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As cities develop and populations continue to grow, there is one common challenge most places face: transportation. In southwest Germany near the French border, Karlsruhe, the second-largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg, has had a three-...
Article - 12/10/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Upward Mobility, Food and Water, Wellness, Shelter, Smart City Concepts, Definitions and overviews, Responsibility areas, Built environment, Economic development, Energy, Health and human services, Payments, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation
The small city of Alba Iulia in central Romania is undergoing big changes, attracting the most European funds in the country for projects that are helping to seriously boost tourism. First on the list: the restoration of the 18th century Alba...
Article - 06/28/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation
Rendering courtesy of PanasonicDenver officials and Council Associate Partner Panasonic have embarked on a new phase in an overall plan to make the city a more livable, sustainable place for its citizens — and better able to accommodate its growing...
Article - 02/15/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation
Each year heralds in a new wave of predictions when it comes to the trends and technology that will be sweeping over smart cities—and developing new ones. In 2017, European cities saw the rise of smart city solutions like electric vehicles, smart...
Article - 01/09/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Transportation, Connectivity
In an effort to help push cities in an ecological direction, the "Institut français des sciences et technologies des transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux" (IFSTTAR), in Champs-sur-Marne will test out solutions in a mini-city that’s equipped...
Article - 11/22/2017
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Connectivity
The German state of Hesse is working with global tech powerhouse Siemens to build the first eHighway on a public highway in the country, with an overhead contact line for electric freight transport on the A5autobahn. Expected to be completed at the...
Article - 09/21/2017
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Connectivity
By Teena MaddoxFebruary 1, 2017The Smart Cities Council has named the 10 cities that are finalists in the Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge Grant program, and five of the cities will receive readiness workshops tailored to their smart...
Article - 02/07/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Public safety and security, Transportation, Water and wastewater
Scroll down for quick news summaries from Council partners.Tesla signs Panasonic to build solar cellsCouncil Lead Partner Panasonic will build solar cells and modules for electric car and solar products company Tesla at the company's 'Gigafactory'...
Article - 01/05/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Connectivity, Data management
It's the reality so many cities know all too well. Urban populations are growing and that means more people depending on them for essential city services, whether it's mass transit, public safety, energy, water or the other services that make cities...
Article - 11/22/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Public safety and security, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity
The project outlined in the release below is a good example of how smart, sustainable technologies, the right partners and careful but innovative planning can do far more than simply provide clean, reliable renewable energy for a facility. They can...
Article - 11/03/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation
Scroll down for quick takes from Council partners.A smarter campus for QualcommTwo Council lead partners are working together on an intelligent LED infrastructure project that will make several buildings smarter and more responsive to occupants'...
Article - 09/22/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation
It's a given that the number of electric vehicles on the road will grow. They're growing in popularity with commuters and many companies are integrating them into their fleets. But it does put building operators and energy managers in a position...
Article - 03/18/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation
New York City's Grand Central Station is one of the busiest train terminals in the U.S. -– and sure to be even busier with the approaching July 4 holiday.When Grand Central was built in 1913, the massive 49-acre facility designed in a neoclassical...
Article - 06/30/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Instrumentation and control
When planning an infrastructure investment, cities typically concentrate on the people who directly benefit from it. But a new study finds everyone in the city benefits -- even if they never ride the transit system or visit the energy-efficient...
Article - 06/30/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Energy, Transportation
Ports are prime economic engines for many cities and -- excluding a relatively brief decline during the financial crisis of 2008-2009 -- the volume of goods moved by ship grew from roughly 3.3 billion metric tons in 1985 to 9.6 billion in 2013....
Article - 06/12/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Energy, Transportation, Connectivity
Knowing where today's markets are heading – and when – can help cities chart their smart city roadmaps. Scroll down for new reports on smart street lighting, Internet of Things security and stop-start vehicles.84% of world's streetlights will be...
Article - 05/08/2015
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Public safety and security, Transportation, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
A National Geographic series on smart cities will showcase San Diego in an hour-long documentary scheduled to start airing on the National Geographic Channel in 60 countries beginning April 25. A Times of San Diego report says the documentary "...
Article - 04/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Computing resources, Connectivity
Gartner expects phenomenal growth in the number of connected things due to more intense urbanization and a need for city leaders to find the right balance between limited resources and environmental sustainability issues.And that growth is a boon...
