Smart Cities News

Half of the respondents listed climate change as one of their top policy priorities, compared to just five per cent last year.

The Big Apple leapfrogged last year’s leaders, Tokyo, London and San Francisco.

The index by the Oliver Wyman Forum ranks 30 cities on how prepared they are to incorporate the latest mobility technologies and what they are doing to reshape urban mobility.

Initiatives up for awards include the use of data to tackle the opioid crisis and homelessness, an open-data-powered Alexa service and an earthquake warning app.

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

They will collaborate on projects relating to 5G, smart city applications and digital transformation.

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.

Cities could lead the charge in the sustainable food revolution.

The participating cities are New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

A new study highlights the benefits demonstrated by on-demand microtransit in four cities and finds that it could help cities reduce traffic by 15 to 30 per cent if deployed at scale and with the right regulatory framework.