in 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
Edinburgh, Scotland has completed the first phase of its participation in Scotland’s 8th City – the Smart City program. The 8th City Programme was organized by the Scottish Cities Alliance, and runs from 2015 to Read More
The National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) – working with the HHS Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) and the DOT National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – has launched an online dashboard – the Read More
The City Council of Berkeley, CA recently unanimously passed the Berkeley Food Utility and Access Resilience Measure (FARM) which will expand the city’s goal of creating new approaches to address food insecurity. FARM will be 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 term “smart city” usually conjures up images of futuristic, fantastical cityscapes but the reality of implementing smart city initiatives is more based in reality. Designing and deploying smart technology is about responding to community 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
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