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New Rochelle unveils plans for transit centre redesign

Planning and redevelopment11 Oct 2024

Redesign is a cornerstone of the City’s transformative downtown redevelopment strategy, positioning it as a model for equitable and sustainable urban growth.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Smart Cities Reports30 Sep 2024

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.

Liverpool named world’s first climate action Accelerator City

Climate action27 Sep 2024

The title comes in recognition of the UK city’s commitment to innovation and smart regulation to decarbonise the live music and TV and film production sectors.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – San Diego

Smart Cities Reports18 Sep 2024

Delve into the latest City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld, focusing on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities.

Phoenix selects artists for extreme heat public art project

Cultural space26 Jul 2024

Nine artists, chosen from nearly 80 submissions, will create shade and cooling installations in parks as part of the City’s efforts to address extreme heat.

New zoning helps to transform one of NYC’s densest suburbs

Planning and redevelopment15 May 2024

The project is envisioned as a way to transform a large portion of the Lincoln Avenue corridor into a new linear public park with green and open space.

Public technology Portal sculpture unites Dublin and New York

Cultural space10 May 2024

Each sculpture features a 24/7 visual livestream from a Portal in the other city, allowing real-time interaction between Dubliners and New Yorkers and visitors.

Masdar City reveals solar tree installation

Solar power01 May 2024

The tree is designed as an art piece to spark interest in sustainability but will also feed energy into the Abu Dhabi grid via 16 bi-facial solar panels.

Dubai Mangroves initiative unveiled by Urb

Climate action30 Apr 2024

Initiative aims to integrate ecological preservation with urban development, enhancing Dubai’s coast by planting more than 100 million mangrove trees.

Madinah: a jewel committed to the challenges of the future

Sustainable development goals25 Apr 2024

With inclusion, diversity and technology central to the smart city vision, María J Martínez reports on how the ‘Enlightened City’ has obtained the UN-Habitat Gold Recognition in the SDG Cities Programme.

Salt Lake City shares vision for transit-oriented hub

Planning and redevelopment22 Apr 2024

The Rio Grande District Vision & Implementation plan is intended to serve as a redevelopment roadmap for around 11 acres of land west of the city’s Downtown.

Sunderland to launch immersive smart city screen

Cultural space02 Apr 2024

Sunderland Pavilion in Keel Square will make use of advanced smart city digital infrastructure and will provide a centrepiece for Expo Sunderland in 2026.

Orlando unveils latest iteration of downtown “urban oasis”

Planning and redevelopment06 Mar 2024

The Canopy will integrate with various modes of transportation to ensure accessibility for all and feature pedestrian-friendly walkways and bike paths.

City of London’s green spaces worth £126.8m annually

Parks and green space15 Feb 2024

Natural Capital Solutions calculated the value the City’s open spaces deliver to the public in areas such as air quality, recreation, health and wellbeing.

Digital wayfinding optimises London visitor experience

Citizen engagement18 Jan 2024

The digital map of King’s Cross by Living Map provides real-time and customisable step-by-step directions, highlighting the mix of facilities on offer.

Tallinn prioritises cultural accessibility and inclusiveness

Inclusivity04 Jan 2024

Tallinn’s 2024 budget allocates a record €39.9m for cultural activities and investments, with an emphasis on ensuring everyone can partake in cultural life.

Masdar City announces region’s first zero-energy mosque

Climate action03 Jan 2024

The 2,349 square-metre structure will have capacity for 1,300 worshippers and produce at least 100 per cent of the energy it needs over the course of a year.

Stockholm inaugurates landmark wooden building

Commercial buildings08 Dec 2023

The Wisdome Stockholm building showcases the use of wood as a building material, highlighting it as an important part of the solution to battle climate change.

Dublin named Smart Tourism Capital for 2024

Cultural space29 Nov 2023

Under the European Commission Smart Tourism umbrella, Grosseto in the Tuscany region of Italy was also crowned Green Pioneer for its sustainability efforts.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

Smart Cities Reports16 Nov 2023

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

Developer unveils plans to create £5bn UK climate tech hub

Planning and redevelopment02 Nov 2023

The Earls Court Development Company plans to create a commercial space for the UK’s clean and climate technology sector on a cleared site in West London.

Dublin launches AR map as part of smart tourism strategy

Cultural space01 Sep 2023

DiscovAR Dublin utilises open Google Maps technology to form an interactive 3D map where users can be transported into the city from anywhere in the world.

