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10 US cities ready for a ‘smart city future’ - Smart Cities Dive
Feb 1, 2023 · "The cities that will thrive in the future will be the ones best adapted to our new and greener ways of living. By looking at a range of factors, including tech infrastructure, sustainability, and the tech-driven job market, we were able to get a better picture of the U.S. and European cities will be leading the way into a smarter future,” said …
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 ...
9 Companies with Great Environmental Initiatives - Smart Cities Dive
More companies are shifting priorities by using business intelligence to not only save on costs but to also become environmentally aware. Business intelligence's ability to keep track of performance, as well as alert decision makers on behavioural changes, make it a complementary approach as demonstrated by the desire by many companies to become more eco-friendly.
Two cities’ approaches to increasing public bathrooms
Aug 2, 2022 · It’s a nationwide problem: U.S. cities don’t provide enough bathrooms for their population, especially those who are unhoused. The U.S. has just eight public toilets per 100,000 people. The country with the best record, Iceland, has 56 public toilets per 100,000 people, according to 2021 data from U.K. bathroom supply company QS …
How to build a smart city: Expert tips on where to start (and pitfalls ...
Jun 8, 2017 · While there are hundreds of cities with smart initiatives in place, there are even more that have not started on their smart journeys. Because there is no specific blueprint on how to build a smart city, many have developed new tactics for creative development.
NYC launches ‘smart city testbed’: Here are the first 3 pilot ...
Oct 12, 2023 · New York City has devised a new way to pilot emerging technologies. 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.
10 Principles for Making High-Density Cities Better
Getting the right city density – generally expressed in the US as people per square mile or homes per acre – to support sustainable and pleasant living is one of the trickiest problems we face as we address the future of our communities. The typically …
Automated traffic enforcement is growing. How are cities using it?
Mar 11, 2024 · New York and other cities are also putting automated enforcement to work to protect bus and bike lanes. Camera-equipped transit buses in New York City began issuing $50 tickets to vehicles blocking bus lanes in 2019 and will start issuing tickets to those blocking bike lanes this year. Washington, D.C., began using cameras mounted on Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority buses in the ...
‘Road safety crisis’ requires US DOT action: TRB report
Sep 25, 2024 · Dive Brief: Amid more than 40,000 traffic deaths a year from 2021 to 2023, a study published Tuesday by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine urges the U.S. Department of Transportation to streamline road safety guidance for states and municipalities and establish a national road safety research center.