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Smart Cities News

City of Vancouver introduces performance dashboard

02 Mar 2020

VanDashboard measures performance against 65 key metrics in six categories including core service delivery, affordability and housing, climate change and economy and finances.

Vancouver engages public in connecting bridge project

22 Jan 2020

The Granville Bridge Connector aims to provide more travel options to and from downtown that don’t contribute to congestion or pollution.

Calgary ranked best city for driving

15 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.

Vancouver landfill approved to produce renewable natural gas

29 Oct 2019

The Canadian city says it is committed to reducing greenhouse gas and will be using the RNG in its buildings, vehicles and the Neighbourhood Energy Utility.

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.

Vienna remains top city for liveability

05 Sep 2019

Austrian capital retains its position in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s index which assigns cities a rating of relative comfort for over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors.

Australian cities declare climate emergency

01 Jul 2019

Hobart and Sydney become the latest cities to pass such a declaration and are calling on the federal government to take rapid action.

Mumbai named most congested city in the world

05 Jun 2019

Drivers in India’s most populous city expect to spend an average of 65 per cent extra time stuck in traffic, according to the latest TomTom Traffic Index.

Mastercard continues contactless expansion to speed daily commutes

25 Mar 2019

Company expects new transit solutions to be live in more than 20 cities in the US within the next few years with its M-Chip technology at the heart of the transformation.

Vancouver Police uses AI to prevent crime

28 Feb 2019

Through spatial analytics, police are able to predict where residential break-and-enters will occur and place police patrols accordingly

Special Reports

Using digital twins to maximise returns on existing infrastructure

If cities have access to dynamic, coordinated and timely information about local infrastructure, its performance and its pressure points, they can unlock major operational and financial benefits.