Forty-six percent of local authorities in England have not set a target date for fleet vehicle electrification, according to a new report from transport solutions provider Geotab. The report, Destination EV – Accelerating Local Authority EV Transition, analysed the extent to which English local authorities...
The municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in the Brussels-Capital Region has approved the introduction of a €5,600 (US$5,689) tax per self-scanning cash register. Mayor Catherine Moureaux said that due to self-service checkouts, customers can now do tasks that were once reserved for staff, meaning jobs are disappearing....
Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib said cities need to entice commuters out of their cars by offering sustainable transport that’s both faster and cheaper than the car. Speaking to capitaltribunenews.com on the sidelines of a two-day EU conference in Prague, the mayor said the Czech capital...
Portland’s Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has introduced a US$0.20 “climate fee” on drivers using the city’s metered street parking spaces to help fund more sustainable transportation options. PBOT anticipates the scheme will collect US$2 million in revenue annually, some of which will directly support the...
A growing number of American motorists are considering buying or leasing electric vehicles (EVs), according to a new survey from US non-profit Consumer Reports. The study revealed that 71 percent of Americans expressed some level of interest in buying or leasing an electric-only vehicle, with...
The Irish government has given the green light for a €9.5 billion (US$9.67 billion) rail project that Transport Minister Eamon Ryan says will provide over a billion carbon-neutral, fully electrified passenger trips by 2050. The MetroLink service is set to be 19.4 kilometres in length,...
The first Link5G kiosk was unveiled in the Bronx this week, with New York Mayor Adams announcing a plan to roll out 2,000. The announcement aims to reboot the LinkNYC programme which was launched in 2016 with CityBridge, a consortium that now includes Intersection and...
Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed an algorithm that they say can forecast the location and rate of crime across a city a week in advance. The academics acknowledge that crime prediction tools have previously “stirred controversy” about bias and surveillance and say...
A programme in Tulsa, Oklahoma aims to increase talent and diversity in cybersecurity and data analytics with a new Cyber Skills Center, which provides free training, paid apprenticeships and other support. The initiative was launched by Tulsa Community College and economic development organisation Tulsa Innovation...
Dutch mobility-as-a-service start-up MobiFi plans to offer crypto rewards for more sustainable travel behaviours via its app. Travellers will receive crypto tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for options such as taking the bus, choosing off-street over on-street parking, using shared micromobility, and walking. They will...
