Phoenix Arizona’s mobile career unit initiative – which provides job seekers with access to resources, training, and opportunities – is one of the 15 winning entries in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2021-2022 Global Mayors Challenge. Other winners include Kigali’s smart waste system, Wellington’s digital twin, a mutual...
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for the introduction of a pay-per-mile driving charge in the UK capital, along with a daily fee of up to £2 (US$2.70) for “all but the cleanest vehicles”. A new report commissioned by City Hall has revealed that a...
Glasgow has announced plans to reduce the number of kilometres travelled by car in the city by 30 percent within this decade as part of efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. The Scottish city’s new draft transport strategy also aims to tackle poverty, support...
Transport for London (TfL) has released new data showing a 25 percent increase in underground (Tube) passengers since early January, with ridership now at around 60 percent of pre-pandemic levels. Bus ridership is also up to 75 percent of previous levels, with the recent lifting...
Chicago has completed a massive streetlight modernisation project that has improved the quality of night-time visibility throughout the city and is projected to save taxpayers US$100 million in electricity costs over the next ten years. The Chicago Smart Lighting Program (CSLP) – primarily executed by...
Bogota has won the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy’s 2022 Sustainable Transport Award (STA) in recognition of its achievements in boosting active travel. The Colombian capital was one of the first cities in the world to create a network of pop-up bike lanes during...
Japanese technology company Fujitsu and researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) are collaborating on the development of a ‘social digital twin’ that could be used to model traffic, economic activity, and climate and public health measures. Masami Mizutani, who is leading the project at Fujitsu,...
Dublin’s Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland has called for curbs on build-to-rent (BTR) developments to tackle the Irish capital’s chronic housing crisis. The draft Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028 aims to ensure that 40 percent of all units in new housing developments will be available for...
Details have emerged for how residents in Saudi Arabia’s Neom will be able to control the use of their personal data, including trading it for rewards. Neom Tech & Digital Company, the organisation responsible for the IT infrastructure for the futuristic planned city, is developing a...
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has announced an expansion of its on-demand shuttle service in Coventry. Initially launched as a pilot around the University of Warwick Campus and south-west Coventry in spring 2021, the service has clocked over 7,500 rides and will now be...
