Smart Cities
Amazon Web Services announces the launch of new Smart City Competency initiative
Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of its new Smart City Competency, an initiative that “will deliver world-class AWS Partner recommendations to customers searching to build and deploy innovative smart city solutions,” according to a statement. It’s...
Boston to expand bike network and public bike-share
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Transportation Department have announced a 9.4-mile expansion of bike lanes providing key connections within the City’s existing bike network and the launch of a Citywide design process to bring safer streets to every neighborhood. ...
WEF issues detailed blueprint for future-ready cities
The World Economic Forum has released four reports on how cities can take a systems approach to finance and deliver urban transportation projects in the wake of Covid-19, widening inequality and global conflicts. Each report – on city financing models, technology...
Louisiana Clean Hydrogen Plan wins $50M federal grant
The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded a $50 million federal grant to H2theFuture, a 25-organisation partnership that plans to develop a new offshore wind-powered hydrogen energy industry cluster in south Louisiana. The proposal – led by nonprofit...
New York may be on the verge of tackling congestion and ending gridlock
Sam Schwartz, best known to New Yorkers as “Gridlock Sam” has been advocating congestion prices for five decades. The aim of this is to discourage people from driving into crammed midtown and downtown Manhattan by charging people when they enter these zones. This is...
City of Toronto invites applications for its Deep Retrofit Challenge
The City of Toronto has opened applications for its Deep Retrofit Challenge, which aims to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from buildings in Toronto, in support of the City’s TransformTO Net Zero climate action strategy. Through the...
States to follow California’s lead in banning gas-powered car sales by 2035
In the wake of California announcing last week that it will ban sales of all gas-powered cars by 2035, several states have announced similar plans. The Clean Air Act grants California the power to implement emissions standards on new vehicles that are stricter than...
Populus to combat curbside parking trouble with millions in new funding
Picture: Populus Populus, a San Francisco-based transportation data startup is taking advantage of a hot opportunity: curbs and congestion. Populus has continued to ride the micromobility wave and expand into other areas such as commercial fleets, ride-hail vehicles...
Portland City Council approves climate change emergency plan
Portland City council has approved the city’s Climate Emergency Workplan which guides Portland’s action against climate change for the next three years. “The low hanging fruit is gone,” said Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) director Donnie Oliveira. “The...
EPB launches America’s first community-wide 25 gig internet service
Chattanooga’s municipal utility has launched America’s first comprehensively available Gig-speed internet service and the first 10-Gig internet service, EPB has launched the nation's first community-wide 25 gigabits per second internet service, which will be available...
David Roberts: Vision Zero and Sustainable Solutions
We spoke with David Roberts, CEO of Verra Mobility about some of their innovative industry solutions and how these can make cities smarter and safer! Verra Mobility are one of our platinum sponsors fore MOVE America this year! Verra Mobility is a global leader in...
Lyft to power share bike expansion in Mexico City
Lyft will provide the hardware and software for Mexico City’s wide-scale expansion of its Ecobici bike-share system. Under the collaboration, Lyft will supply the bikes, collection points, app, website and back-end operator software for the ecosystem. The project...
Start-Up Mooven starts new venture in the U.S
New Zealand-founded Mooven has expanded its horizons to the U.S by opening an office in San Fransisco to lead the company's global expansion. The start-up was established in 2017 and the new U.S venture will continue its mission of reshaping economics and how...
Public-private partnership pilot program to provide free transportation to low-income residents in Pittsburgh
The city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and Spin have launched a study that will give up to 50 low-income residents in Pittsburgh, Penn., free access to shared mobility and public transit services to study its effects on participants’ socioeconomic...
Oakland, California, planning e-bike lending to cut congestion and carbon
The city of Oakland, California, is using a state grant to offer bicycle lending, along with instruction on how to ride a bike and maintenance, in low-income neighborhoods to reduce congestion and carbon emissions. The city is currently in the middle of its...
Ohio Supreme Court upholds permit for North America’s first freshwater wind farm
The Supreme Court of Ohio has upheld a permit for the 20.7-MW Icebreaker wind farm, a demonstation project that is poised to be the first freshwater windfarm in the United States. In a 6-1 decision, the court rejected arguments the Ohio Power Siting Board in May 2020...
Salt Lake City launches new program for affordable solar panels
Utah’s capital city will see a new program that will allow a few dozen single-family homeowners cheaper access to solar power through limited-time discounts. Salty Lake City has launched Solar Salt Lake on Thursday which offers “discounted bulk purchase” pricing for...
Chicago commits to 100% renewable energy by 2025
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Assets, Information and Services visited the Chicago Urban League to announce an agreement with electricity supplier Constellation to meet the city’s need for renewable energy by 2025. Swift Current Energy will...
Net Zero carbon neutral home community launches in Fort Collins
Greener Builder Media has a 17-year history of producing the most cutting-edge home demonstration projects in the market. The company is now partnering with nationally esteemed Thrive Home Builders to bring to life The Sonders Project, a 220-home sustainable community...
Traveling with MassDOT on the road to electrification and future of mobility
“I do think that technology and the implications of switching to electric vehicles but also really looking at how vehicles are connected and how we address vehicle miles traveled and how we reduce vehicle miles traveled is where we are going to be sitting as a nation...
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