Melbourne’s visionary Greenline project reaches milestone

Planning and redevelopment08 Aug 2023

The City has released a draft masterplan to guide the transformation of the Yarra River – Birrarung area and is consulting with the community and stakeholders.

Vienna returns to top of the EIU Liveability Index

News28 Jun 2023

Its first place is down to a combination of stability, good culture and entertainment, reliable infrastructure, and exemplary education and health services.

BAI brings high-speed 5G infrastructure to London venue

4G and 5G26 Jun 2023

As official distributed antenna system partner for Olympia, BAI will install the infrastructure, designed to be shared by all four UK mobile network operators.

Telus to invest almost $30m in 5G connectivity for Montreal

4G and 5G19 Jun 2023

Telus is committed to helping Montreal become one of the world’s most welcoming and innovative cities, connecting thousands of kilometres of optic fibre.

Entries invited to reimagine Cappadocia as an eco-district

Cultural space01 May 2023

The competition is set in the Avanos district of Turkey’s historic and iconic destination and seeks to inspire more ecological and sustainable tourism design.

Battery storage system aims to keep wooden skyscraper safe

Cultural space15 Feb 2023

Skellefteå Kraft and ABB worked together on a bespoke energy storage solution for the sprinkler system at one of the world’s tallest skyscrapers in Sweden.

Louisville calls on artists to help create safer streets

Cultural space09 Feb 2023

Louisville Metro’s Community Crosswalks programme invites local artists to install vibrant crosswalks to help improve safety conditions for pedestrians.

Sustainable electrical substation artwork unveiled in London

Planning and redevelopment24 Jan 2023

The 21-metre-high artwork is part of one of Europe’s largest urban regeneration projects in Brent Cross Town and acts as a wrap around the new substation.

Major London sites to be powered by Dorset solar farm

Solar power22 Dec 2022

The power purchase agreement is, reportedly, the first of its kind in the UK to be signed directly between a renewables energy producer and a governing authority.

Helsinki reveals winner of South Harbour design project

Planning and redevelopment25 Nov 2022

The competition included two interactive stages in which residents submitted more than 2,000 comments on the entries via the Kerro Kantasi feedback service.

Smart city futures showcased in Dubai

Cultural space25 Oct 2022

Dubai Municipality is collaborating with the emirate’s Museum of the Future to anticipate future technologies in areas such as smart cities, sustainable construction and food security.

Greek smart city unveils carbon-neutral green space

Planning and redevelopment06 Oct 2022

The Ellinikon Metropolitan Park will be Europe’s largest coastal park at more than 600 acres and aims to revolutionise the role parks play in new and existing cities, utilising smart technology for ecological restoration.

Innovators help create new visions for Melbourne precinct

Planning and redevelopment26 Jul 2022

A dating-style app for buildings and a high-yield urban farm are among the bold ideas aiming to transform Fishermans Bend into Australia’s premier innovation hub.

Urban vision to reimagine Downtown San Francisco

News20 Jul 2022

Urban design firm Sitelab is working with the Downtown SF Partnership to reinvent the area as a pedestrian-centric, more vibrant and culturally rich space, based on a framework and vision to influence change.

Boston appoints urban design expert to craft an inclusive city

News18 Jul 2022

In the newly created role, Diana Fernandez Bibeau is charged with executing “a human-scale and inclusive vision” for the design of the built environment across the city.

Vienna returns to the top of global liveability index

News28 Jun 2022

The Economist Intelligence Unit reports that scores for culture and environment, healthcare and education have improved on the back of Covid-19 restrictions being eased but the global average score remains below pre-pandemic levels.

Sydney reclaims streets as “places for people”

Pedestrianisation14 Jun 2022

The city has transformed one of its major streets into a pedestrian boulevard in a $43.5m project to create a seamless, car-free path for people walking and dining in Sydney’s city centre.

Reno to experiment with blockchain for building records

Data privacy and security08 Jun 2022

Once the technology launches later in the summer, the public and all relevant city departments will be able to access the same record through an online platform, providing clarity and transparency.

Citizen smart city platform expands to support local tourism

Citizen engagement16 May 2022

The privately funded South African platform has added an In the City function that aims to encourage citizens to better connect with and explore local attractions and places of interest.

