At SmartCitiesWorld’s inaugural advisory board meeting, Jeff Risom, chief innovation officer at Gehl Architects, explored how the public realm might be managed in the post-pandemic era.
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 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.
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.
The long term-impact of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union and the country’s poor performance in the Covid-19 pandemic, are among the complex set of challenges it faces if London is to remain one of the world’s most influential and enviable cities.
Redesign is a cornerstone of the City’s transformative downtown redevelopment strategy, positioning it as a model for equitable and sustainable urban growth.
The project sees the transformation of University of Manchester’s North campus into a district to advance innovation across sectors, including digital tech.
Anchored by a reimagined decommissioned coal-fired and oil-powered facility, the park will become a public amenity in Norwalk with a stellar network of spaces.
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.
Londoners are being encouraged to mark the day on Sunday 22 September with 200 streets transformed into temporary spaces for play and social gatherings.
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.
The establishment of the new department is a major piece of mayor Wu’s vision to transform planning and development and create a green and growing city.
Combining the real and the digital worlds, technology from Siemens Xcelerator portfolio will form the backbone of the new neighbourhood in Berlin Spandau.
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.
The Australian city’s draft budget puts forward proposals to further green the city, including nine new parks and open spaces and expansion of its tree canopy.
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.
The UK city council is working with SkedGo to enable pedestrians walking at night to see how much of their journey home is covered by street lighting and CCTV.
The transformation of the Shimbashi-Kyobashi expressway into the Tokyo Sky Corridor is part of the Government’s plan to create more people-centred spaces.
The biannual Walking and Cycling Index draws on independent survey feedback from a cross-section of more than 1,200 residents in the capital, surveyed in 2023.
The Canopy will integrate with various modes of transportation to ensure accessibility for all and feature pedestrian-friendly walkways and bike paths.
Students can choose between Haultain Park or 4th Street Station to hone their digital and creative skills with each site presenting a specific challenge.
The “green heart” marks the closing chapter of the Ancoats project and will also help create a low-traffic, pedestrian-first neighbourhood in the UK city.
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.
Work on the 2,600 square metre park in the Canadian city is anticipated to commence in 2025 and aims to transport visitors through a woodland experience.
The vision for the new green travel district in the Birmingham area is for less congestion, less pollution, fewer accidents and more productive communities.
Wellington City Council has given the go ahead for two projects which include new raised pedestrian crossings, bus route improvements, and safer bike routes.
Under the European Commission Smart Tourism umbrella, Grosseto in the Tuscany region of Italy was also crowned Green Pioneer for its sustainability efforts.
An e-book, published by StreetLight Data, reveals the data-driven pedestrian activity trends in top US cities and details the national and state trends.
The programme prioritises people over vehicles and has reportedly helped Utah’s capital make one of the strongest downtown recoveries since lockdowns in the US.
The City is working with e-scooter providers Bolt and Tuul to create 126 designated spaces for micromobility users to ensure the city is safe for pedestrians.
A two-mile stretch will be transformed from a commuter corridor to an entertainment-friendly one, serving cyclists, pedestrians, transit users as well as cars.
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.
An updated design for incorporating buses and a cycle lane for the entire length of Union Street has been agreed as part of the City Centre Masterplan.
By placing people at the centre of the urban plan, proximity concept focuses on ensuring an equitable distribution of all essential social functions of the city.
The Safety Surge initiative will bring traffic calming infrastructure to every neighbourhood in Boston and will include speed bumps and redesigned intersections.
The proposals are designed to help the roads better cope with a large influx of pedestrians on event days and include traffic-calming and mobility parks.
Temporary pop-up installation is designed to enable residents to experience on a small scale what it would be like to have a green space encircle the downtown.
Having declared a climate and biodiversity emergency in 2019, Lord Mayor Sally Capp believes the city is on the doorstep of achieving some of its bold aims.
A report from the Urban Land Institute details how zoning updates can improve housing attainability, sustainability, climate resilience, and community health.
Hélène Chartier, director of urban planning and design, C40 Cities, explains why the approach can create greener, happier, healthier and more prosperous global cities.
The latest phase of the plan will deliver two new plazas, shared streets, and a two-way bike lane on Broadway from West 25th Street to West 32nd Street.
Through its Urbanverse, the people-centric, integrated district aims to be a model of social, economic and environmental sustainability in the Thai capital.
Louisville Metro’s Community Crosswalks programme invites local artists to install vibrant crosswalks to help improve safety conditions for pedestrians.
It will provide a key link in Edinburgh’s active travel network with a cycle path as well as incorporate green community spaces promoting biodiversity and play.
ABI Research said the single most important benefit of green urban infrastructure is its role in making cities more resilient against climate change impacts.
Dr Sara Candiracci, member of the Real Play Coalition, explains how the Real Play City Challenge 2022 has helped address barriers to play in global communities.
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.
The competition included two interactive stages in which residents submitted more than 2,000 comments on the entries via the Kerro Kantasi feedback service.
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.
Initiative will ensure metropolitan planning organisations have accurate, up-to-date information at scale for decision-making related to a number of key areas.
The Parks, a 1,700 hectare sustainable city in the eastern region of South Africa, aims to produce 100 per cent of its energy, water and food on site to become a self-sufficient destination.
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.
The redevelopment of the city’s South Station, which has involved more than four decades of planning and collaboration among city, state and federal agencies, enters its next phase.
Waka Kotahi introduced its Innovating Streets for People pilot programme in 2020-21 to accelerate projects aimed at creating safer, healthier and more people-friendly streets.
During peak times, people on bikes regularly make up 10-25 per cent of all Boston traffic and research shows more will ride if they have access to separated bike lanes.
Xavier Brice, CEO of walking, wheeling and cycling charity, Sustrans, says the drive to net zero, cost-of-living crisis and future of the NHS all depend on the UK Government’s promises to promote more active and healthier ways to travel.
Data has been collected from the ActiveTO Midtown Complete Street pilot, which was launched in April 2021 as part of the City’s pandemic mobility recovery strategy.
The NSF Engineering Research Centre for Smart Streetscapes aims to help forge liveable, safe and inclusive communities through real-time, hyperlocal technologies for streets and their surroundings.
Nineteen projects led by boroughs and TfL will receive funding, which include pocket parks, tree pits and rain gardens as part of the city’s urban climate action plans.
Crossing points would ensure pedestrians have less distance and more time to cross the road and street space would be rebalanced to allow for growth in civic spaces, pocket parks and street cafes.
