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

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

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

Special Reports

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

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. 
Podcast: in conversation with Xavier Brice, CEO, Sustrans

Podcast: in conversation with Xavier Brice, CEO, Sustrans

The latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast sees editor Luke Antoniou joined by Sustrans CEO Xavier Brice for a conversation on all things sustainable urban mobility.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile –Shenzhen

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.
SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Chicago

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Chicago

Chicago is looking to smart city technology to solve issues including poverty, inequality and racial segregation.

Podcasts

Podcast: in conversation with Xavier Brice, CEO, Sustrans

Podcast: in conversation with Xavier Brice, CEO, Sustrans

The latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast sees editor Luke Antoniou joined by Sustrans CEO Xavier Brice for a conversation on all things sustainable urban mobility.
Podcast: How distributed acoustic sensing can give greater insight into your smart city, with Fotech

Podcast: How distributed acoustic sensing can give greater insight into your smart city, with Fotech

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Sarah Wray talks to Chris Shannon, CEO of Fotech Group and Stuart Large, Product Line Director & Business Development.

Opinions

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

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.

Smart Cities News

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile –Shenzhen

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile –Shenzhen

Smart Cities Reports10 Oct 2022
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 Profile – Las Vegas

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas

Smart Cities Reports29 Nov 2021
SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Las Vegas with its unprecedented growth, urban development, and leaps of imagination.
SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Seattle

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Seattle

Smart Cities Reports25 Aug 2021
We explore Seattle’s journey to becoming a data-driven city and how it plans to continue to develop its smart city strengths
SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – London

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – London

Smart Cities Reports19 Mar 2021
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.
Can digital twins better manage integrated transport networks?

Can digital twins better manage integrated transport networks?

Digital twins12 Nov 2024
Report shows the potential impact of transport digital twins across the economy, environment and to the public to improve efficiency and promote greener travel.
Tech firms team to expand smart parking and kerb solutions

Tech firms team to expand smart parking and kerb solutions

Congestion11 Oct 2024
Comcast Smart Solutions collaborates with Umojo and eleven-x to help cities and municipalities deliver enhanced parking and kerb management technologies.
Smart Cities and Communities Survey 2024: let us know your priorities

Smart Cities and Communities Survey 2024: let us know your priorities

News09 Oct 2024
SmartCitiesWorld is partnering with Honeywell for our latest smart city survey which aims to find answers to some of the critical challenges faced by cities today.
Miami-Dade authority launches public innovation challenge

Miami-Dade authority launches public innovation challenge

Congestion07 Oct 2024
Challenge invites local and global early-to-growth stage companies to submit solutions that will reimagine, enhance, and improve transportation management.
Data reveals promising start for Glasgow low emission zone

Data reveals promising start for Glasgow low emission zone

Air quality04 Oct 2024
The latest Air Quality Annual Progress Report shows that nitrogen dioxide levels in the city centre and low emission zone (Lez) area had dropped by 20 per cent.
How the transport sector can achieve Green Deal goals

How the transport sector can achieve Green Deal goals

Mobility-as-a-Service03 Oct 2024
The Cost and Benefit of the Urban Mobility Transition study by EIT Urban Mobility provides a roadmap for policymakers, city planners, and stakeholders.
Helsinki convenes residents’ panel to help reduce emissions

Helsinki convenes residents’ panel to help reduce emissions

Climate action02 Oct 2024
City residents’ climate panel paved the way for a fair transition to zero-emission transport in Helsinki with five key themes emerging from the discussion.
City of Fullerton implements transit priority solution

City of Fullerton implements transit priority solution

Congestion25 Sep 2024
The next-generation LYT.transit system aims to move bus transit vehicles through congested Harbour Boulevard corridor in the California city safer and faster.
Smart Cities Global Startup Challenge to be held at SCEWC

Smart Cities Global Startup Challenge to be held at SCEWC

News24 Sep 2024
North Texas Innovation Alliance members and Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners will stage an international pitch event at Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona.
Applications invited for AcceliGOV no-cost smart city pilots

Applications invited for AcceliGOV no-cost smart city pilots

Resilience18 Sep 2024
The projects address pressing urban challenges and span solutions focused on weather unpredictability, waste, wastewater, parking and cybersecurity.
Research shows Londoners support more low traffic neighbourhoods

Research shows Londoners support more low traffic neighbourhoods

Road travel13 Sep 2024
Cyclomedia Urban Road Safety Index examines transport and mobility trends across 32 European cities
Berlin to deploy the Candela flying electric ferry

Berlin to deploy the Candela flying electric ferry

Sea travel09 Sep 2024
The P-12 Shuttle electric ferry line is planned to connect the East Side Gallery, near Ostbahnhof, with the cultural hub Funkhaus in the German capital.
Boston partners with Google for traffic signal optimisation

Boston partners with Google for traffic signal optimisation

Congestion12 Aug 2024
The project uses artificial intelligence to model traffic patterns and create signal timing recommendations that can reduce stop-and-go traffic and emissions.
New York launches safe e-bike usage and charging initiatives