Global business hub in China will act as a “sponge city”

Planning and redevelopment15 May 2022

Shanghai Lingang Special Area, which aims to attract some of the world’s most prominent companies, seeks to embed sustainability and nature at its heart.

Museum of the Future installs electric vehicle charging

Electric vehicles12 May 2022

The iconic museum in Dubai has installed 21 units in parking bays, with stations connected to the Shabik mobile app that gives users endless access to the electric vehicle charging network.

EC shortlists demonstrator projects for New European Bauhaus

Economic Development06 May 2022

The projects, spread across 13 countries, aim to create more sustainable, inclusive, and beautiful spaces in locations in the EU and will involve citizens in the green transition at the local level.

Adelaide announces first 10-year masterplan in 30 years

Planning and redevelopment19 Apr 2022

The City Plan will guide the council’s current and future plans including a focus on climate action, greening of streets, its parklands management strategy, infrastructure and asset maintenance plans.

Bloomberg expands Asphalt Art initiative to Europe

Pedestrianisation14 Apr 2022

The initiative, which will provide European cities with $25,000 for projects that use art and design to improve street safety and revitalise public spaces, spurred a reduction in traffic crashes in the US.

Landmark building in Stockholm showcases climate-friendly construction

Cultural space22 Feb 2022

Wisdome Stockholm, a scientific experience arena located in Sweden’s National Museum of Science and Technology, is being built with renewable wood materials, which can replace traditional steel and concrete.

City of Houston unveils smart city wayfinding kiosks

Pedestrianisation10 Feb 2022

Each kiosk serves as a free wifi hotspot and is geo-located, displaying informational listings based on what’s in the immediate proximity to the touchscreen kiosk.

Global engineering company invests in smart city digital twin platform

Planning and redevelopment08 Feb 2022

Investment from Ramboll will support Vu.City’s ambition to become a marketplace for data and solution providers to inform the development of smarter cities.

Tallinn sets goal of people-centred, sustainable city for 2022

Planning and redevelopment05 Jan 2022

To help achieve its aims, the Estonian capital will divide public space and street space in favour of sustainable ways of moving around and by planning a greener and more active urban space.

Augmented reality Christmas experience opens in London

Cultural space20 Dec 2021

As part of the council’s drive to create an inclusive city for everyone, residents and visitors can scan a QR code, launch a microsite, and be transported into the Westminster Elves’ world at four landmark locations.

All-electric building earns Passive House status in Vancouver

Cultural space13 Dec 2021

825 Pacific Street, which will be run by an arts and culture not-for-profit, is one of several projects the Canadian city has in development or completed that focus on buildings aiming for the internationally recognised certification.

Cities and start-ups work together on cultural and creative recovery

News02 Dec 2021

Four innovators will partner with the cities of Berlin, London, New York City and Paris after being named winners in the six-month long, global Creative Cities Challenge.

Smart city district gets green light from City of Houston

Commercial buildings15 Nov 2021

The ambition for the development is to serve “as a model for smart cities of the future to accelerate economic transformation while expanding opportunity for all”.

BT plans to roll out 300 Street Hub 2.0 units across the UK

News16 Sep 2021

Five per cent of total screen time on each Street Hub unit can be used to promote local community and municipal services such as food banks, health and social care or leisure activities.

Wayfinding system created to help Seattle become most walkable city in America

News03 Sep 2021

Seamless Seattle is based on the Legible London model, developed for Transport for London, and aims to make the city more legible and accessible for local residents, commuters and visitors.

Smart city attainable housing initiative launched in California

News20 Aug 2021

City Ventures describes its advanced design concept as an interwoven approach to connecting “tech-forward” thinking with sustainable net-zero village designs.

London mixed-use regeneration site set to be UK's first fossil fuel free development

Commercial buildings23 Jul 2021

Across the Bankside Yards site, the use of all-electric energy via heat pumps, optimised facades and high efficiency building services systems will achieve net zero carbon in operation.

Rome pairs culture and sustainable mobility in tourism initiative

News02 Jun 2021

A partnership between Helbiz and Vox is offering visitors a personalised and dynamic guided tour of the Italian capital’s places of interest on e-bikes and e-scooters.

Oil leaks

Editor's Blog21 May 2021

Michael Lewis, the forensic chronicler of the 2008 financial crash in The Big Short (among many, many other incredible books), made a headspinning comment this week: "There are six times more people over the age of 60 than under the age of 30 working in computer systems."

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