If we’re serious about getting better quality crowding information, we need to leave historic data in the past and replace it with data based on travel intent, says Zipabout’s Daniel Chick.
Waymap, which uses motions sensors and AI, allows visitors to experience audio and on-screen instructions across the entire Bullring and Grand Central estate.
Europe must take advantage of brownfield development’s potential to address affordable housing needs and reduce carbon emissions, a new report reveals.
Villages form part of the Rupert and Renfrew Station Area Plan and are centred on existing retail clusters that will transform into vibrant neighbourhoods.
It requires developers to explore all reasonable options for retrofitting and adapting buildings before seeking permission for demolition and redevelopment.
The AI-designed smart work resort District 11 project aims to set a new benchmark for urban innovation and economic vitality in Sharjah and the wider UAE.
The Ellinikon, which is being developed on former site of Athens’ international airport, is expected to contribute approximately 2.5 per cent of Greece’s GDP.
An online toolkit includes access to footfall data aggregated from across the city centre, as well as information on city events, grants and digital training.
Redesign is a cornerstone of the City’s transformative downtown redevelopment strategy, positioning it as a model for equitable and sustainable urban growth.
The project sees the transformation of University of Manchester’s North campus into a district to advance innovation across sectors, including digital tech.
The locally developed app is designed to provide a portable guide to city life and is securely hosted by Boldyn Networks, Sunderland’s smart city partner.
The project is envisioned as a way to transform a large portion of the Lincoln Avenue corridor into a new linear public park with green and open space.
Living Map’s digital wayfinding solution offers passengers and shoppers a dynamic tool to navigate the St Pancras International station’s layout effortlessly.
Aria from BrainBox AI claims to assimilate seamlessly into day-to-day building management processes to deliver insight to building and facility managers.
ST Engineering is integrating its barrier-free smart car park system with the Salik traffic toll system at one of the largest shopping malls in the world.
The digital map of King’s Cross by Living Map provides real-time and customisable step-by-step directions, highlighting the mix of facilities on offer.
The mayor has announced a partnership with the Economic Security Project, a national non-profit dedicated to building economic power for all Americans.
The autonomous units are designed to support operators of electric vehicle charging stations with a turnkey supplementary retail offering to drive growth.
The city council distributed Scotland Loves Local Glasgow Gift Cards worth £105 to 85,000 low-income households to support them during the cost-of-living crisis.
Through its Urbanverse, the people-centric, integrated district aims to be a model of social, economic and environmental sustainability in the Thai capital.
First Street’s platform will be unified with LightBox products, making it easier to evaluate climate risk ranging from floods and wildfires to extreme heat.
With hubs in Manchester and London, the retailer says it will help take traditional delivery vans off the road to reduce congestion and improve air quality.
ANC’s installation in the Tin Building is the largest deployment of the fully transparent, LED-embedded and construction-grade Glaam Media Glass in the US.
Curbon uses data from around the world to estimate the emissions of customers’ carts at checkout and empowers shoppers to neutralise the carbon footprint of their purchases in real-time.
Thousands of the custom Rivian electric delivery vehicles are expected to rollout in more than 100 cities by the end of this year, with 100,000 expected across the US by 2030.
The international retailer is working with Liftango to offer employees across three continents the customised Ride2Work app as part of a trial to encourage more sustainable travel habits.
Shanghai Lingang Special Area, which aims to attract some of the world’s most prominent companies, seeks to embed sustainability and nature at its heart.
The Ion innovation centre and forthcoming Ion District urban community have joined the Global Network of Innovation Districts, established to provide governments and investors with new insights as they re-energise cities.
Intended to blur the lines between nature and the built environment, Park Habitat has been designed as a living structure and forms part of an overall campus vision which blends housing, workspace, retail, public space and amenities.
The project is led by the City of Edinburgh Council with support from construction and academic partners and is part of the council’s ambitions to deliver 20,000 affordable homes by 2027.
Quanergy Systems will showcase its suite of solutions that focus on areas such as retail flow management analytics, building occupancy management, and perimeter intrusion detection.
