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The built environment’s Scope 3 emissions conundrum

Without serious consideration for Scope 3 emissions, we will be unable to reach global net zero goals and improve the quality of life of building occupants, says Mahesh Ramanujam, CEO of Global Network for Zero.

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Waymo raises $5.6bn to expand operations

Connected and autonomous vehicles30 Oct 2024

Waymo will continue to add riders to its ride-hailing service in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, as well as Austin and Atlanta through its partnership with Uber.

AI lidar used to improve airport safety and efficiency

Air Travel24 Oct 2024

Indoor Lab transitions to 4D lidar with planned deployments at JFK airport’s Terminal One, along with mass transit and smart infrastructure integrations.

San Francisco GHG emissions down 48 per cent since 1990

Climate action29 Jul 2024

2022 Sector-based Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory also revealed levels remained flat following the city’s economic and social rebound from the pandemic.

Air taxi service plans 2025 launch in San Francisco Bay Area

News26 Jun 2024

Network is anticipated to provide connectivity to communities, allowing people to replace up to two-hour drives to cities around the bay with 20 minute flights.

San Francisco launches website to benchmark Vision Zero progress

Road travel14 Jun 2024

The goal of this benchmarking effort is to provide context to San Francisco’s work and progress on key Vision Zero metrics alongside 12 other US cities.

FTA awards $343m to improve accessibility at transit-rail stations

Inclusivity03 Jun 2024

Grant recipients will use the federal funding to make rail stations more accessible and inclusive and in line with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

San Francisco builds on lead in water reuse technologies

Water26 Apr 2024

Two further greywater reuse systems are fully operational in residential buildings in the city, which will recycle three million gallons of water annually.

Colorado Smart Futures Lab programme cohort unveiled

News10 Apr 2024

All of these companies are building smart cities technology solutions to issues confronting quality of life in communities across the state of Colorado.

San Jose ranked top city for carbon-friendly transportation

Climate action14 Mar 2024

Streetlight Data index ranks the 100 most populous metro areas in the US based on eight key transportation factors impacting greenhouse gas emissions.

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.

San Francisco launches multilingual election tool

Citizen engagement24 Jan 2024

The Department of Elections is launching its Vote Ready tool ahead of the March Primary Election to help any local voter understand their voting options.

San Francisco to host second week-long climate event

Climate action12 Jan 2024

SF Climate Week 2024 will play a crucial role in advancing discussions and actions on climate change and emphasise the role of innovation and technology.

Bay Area transit riders to get improved connections

Mobility-as-a-Service03 Jan 2024

New partnership aims to deliver guaranteed on-time transit connections for passengers, ensuring a seamless experience for riders in Fairfield and Sonoma County.

San Francisco Bay Area bolsters toll operations

Road travel16 Nov 2023

Smart mobility infrastructure specialist Iteris will provide managed services that support traveller information and toll lane operations across the Bay Area.

WEF initiative aims to build urban innovation ecosystems

Economic Development12 Oct 2023

The Alliance for Urban Innovation aims to connect urban innovators and entrepreneurs to new markets while helping to build more resilient local economies.

San Francisco unveils affordable, transit-oriented housing

Residential buildings29 Sep 2023

Kapuso in the Upper Yard is a transit-oriented, affordable housing development, providing homes for low-income families, including public housing residents.

Treasure Island launches autonomous shuttle service

Connected and autonomous vehicles18 Aug 2023

It will operate for nine months on the San Francisco island and will help the authorities better understand how a shuttle service could meet people’s needs.

San Francisco robotaxis given go-ahead to operate 24-7

Connected and autonomous vehicles14 Aug 2023

The Californian regulators have approved resolutions granting additional operating authority for Cruise and Waymo to conduct commercial passenger services.

San Francisco announces expansion of bikeshare programme

Micromobility10 Aug 2023

The bikeshare stations’ rollout will further ease congestion around Golden Gate Park as well as encourage biking to both special events and everyday visits.

How San Francisco is tackling extreme heat and air quality

Climate action21 Jul 2023

The Heat and Air Quality Resilience Plan outlines strategies to make the city more resilient to heat waves and wildfire smoke in the face of climate change.

San Francisco transport agency boosts 5G coverage for riders

4G and 5G07 Jul 2023

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is working with AT&T and Boldyn Networks to bring wireless connectivity for travellers on its rail service.

San Francisco awards final rounds of climate action grants

Climate action04 Apr 2023

The city is awarding more than $1m in additional grant funding to projects that support the San Francisco Climate Action Plan and zero waste and GHG goals.

Why do people choose to stay in or leave their cities?

Demographic change08 Mar 2023

Boston Consulting Group has surveyed more than 50,000 people in 79 cities to find out what makes urban residents want to move away from them or remain.

Caltrain boosts connectivity for Silicon Valley riders

Rail Travel08 Feb 2023

Nomad Digital implemented and is operating a turnkey trackside radio network and on-train digital services for the San Francisco to San Jose rail line.

How San Francisco is using data to tackle urban heat

Climate action08 Sep 2022

Data will be used to create heat maps of the city as part of the Urban Heat Watch programme to inform how San Francisco plans for and responds to heat waves.

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.

Which cities are top for urban resilience?

Resilience16 May 2022

The Savills 2022 Impacts programme examined 500 cities using metrics around economic strength, knowledge economy and technology, environmental and social governance, and real estate investment.

Augmented reality tackles micromobility parking challenges

Micromobility12 May 2022

Powered by Google’s ARCore Geospatial API, Bird’s visual parking system enforces parking norms and is available for free to the e-scooter provider’s city partners.

