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Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority is now using artificial intelligence and machine learning to plan bus routes based on actual usage. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that it has started experimenting with...
Global design firm NBBJ has won an international competition to design Net City, a city of the future in Shenzhen, China. The city is designed to be sustainable and human-centric, with an extensive public transport...
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have identified four different types of smart cities. Their findings could help city planners to develop more effective urban policies and plans. Smart cities use new information and communication...
Researchers in Switzerland have calculated how the heat that is produced in metro tunnels can be captured and used to heat and cool neighbouring residences. Researchers at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)...
The city of Amsterdam will ban all gas and diesel cars from its streets as of 2030. Public transport and taxis will have to go all-electric from 2025. Amsterdam has unveiled the Clean Air...
New York City aims to reduce its emissions by nearly 30 per cent by 2030. One way it plans to achieve this is by banning inefficient all-glass buildings that waste energy. In a global...
Car sharing with autonomous vehicles could dramatically improve mobility in cities. Singapore is now pioneering in the field by exploring the potential of personalised, electrified and automated public transport. With 5.5 million inhabitants and...
Cities should start making changes today to their infrastructure to prepare for the arrival of autonomous vehicles, according to a new report from Siemens. The industrial group also wants to see urban environments put...
Nature-based solutions such as China’s ‘sponge cities’ can help cities address major planning challenges, including air and water pollution, water scarcity and extreme heat, all of which are being exacerbated by climate change. It’s...
A new report from the Coalition for Urban Transitions shows major benefits for governments that direct city infrastructure investments into sustainable projects. The paper The Economic and Social Benefits of Low-Carbon Cities: A Systematic...
Automotive manufacturer Volkswagen has started testing a new transportation concept called Moia. The specially developed electric vehicles operate somewhere between public transport and taxis. In the service provided by Moia, passengers can order a...
In 2013, Tallinn became the first capital in the world to introduce free bus, tram and train services. Traffic has since decreased and the city is enjoying a population boom. From 1 July, county...
To avoid EU fines for excessive air pollution, the German government is considering making public transport free of charge. The move could reduce the number of private cars and cut emissions. In a bid to...
Cities can slash their greenhouse gas emissions far beyond their urban borders by taking measures to reduce their housing and transport emissions, according to a new study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact...
The municipal government of Paris wants to rid the city’s streets of diesel cars by 2024, and no petrol ones either come 2030. But instead of pursuing a ban, the government aims to encourage...
The state of Victoria plans to build a 75 MW solar farm by the end of 2018. 35 MW of power will go towards powering Melbourne’s entire tram network. The government of Victoria has...
The government of Bangladesh is planning to build the country’s first smart city by 2018. Purbachal will have its own solid waste management system, efficient public transport and affordable housing. Bangladesh is one of...
The mayors of Madrid, Mexico City and Paris have pledged to remove all diesel cars from their cities’ streets by 2025 in a bid to improve air quality. The commitment was made at the...
The next world exposition, which will be held around the theme “Future Energy”, will focus on alternative sources of energy and transport. Construction has now begun on the 174-hectare development for Expo2017. When completed,...
Sweden is offering its expertise to the Indian government to help build smart cities across India. The two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on sustainable urban development earlier this year. In an opinion...
