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Zero pedestrian fatalities in Helsinki traffic in 2019

04 Feb 2020

The Finnish capital has improved traffic safety in the city through a range of measures including increased traffic control and reducing speed limits.

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

09 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.

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

09 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

08 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.

Smart city ranking focuses on citizens’ perceptions

07 Oct 2019

A new ranking focuses on how citizens perceive the priorities and effectiveness of smart city initiatives.

ViaVan launches first- and last-mile transit solution in Finland

17 Sep 2019

Transit solution will allow residents of the Helsinki suburb of Espoo to book on-demand rides and connect to train and Metro stations in the operating zone.

Helsinki top for work-life balance

07 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.

C40 announces first 15 "beacons of sustainable design"

29 May 2019

Projects from Chicago, Madrid, Milan, Oslo, Paris and Reykjavik have been chosen in the first round of the organisation’s Reinventing Cities competition.

Special Reports

Retailers rethink last-mile deliveries to reduce emissions and meet customer expectations

A new report by eDelivery explores how retailers and carriers are looking for new ways to reduce carbon emissions and meet customer expectations of sustainability.