In an effort to reduce light pollution and increase energy efficiency, Pittsburgh, PA has plans to become a dark sky city. It will be the first city in the eastern part of the U.S. to Read More
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has been awarded a $6 million grant by the California Energy Commission to install one of the largest EV fleet charging systems in the United States. The charging Read More
Mayor Juan Espadas of Seville, Spain has announced a new multi-partner initiative that will seek to study, analyze, categorize, and name the annual heatwaves that affect the city, and the way they affect the environment Read More
The city of Liverpool in England will trial two experimental pedestrian crossings in an attempt to reduce the number of pedestrians who are killed and injured on their roads. An observational study using artificial intelligence-powered Read More
Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the Senseable City Laboratory – along with the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS Institute) – have released full-scale autonomous, robotic boats, called Read More
On November 15, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act became law under U.S. President Biden’s signature, allocating $1.2 trillion in federal spending to strengthen the country’s digital and physical infrastructure. The Act is being heralded Read More
The city of Phoenix, AZ has created a Heat Response and Mitigation Office to address the growing issue of urban heat. David Hondula, Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences at Arizona State University will be heading Read More
The City of Austin, Texas, in a public-private partnership, has developed a VR training platform which features two mass virtual reality training programs for EMT technicians. The programs focus on infrequent events where large numbers Read More
The city of Espoo, Finland is conducting a trial of an autonomous street sweeper for greener and more sustainable city cleaning. The full-power autonomous street sweeper was created by the Finnish company, Trombia Technologies. Current street-sweeper Read More
New York State is piloting a digital COVID-19 vaccine passport which allows holders – via a digital card on their phones – to provide proof that they’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine and/or have tested negative for Read More
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