As part of the council’s drive to create an inclusive city for everyone, residents and visitors can scan a QR code, launch a microsite, and be transported into the Westminster Elves’ world at four landmark locations.
Romanian retailer Penny has pledged to make 300 stores greener by 2029 through adoption of BREEAM, a sustainability initiative in biggest ever commitment of its kind from a CEE retailer.
As well as improving workflow at the £7bn development, drone flight management and image processing software is helping communicate progress of the new neighbourhood.
SITELAB urban studio and the Downtown Community Benefit District will develop a public realm action plan to revitalise the 43 blocks comprised of the city’s financial district and Jackson Square historic district.
District is within Lakeview Village in the city of Mississauga, a 177-acre mixed-use waterfront community, and aims to become the largest hub for technology, innovation and research in Canada.
The ambition behind the inner-city lanes revitalisation plan is to draw people back into the city and create a lively, engaging and prosperous city centre.
Study led by researchers from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health found that cognitive function declines as the levels of fine particulate matter and carbon dioxide increase.
In partnership with Tortoise and Urb-E, AxleHire has been running automated delivery pilots in Los Angeles and New York City, and reports these will be scaled nationally in 2021.
Semtech and IQnexus have joined forces to provide an on-premise solution based on LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN standard to monitor a building’s indoor air quality in real-time.
CivTechSA is tasking California start-up Tempugo with creating a solution to enable local businesses to communicate vital information to customers during periods of construction.
Planet is providing both capital and expertise for the project and will integrate a variety of smart solutions to enhance services available to residents and improve quality of life.
AT&T and JBG Smith envision the site as a canvas for smart city innovation in industry clusters such as defence, cybersecurity, cloud/edge computing, IoT and AI.
The AI construction tech company Buildots uses computer vision to capture every detail of the fit-out phase and provide objective, data-backed insights to contractors.
The selected cities will receive $50,000 to work with local community partners to transform streets into community assets that aid in the Covid-19 pandemic recovery.
Individuals can earn rewards such as transport passes via the social currency mobile app which also provides a promotional platform for local businesses, services, and events.
Dubai-based Hilshaw Group has been onboarded as exclusive advisor and overall project and financing consultant for the 4,500 acre Athi River project, which will be home to a self-contained community.
Costa Coffee is working in partnership with EV charge point networks specialist InstaVolt and will offer charging speeds of 120kW, capable of adding 100 miles of range in 15 minutes.
Helsinki has announced a design competition focused on Makasiiniranta at South Harbour and is calling for entries that “activate and enliven” the seafront to create a new public realm.
The study, based on international best practice and data tracking, aims to further the vision of a city centre with quality public spaces, major new squares and more room for walking, cycling and relaxing.
Planning Vancouver Together seeks to create “complete, connected and culturally vibrant” neighbourhoods in the Canadian city that meet the everyday needs of those that live and work in them.
Transformation of the historic Tin Building in Mahattan will include embedded micro-LED technology in its façade, creating a seamless connection between the physical and digital experience.
The database contains more than 50 Russian use cases across a number of sectors with a section dedicated to Moscow smart city projects to be added soon.
The Water Breakthrough Challenge is calling on innovators in the cities and transport sector to join forces with the water sector and together create solutions to deliver wide-scale change.
The company wants to increase accessibility of its electric vehicle charging infrastructure and financing solutions in North America and is partnering with EV technology and service companies.
The multifaceted community will reshape Kelowna’s skyline, and aims to spark growth and foster a sense of connection and community among its residents and commercial tenants.
Meshed’s IoT platform enables cities to monitor the number of people and activity at hotspots such as shopping malls, parks and gardens, public facilities and major events.
The Vision Plan for the Union Square-14th Street neighbourhood responds to the city’s current challenges and proposes a series of targeted enhancements.
The pilot aims to build upon the recent switch to flex zones rather than metered parking in Rosemary Square as part of efforts to modernise the City’s kerb management strategy.
The acquisition will help Planet Smart City to use gamification to drive residents’ loyalty and participation in community life and reward the most active and environmentally conscious behaviours.
Shayp’s technology combines a single sensor with machine learning and advanced analytics and has already been used by the City of Brussels to help save 50 million litres of water per year.
