At SmartCitiesWorld’s inaugural advisory board meeting, Jeff Risom, chief innovation officer at Gehl Architects, explored how the public realm might be managed in the post-pandemic era.
Join us for this episode of the Urban Exchange podcast, looking back at 10 years of resilience in the city of Rotterdam, and exploring what the future holds.
As cities compete in an increasingly mobile talent economy, Professor José Antonio Ondiviela, director, Citizen-Centric Intelligent Cities Research Institute, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, explains why urban success factors must now consider how magnetism, liveability and affordability shape where people choose to live and work.
Dubai is using advanced technologies to manage more than 246,000 assets, including parks, markets, beaches, service centres and administrative buildings.
The new public realm installation in Preston will see Grade II listed red telephone boxes used to showcase curated digital artwork and community-led content.
Europe must take advantage of brownfield development’s potential to address affordable housing needs and reduce carbon emissions, a new report reveals.
Villages form part of the Rupert and Renfrew Station Area Plan and are centred on existing retail clusters that will transform into vibrant neighbourhoods.
Estonian capital’s 2026 budget and master plan aims to create a high-quality living environment with everyday services conveniently accessible to residents.
Winners’ achievements demonstrate the EC’s vision for a smarter, greener and more inclusive tourism sector, setting a benchmark for other destinations.
Partnership with Lasec will build on the company’s broader efforts to launch an air taxi network in LA, connecting key transportation corridors ahead of 2028.
Pairing wifi technology with existing city infrastructure unlocks a platform for Los Angeles to further develop smart city assets and public service delivery.
The Ellinikon, which is being developed on former site of Athens’ international airport, is expected to contribute approximately 2.5 per cent of Greece’s GDP.
New guidelines introduced by mayor Eric Adams aims to help event producers cut waste, reduce emissions, and improve environmental impact across the city.
Play Streets are neighbourhood-led initiatives that temporarily close streets to through traffic, giving children the freedom to play safely on the street.
Report details past development of Greenways and identifies potential locations for future expansion as well as opportunities for integrating Greenway projects.
Residents can share stories and ideas through a memory box installation to help guide early design decisions of a prominent section of the flagship civic block.
Interactive installations are helping families get active, socialise and enjoy the outdoors as well as create connected community spaces with free public wifi.
A Play Street temporarily limits traffic on selected roads so that communities can use the space for family activities and neighbours can enjoy time together.
City of Chattanooga’s Brian Smith explains how the city has changed its reputation from America’s dirtiest city to the first designated as a National Park City.
The Centre will draw water from under the ground to help heat and cool the building efficiently and feature advanced stormwater management and solar systems.
Paseo Park reimagines streets for people, tackling climate change and pilots solutions to ease the conflict between pedestrians, mopeds and micromobility.
SmartCitiesWorld’s third Summit takes place on 24-25 June. Here’s a taste of what you can expect and how you can register to be part of this seminal event.
David Grannis, Executive Director of Zero Emissions Transit, explains how the LA ART Gondola system is moving from concept to reality, and what the benefits are to visitors and community alike.
Under the theme of Transforming Cities: Building Happiness, keynotes include Charles Montgomery, renowned Canadian urbanist and author of Happy Cities.
Cat Moncrieff, policy manager, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, explains how housing planners can tackle the UK’s growing water crisis.
The dashboard was created to be dynamic and evolving to reflect changes in operations and priorities over time across the city, as well as community input.
Constructed on a former retail park in the city, the campus will bring together a number of Civil Service departments with a focus around digital skills.
The accelerator will provide cities with the tools, expertise and strategies to reshape urban development and create safer and more liveable neighbourhoods.
Octopus Energy and gs8 have announced the UK’s largest Zero Bills housing development, a scheme of 113 new homes in Essex, for which construction is underway.
2025 Milken Institute index reflects cities’ effectiveness at promoting growth and providing access to essential services and infrastructure needed for success.
The £17m project has transformed public spaces along the route, creating a green corridor and spaces with enhanced walking, wheeling and cycling connections.
Structural resilience of football venues will prove critical, as some high-hazard venues mitigate financial losses through smart design and natural barriers.
City says it will enable efficient planning for new kindergartens, schools and services for seniors, improving accessibility and aligning with community needs.
Development is part of a wider transformative urban initiative aimed at establishing a dynamic art and cultural destination within the historically rich city.
Mandai Wildlife Group is integrating robotics for a range of applications, including guest interactions, deliveries and surveillance in a challenging landscape.
Malt Drive Park is an expansive development along Newtown Creek waterfront in Queens and has been designed with sculpted topography to mitigate flood risk.
Redesign is a cornerstone of the City’s transformative downtown redevelopment strategy, positioning it as a model for equitable and sustainable urban growth.
The project sees the transformation of University of Manchester’s North campus into a district to advance innovation across sectors, including digital tech.
Anchored by a reimagined decommissioned coal-fired and oil-powered facility, the park will become a public amenity in Norwalk with a stellar network of spaces.
Draft plan for the environmentally friendly, coastal development in Seafield aims to help address the housing emergency that exists in the Scottish capital.
The Dubai Green Spine aims to transform Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road in the emirate into a 64km-long sustainable, green corridor with solar-powered trams.
The establishment of the new department is a major piece of mayor Wu’s vision to transform planning and development and create a green and growing city.
Combining the real and the digital worlds, technology from Siemens Xcelerator portfolio will form the backbone of the new neighbourhood in Berlin Spandau.
Berlin TXL project was launched in 2021 to create a smart city on the five-square-kilometre site of the former Berlin Tegel Airport, which closed in 2020.
The project is envisioned as a way to transform a large portion of the Lincoln Avenue corridor into a new linear public park with green and open space.
The Australian city’s draft budget puts forward proposals to further green the city, including nine new parks and open spaces and expansion of its tree canopy.
The Rio Grande District Vision & Implementation plan is intended to serve as a redevelopment roadmap for around 11 acres of land west of the city’s Downtown.
The advanced Canopy application provides residents with a convenient and user-friendly way to access recent urban tree canopy cover data in their area.
Sunderland Pavilion in Keel Square will make use of advanced smart city digital infrastructure and will provide a centrepiece for Expo Sunderland in 2026.
The transformation of the Shimbashi-Kyobashi expressway into the Tokyo Sky Corridor is part of the Government’s plan to create more people-centred spaces.
The Canopy will integrate with various modes of transportation to ensure accessibility for all and feature pedestrian-friendly walkways and bike paths.
Natural Capital Solutions calculated the value the City’s open spaces deliver to the public in areas such as air quality, recreation, health and wellbeing.
The “green heart” marks the closing chapter of the Ancoats project and will also help create a low-traffic, pedestrian-first neighbourhood in the UK city.
The digital map of King’s Cross by Living Map provides real-time and customisable step-by-step directions, highlighting the mix of facilities on offer.
Work on the 2,600 square metre park in the Canadian city is anticipated to commence in 2025 and aims to transport visitors through a woodland experience.
The Earls Court Development Company plans to create a commercial space for the UK’s clean and climate technology sector on a cleared site in West London.
C40 Cities’ second Students Reinventing Cities competition integrates the 15-minute city and proximity approach to creating green and thriving neighbourhoods.
Boston is enhancing its tree canopy and bolstering workforce opportunities in community forestry via the US Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Grant.
The programme prioritises people over vehicles and has reportedly helped Utah’s capital make one of the strongest downtown recoveries since lockdowns in the US.
