Marines pilot 5G in ‘living lab’ at Miramar
GCN By Stephanie Kanowitz, Jul 31, 2020 As the first military base to deploy Verizon’s 5G ultra wideband, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar will serve…
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A world of fewer cars and less driving
Auto industry consultants KPMG see fewer cars and less driving in our future
That may be bad for the car business, but good for the environment and ci…
How innovation neighbourhoods can kickstart the move to smart cities
Institution of Engineering and Technology Incremental changes to local infrastructure are paving the way for the large-scale overhaul needed to create the urban environments of…
Back to Normal? Cities Say, ‘No Thanks’
Meeting of the Minds Just a few months ago, cities around the world were grappling with traffic and transit congestion that appeared to be out…
Epidemic control with digital contact tracing
The infectiousness of COVID-19 and the high proportion of transmissions from presymptomatic individuals, controlling the epidemic by manual contact tracing is infeasible. The use of…
Diversity is key in the grid, in energy innovation and in the energy industry, says Honorable
Stanford Energy By Kate Gibson From the perspective of other countries, the way the United States approaches energy regulation can seem like a patchwork. This…
The Place of Nature in Cities: Taking Inspiration from Singapore
The Nature of Cities Image Credit What is the place of nature in cities? As the COVID-19 pandemic challenged societal norms, this question took a…
Tennessee town rolls out license plate recognition system
GCN By Stephanie Kanowitz Jul 23, 2020 On July 15, a man shot and killed his ex-girlfriend in the parking lot of her workplace in…
How we underestimate the costs of climate change, and why it matters now
Environmental Defense Fund Cities, states and businesses are still feeling the shock. The coronavirus has stolen more than 138,000 lives and obliterated budgets. Had the…
An Open Digital Marketplace for Smart, Contactless Parking in the Netherlands
Harvard data-smart city As our economy continues to reopen from the COVID lockdowns and we all start going back to work or socializing in cities,…