The City of Peachtree Corners, GA is testing a fleet of 100 teleoperated e-scooters to be available for public use. Go X and Tortoise worked with The Curiosity Lab to create the project. Go X Read More
Kansas City, MO recently launched its Open Streets Program. Open Streets KC is a temporary program that will last through the KCMO state of emergency order. KCMO Public Works worked with KC Parks and Recreation, Read More
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has chosen Transit as its official mobile app partner. The Transit app will replace the agency’s own app, Go Metro LACMTA, that will be phased out. Read More
The European Commission has announced the winners of four sustainable mobility awards which recognize activities carried out in 2019 under the theme “safe walking and cycling.” The winners are: Krusevac, Serbia – Award for larger Read More
Columbus region residents purchase 3,323 electric vehicles in three years, exceeding goal of the Smart City Challenge grant awarded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Smart Columbus today announced that 3,323 electric vehicles (EVs) Read More
The Energy Coalition and electricity tech firm, Community Electricity – in collaboration with UCLA and a consortium of partners – have been awarded a $9 million California Energy Commission (CEC) EPIC grant for a project Read More
The city of Newark, New Jersey is using interactive dashboards to connect local charities with car dealerships for food pickups and drop-offs to help address the recent COVID-19 related increase in food insecurity. The city Read More
The city of Austin, Texas, has named Shirley Erp its new chief information security officer (CISO). Erp will replace Kevin Williams, who was hired as Austin’s first citywide CISO in 2015 and will now take Read More
Mayor Lyda Krewson of the city of St. Louis, MO recently ordered the creation of a financial transparency portal to show the city’s decision-making processes and how it is spending money to improve public health Read More
Chief Resilience Officers from the The Global Resilient Cities Network (GRCN) have launched a global coalition named ‘Cities for a Resilient Recovery (C2R).’ The group is a participatory and collaborative platform for resilient recovery planning Read More
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