OnDemand Panel Debate: Clearing the air: strategies for enhancing urban air quality

Join the latest SmartCitiesWorld Panel Debate to understand how to improve air quality in urban environments, and hear real-world case studies from leading cities. Watch Here

OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

SmartCitiesWorld gets up close and personal with the City of Dallas and its innovative smart city strategies. Panellist from City of Dallas, National League of Cities and Ubicquia. Watch OnDemand

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: going green in the built environment

The SmartCitiesWorld Summit, which takes place 26-27 June, will act as a call to action for cities to make the transformation of the built environment a central part of their climate action strategies.

Green, active and integrated: mobility in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit

From accelerating electric vehicle infrastructure to promoting active and shared modes of transport, the Cities Climate Action Summit (26-27 June) strives to unlock sustainable mobility solutions for a cleaner, healthier future.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Shenzhen

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Shenzhen, designated as China’s first special economic zone and a role model of urban modernisation. Find out more about Shenzhen’s smart city strategy in this 16-page report.

Podcasts

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 12 – Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara and Visa – Innovation in the urban mobility sector

The Urban Exchange brings together the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara’s Diego Marquez and Visa’s Jose Rodriguez to talk through the transformative role of urban mobility policy and technology in the Mexican city.

Podcast: in conversation with Marc Hannis, Principal, Innovation Fund, Ofwat

Marc Hannis is the latest guest on the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, talking about the need for more innovation and collaboration in the water sector.

Opinions

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: AppyWay

AppyWay will show cities why they need to adopt dynamic and data-driven kerbside management systems to optimise the use of kerb space and reduce congestion.

No more pedalling the cycle lane myth: for a less congested London, we need fewer cars

Lime’s Alan Clarke explains how the UK capital can move away from private vehicles towards a lifestyle where city-dwellers can move seamlessly between different modes of public transport.

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Latest City Profile

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Smart Cities Reports

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

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Trend Report 2025: Enabling connectivity in cities to improve urban life

Trend Series

Discover how ubiquitous connectivity is transforming urban living by enhancing efficiency, producing more liveable spaces and making cities smarter.

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Panel discussion: The role of telecoms in building smarter cities

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Latest Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

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The latest news in road travel on smart city projects and initiatives across the world.

Moovit to streamline intercity transport planning and ticketing

Moovit to streamline intercity transport planning and ticketing

Mobility-as-a-Service22 Jan 2025

Partnering with Distribusion equips Moovit users with the ability to plan, purchase, and ride intercity transport journeys with hundreds of European carriers.

Hawaiian transit agency introduces bus mobile app

Hawaiian transit agency introduces bus mobile app

Mobility-as-a-Service14 Jan 2025

Hawaiian transit agency’s new app seeks to enhances transit journeys with contactless payments and faster boarding, creating a more streamlined rider experience.

NYC Transit Tech Lab issues annual call for entries

NYC Transit Tech Lab issues annual call for entries

News14 Jan 2025

This year’s challenges are calling for tech-driven approaches focused on analysing and improving ridership and optimising inspections and maintenance.

How to design safe and bikeable streets

Micromobility13 Jan 2025

The Urban Bikeway Design Guide includes detailed policy, planning, and project guidance to ensure connected bikeable streets become standard practice in the US.

TRC teams with Carahsoft to deliver on-demand transit solutions

TRC teams with Carahsoft to deliver on-demand transit solutions

Mobility-as-a-Service13 Jan 2025

The Routing Company said the partnership means the public sector can access its advanced transit solutions without the complexities of traditional procurement.

Which cities suffer the worst congestion rates?

Which cities suffer the worst congestion rates?

Congestion09 Jan 2025

TomTom has analysed unified metrics in 500 cities across 62 countries to rank these cities based on their average travel time as well as congestion levels.

How smart technology is reducing intersection congestion

How smart technology is reducing intersection congestion

Congestion08 Jan 2025

Intelligent connected traffic technology solutions specialist Lyt has unveiled key intersection performance metrics in cities and communities in the US in 2024.

Philadelphia tackles kerb and right-of-way street management

Philadelphia tackles kerb and right-of-way street management

Road travel07 Jan 2025

The new cloud-based product, IQ Road Rules, will hold digital twin information about the City of Philadelphia’s streets, sidewalks, and kerbs.

San Francisco advances kerbside EV charging programme

San Francisco advances kerbside EV charging programme

Road travel02 Jan 2025

Once installed, the pilot programme establishes a data-gathering partnership with the charging providers to monitor usage, demand, and other key metrics.

ChargePoint and GM to expand ultrafast EV charging network

ChargePoint and GM to expand ultrafast EV charging network

Electric vehicles23 Dec 2024

Many applicable locations will be equipped with ChargePoint’s Omni Port system, which allows vehicles with CCS or NACS charging ports to charge at any charger.

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What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

Solar city goes live

Trina Solar’s PV modules have begun operations in the 10MW Sustainable City in Dubai, which aims to use only clean energy sources

ST Engineering to provide smart city platform for Lusail City

The company will build and operate a smart city platform with citywide network connectivity for the Qatar city using advanced AI and data-driven technologies.

Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in Nov 2024?

Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in November? If so, just let us know and we’ll be able to invite you to a number of exclusive events!

AI used to monitor and optimise Swedish road infrastructure

Computer vision and machine learning specialist, Univrses, will work with the Swedish Transport Administration to digitise and manage roadside infrastructure.

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Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: AppyWay

AppyWay will show cities why they need to adopt dynamic and data-driven kerbside management systems to optimise the use ...

Navigating the future: the evolution of urban transportation

Liz St Louis, director of smart cities and enabling services at Sunderland City Council, explores how advancements in ...

Why housing plans must factor in multimodal transit systems

James Lancaster of the Urban Mobility Partnership reflects on the UK political party conference season and considers ...

Making active travel the first and easiest transport choice

Matt Winfield, chief operating officer at Sustrans, talks about how he wants walking, wheeling and cycling to be front ...

How Northern Ireland’s spirit of enterprise is pioneering the future of travelSponsored by Invest Northern Ireland

Whether by land, sea or air, Invest Northern Ireland explains how the region’s businesses are shaping a greener, ...

Six predictions for smart city transport and mobility

As smart city innovation accelerates, Cubic Transportation Systems’ Galen Chui explores how developments in transport ...

How smarter junctions contribute to safe and efficient travelSponsored by ST Engineering

ST Engineering’s Yeo Khiaw Ming explains why cities must explore the use of advanced technologies that enable more ...

How 5G can help shape the future of the transport and logistics industries

Bob Driver, head of UK5G, says 5G use cases are many and varied but making a compelling business case relies on ...

Helsinki’s journey to becoming a 15-minute city

Anni Sinnemäki, Helsinki’s deputy mayor for the urban environment, provides expert insight into the Finnish city’s ...

How technology drives smarter traffic management to deliver liveable and sustainable citiesSponsored by ST Engineering

Intelligent traffic management solutions aren’t only critical tools for transport authorities and departments – they ...

Five principles for sustainable mobilitySponsored by Accenture

When it comes to discussing urban mobility, Accenture’s Steve Zoegall observes how a systems mindset has taken root ...

Towards a caring commuter culture in Singapore

Andy Thompson of Go-Ahead Singapore explains how the transport provider is ensuring it provides journeys that work for ...

Smart infrastructure is the key to Vision Zero

Legislation is a good first step to reducing fatalities, says Georges Aoude, CEO, Derq, but it will not work without ...

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

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Trend Report 2025: Enabling connectivity in cities to improve urban life

Trend Series

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

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Special Reports

Green, active and integrated: mobility in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit

Podcast: in conversation with Emily Yates, CIO, SEPTA

Podcast: in conversation with Emily Yates, CIO, SEPTA

How IoT can enable sustainable choices in cities

How IoT can enable sustainable choices in citiesSponsored by Thinkz

City Profiles

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – San Diego

Delve into this City Profile which focuses on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities. Find out how it splits the city’s challenges and matches them to solutions that demonstrate exactly how technology, policy and investment come together to overcome both every-day and long-term issues.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

Discover how the City of Dallas is pushing ahead with its smart city efforts with the latest new-look City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld.

Research

White Paper: The Urban Edge - unlocking smart city potential through kerb revolution

White Paper: The Urban Edge - unlocking smart city potential through kerb revolution

This White Paper explores how transforming the humble kerb can enhance urban efficiency, sustainability, and livability. ’The Urban Edge’ serves as a practical guide for city planners, policymakers, and innovators, offering actionable strategies to turn static kerbs into adaptable, multifunctional zones.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: lessons and takeaways

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: lessons and takeaways

With Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 at a close, look back at some of the key actions and considerations for cities including actionable insights to accelerate climate action, emphasising the development of policies, the deployment of cutting edge technologies and the methods of financing projects in climate action across energy, mobility and the built environment.

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

This white paper maps the end-to-end journey from data discovery to implementing complex AI models that can provide customised insight. It puts forward a blueprint for cities to use artificial intelligence to become smarter and more liveable by taking an outcomes-focused approach.