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When electric vehicles began rolling off assembly lines in appreciable quantities there were concerns about how they would affect electric grids. Among those worries was that large numbers of EVs charging at one time in a neighborhood could...
Article - 03/30/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Transportation
A lot of transportation planning involves figuring out how to get cars off the road. Typically, that’s about getting cars off the road for good by moving commuters into transit or other forms of shared transportation.But cities shouldn’t overlook...
Article - 03/30/2018
Active Region(s): North America
It's not a big surprise: mass transit ridership has been dropping off in recent years, particularly for buses and light rail, in many cities in the U.S. It's discouraging for cities that envision becoming smart cities to find that one of their...
Article - 03/29/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation
Whenever I participate in working groups at our Readiness Workshops, I usually hear a lot of conversation around data. But by itself, data is just a series of numbers. Smart cities use analytics to turn data into compelling stories.We’re not talking...
Article - 03/29/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation
Fairfax, VA – March 27, 2018 – Fairfax County, Virginia – a smart cities leader and a 2018 Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge finalist, recently partnered with the Smart Cities Council to host a Readiness Workshop...
Article - 03/27/2018
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Fairfax County
This week I had the pleasure of leading a Readiness Workshop in Fairfax County, Virginia — a smart cities leader and one of the finalists in our 2018 Smart Cities Readiness Challenge. As you’ll read below, the county already has so much to celebrate...
Article - 03/22/2018
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Fairfax County, Analytics, Citizen engagement
It takes smart, highly skilled people to use and manage the technologies and systems that make smart cities operate efficiently and reliably. But as the majority of CIOs will tell you, it can be a challenge to find them — in part because businesses...
Article - 03/22/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Analytics, Connectivity, Data management
Numerous studies about urban trees have come to the same conclusion: most cities and communities are losing urban tree canopy, that layer of leaves, stems and branches that cover the ground when seen from above. The U.S. Forest Service says the...
Article - 03/22/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment
Blind people and people with low vision have dogs or canes and the skills they've developed to help them get around. But depending on where they want to go or what they want to do, their lack of sight can hamper their independence and mobility. But...
Article - 03/16/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services
Smart cites are not about technology; they are about using technology to make people’s lives better. As technology changes, cities have new opportunities to make a bigger impact in their communities. Associate Partner CIVIQ has participated in a...
Article - 03/15/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Technologies that help cities manage their traffic better are going to save all of us time, whether we're driving a car, riding a bus or negotiating traffic on foot or on a bike. But a new study sponsored by Council Associate Partner Intel uncovered...
Article - 03/15/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services, Public safety and security, Transportation, Analytics
Grant winners are Birmingham, AL; Cary, NC; Las Vegas, NV; Louisville/Jefferson County, KY; and the Commonwealth of Virginia.Puerto Rico was awarded a special humanitarian grant to help accelerate its hurricane recovery efforts.Five winners have...
Article - 03/14/2018
Active Region(s): North America
As regular readers know, the Smart Cities Council strongly recommends that cities and other local jurisdictions collaborate with each other on smart city projects. The story below offers a great illustration of how productive and cost-effective...
Article - 03/08/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security
Birmingham, Cary, Las Vegas, Louisville/Jefferson County, and Commonwealth of Virginia to Accelerate Smart City InitiativesWashington, D.C. – March 8, 2018 – Smart Cities Council, the sector’s largest coalition, announced today the winners of...
Article - 03/08/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Since we launched the Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge last year, we’ve seen cities make great strides. This year’s entrants are knowledgeable and committed, and they have large ambitions. They are moving beyond the ‘pilot phase’ to deploy...
Article - 03/08/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: SCC Spotlight Cities
Scroll down for quick news takes and events involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Cisco, Intel contribute to 2018 Olympic Winter GamesNBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, chose Council Global Lead Partner Cisco to provide IP video...
Article - 03/08/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Wellness, Energy, Water and wastewater
Reducing speed limits on city streets coupled with enhanced law enforcement is a recognized, straightforward tool for reducing traffic fatalities. Generally, raising speed limits is not. But the city of Los Angeles faces an unusual set of...
Article - 03/01/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Public safety and security, Transportation
A technology doesn’t make a city smart. A smart city is an organization that functions seamlessly to improve the lives of its people, using data as its guide. It’s more of a mindset than a “solution.”So how do you get there? Claro Partners is one of...
Article - 03/01/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Citizen engagement
When it comes to smart cities projects, there’s what people are saying and what people are doing. Our monthly Inside Look series tracks the latter by examining what cities are planning, soliciting and buying. Below, you’ll learn about some of the...
Article - 03/01/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Finance and procurement