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Itron and Cielis announce ten-year smart streetlight contract for Paris

Lighting12 Nov 2024

The contract extends Itron’s relationship with the City of Paris, which began in 2015, when the city made its original investment in a citywide IoT network.

C40 guide to serve as implementation tool for urban planners

Climate action08 Nov 2024

The guide will serve as a tool to accelerate sustainable, equitable and resilient urban planning policies and promote deliverable climate action around the globe.

Bolt and Hertz partner to support ride-hailing drivers

Mobility-as-a-Service11 Oct 2024

Hertz will offer Bolt-branded and unbranded vehicles including hybrids, plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles to ride-hailing drivers using the Bolt platform.

C40 Cities launches tool to help create healthier cities

Planning and redevelopment27 Aug 2024

The Healthy Neighbourhood Explorer tool is built on the principles that residents can access services and amenities within a short distance from their homes.

Volocopter advances plans for eVTOL operations in Paris

Air Travel09 Aug 2024

A crewed aircraft took flight from the inaugurated vertiport of the Aerodrome of Saint-Cyr-l’Ecole, built by Groupe ADP, the company’s Parisian partner.

Toyota opens Inclusive Mobility Park in Paris

Inclusivity25 Jul 2024

As mobility partner of the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee, most of the solutions presented are also in use at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024.

C40 Cities launches global air quality marathon

Climate action25 Jul 2024

Polling from cities on five continents shows 90 per cent of residents want to prioritise action to improve air quality with widespread support for transforming streets.

Keolis to operate a third Île-de-France metro line

Rail Travel19 Jun 2024

The line will connect up the large economic hubs of Orly, Antony, Massy, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and Versailles, along with research centre, Saclay Plateau.

The smartest cities in Europe and US unveiled

News14 May 2024

ProptechOS evaluated 68 US and European cities against the smart city guidelines set out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

London, New York and Paris top smart city ranking

News15 Feb 2024

The IESE analysed 183 cities in 92 countries worldwide for the 2024 Cities in Motion Index according to 114 indicators that feed into nine key dimensions.

Residents of cities across Europe find EVs too expensive

Electric vehicles14 Feb 2024

Survey data suggests that negativity continues to grow towards the cost of electric vehicles, with many residents unable to commit to the higher price point.

How Paris aims to better manage logistics and the kerb

Logistics07 Jul 2023

Vianova and Michelin Mobility Intelligence will work with the city to use data to inform planning decisions and transform how logistics vehicles move and park.

Vianova analyses behaviours and sidewalk usage in Paris

Road travel11 May 2023

The mobility data platform company is working with public transport operator RATP to prevent bus lane congestion and transform kerb usage in the French capital

Paris streamlines kerb usage using mobility data

Analytics07 Apr 2023

First-of-its-kind project will see the companies use telematics data to analyse and enable decision-making about logistics vehicles in cities, starting in Paris.

Paris to deploy upgraded public ticketing ahead of ’24 Games

Mobility-as-a-Service06 Apr 2023

French public transport operator RATP is working with Flowbird to upgrade its ticketing infrastructure to include new LED touchscreens and faster processing.

The case for 15-minute cities

Planning and redevelopment15 Mar 2023

Hélène Chartier, director of urban planning and design, C40 Cities, explains why the approach can create greener, happier, healthier and more prosperous global cities.

Commuters want smarter, connected transport options

Mobility-as-a-Service25 Jan 2023

A study on attitudes to transport and smart mobility in eight global cities reveals three in four people prefer better-connected public transport over driving.

London and Austin ranked top for smart city potential

News09 Jan 2023

A study by ProptechOS looked at the 100 most populous cities in Europe and the US to discover which ones are the most adapted to emerging technologies.

Car-free visions boost support for pedestrianisation

Pedestrianisation28 Nov 2022

Reimagined car-free areas in iconic areas in London, Paris, and New York have further fuelled the desire by residents to see fewer vehicles in their cities.

Citizens lean towards car-free cities

Pedestrianisation21 Nov 2022

Survey of residents in London, Paris and New York reveals they want to see less cars in their cities and support more space to pedestrians and cyclists.

Cop27: Solutions guide aims to help cities reach net zero

Cop2715 Nov 2022

Guide addresses core issues by showing where actions can be taken across the value chains of five sectors that are closely interlinked with a city’s ecosystem.

C40 and Google partner on carbon-free energy initiative

Climate action25 Oct 2022

Programme seeks to empower cities around the world to run entirely on clean energy, every hour of every day and accelerate the decarbonisation of regional electricity grids.

How 2024 Athletes’ Village will be a model for smart cities

Analytics05 Oct 2022

Atos’ smart territories data platform has been chosen to consolidate, aggregate and analyse data to digitally manage the village at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024.

MaaS provider helps Paris realise 15-minute city goals

Micromobility15 Sep 2022

Acton is rolling out its micromobility, all-in-one docking and charging stations for e-bikes and e-scooters, connecting key transportation hubs in the French capital’s 13th district.

L-Charge to offer free mobile charging in European cities

Electric vehicles11 Aug 2022

The company’s mobile unit is travelling through Europe to measure the demand in cities with a lack of electric vehicle infrastructure and weak energy supplies.

Cities need a holistic plan to decarbonise buildings

Regulation23 May 2022

Research identifies that the most successful cities balance regulation, incentives, innovation and accelerators and work in partnership with landlords, investors, developers and occupiers.

Digital twin seeks to help Olympic organising committee plan events

Digital twins13 Apr 2022

Twinning technology and GIS mapping software from OnePlan will help organisers of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 take an interactive and collaborative approach to planning in real-time.