Article - 03/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control, Research, publications and web sites
Scroll down for a look at some nice honors recently bestowed on Council members…Bechtel national security sites win sustainability awards Four national security sites that Council Lead Partner Bechtel manages and operates with industry and...
Article - 12/23/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Policy and leadership
A new report, Infrastructure Crisis, Sustainable Solutions: Rethinking Our Infrastructure Investment Strategies, says it’s not just our infrastructure that’s getting old. A significant number of the people who know how to fix our roads, electric...
Article - 11/21/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Water and wastewater
A new bicycle path opened this month in Holland that not only gives bicyclists a safe place to ride, it also generates power for neighboring homes.It’s one of the most serious experiments yet to see if roads can be a source of energy, something that...
Article - 11/19/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation
The City Climate Leadership Awards honored 10 worldwide cities for stepping up to tackle climate change. Sponsored by Council Associate Partner Siemens and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, the winners were selected from nearly 90 entries....
Article - 09/26/2014
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Policy and leadership
Shipping cargo has always involved a fair amount of trucking and a pilot project from Council Associate Partner Siemens hopes to make that part of the journey much more environmentally friendly.Siemens is building the first electric highway, it...
Article - 08/27/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Instrumentation and control
Are hydrogen-powered fuel cell cars still a contender in the race for zero-emission automobiles? Or are battery-propelled electric cars so established that fuel cell cars -- vehicles that run on electricity using a fuel cell powered by hydrogen --...
Article - 08/22/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation
Are you with a startup making groundbreaking progress with smart cities? If your idea would work in Dubai, you could end up featured as a showcase at the upcoming Smart City Living Dubai conference.A contest leading up to the conference hopes to...
Article - 07/09/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Public safety and security, Transportation, Water and wastewater
Scroll down for short takes from Council members…Alstom will help manage NYC's electricity demand: As part of a Department of Energy Smart Grid Demonstration Project, Council Global Partner Alstom has won a contract to deliver Demand Response...
Article - 06/27/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation
Hamburg, Germany is no slouch when it comes to smart approaches. In fact, Cisco's chief globalization officer Wim Elfrink said the other day that Hamburg is quickly emerging as one of the world's smart city showcases. And Cisco, a Council Global...
Article - 05/02/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
As the smart city market accelerates, many of the world's industrial giants are creating a smart city portfolio, supplying one or more pieces of the total solution. But it can be difficult to understand the breadth of their offering when viewing...
Article - 03/05/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Water and wastewater
Q&A with Rob McGreevy, VP Platform and Applications, Software SolutionsRob McGreevy has always had an interest in automation. As a student at the University of Iowa, he liked to experiment with early home automation products. He then took a part...
Article - 02/05/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Instrumentation and control, Interoperability
Q&A with Walker Kimball, President of InfrastructureWalker Kimball has always wanted to build things ‒ and today he helps to build some of the largest infrastructure projects in the world. San Francisco-based Bechtel is a world leader in...
Article - 10/23/2013
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation
A new post at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace suggests that U.S.-China climate change cooperation is climbing to the next level -- and that smart cities will be the focus. The U.S.-China Climate Change Working Group presented...
Article - 08/07/2013
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Policy and leadership
By Jesse BerstThe smart cities market took a major step towards mainstream status with an announcement this morning from Smart Cities Council Lead Partner Microsoft. The company is launching a global initiative labeled "CityNext." The company-wide...
Article - 07/09/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Citizen engagement, Interoperability
While developing the award-winning Tesla Model S electric car, Tesla launched a program to aggressively deploy high-power, fast-charging stations -- “Superchargers” -- along major travel corridors throughout the United States. Council Associate...
Resources - 06/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation
The Brazilian municipality of Bauru -- where soccer superstar Pelé grew up -- takes on high maintenance costs, crash safety and energy savings all in one brilliant play. Read in the case study from Council Lead Partner GE linked below how installing...
Resources - 04/23/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Examples and case studies
The University of California at San Diego (UCSD) has a long history of self-reliance when it comes to energy. Today, the campus produces 92% of its own energy. It’s striving to go further with a combination of new clean energy resources, additional...
Resources - 02/26/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Analytics, Computing resources, Examples and case studies
In this briefing for SCC members, Council Associate Partner ABB highlighted its deep portfolio of intelligent solutions that are at the heart of a city's critical infrastructure -- solutions relied upon for everything from the supply of power, water...
Resources - 03/02/2014
Active Region(s): Main, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity