Articles by Smart Cities Connect

The City of Phoenix, AZ has released the results of the first year of its Cool Pavement Pilot Program. In 2020, the city selected areas in eight neighborhoods to receive the cool​ pavement treatment. Cool Read More

The City Council of Glasgow, Scotland has launched a £30bn Greenprint for Investment – a portfolio of investment projects to help reach its target of becoming net-zero by 2030. The council stated that the mix of Read More

The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently released a “Toolbox of Solutions” designed to help accelerate decarbonization in cities. The toolbox – which is open to any user for free – contains more than 200 practical Read More

The city of Turku, Finland has plans to launch three experiments this fall to find ways to promote cycling. The tests will run for four months and aim to facilitate parking, provide new services, and Read More

The city of London in the UK is in the process of creating ‘London’s Emerging Technology Charter’ – a set of practical and ethical guidelines focused on openness, digital rights, use of data and sustainability Read More

Some cities in Europe have come up with unique ways of dealing with cigarette butts. Cigarette butts can take 15 years to decompose and can contaminate water with the 4,000 different chemicals which make up Read More

The City of Winchester, VA is testing drone technology to assess if using drones could be helpful in improving efficiency in several city programs. Part of the Innovative Municipalities initiative, the test scenarios will be Read More

The city of Newcastle in the UK recently launched a website – NCLEUS.com – featuring its smart and sustainable projects, businesses, and research. Newcastle was recognized as UK Smart City of the Year 2019, Connected Read More

The city of Ingleside on the Bay, TX is working with a multi-disciplinary group of researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) to develop a low-cost sensor network that will monitor climate change Read More