On July 1, a new European Union law takes effect that will require electric and hybrid four-wheeled vehicles to emit an artificial noise when traveling at low speeds. All new vehicles will be fitted with Read More
The city of San Jose, California and AT&T are partnering to to extend Wi-Fi coverage and build smart city infrastructure across 14 parks around the city. The goal is to improve public safety, save energy, Read More
The National Complete Streets Coalition (NCSC) – a program of Smart Growth America – recently recognized ten communities with the best implementation of Complete Streets policies in 2018. The top rated community was Cleveland Heights, Read More
The City Council of St. Petersburg, FL recently approved its Complete Streets Implementation Plan, which aims to make streets safer and more accessible for users for all modes of transportation, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, persons Read More
In line with their recent commitment to ‘Vision Zero’ – an international initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries – the cities of Cambridge and Somerville in Massachusetts have partnered with Draper and Miovision Read More
The City and County of Denver and Denver Police Department (DPD) – in collaboration with the Downtown Denver Partnership (Partnership) and the Downtown Denver Business Improvement District (BID) – have announced plans to expand the Read More
The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recently released a comprehensive action plan, The Philadelphia Roadmap to Safer Communities, to address increasing gun violence throughout the city. The plan comes as a response to Mayor Jim Kenney’s Read More
In March of 2017, the city of Dallas, Texas launched its Smart Cities Living Lab – four blocks featuring nine integrated smart cities projects. The Dallas Innovation Alliance (DIA) recently released its year-end case study Read More
The National League of Cities (NLC) has formed a national task force to address how communities can better respond to the growing challenge of housing availability, affordability, investment, and quality. The committee will be led Read More
The city of San Diego, California in partnership with General Electric subsidiary Current, continues its work to become “the world’s largest smart city IoT sensor platform” by installing new digital applications to improve parking, traffic Read More
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