Silicon Valley-based Cepton, a smart lidar solution provider, and Fibre Based Integrations, a fiber optics systems company, are partnering to develop lidar-based vehicle detection solutions in Cape Town, South Africa. Fiber will deploy vehicle classification Read More
The Brussels Capital Region in Belgium recently announced the relaunch of Bruxell’air – a sustainable mobility bonus to encourage more people to switch from personal vehicle usage to less carbon-intensive modes of transportation in the Read More
The City Council of Westminster – an area of central London in the UK – has introduced a digital card as part of its latest smart city initiatives. The ‘MyWestminster’ account offers residents a faster and Read More
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – working with National University of Ireland Galway – has released a measurement framework to help city managers and other stakeholders involved in planning and community development assess Read More
The City Council of Milan, Italy recently approved its Piano Aria e Clima (or Air Climate Plan – PAC), which will act as a guide for the city to become carbon neutral by the year Read More
The City of Fullerton, CA contracted with NORESCO to implement a self-funded energy efficiency project to expand smart city technologies and distributed energy resources. The project will cost $8.4 million to implement, with a guaranteed Read More
Boston, MA has a new office within its Housing Cabinet – GrowBoston: Office of Urban Agriculture – which will work to increase food production throughout the city; develop and implement new food production strategies; provide Read More
New York state has opened the Joint Security Operations Center (JSOC) in Brooklyn which will serve as an operations center for state and local cybersecurity needs. JSOC will serve New York state’s hundreds of municipalities Read More
The City of Newark, NJ will invest $2 million in the Nourishing Newark Community Grants Program, which has the goal of supporting the creation and expansion of sustainable urban food cooperatives, and other community-based healthy food Read More
Philadelphia, PA has released its five-year Digital Equity Plan which outlines the existing barriers to digital equity, including: affordability and access to broadband and devices; language; race; limited digital literacy skills; disabilities; and more, and how Read More
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