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AcceliGOV Global Smart City Initiative: Apply Now to Pilot Innovative Solutions for Urban Challenges

Leading Cities’ AcceliGOV global smart city initiative is again inviting cities and private organizations to ...

A City Asks: How Can We Explore Disruptive Innovation for the Greater Good?

As a community of smart city professionals, we are all working towards imagining the future ...

Edinburgh Launches Real-Time Bus Tracking System with Live Travel Updates

The city of Edinburgh, Scotland recently launched an on-street bus tracking system that includes 322 ...

Kaicycle Expands Composting Services with New Grant for Hot Rot Machine and App

Kaicycle - an urban farm in Wellington, NZ - has been providing composting services to ...

Seattle Offers $4,000 Bonus Rebates for Clean Electric Heat Pumps – Available Until May 2025

The City of Seattle, WA is offering a new $4,000 bonus rebate for moderate-income households ...

Bee Cave Police Chosen for Texas’ First Autonomous Drone Pilot Program

The Bee Cave Police Department located in a suburb of Austin, TX has been selected ...

Green Era Campus Launches in Chicago to Promote Sustainable Urban Development

Green Era Campus - an initiative dedicated to creating sustainable communities through innovative urban development ...

Manchester Tests Cameras to Detect Distracted Drivers in Regional Trial

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) in North West England is testing the use of cameras ...

Google’s AI-Powered Heat Resilience Tool Pilots in 14 U.S. Cities to Combat Urban Heat

Google Research has created a Heat Resilience tool that applies AI to satellite and aerial ...

New App Helps Residents Navigate the City

The City Council of Sunderland, England recently introduced a free app designed to help residents ...

De-Mystifying the Future Ready City

There are many terms to describe the integration of technology to support city systems and ...

Falls Church Launches $10M Smart City Initiative with Virginia Tech’s VTTI

Falls Church, VA, working with Virginia Tech’s Transportation Institute (VTTI) Division for Technology Implementation, has ...

Madrid’s Canal de Isabel II Deploys Drones for Autonomous Sewer Inspections

Madrid, Spain’s water supply company, Canal de Isabel II, is using drones to inspect its ...

Glasgow Partners with VivaCity to Boost Traffic Flow and Safety Using AI Sensors

In a bid to improve traffic flow and road safety for pedestrians and cyclists, the ...

Boston Launches E-Bike Incentive Program to Boost Sustainable Transportation

The City of Boston, MA is launching an e-bike incentive program that will provide discounts ...

Two Cities Partner with IES to Build Digital Twin for Carbon-Neutral Future

The cities of Stirling and Clackmannanshire in Scotland have partnered with IES, a global climate ...

New Tool Helps Communities Access Clean Energy Tax Credits

Lawyers for Good Government has launched their Clean Energy Tax Navigator - an interactive online ...

Detroit Names Patrice Brown as New Associate Director of Urban Agriculture

Patrice Brown has been named the city of Detroit, MI’s new Associate Director of Urban ...

London Unveils Privacy Register to Boost Transparency in Smart City Tech

The Greater London Authority (GLA) has launched the London Privacy Register to provide greater openness ...

Boston Tackles Traffic Woes with Google’s Project Green Light

Boston, MA is using Google’s Project Green Light technology to optimize traffic signal timing and ...

World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Ferry Debuts in San Francisco with Free Rides

The first commercial passenger ferry in the world to run entirely on hydrogen fuel cells ...

New Orleans Teams Up with UWSELA, Verizon, and Hyfi to Launch Citywide Flood Sensors

The city of New Orleans, LA is working with the United Way of Southeast Louisiana ...

It’s All About AI

On the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI), it is easy to get caught up in ...

Christchurch Launches Community Energy Pilot to Empower Local Communities

The New Zealand city of Christchurch is launching an energy pilot to help communities actively ...

$27 Million Awarded for Groundbreaking Statewide Port Data System Integration

The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) recently announced it will award ...