San Francisco has launched an updated version of its Vision Zero Action Strategy – laying out a citywide, multi-agency plan for creating slower streets and safer crossings. The strategy, developed by the City and County of San Francisco, was co-chaired by the San Francisco Municipal...
During the pandemic, the city of Newcastle in north-east England developed How Busy Is Toon, showing video stills in close to real-time to help people make decisions on whether they feel comfortable travelling into the city centre. “This is so important for the city from...
Real-time transport information, a women’s night bus, more park rangers and better lighting are among the recommendations to make the city of Glasgow work better for women. The conclusions are from a new report by Young Women Lead, a programme set up by YWCA Scotland...
The City of San Diego is seeking public feedback on its recently released draft Climate Resilient SD plan. The 536-page document outlines the city’s primary climate change hazards, including: wildfires, coastal flooding and erosion, flooding and drought, extreme heat and sea-level rise. Each of the...
The European Commission named Dortmund in Germany as this year’s European Capital of Innovation, netting the city €1 million (US$1.13 million) in prize money. Runners-up were Dublin in Ireland and Malaga in Spain, which will receive €100,000 each, followed by Vilnius in Lithuania in third...
Las Vegas is the second city to join Cityzenith’s Clean Cities – Clean Future initiative to use a digital twin to drive down emissions and save costs for building-owners. Las Vegas will work with Cityzenith and IoT exchange Terbine to develop the digital twin, with...
Miami is installing ‘smart’ cameras in city dumpsters to measure and categorise waste. The initiative could cut waste collection costs by a projected 30-40 percent and boost recycling rates. The data from this initial deployment will be the foundation for designing a bespoke waste metering...
In partnership with Cityzenith In the last year alone, cities worldwide have faced historic flooding, fires and extreme heat – all on top of a global pandemic. This, and a growing urgency to address the climate crisis, has forced urban leaders to face up to...
The City of Busan, UN-Habitat and ‘blue tech’ company Oceanix have signed an agreement to build the world’s first prototype sustainable floating city. The initiative aims to demonstrate solutions for coastal cities threatened by sea level rise. According to UN-Habitat, two out of every five...
Sarah Wray looks at why cities’ resilience strategies need to expand beyond physical infrastructure to the digital world. Severe weather events around the world this year, including floods, wildfires, heatwaves and hurricanes, have tragically claimed lives and wreaked destruction on cities, buildings and landscapes. While...
