Articles by Smart Cities Connect

The City of Houston, TX is launching two initiatives to encourage green development and infrastructure – the Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Awards and Recognition, and the Expedited Permitting Pilot programs. The programs fall under the Read More

The State of Michigan, Ford, Bedrock and Bosch are launching a real-world test site for emerging parking technology – named the Detroit Smart Parking Lab (DSPL). Scheduled to open in September, the lab will facilitate Read More

The London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) and the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) Data Science Campus are running a bootcamp to increase data science skills within London, England’s local government divisions. The program Read More

The World Economic Forum has released a report – Governing Smart Cities – which provides a benchmark for the ethical and responsible use of smart city technologies. The report seeks to help city leaders identify Read More

Houston’s new digital 311 system recently went live, making it easier for residents to file service requests and receive information from the city. The service allows area residents to request information on city services and Read More

On July 2 of this year – just after the well-publicized condo building collapse in Miami, FL – a building collapsed in downtown Buffalo, NY, highlighting the city’s aging infrastructure.  The city has a number Read More

The city of Encinitas, CA has launched a joint municipal pilot program with Arcimoto, Inc., – an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer – to test Arcimoto’s Fun Utility Vehicle® (FUV®), Rapid Responder™, and Deliverator™. During the Read More

The city of Freiburg, Germany now has two hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks that will be used by the city’s waste management company – Abfallwirtschaft und Stadtreinigung Freiburg GmbH (ASF). It’s estimated that by replacing two Read More

The city of Dublin, Ireland is running its first e-scooter trial across the five campuses of Dublin City University (DCU). The pilot involves e-scooter operator Tier, Irish micro mobility tech platform Luna, the Insight SFI Read More

The City of Vienna is promoting a greening initiative for façade, roof, and courtyard installations – with the goal of creating a cooler, CO2 trapping, biodiverse cityscape to fight climate change. The city recently published Read More