The Smart City Connect Conference in Austin started out this week, discussing the latest trends, technologies and difficulties to tackle to make the shift ...
Survey suggests ways to make car-owners use public transport
A recent survey by the US-based research and consulting firm Conduent, which specializes in public transportation and urban mobility, reveals what drivers ...
Bike infrastructure on the rise in Romania
Mayor Gabriela Firea of Bucharest, Romania, recently suggested subsidizing bike purchases of residents. The proposal, to be further discussed by the ...
U.S. Conference of Mayors supports 100% renewables
The U.S. Conference of Mayors officially endorsed progress in cities to make the use of 100 percent clean and renewable energy sources a reality. ...
2020 Tokyo Olympics prepare for driverless cars
The organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics plan to offer a self-driving taxi service for the visitors and competitors of the event. “Japanese robotics ...
London plans to charge drivers per mile; end to traffic chaos?
London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s administration came up with a transit plan to gradually push out motor vehicles from the inner-city. By 2041, about 80 percent ...
Affordable housing for Orlando: living in shipping containers
The nonprofit organization Crisis Housing Solutions came up with the idea to build about two dozen metal-frame apartments from old shipping containers. The ...
Mayor of London announces new green Transport Strategy
As high temperatures and winds from the south trigger an air quality alert in London, Mayor Sadiq Khan announces a new draft Transport Strategy to expand ...
World Bank releases reports on Africa’s potential to catch up
The report Africa’s Cities: Opening Doors to the World, recently released by the World Bank, deals with the low level of regional and international ...
UK government to fund smart heating solutions with £35 million
The UK government is planning to spend £34.8 million in funding for projects investigating how to decrease emissions from heating systems, ...
