The All Under One Banner coalition in Glasgow, Scotland is seeking investors for a new project in urban farming. Organizer Manny Singh’s Glasgow Urban Farming Initiative (GUFI) is intended to be a non-profit organization that Read More
Cities are being asked to do more with less and smart city technology promises increased efficiencies, reduced costs and an enhanced quality of life for residents. But how can city leaders quantify that promise? What Read More
UPPlift Toronto, a start-up which seeks to bridge the gap between smart city technologies and infrastructure operators seeking tech that can enhance Toronto’s liveability, recently announced the eight winners of its first-ever Urban Pilot Program. Read More
The city of Columbus, Ohio recently launched the Smart Columbus Operating System that will gather data for its smart city transportation project. The system has the potential to reduce collisions, speed first responder response times, Read More
UCLA research professor of urban planning Donald Shoup’s new book, “Parking and the City,” has three recommendations for how cities plan parking. Shoup recommends cities remove requirements for off-street parking; charge the right prices for Read More
The City of Portland, Oregon, will be working with with local startup Ride Report over the next five years to gather and track data from thousands of bicyclists in the city, and will be installing Read More
The government of Venezuela recently unveiled its National Urban Agriculture Plan 2018. The plan focuses on incorporating animal rearing, the Green Roofs project, and seed import replacement, as well as using more city lots for Read More
The Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan project is the West Coast’s largest fully entitled waterfront development. The 535 acre development will be designed as a “smart city” using cutting edge technologies that tie together energy Read More
A 30-acre city park in Fishers, Indiana will this year become the largest park in the country that’s dedicated solely to a working farm. The Fishers AgriPark park will feature crop fields, livestock, aquaponics, an Read More
The National Smart City Living Labs in the Netherlands will be working with the data visualization company, IMAGEM, to provide solutions that will ultimately improve quality of life in cities of Breda, Dordrecht, Helmond, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Read More
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