This webinar explores Keihanna Science City - one of the most successful start-up hubs, hosting more than 150 research facilities and incubating fledging companies
Report highlights non-traditional transportation systems like aerial transit and autonomous shuttles that can play a critical role in providing transit options.
ChargeHub’s 80,000 network of charging stations in the US and Canada will be integrated into Parkopedia’s payment platform to enable in-car charger activations.
The technology, available for the US and Canadian markets, enables snowploughs to travel through intersections safely and efficiently to clear snow quickly.
Agency’s mobile ticketing app enables Halifax riders to purchase fares anytime, anywhere, simplifying rider access to Halifax Transit bus and ferry services.
Calgary will stage 12 free public sessions over five days to discuss the impact of climate change and explore what actions the city and citizens can take.
The City of Coquitlam in Canada is working with UrbanLogiq to use data analytics to help make its streets safer and better manage its parks and public areas.
Telus is committed to helping Montreal become one of the world’s most welcoming and innovative cities, connecting thousands of kilometres of optic fibre.
Grant supports the Electrifying Society: Towards Decarbonised Resilient Communities programme, which aims to build a sustainable future for Canada and the world.
The city’s drive to net zero is supported by a robust accountability framework, explains James Nowlan, the city’s executive director of environment and climate.
The Ontario city has chosen eleven-x’s eXactpark real-time system to enable it to better manage its limited parking resources and reduce traffic congestion.
Guide addresses core issues by showing where actions can be taken across the value chains of five sectors that are closely interlinked with a city’s ecosystem.
A report by the Greenbelt Foundation urges municipalities in the Canadian province to integrate financial and land-use planning to create a smarter and more sustainable model for growth.
Integration with the location technology will further ensure that first responders have a way to identify and communicate precise places in any emergency across both the US and Canada.
A survey by the World Economic Forum finds that more than seven in 10 adults, including a majority in every single country, expect climate change to have a severe effect in their regions over the next 10 years.
The Canadian city is investing $350,000 in the University of Calgary’s Civic Commons Catalyst to support the downtown revitalisation research and initiatives.
It will support “deeper-than-planned” energy retrofits in 10 to 16 privately-owned buildings to accelerate emissions reductions and identify pathways to net zero that can be replicated in other buildings.
The Ontario transit services company is working with Cubic Transportation Systems to deliver the Umo mobility fare payments platform to improve convenience and access to public transit.
The Canadian city is fitting its municipal diesel vehicles and buses with DynaCert’s units, which is designed to reduce fuel consumption and carbon and nitrogen oxide emissions.
Sustainable Development Technology Canada is entering a funding partnership with Ecopia AI to create high-precision maps of the top 100 cities which will serve as the foundation for digital twins.
NoTraffic is collaborating with Rogers Communications to take its internet of things, computer vision platform to Canadian traffic agencies with Vancouver its first deployment.
The Canadian city is working with Saint John Transit agency to introduce cleaner transit options and support its plan to eliminate combustion-engine vehicles in its fleet by 2040.
The council wants to make it easier for residents to switch to electric vehicles by encouraging the installation of electric vehicle chargers at gas stations and commercial parking lots across the city.
Framework recognises that achieving Toronto’s accelerated climate goals and targets will require collaborative action by the public, private and non-profit sectors at a scale and pace rarely seen before.
The park area aims to deliver a community connection in a dense urban setting with a third of the area planted with 6,000-plus shrubs, perennials, climbers and trees, significant to indigenous culture, food, and medicine.
Pilot projects in the Canadian city’s living lab will begin utilising the AirMatrix software platform inside an allocated zone to begin logistics and public services drone operations testing.
UrbanLogiq’s Municipal Analysis Tool will allow each of Ontario’s 444 municipalities to access more streamlined and user-friendly property and assessment data geospatially.
Project is designed to pilot EV charging infrastructure at public-facing locations and gather feedback to help guide future green infrastructure initiatives that reduce air pollution and GHG emissions.
Shift to electrification supports the City’s net-zero strategy and aligns with the target of transitioning 20 per cent of the City fleet to zero emissions by 2025 and 50 per cent by 2030.
