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Ofo calls it quits in Chicago as city's dockless bike-share pilot expands
It all comes down to a city requirement about bike locking.
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SponsoredBehind the curtain
A cleaner and more sustainable city is smart. And one common strategy many cities have identified as essential to achieving their sustainability goals involves electrifying their medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleets, including buses.
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Deep DiveOhio regulator defines grid mod success through customer-side service
PUCO Chair Asim Haque supports greater transparency and data access to really add value to customer services.
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UK to push for electric car charges in all new homes
The strategy is a step in the U.K.’s plan to clean up its car fleet, with the ultimate goal of stopping sales of conventional fuel vehicles by 2040.
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Deep DiveFor World Cup host cities, a boon or a boondoggle?
As the U.S. prepares for the 2026 edition alongside Canada and Mexico, those in the running to stage games emphasize existing infrastructure and partnerships.
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FCC to auction high-band frequency spectrum for 5G deployment
Beyond offering faster wireless and broadband to customers, wider deployment of 5G will help advance connected vehicles and infrastructure technology that smart cities are eyeing.
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London, Singapore lead ranking of world's smart cities
The study examined the role that governments play in creating smart cities and ranked them on several criteria, including budget, clarity of vision, leadership and support programs.
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Waze, Esri expand partnership to provide real-time road data to cities
The data will be available in Esri’s ArcGIS Marketplace, which allows cities to use it without purchasing additional software or writing code.
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5 cities finalize strategies to address inequity and inequality
Recent studies have cautioned of growing equity and equality disparities in communities throughout the U.S. and how that could have a destabilizing effect on cities.
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Warner Bros. proposes building an aerial tram in Los Angeles
If logistics are deemed feasible, it likely will be difficult for city leaders to turn down a project that would create a new mobility option at no cost to taxpayers.
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EVs could drive 38% rise in US electricity demand, DOE lab finds
Increasing demand could lead to sustained absolute growth of 80 terawatt-hours per year, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
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10 times fiction predicted smart city advancements
From data analytics to hyperloop and cutting-edge transportation methods, many smart city concepts aren't entirely original ideas.
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Lime announces Uber as 'strategic partner' of scooter operations
The ride-share company will invest in Lime as part of the partnership, which comes less than a week after rival Lyft invested in bike-share provider Motivate.
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WalletHub ranks DC as 'worst-run' US city
The rankings are based on operating efficiency using various data metrics but sparking backlash from some of those ranked unfavorably.
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Seattle City Council approves electricity rate hike
The city has become so energy efficient that the utility says it can't cover operating expenses, leaving a shortfall that must be made up.
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Milwaukee, WI files lawsuit over Bird refusal to remove scooters
An initial hearing is set for Friday, where the city is likely to seek a temporary injunction to remove the 100 scooters immediately while the case is decided.
UPDATED: July 10, 2018 at 9 a.m.
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St. Paul, MN sets plan to make buildings carbon neutral
A two-year study of carbon emissions within city limits found that physical structures accounted for 52% of the city’s carbon footprint, outpacing transportation.
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Boston designates 9 businesses as age-inclusive
This first round of public designations are part of Mayor Marty Walsh’s plan to make the city "the most age-friendly city in America."
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Is the self-driving bike the vehicle of the future?
A professor at the University of Washington Bothell is outfitting recumbent tricycles with computer systems and electronics.
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AV learns to drive in just 20 minutes using unique algorithm
Cambridge, England-based Wayve used machine-learning through its safety driver, correcting mistakes to teach its AV how to keep on course.
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Portland, OR opens applications for dockless scooter pilot
The city will focus its pilot on an underserved area of the community, which could serve as a guide for other cities wishing to increase equitable mobility solutions.
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NYC selects 5 companies for dockless bike-share pilot
The city's Department of Transportation will use the trial period to determine future steps, such as expanding the pilot program or launching in new areas of the city.
UPDATED: July 9, 2018 at 9:19 a.m.
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Smart Cities Council releases online project coordination platform
The platform promises to not just help individual cities move through projects with less bureaucracy, but to help share best practices among cities around the world.
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Coronado, CA to begin recycling impounded dockless bikes
The bikes have been labeled a public nuisance by the city, which says Mobike and ofo have largely been paying fines and storage fees, but Lime has not.
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Autonomous shuttles coming soon to Columbus, OH
Shuttles will roll out in a stretch of downtown, per a just-released RFP, with testing and evaluation combined with educating the public about the new option.
Transportation