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Residents of cities across Europe find EVs too expensive

Electric vehicles14 Feb 2024

Survey data suggests that negativity continues to grow towards the cost of electric vehicles, with many residents unable to commit to the higher price point.

Projects announced for 5G for Smart Communities funding

4G and 5G07 Feb 2024

Objective of the 5G for Smart Communities initiative is to accelerate 5G coverage across Europe, with a focus on underserved rural and low-connectivity regions.

Stockholm inaugurates landmark wooden building

Commercial buildings08 Dec 2023

The Wisdome Stockholm building showcases the use of wood as a building material, highlighting it as an important part of the solution to battle climate change.

Which city is most conducive to eco-business?

Air quality18 Jul 2023

Fifty cities were analysed across a variety of metrics, including their sustainability ranking, pollution score, air quality and number of B corporations.

Six European cities awarded €7m for data-driven projects

Climate action27 Apr 2023

Funding from the ICLEI Action Fund and Google.org will help to boost projects aimed at improving the environment, reducing GHG and climate change adaptation.

Stockholm: Europe’s climate action pioneer?

Climate action08 Mar 2023

Björn Hugosson, chief climate officer at the City of Stockholm, explains why climate action must be a mixture of policy, technology, collaboration and patience.

Cop27: Solutions guide aims to help cities reach net zero

Cop2715 Nov 2022

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.

Cities to adopt mayors’ challenge project to combat climate change

Climate action30 Jun 2022

Stockholm’s Biochar Project, which won Bloomberg’s challenge in 2014, is hailed as an example of how a great idea in one city can inspire positive climate action in cities around the world.

E-bike launched for ‘easy’ integration with public transit at MOVE 2022

Micromobility15 Jun 2022

The Forte Evo is equipped with a high-capacity, long-lasting battery that gives the vehicle a longer range and a torque sensor that provides a smoother and more natural pedalling experience.

The micromobility revolution is sweeping Europe, it’s time to get on board

Micromobility05 Apr 2022

Douglas Stark, co-founder and COO of Voi, wants to use micromobility to replace one billion car rides across Europe by 2030 and explains some of the initiatives the company has launched to tackle the challenges ahead.

Bloomberg announces winning cities in 2021-2022 mayors’ challenge

Resilience19 Jan 2022

The fifth edition of the worldwide competition recognises those cities which had designed the “boldest and most ambitious urban innovations” to emerge from the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Micromobility company acquires Leipzig bikeshare provider

News17 Nov 2021

Tier claims the combined force of the merged companies will create Europe’s largest and most diverse micromobility provider with some 250,000 vehicles in more than 400 cities.

Stockholm leads on urban mobility readiness

News16 Nov 2021

Stockholm is ranked number one in mobile sustainability thanks to continued investment in electrification and micromobility infrastructure, as well as corresponding increases in walking and cycling.

Cop26: sharing knowledge and ideas key to electric transition

News10 Nov 2021

A session on zero emissions transition on Transport Day of the climate change conference highlighted the importance of international-, national- and city-level collaboration.

5G-connected electric autonomous minibus trialled in Stockholm

News29 Oct 2021

The bus is supported by an internal artificial intelligence system that detects passengers’ wellbeing and behaviour as well as tracks items left behind on the bus.

Study reveals the most intelligent and future-proof cities in the world

Commercial buildings15 Oct 2021

The Cities of the Future Index by EasyPark uses publicly available data to find out which cities are best adopting new technological solutions to improve sustainability and liveability.

Stockholm launches one of largest public e-bike shares in Europe

News31 Aug 2021

The e-bikes are linked to an integrated management system that claims to help reduce urban clutter by enabling virtual stations where vehicles can be parked after rental.

Tokyo named most innovative city in annual ranking

News09 Jul 2021

The win was attributed to strong technology application, digital capability and pandemic performance and, for the first time in 14 years, more than half of the top 100 cities were from the US.

Mobility companies team up for Stockholm shared transport services

News23 Apr 2021

Vianova will provide the Swedish capital with a centralised platform to help micro-mobility company Voi improve the integration of shared e-scooters, within the city.

Which cities make the environmental action A-list for 2020?

News16 Nov 2020

CDP has named 88 global cities that are working to become resilient, healthy, and prosperous places to live and work while cutting emissions and rapidly building resilience against the climate crisis.

5G autonomous electric vehicle trial launched in Stockholm

News28 Sep 2020

The collective behind the trial aim to explore the safe introduction of self-driving autonomous EVs in complex urban areas to help optimise route planning.

Bogotá and Rio de Janeiro join global coalition of cities working to create clean air for all

News08 Sep 2020

By confirming their undertaking, the mayors of Bogotá and Rio de Janeiro come together with a coalition of 35 other city mayors that aim to ensure clean air for some 150 million people.