825 Pacific Street, which will be run by an arts and culture not-for-profit, is one of several projects the Canadian city has in development or completed that focus on buildings aiming for the internationally recognised certification.
BluWave-ai has been working with the city’s living lab on the scalable system that will also allow states and countries to maximise use of renewable assets.
Mayor John Tory wants to aim for net-zero by 2040, with interim targets of a 45 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, on the way to a 65 per cent reduction by 2030.
Neuron Mobility’s technology uses high accuracy location technology, geofence detection and dangerous riding detection with a range of smart sensors to educate and profile riders.
A session on zero emissions transition on Transport Day of the climate change conference highlighted the importance of international-, national- and city-level collaboration.
Under the City’s sustainability bond framework, net proceeds will be used to finance council-approved capital projects that support its commitment to positive environmental goals.
A citywide LED streetlight retrofit and upgrade programme aims to improve road safety, reduce energy consumption and emissions and is expected to achieve $1m in annual cost-savings.
The city has installed a biogas upgrading facility at a solid waste management site, which will allow it to take the raw biogas produced from processing green bin organics.
The decision supports the city’s Climate Emergency Action Plan goal that by 2030 half of all kilometres driven on the city’s roads will be by zero emissions vehicles.
Toronto was one of the first municipalities in Ontario to approve plans for cars and trucks to be replaced by cargo e-bikes to meet demand for deliveries during the pandemic.
ST Engineering has more than 700 smart city projects deployed in over 130 cities around the world. Its head of urban solutions explains why every day must be a learning day.
The grid claims to be a first for Canada and, as well as reliability improvements and better data reporting, it will deliver direct GHG emissions reductions of 2,804 tonnes CO2 annually.
The mission of the French, family-owned company is to advance the industrial internet of things. Vincent Sabot explains why the first “I” in IIoT should also stands for infrastructure.
The Waze for Cities Data programme will give Calgary’s traffic management centre an ‘unprecedented’ look at real-time road activity to make better-informed planning decisions.
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.
Intended to bridge disciplines, institutions and people, Cove JC is a super-connected live-work-play ‘supercluster’ just minutes from Manhattan in the heart of the East Coast life sciences/tech corridor.
The initiative, in collaboration with the Partnership for Healthy Cities global network, will track progress against 23 key indicators that act as determinants of health and wellbeing.
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.
The company has rolled out the service to 10 more cities and towns in British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario and has joined the Future of Cities collaborative to develop 5G smart city solutions.
The MaaS provider has added new features to its mobility app that shows riders how crowded or empty a bus is before they board, and whether it is accessible to wheelchair users.
The centre will be established by Simon Fraser University’s Renewable Cities programme and aims to accelerate urban climate solutions through research, capacity building and financial tools.
The World Economic Forum has chosen the cities to pioneer a global policy roadmap developed by its G20 Smart Cities Alliance for the ethical and responsible use of data and technology.
In a statement released today, the C40 Global Mayors Covid-19 Recovery Task Force warned that a “high-carbon recovery” will accelerate climate breakdown, endanger public health, cost lives and sacrifice jobs.
As part of the urban infrastructure agreement between Nokia and Greener Acres Canada, smart city green poles will be produced from nearly 50,000 tons of e-waste collected annually in Ontario.
A bundled offering will combine datasets and machine learning to identify how cities can reduce serious and fatal crashes as well as inform future safety strategies.
As well as putting in place the infrastructure for businesses and homes, Rogers Communications is supporting the University of Waterloo’s 5G Smart Campus in real-world testing of 5G applications.
GDP figures around the world make grim reading and one of the few certainties of the pandemic is economic pain, leaving cities having the difficulty of cutting their cloth accordingly.
It aims to help businesses in the city and across Ontario embrace technology in response to the pandemic with latest plans including a community collaboration and innovation programme.
Aspen, Nashville, Omaha, and West Palm Beach will team with kerb management company Coord on “smart zone” programmes tailored to their individual mobility challenges.
HKIA will optimise data from IoT devices to support initiatives such as real-time equipment location tracking, and predictive maintenance on assets and buildings.
The Canadian city also plans to expedite the permitting process for outdoor patios and restaurants to give people the room they need to resume some of their normal activities.
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