New York launches safe e-bike usage and charging initiatives

Micromobility24 Jul 2024
New York City Safe Charging Accelerator aims to prevent lithium-ion battery fires and launches trade-in programme for unsafe e-bikes, devices and batteries.
Texas cities considered for autonomous elevated mobility system

Texas cities considered for autonomous elevated mobility system

Connected and autonomous vehicles08 Jul 2024
Dallas, Plano, Arlington, Frisco and DeSoto have expressed interest in autonomous elevated cable and rail mobility system developed as part of a Google project.
Rio de Janeiro partners with C40 to decarbonise road freight

Rio de Janeiro partners with C40 to decarbonise road freight

Climate action11 Jun 2024
Initiative in Brazil’s second largest city leverages $10m commitment by the Climate Pledge to accelerate deployment of zero-tailpipe-emission electric trucks.
UrbanLogiq launches AI-powered traffic metrics

UrbanLogiq launches AI-powered traffic metrics

AI and Machine Learning30 May 2024
The metrics are already being used by the Canadian City of Nanaimo in British Columbia to help it make more informed road improvement project decisions.
Three cities chosen for Sustainable Cities Challenge

Three cities chosen for Sustainable Cities Challenge

News30 May 2024
Goal of the $9m Toyota Mobility Foundation initiative is to help cities accelerate towards sustainable mobility, fostering healthier and safer urban environments.
St Louis develops transportation and mobility plan

St Louis develops transportation and mobility plan

Policymaking29 May 2024
The Transportation & Mobility Plan will establish city’s vision and values for transportation and allow St Louis to move towards national policy best practices.
Toronto partners to pilot urban mobility technology

Toronto partners to pilot urban mobility technology

Road travel28 May 2024
The Canadian city and the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network will provide enterprises with up to $100,000 in funding to test traffic management technologies.
Optibus partners with Snapper to improve on-time performance

Optibus partners with Snapper to improve on-time performance

Analytics14 May 2024
Operators are able to visualise complex data sets easily, implement improved runtimes and monitor the impact of service changes – all from one unified platform.
The interplay between consumer mobility trends, fleet parking and cities 

The interplay between consumer mobility trends, fleet parking and cities 

Road travel03 May 2024
Rachel Allen of Mobility Places explains how the evolution of parking may be a sensitive indicator of future urban transformation, ultimately creating three types of cities.
Panasonic V2X platform enables roadway intelligence

Panasonic V2X platform enables roadway intelligence

Road travel23 Apr 2024
Cirrus 2.0 cloud toolkit is aimed at Departments of Transportation and commercial fleet operators seeking V2X technologies to improve roadway mobility.
Elk Grove to trial next-gen emergency vehicle pre-emption

Elk Grove to trial next-gen emergency vehicle pre-emption

Road travel10 Apr 2024
City of Elk Grove pre-emption pilot aims to improve emergency vehicle safety and travel times for first responders travelling to local emergency facilities.
Orange County advances countywide smart mobility initiative

Orange County advances countywide smart mobility initiative

Road travel28 Mar 2024
Orange County Transportation Authority has awarded a $9.6m contract to Iteris to provide signal timing design, operations and maintenance for 34 cities.
IDC Government names 2024 smart city winners

IDC Government names 2024 smart city winners

News28 Mar 2024
Winners of the seventh IDC Government Smart Cities North America Awards span solutions in microclimate modelling and digital twins to quantum computing.
AppyWay to close latest investment cycle on Crowdcube

AppyWay to close latest investment cycle on Crowdcube

Road travel26 Mar 2024
Digital kerbside management specialist AppyWay wants to give the public a unique opportunity to shape the parking landscape in UK and beyond via crowdfunding.
Denver progresses smart city traffic management initiative

Denver progresses smart city traffic management initiative

Road travel22 Mar 2024
The City and County of Denver is working with Western Systems to tackle immediate traffic challenges and to support long-term sustainability and safety goals.
How cities can walk, wheel and cycle their way to liveability

How cities can walk, wheel and cycle their way to liveability

Editor's Blog22 Mar 2024
As well as provide greener and more convenient ways to get around, these examples show how active travel is helping to improve quality of life in cities.
Florida uses AI to increase road safety and efficiency

Florida uses AI to increase road safety and efficiency

AI and Machine Learning21 Mar 2024
AI platform gives traffic authorities and infrastructure operators the ability to fully control and prioritise traffic flow for all kinds of transportation.
Navigating the future: the evolution of urban transportation 

Navigating the future: the evolution of urban transportation 

Connected and autonomous vehicles20 Mar 2024
Liz St Louis, director of smart cities and enabling services at Sunderland City Council, explores how advancements in transportation are set to revolutionise urban mobility and enhance the quality of life in cities the world over. 
Green, active and integrated: mobility in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit

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

Climate action19 Mar 2024
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. 
US DoT awards $50m to transportation tech projects