Swedish transport authority awards fossil-free bus contract

News24 Jul 2020

Storstockholms Lokaltrafik has awarded Keolis a €500m, four-year extension to operate and maintain the fleet, which will serve the centre of Stockholm and Lidingö island.

Swedish municipality deploys robots for safer recruitment

News05 May 2020

The Upplands-Bro municipality outside of Stockholm is using artificial intelligence recruitment robots to reduce the risk of contamination at the interview stage during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Stockholm deploys intelligent streetlight management system

News06 Mar 2020

The Swedish city’s traffic department will utilise Itron’s Streetlight.Vision smart city management platform to manage streetlights, improve energy efficiency and optimise performance.

GrowSmarter cities publish recommendations for policymakers

News20 Jan 2020

Barcelona, Cologne and Stockholm, the three Lighthouse cities in the EC-funded project, highlight the importance of early citizen engagement and the value of demonstrator projects.

21 European cities selected for Bloomberg 'high impact' digital services programme

News14 Jan 2020

The Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative aims to help the cities deliver "high impact" digital services and share lessons learned with the rest of the world.

‘Drivers are guests’: How Oslo cut traffic deaths to almost zero in 2019

News09 Jan 2020

Oslo’s governing mayor tells SmartCitiesWorld how the city is making its streets safer, and that autonomous vehicles could help with retaining and improving the results.

Being ‘hyperconnected’ boosts cities’ ROI

News25 Nov 2019

Hyperconnected leaders include Singapore, Hong Kong, New York, Seoul, London, Melbourne, Copenhagen and Dublin.

Stockholm is 2019’s winner at Smart City Expo World Congress

News21 Nov 2019

Other award-winning initiatives include the ’world’s first’ 5G city digital twin, work to better integrate slums and the largest urban cable car system.

Calgary ranked best city for driving

News15 Nov 2019

Low congestion and affordability are among the factors that put the Canadian city top of Mister Auto’s ranking while Mumbai was named the worst city for driving across the globe.

Tokyo named top global hospital city

News17 Oct 2019

The study by digital healthcare start-up Medbelle sought to identify the leading hospital cities based on a range of criteria, including citizen accessibility.

Cities commit to ‘clean construction’ to cut building emissions by up to 44 per cent

News09 Oct 2019

Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm have pledged to reduce emissions from construction as new research is released.

30 cities say their greenhouse gas emissions have peaked

News08 Oct 2019

Austin, Athens, Lisbon and Venice are the latest major cities to have ‘peaked’ their greenhouse gas emissions, meaning they won’t rise any further and are now falling.

Momentum behind MaaS continues to build in Europe

News03 Oct 2019

Vulog has announced the latest update to its multi-modal, multi-city platform which has increased user engagement by a third, while Iomob and Karhoo are partnering for MaaS projects.

No city is fully prepared for the disruption of AI

News27 Sep 2019

A new ranking reveals that Singapore, London and New York are marginally better prepared but governments and private sector institutions around the world need to do more.

London ranked top city for Generation Z

News04 Sep 2019

The UK capital stood out from other cities in areas such as social entrepreneurship, co-working spaces, education, artificial intelligence and concerts.

Start-ups meet the urban water challenge

News28 Aug 2019

Winners of the 2019 Imagine H20 challenge were announced at World Water Week in Stockholm and will deploy their solutions in cities in three continents.

NLC encourages US cities to explore congestion charging

News12 Aug 2019

National League of Cities wants to show local leaders how such charging systems could sustainably improve conditions on and around America’s roads.

Helsinki top for work-life balance

News07 Aug 2019

A study has compared data on livability, work intensity, institutional support and legislation to rank cities based on their success in promoting work-life balance to citizens.

More cities declare climate emergencies: Will it spur real change?

Special Reports15 Jul 2019

Experts praise cities for highlighting the scale of the climate crisis but urge them to follow up with concrete actions.

Lime and Octopus team for a greener London

News25 Apr 2019

Lime warehouses, which charge Lime-E electric assist bike batteries, are being powered by clean and renewable energy in the UK capital.

New unified system for local and regional government climate reporting

News21 Apr 2019

Environmental non-profit organisations CDP and ICLEI have joined forces to launch a new unified climate action reporting system.

Mobility business accelerator buys into MaaS pioneer

News19 Mar 2019

Via ID has acquired a majority stake in Swedish start-up UbiGo which wants to bring its subscription-based mobility-as-a-service offering to households in major cities.

New York ranked world's premier tech city

News06 Feb 2019

The city earned first place in the Savills Tech Cities research programme based on a range of factors from its talent pool to transport links

Water central to sustainable goals

Sustainable development goals05 Sep 2016

Water is needed to achieve "nearly every" SDG, concluded World Water Week, held in Stockholm last week

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