Articles by Smart Cities Connect

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

Stanford University’s Natural Capital Project has released an open-source data and modeling platform to help policy makers and urban planners build more sustainable cities. The software – called Urban InVEST – will allow planners to Read More

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has released the Putting People First – Smart Cities and Communities report, covering the benefits, goals, challenges, and success factors associated with smart cities and communities (SC&C). SC&C technologies Read More

The City of Chicago, IL has released its  2021 City of Chicago Waste Strategy. The Strategy – which was drawn up in partnership with the Delta Institute, a 501c3 nonprofit that specializes in municipal solid Read More

In the city of Philadelphia, SmartCityPHL, the Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability (OTIS), and SEPTA have issued the SEPTA For All Challenge, which asks people to present their best ideas for increasing accessibility with Read More

Thirty-one cities recently signed the C40 Cities Urban Nature Declaration, with the pledge to invest in green spaces to improve air quality and strengthen protection against climate impacts – such as extreme heat, flooding and Read More