US DoT awards $50m to transportation tech projects

Economic Development15 Mar 2024
The projects are part of the President’s Investing in America agenda and encompass locations across 22 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
San Jose ranked top city for carbon-friendly transportation

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.
Companies partner to advance “flying car” operations in UAE

Companies partner to advance “flying car” operations in UAE

Air Travel12 Mar 2024
Archer and Falcon Aviation are jointly developing a vertiport network in Dubai and Abu Dhabi to enable flights between the two cities as early as 2025.
CityQ launches four-wheel ebike with car-like functionality

CityQ launches four-wheel ebike with car-like functionality

Electric vehicles11 Mar 2024
With a net weight of only 120kg, CityQ ebikes are designed to be equally suited for delivery, maintenance crews, shared platforms, families or daily commuters.
Milan takes data-driven approach to managing shared mobility

Milan takes data-driven approach to managing shared mobility

Micromobility08 Mar 2024
City will use Populus Mobility Manager, which helps municipalities manage bikes, scooters, and other shared services through access to better mobility data.
Transport North East partners with transport data provider

Transport North East partners with transport data provider

Analytics08 Mar 2024
TNE is using the CitySwift transport data and intelligence platform to deliver the objectives laid out in the North East Bus Service Improvement plan.
Dubai implements smart parking system to reduce congestion

Dubai implements smart parking system to reduce congestion

Congestion04 Mar 2024
ST Engineering is integrating its barrier-free smart car park system with the Salik traffic toll system at one of the largest shopping malls in the world.
UK establishes £4.7bn local transport fund

UK establishes £4.7bn local transport fund

Economic Development26 Feb 2024
The investment for the Midlands and northern England claims to be the first transport budget specifically targeted at smaller cities, towns, and rural areas.
Transit tech companies team for real-time solutions

Transit tech companies team for real-time solutions

AI and Machine Learning21 Feb 2024
Collaboration between Hayden’s real-time location accuracy and Lyt’s transit signal priority system seeks to enhance public transit reliability and experience.
Iteris gains granular visibility into driving patterns

Iteris gains granular visibility into driving patterns

Analytics12 Feb 2024
It is working with mobility data and analytics company Arity to integrate a broader suite of traffic data solutions of its AI-powered ClearMobility platform.
Which cities globally were most congested in 2023?

Which cities globally were most congested in 2023?

Congestion10 Jan 2024
TomTom is releasing the 13th edition of its traffic index that provides data and information on traffic trends from 387 cities in 55 countries throughout 2023.
Snowplough signal priority solution launched

Snowplough signal priority solution launched

Road travel05 Jan 2024
The technology, available for the US and Canadian markets, enables snowploughs to travel through intersections safely and efficiently to clear snow quickly.
OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

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

Webinars10 Dec 2023
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
Transport for West Midlands to analyse “near miss” road data

Transport for West Midlands to analyse “near miss” road data

Analytics30 Nov 2023
VivaCity expects this layer on road safety data will help local authorities like TfWM identify and diagnose dangerous sites and hotspots on the road network.
Culver City installs smart traffic monitoring system

Culver City installs smart traffic monitoring system

Road travel21 Nov 2023
The Californian city is working with transport tech scale-up Viva to gather anonymous data on road user trends and behaviours to support sustainability goals.
San Francisco Bay Area bolsters toll operations

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.
National Highways progresses Digital Roads strategy

National Highways progresses Digital Roads strategy

Road travel03 Nov 2023
The organisation in charge of A roads in England is using Esri geographic information systems software to create a single digital model of the road network.
Eight smart tech products to be tested in Colorado cities

Eight smart tech products to be tested in Colorado cities

Economic Development01 Nov 2023
C² Challenge sought smart cities solutions that address three specific problems faced by Colorado communities: accessibility, safe streets and public safety.
Why housing plans must factor in multimodal transit systems

Why housing plans must factor in multimodal transit systems

Policymaking25 Oct 2023
James Lancaster of the Urban Mobility Partnership reflects on the UK political party conference season and considers the implications for future mobility.
AI tools for city management launched at Bloomberg CityLab

AI tools for city management launched at Bloomberg CityLab

AI and Machine Learning20 Oct 2023
City AI Connect will be a single destination for local government leaders to ideate, develop, and test new uses for generative AI with peers across cities.
Consortium to build Abu Dhabi intelligent transport platform

Consortium to build Abu Dhabi intelligent transport platform

Road travel20 Oct 2023
ST Engineering subsidiary Urban Solutions will design and build the ITCP in addition to being responsible for system integration and overall project management.
Liverpool City Region takes back control of its buses

Liverpool City Region takes back control of its buses

Policymaking09 Oct 2023
Liverpool City Region becomes the second area outside of London to have a franchised system since all buses outside of the capital were deregulated in 1985.
City of Mesa uses traffic data analytics to increase safety

City of Mesa uses traffic data analytics to increase safety

Analytics21 Sep 2023
City of Mesa’s Transportation Department is expanding use of UrbanLogiq’s traffic data analytics platform, adding its crash analysis tool to its capabilities.
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