Artificial intelligence (AI) offers potential benefits for cities such as greater efficiency but there are also risks and new challenges, from procurement to governance. Such complexity can result in ‘analysis paralysis’ and stalled progress, or expensive investments that don’t pay off. Helsinki in Finland opts...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a new climate leadership team that will focus on environmental protection and climate justice. Rohit T. Aggarwala was appointed as Chief Climate Officer and Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Aggarwala led the creation of the...
A road system that wirelessly charges electric vehicles (EVs) as they drive will be piloted on a one-mile stretch in Detroit. Israeli start-up Electreon has been selected for the inductive charging trial following a request for proposals (RFP) from Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The...
A call is open to find cities to pilot a new digital rights governance framework. The initiative from the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights, UN-Habitat, UCLG and Eurocities, in partnership with Open Society Foundations, aims to help cities put the commitments, structures and tools in...
Vancouver’s transit operator TransLink has released its 2050 Regional Transportation Strategy, which includes plans to quadruple the rapid transit network with 300 kilometres of new lines by 2050. The strategy – which has been approved by the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation and TransLink’s board...
Researchers from University College London (UCL) are working with micromobility operators to research and develop a ‘universal sound’ for e-scooters to alert pedestrians and other road users of their approach. The sound will be developed at the university’s Person-Environment-Activity Research Laboratory (PEARL) with input from...
Digital inclusion, accessibility and public safety are top of the to-do list for Clay Garner, the City of San Jose’s new Chief Innovation Officer and Director of the Mayor’s Office of Technology and Innovation (MOTI). Garner first joined the MOTI team in 2019, after working...
Leicester City Council is consulting on proposals to introduce a new charge on workplace parking which it says could improve air quality, fund public transport projects and incentivise active travel. The workplace parking levy (WPL) would see companies with more than ten parking spaces charged...
Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has outlined plans to invest KRW 345.9 billion (US$287 million) this year on over 1,000 projects to “kickstart the digital transformation for the post-COVID-19 era”. This includes establishing its own metaverse platform, expanding the use of AI-powered CCTV and developing blockchain-based...
A new on-demand shuttle service connecting Milwaukee residents with jobs in the city’s northern suburbs is set to launch next month. FlexRide Milwaukee will deploy 15 vehicles – one of which will be a Via-owned accessible passenger van – to transport passengers from five city...
