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 US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made $3 million available for competitive grants to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects. The grants include two categories: Planning Projects – $1 million Read More
Smart Cities Connect Media and Research previously reported on the Digital Bridge Project in San Francisco that is providing WiFi hot spots for online learning. Hopewell City Public Schools (HCPS) in Hopewell, VA will take Read More
As part of the new Digital Bridge project, the City of San Francisco, California is installing up to 25 WiFi “SuperSpots” to support students with distance learning during the COVID-19 lock down. The program will Read More
In order to keep the public informed of the changing situation involving the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Martin Walsh of Boston has launched two data analytic dashboards that allow Boston residents to easily track the number Read More
Guest author Bryan Darr, EVP, Smart Cities at Ookla As events are cancelled and facilities are shut down across the country, the importance of home broadband access has suddenly taken on a new urgency. The Read More
The City of St. Louis has partnered with IKE (“Interactive Kiosk Experience”) Smart City and the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) to deploy the city’s first group of interactive smart digital kiosks. The eight kiosks Read More
The city of Tampere, Finland has added a carbon footprint calculator to its mobile application. Launched in March of 2019, the free-of-charge app provides access to information about services in the city, including public transport Read More
The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) has expanded the services offered by its 42-vehicle on-demand transit system in partnership with Via, a mobility solutions company. Called SmaRT Ride, the network serves nine zones throughout Sacramento, Read More
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