England’s Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) – the local government body responsible for transport in the Manchester region – has partnered with CitySwift to deploy a performance optimization platform for the city’s bus network (the Read More
A team of researchers from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill has placed sensors across the city of Durham to monitor the temperature trends and potentially learn how to save lives. “Temperatures are Read More
The City and County of San Francisco, CA adopted its Vision Zero policy in 2014, committing to build better and safer streets, educate the public on traffic safety, enforce traffic laws, and adopt policy changes Read More
The Miami suburb of Coral Gables in Florida is girding itself for any hurricanes that might hit this year, working to ensure that communication is maintained at all times. The hurricane season in the Atlantic Read More
An online tool – called Air Aware – has been developed by The City of London and the Boroughs of Hackney, Newham, and Tower Hamlets to enable people to check air quality levels in real Read More
The City of Valencia in Spain has launched an initiative that aims to install 6,658 photovoltaic panels in local cemeteries. The “Requiem in Power (RIP)” project is expected to become the largest urban solar farm Read More
DALLAS, June 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — North Texas Innovation Alliance, a 501(c)3 regional consortium of over 40 municipalities, agencies, corporations and academic institutions across North Texas working to create the most connected, smart and resilient region in the country, Read More
The city council of Stockton, California recently approved the use of vehicle-mounted cameras and artificial intelligence software to help its police department detect and report code violations. The city will enter into a $237,600-per-year contract Read More
The Autonomous Robotic Pickup Platform – a pilot project being conducted in Detroit’s Corktown historic district – will partner autonomous sidewalk bots with a composting startup and an urban farm to test new uses for Read More
The city of Chicago, IL continues its roll-out of the Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) Chicago Connected program and the Chicago Park District’s Citywide Broadband and Digital Equity Initiative. Free internet access will soon be made Read More
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