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Reflecting on the year that has just passed is a time-honored tradition. And for those of us involved in smart cities that reflection provides an opportunity to evaluate the events and trends that could influence the decisions we make as we move...
Article - 12/31/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Shelter, Transportation, Connectivity, Security and privacy
When EVs were first introduced the adoption rate wasn't nearly as fast as anticipated, even in California which is now home to half of the county's registered hybrid and battery-electric vehicles. However, the EV adoption rate is accelerating...
Article - 12/13/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation
Better traffic management, reduced congestion and improved traffic safety are key targets for cities, particularly those with growing populations. Connected vehicle technologies are expected to help deliver all three. A recent live demonstration of...
Article - 12/06/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation
For many cities, traffic congestion remains one of their biggest problems — and therefore one of the key focuses of their smart cities initiatives. There are some signs of progress. The latest figures from the U.S. Department of Transportation show...
Article - 11/15/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation
The Dallas Smart City Living Lab is a very good example of how a city can initiate several integrated projects in a small slice of an urban environment. It's also a very good example of why collaboration and citizen engagement are key elements that...
Article - 11/08/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation, Data management
Photo credit: UrbanovaUrbanova's smart city living lab has had an enviable roster of collaborators in its efforts to advance smarter cities: the city of Spokane, electric utility Avista, construction engineering firm McKinstry, Council Global Lead...
Article - 11/01/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Public safety and security, Transportation
As electric scooters began to proliferate on downtown streets and sidewalks roughly a year ago, cities had different reactions to the phenomenon. Some cities banned electric scooters until the providers obtained permits and other cities restricted...
Article - 11/01/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation
Oslo's approach to creating a more livable environment for its citizens may seem radical, more than many cities would or could attempt all at once. However, what Oslo has accomplished so far and what it expects to accomplish in the near future is...
Article - 10/25/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Transportation
The U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration and other federal agencies have developed new guidelines for the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles (AVs). Those guidelines include best practices, tools and...
Article - 10/18/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation
Photo credit: City of Las VegasThey're referred to as autonomous vehicles, self-driving vehicles, AVs and driverless vehicles. What they are is a combination of technologies and connectivity that enable them to drive safely and efficiently on city...
Article - 09/20/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation
We were in Louisville, KY, this week — one of the winners of our 2018 Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge. In nearly every city we go, public safety is one of the key focus areas. It makes sense. Safety is one of the key services that cities...
Article - 09/13/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Public safety and security, Transportation, Citizen engagement
Scroll down for quick news takes and developments involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Enel to co-develop South Australia solar farm Council Global Lead Partner subsidiary Enel Green Power Australia has been awarded a 15-year support agreement to...
Article - 09/13/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Transportation
Ride-hailing services are one example of how urban transportation is changing. Their rapid growth is easy to understand. The people who use them like the convenience of being able to summon a ride on-demand with a smart phone app. There's also a...
Article - 09/13/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation
It's been said that China has not been as quick as other Asian countries such as Singapore, Japan and South Korea to embrace and develop smart cities, but the country has been making progress. And the announcement at the Fourth China International...
Article - 08/23/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development, Payments, Telecommunications, Transportation
Image courtesy of Applied InformationThe new school year is approaching and Georgia's Department of Transportation(GDOT) is preparing for it. GDOT is installing IoT-based smart beacon technology to enhance the reliability and responsiveness of...
Article - 08/09/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Public safety and security, Transportation, Connectivity
Islands and other remote locations that rely on expensive imported fossil fuels for energy often do it for a very simple reason: they have little or no energy resources of their own. The inhabited islands in the Isles of Scilly off the Cornish coast...
Article - 08/02/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Transportation, Connectivity
Traffic congestion is a major headache for many cities experiencing steady population growth, and several approaches are being tried to mitigate it. A new approach from the University of Nevada, Reno that involves traffic simulators is demonstrating...
Article - 07/26/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation, Computing resources
The urban mobility landscape is changing far faster than we would have thought just a few years ago. Many cities and their transit agencies are focusing on providing seamless multi-modal transit networks that include first and last-mile solutions (...
Article - 07/12/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation
Scroll down for quick news takes and developments involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Continental signs on to develop connected EVs in ChinaCouncil Global Lead Partner Continental will work with China's Didi Chuxing to develop connected electric...
Article - 07/11/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Public safety and security, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Security and privacy
Cambridge, a historic British university city with a population of about 124,000, doesn't show up on top 10 lists of the world's most traffic-congested cities. But when a study conducted earlier this year named it the UK's congestion capital, you...
Article - 07/02/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation