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New York - Smart parking can solve the issue of parking shortages in cities, while helping building owners monetize unused parking spaces. It can also improve sustainability
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Bochum - A city in Germany has reached a milestone in geothermal development. The model district of Bochum in North Rhine-Westphalia has successfully drilled a well to
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Macau – The Macau SAR 2020-2040 Urban Master Plan is coming into force on February 15, 2022. Covering about three square kilometres of land, it encourages people
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Zurich - A digital twin of Zurich’s buildings, trees and forests is being made publicly available. It can be found in two apps produced by the City
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Sydney - Machine learning can help architects and urban planners reduce construction waste to optimise sustainability in cities. In Australia, a new suite of design applications is
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Ho Chi Minh City - Ho Chi Minh City has plans to develop riverside infrastructure by 2040. The move will improve the scenery and public utilities along
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Shanghai/Basingstoke - Shanghai has been ranked the world’s number-one smart city for 2022. The ranking, published by Juniper Research, was based on aspects including transportation, infrastructure, energy, technology
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Cologny - The World Economic Forum has collaborated on an initiative that provides a roadmap for a sustainable approach to city development. Among others, it shows how
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Zug/New York - Holcim and Bloomberg Media are launching a barometer for circular cities. This will aim to identify and raise awareness of a city’s achievements in
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Bangkok - A huge drainage tunnel is being built in Bangkok to prevent flooding. At nine kilometres long and 30 metres deep, the tunnel will increase drainage
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Palma de Mallorca - The capital of the Balearic island Mallorca has unveiled a proposal for four new connected green areas to oxygenate the city. The idea
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Las Vegas - The U.S. Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg has praised smart city innovation. He expects cities to be built on connected technology and anticipates policies that
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Singapore - As species extinction rates soar and urbanisation takes over natural land space, cities are essential for sustaining biodiversity. The urban environment can even foster multi-species habitats,
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Mangalore - Mangalore Urban Development Authority plans to increase green cover in the city to 33 per cent in the next 18 months. This adds 10 per
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Zurich/Dübendorf ZH - Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court has certified that the canton of Zurich’s design plan for Innovation Park Zurich is legally valid. In repealing a different
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Manila - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $350 million policy-based loan to improve urban services in India. It will accelerate the universal coverage of
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New York – A 10-year vision for developing New York City’s waterfront has been released. It charts the path towards an equitable, resilient and healthy development across
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Dübendorf ZH - A group of experts has come to the conclusion that Switzerland’s built infrastructure is under enormous innovation pressure. With their view of the bigger
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New Taipei City - The electric transport technology company Gogoro has developed a new smart parking meter that can be powered by portable power packs - allowing
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Washington D.C. – The research institute Brookings Institution sees denser cities as a possible solution for China. The country aims to meet its climate targets but simultaneously
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