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10 US cities ready for a ‘smart city future’ - Smart Cities Dive
Feb 1, 2023 · 10 US cities best prepared for a ‘smart city future’. ProptechOS divided all 11 indicators into three categories, weighted equally, and each scored from 0 to 100. It combined all three scores to create a total score from 0 to 100. A table showing how each city scored in ProptechOS' smart city report. Table with 5 columns and 10 rows.
15 city leaders define a ‘smart city’ - Smart Cities Dive
Nov 2, 2021 · Los Angeles Deputy Mayor of Budget and Innovation Jeanne Holm said a smart city is a city "that provides services and uses data and technology in ways that improve equity, access, safety, and quality of life for residents, businesses and visitors.". Portland, Oregon, goes further in specifying what smart cities do. It defines a smart city as one that uses data and technology to improve the ...
US drivers kill 20 pedestrians a day. Here’s what cities are doing ...
Nov 1, 2023 · In 2022, five pedestrians were killed in Boston traffic, according to Smart Cities Dive’s analysis. From 2012 to 2022, Boston recorded 63 pedestrian fatalities, fewer than the number who died in Memphis, Tennessee, just last year. Brendan Kearney, co-executive director of WalkMassachusetts, explained that many of Boston’s streets are “not ...
9 Companies with Great Environmental Initiatives - Smart Cities Dive
6. Nike. Nike is keen to highlight the value of green initiatives through its advertising in addition to putting the great ideas into practice. Its line of sustainable products is made using environmentally preferred materials like recycled polyester. The company also uses renewable energy sources in …
Air taxis will soon be flying over major US cities
Sep 12, 2023 · Air taxis could begin flying between airports and downtown areas as soon as 2025, according to the leading developers of eVTOLs. These electrically powered aircraft, which can take off and land vertically like a helicopter, are much quieter and, some say, safer. Backed by major companies including Boeing, Delta Air Lines, Stellantis, Toyota ...
Two cities’ approaches to increasing public bathrooms
Aug 2, 2022 · In 2019, Real Change convinced the city council to provide $1.3 million in funding for five Pit Stops with two toilets at each location, as well as sinks and needle disposal. But the $1.3 million was reappropriated to other hygiene needs once the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and the bathrooms were never installed, McCoy said.
$700 million for community EV charging now available from …
Mar 14, 2023 · The U.S. Department of Transportation opened applications today for the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program, a $2.5 billion, five-year program to support community and neighborhood electric vehicle charging infrastructure.The first round of funding will make $700 million available from fiscal years 2022 and 2023 to cities, counties, local governments and tribes.
NYC launches ‘smart city testbed’: Here are the first 3 pilot ...
Oct 12, 2023 · On Wednesday, the city’s Office of Technology and Innovation launched the “NYC Smart City Testbed Program,” an initiative allowing city agencies to collaborate with companies and academic institutions on pilots that will primarily operate in public spaces. “New York City has a new tool to keep up with major advances in urban technology ...
More electric buses join transit fleets as costs and technology …
Jan 31, 2022 · How a large transit agency is preparing for an all-electric bus fleet. With 1,150 buses, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) operates some 180 routes with current average weekday ridership of 276,000. In 2019, the MBTA purchased five 60-foot battery-electric buses for the Silver Line, which serves Logan Airport, Boston South Station, Chinatown and other communities.