World Economic Forum announces coalition of cities for urban aerial mobility

Air Travel29 Mar 2022

City and regional leaders are committing to accelerating the adoption of services within their own geographies through the new coalition, whose founding members include Amsterdam and Los Angeles.

Volocopter conducts crewed eVOTL flight over France

Air Travel25 Mar 2022

Urban air mobility specialist and partners used the flight to gain insights for subsequently launching a service in time for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Bogotá ranked top for its zero-waste efforts

Smart waste10 Mar 2022

Charity fundraising website Savoo ranked Bogota first and Bangkok second as the top zero-waste city based its analysis on a number of criteria like how many zero-waste stores and flea markets are available in a city, as well as recycling rates and plastic bag regulations.

German micromobility provider expands into further European cities

Micromobility09 Mar 2022

Dance is expanding services into Hamburg, Munich, Vienna, and Paris as well as in its home city of Berlin and is also launching an enterprise product to enable employers to offer an e-ride subscription as an employee benefit.

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.

Cop26: sharing knowledge and ideas key to electric transition

News10 Nov 2021

A session on zero emissions transition on Transport Day of the climate change conference highlighted the importance of international-, national- and city-level collaboration.

Computer vision and smart city tech deployed on e-scooter fleets

News09 Sep 2021

E-scooter operator Tier and Irish micromobility tech platform Luna have partnered to explore the piloting and deployment of the technology across fleets in Europe and the Middle East.

Tokyo named most innovative city in annual ranking

News09 Jul 2021

The win was attributed to strong technology application, digital capability and pandemic performance and, for the first time in 14 years, more than half of the top 100 cities were from the US.

Bloomberg names 50 finalist cities for 2021 Global Mayors’ Challenge

News16 Jun 2021

The cities chosen are considered to have come up with the boldest urban innovations emerging from the pandemic with the challenge aiming to spread the most promising ideas.

Navigation app to help visually impaired travellers tested in Versailles

News21 May 2021

NaviLens technology is based on image recognition using augmented QR codes, placed along designated customer itineraries, and a smartphone app that provides voice guidance.

Basque Coast launches second electric bus rapid transit line

News14 May 2021

Keolis will run the 10km line on behalf of Basque Country Public Transport Authority and it will link Tarnos to Bayonne in south-west France, carrying around 90,000 passengers per month.

Spanish railway operator introduces connected portal on trains

News12 May 2021

Ouigo Spain, a low-cost, high-speed operator linking Spanish cities, enables passengers to access real-time information and entertainment via the on-board platform using a reservation number.

Driverless passenger shuttle launched in Paris Ile-de-France

News01 Apr 2021

The autonomous shuttles will serve the suburban train station of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines-Montigny-le-Bretonneux and several local business parks in the Île-de-France Mobilités network.

Study reveals how cities are using tech and data to drive social development goals

News30 Mar 2021

ESI ThoughtLab collaborated with a coalition of government, business, and academic leaders to conduct the global benchmarking study.

Milan teams up with Vianova to enhance shared mobility system

News29 Mar 2021

The city’s Mobility and Environment Agency will use the mobility and kerb managment platform to ensure the post-Covid world is greener, fairer and more resilient for citizens.

Mobile operator partners with City of Tucson to enable smart city applications

News26 Mar 2021

Geoverse is the managed service partner for the city’s Citizens Broadband Radio Network being rolled out across the city to support a number of applications as well as facilitate remote learning.

Mayors call on the G20 to deliver green, just and local recovery

Demographic change09 Mar 2021

The mayors of Milan and Rome highlight the imperative for G20 countries to use recovery funding in a way that advances, not hinders, ambitious and equitable climate action ahead of COP26.

Paris to launch universal charging pilot for micro-mobility

News04 Mar 2021

Duckt will install 150 dock, lock and charge points across the Paris Rive Gauche area to demonstrate how the infrastructure can accelerate micro-mobility to reduce climate impact in the city.

Lime to pilot electric mopeds in Paris and Washington DC

News29 Jan 2021

Lime is adding e-mopeds to its fleet of e-bikes and e-scooters, which allow for two riders at a time and will provide two high-visibility helmets in the carrying case of every moped.

Christchurch launches electric bike hire trial with Lime

News24 Nov 2020

The council wants to investigate how a shared e-bike service might fit into the transport network in the long-term in the New Zealand city.

Which cities make the environmental action A-list for 2020?

News16 Nov 2020

CDP has named 88 global cities that are working to become resilient, healthy, and prosperous places to live and work while cutting emissions and rapidly building resilience against the climate crisis.

US, Brazil, Canada lagging in shift to clean energy, International Renewable Energy Agency warns

News24 Sep 2020

International Renewable Energy Agency partners with World Economic Forum to support sustainable energy’s future

Singapore tops smart city ranking for second year running

News17 Sep 2020

The 2020 Smart City Index measures citizens’ perceptions of the impact that technology has on their lives, surveying them on areas such as governance, health and safety, mobility and opportunities.

Bogotá and Rio de Janeiro join global coalition of cities working to create clean air for all

News08 Sep 2020

By confirming their undertaking, the mayors of Bogotá and Rio de Janeiro come together with a coalition of 35 other city mayors that aim to ensure clean air for some 150 million people.

Without smart transport networks, smart cities’ potential will not be realisedSponsored by Huawei

Opinions22 Jul 2020

Cities need to implement intelligent road management solutions in order to support citizens and businesses, writes Hong-Eng KOH, Global Chief Government Industry Scientist, Huawei.

Ranking reveals smartest and most sustainable cities

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