Philadelphia has launched a year-long pilot of smart streetlights in its Midtown Village. Fourteen sensor-equipped streetlights will count pedestrians, vehicles and cyclists as well as monitoring temperature, humidity and air quality. Emily Yates The city typically carries out manual counts and through the Smart Block...
Transport for London (TfL) has been recognised at the 2021 Corporate Startup Stars Awards, receiving the Public Sector Award for Open Innovation. The awards – hosted by innovation advisory firm Mind the Bridge and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) under the European Commission’s Startup...
Transport for London (TfL) will use a digital twin from start-up Spinview to monitor Underground tracks and tunnels and gather data on noise, heat and carbon emissions. The project, funded through a government grant awarded to Spinview, will initially focus on creating a digital replica...
The City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) have launched a new app to protect residents and visitors from growing cybersecurity threats on public Wi-Fi systems. “The City and County of Los Angeles have a responsibility to protect residents in...
Ride-share spending by consumers globally will exceed US$937 billion by 2026 – comparable to 50 times the combined annual revenue of Transport for London, New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Beijing Metro in 2021 – according to a new study by Juniper Research. The...
Christopher Carey talks to Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence and President of Eurocities, about how the Italian city is adapting to meet its net zero goals. We know that transport is one of the biggest contributors to carbon emissions in cities. How has Florence’s mobility strategy...
Ninety-five cities including London, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Tokyo, and Sydney have received the highest score for climate action from non-profit CDP, based on its global environmental disclosure system. To score an A, cities must have a city-wide emissions inventory and disclose it...
Private companies, research institutions and government organisations in Amsterdam are now obliged to report sensors deployed in public spaces. The information is being displayed via an online map to give residents more insight into how, where and what data is collected from sources such as...
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...