Call for innovative projects to stimulate low-carbon urban development

Climate action06 May 2022

C40 is inviting creative multidisciplinary teams – including architects, developers, community groups and more – to compete to design and develop climate-friendly urban projects.

Milpitas progresses smart city infrastructure projects

Resilience20 Apr 2022

The San Francisco Bay Area city’s programme is expected to drive transformational energy efficiencies for the municipality by reducing utility consumption by more than 4.2 million kWh of electricity per year.

San Francisco deploys lidar solution in proof-of-concept rail and traffic pilot

Rail Travel06 Apr 2022

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has deployed Quanergy’s 3D Lidar Flow Management solution integrated with TNL’s traffic flow management platform to improve the travel time of San Francisco’s light rail vehicles.

Bird extends accessibility mobility programme to California

News06 Dec 2021

San Diego and San Francisco have become the latest cities to join the Scootaround programme that seeks to improve access to sustainable mobility options for everyone.

Lime partners with community network to make cities safer for women

News26 Nov 2021

With safety and mobility inherently linked, the micromobility company will provide free rides on its scooters and bikes for women to verified SafeUp guardians in a number of cities.

Stockholm leads on urban mobility readiness

News16 Nov 2021

Stockholm is ranked number one in mobile sustainability thanks to continued investment in electrification and micromobility infrastructure, as well as corresponding increases in walking and cycling.

Initiative aims to reimagine downtown San Francisco

Retailers25 Oct 2021

SITELAB urban studio and the Downtown Community Benefit District will develop a public realm action plan to revitalise the 43 blocks comprised of the city’s financial district and Jackson Square historic district.

Study reveals the most intelligent and future-proof cities in the world

Commercial buildings15 Oct 2021

The Cities of the Future Index by EasyPark uses publicly available data to find out which cities are best adopting new technological solutions to improve sustainability and liveability.

Construction tech to track progress on landmark US building

Commercial buildings16 Jul 2021

The AI construction tech company Buildots uses computer vision to capture every detail of the fit-out phase and provide objective, data-backed insights to contractors.

Bloomberg partners with selected cities to build back better

News06 Jul 2021

Three-year grants will fund innovation teams, or “i-teams,” to help mayors leverage data and digital technologies to enhance public services and create new value for communities.

10 cities awarded grants for equitable recovery by repurposing streets

News23 Jun 2021

The selected cities will receive $50,000 to work with local community partners to transform streets into community assets that aid in the Covid-19 pandemic recovery.

New buildings to be run entirely on electric in Sacramento

Commercial buildings10 Jun 2021

With the adoption of the New Building Electrification Ordinance, Sacramento joins 45 other cities that have passed electrification ordinances, including San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland.

City of Milpitas launches smart city energy and water programme

News21 May 2021

Energy and water conservation measures in the plan are expected to reduce utility consumption and save more than $1.5m in energy and water costs per year.

Index ranks climate impact on transportation amid the pandemic

News21 Jan 2021

Analysis from StreetLight Data reveals that New York City, Sarasota and Portland lead when it comes to the reduced impact of transportation on the environment.

Open Mobility Foundation launched to help create new open data standards for the kerb

Regulation10 Dec 2020

Digitising the kerb opens the door for more dynamic regulations and new approaches to kerb-usage fees that could enable more goal-driven management strategies.

Epidemiologically-guided office of the future revealed

News03 Dec 2020

The prototype office is an interactive learning centre where leaders can experience first-hand latest designs, technologies and collaborations for workplace health, security, confidence and comfort.

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.

SmartCityX accelerator programme names “early start-up acceptances”

News02 Nov 2020

Led by San Francisco based VC firm Scrum Ventures along with eight other Japanese partner companies, the programme seeks to redefine ‘antiquated’ accelerator models.

San Francisco Bay Area MTC awards $6.9m smart mobility contract

News12 Oct 2020

Iteris will provide staffing and management services to the 511 Operations Centre in Oakland and to the Regional Operations Centre to monitor traffic and toll collection systems along the MTC-operated express lanes.

New board members and Global Steering Committee for Resilient Cities Network

News23 Sep 2020

RCN to focus on resilience, healthcare and environment with new board members

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.

Can US cities preserve some of their pandemic environmental gains?

News12 Jun 2020

Even if US cities could maintain a 10 per cent drop in traffic volumes in the recovery phase, they could significantly improve their climate impact standing, according to a new study by StreetLight Data.

How the holistic approach is central to the Covid-19 recovery

Special Reports21 May 2020

SmartCitiesWorld talks to Lauren Sorkin, acting executive director of the Global Resilient Cities Network, on how cities can rebuild post Covid-19.

LA rolls out pre-paid cards for Covid-19 financial assistance

News09 Apr 2020

The cash assistance model, created with Accelerator for America and Mastercard’s City Possible network, could be quickly scaled to other cities.

San Francisco installs Wi-Fi ‘SuperSpots’ for distance learning during Covid-19 lockdown

News08 Apr 2020

The 25 SuperSpot devices will be located in areas where there are a lot of students lacking internet connectivity.

Cities begin to count the financial cost of coronavirus

News01 Apr 2020

While the human toll can’t be underestimated, cities are now also facing the financial ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic.

Digital transformation can improve your City Resilience IndexSponsored by AVEVA

Opinions10 Mar 2020

AVEVA’s W. Jarrett Campbell shares five examples where cities have improved their sustainability and resilience, or maintained current levels of resilience while lowering costs.

WEF launches framework for "trustworthy use" of facial recognition technology

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