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IEEE Smart Cities is a global, multi-discipline cross-IEEE effort, through which IEEE seeks to help municipalities around the world address urban population growth by providing education, ...
Could smart streetlighting in European cities help fight the coronavirus?
Some groups are calling for Europe's high-tech smart lampposts to be deployed in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus.
Cities could lead on Bitcoin adoption, says Tennessee mayor
Scott Conger, the Mayor of Jackson in Tennessee, says the city is exploring paying employees in cryptocurrency as well as mining Bitcoin.
3 key investments in LA Mayor Garcetti's proposed 'justice budget'
As the city recovers from the financial blows of the pandemic, the FY22 budget calls for record funding to address homelessness, a guaranteed basic income pilot and the exploration of a ...
Toyota to buy Lyft's AV division for $550M
The acquisition of the ride-hailing company's Level 5 arm marks the first major deal for Toyota's new Woven Planet initiative, giving the company what it called a "dream team" for AV ...
SPARCS in TV documentary: Green is the new black
A new documentary made by the public Czech Television outlines the path of the once post-industrial city of Kladno to renewable energy sources and the reduction of carbon …
Transit payment systems revamped for post-COVID commuters
Cities like New York, Washington and Chicago have rolled out tap-to-pay functionality for their transit systems to provide quicker and safer payment methods for riders and commuters.