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5 Cities with Congestion Pricing - Smart Cities Dive
Congestion pricing is gathering some inertia in cities worldwide for a few reasons; safety, money, and public desire are among the main ones. Unlike traditional mechanisms to deal with more cars such as, well, building new roads, congestion pricing has had a profound effect on the cities it …
Air taxi developers conduct demo flights, name first cities they …
Nov 25, 2024 · Air taxi developers are moving closer to starting passenger flights in select U.S. and international cities. They may get a boost from President-elect Donald Trump, who said in a video last year, “I want to ensure that America, not China, leads this revolution in air mobility.”. During separate investor calls this month, Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation CEOs outlined plans to …
How will a second Trump administration affect transportation …
Nov 6, 2024 · Former President Donald Trump will become the next president of the United States. Following the Biden administration, which put billions of dollars into Amtrak, high-speed rail, public transportation and the transition to electric vehicles and buses, what might change under the incoming administration?
Pickleball is booming. Here’s how cities are adapting to the craze.
Feb 7, 2023 · Now local governments in Portland, Oregon; Minneapolis; Long Beach, California; Asheville, North Carolina; and elsewhere are trying to adjust in the short term while also baking pickleball into their long-term community development and equity plans.
Technologies transforming public safety | Smart Cities Dive
Nov 18, 2024 · AI also has a positive impact on traditional, time-intensive case reporting. One of the major challenges for officers is the vast amount of information and data that needs to be collected and organized after an event. Often, these time-consuming reports are being done at the end of a long day, leading to burnout and taking away from time spent in the community.
The Future of the Countryside in an Urban World
With population increases and global urbanisation, the city has become the focus of many built environment professionals. Every day brings a new story of innovative cities introducing design changes aimed at improving sustainability for current and future inhabitants, but one part of our human existence seems to have been sidetracked.
New York congestion pricing to start Jan. 5 | Smart Cities Dive
UPDATE: Nov. 18, 2024: The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority board of directors approved the revised congestion pricing plan for Manhattan during a Nov. 17 meeting, allowing the program to be implemented at midnight Jan. 5, 2025. From 2025 to 2027, tolls will be 60% of the amount approved earlier this year, rising to 80% from 2028 to 2030 and to 100% in 2031.
Temporary Cities: The newest Urban Planning trend?
Urban planning has traditionally operated on a very long time line. There is something to be said for this approach, which enabled grand visions to be enacted over the generations of a city's life. However, when poor planning or limited foresight led to problems, the feedback mechanisms and ...
The Top 10 Benefits of Public Transportation - Smart Cities Dive
Thursday, April 9 has been designated National Stand Up For Transportation Day. On this day, Americans will meet in communities across the country and online to press Congress to invest in long term transportation funding, especially public transit.. Organizations like Voice for Public Transit will work to channel the public's sense of urgency that public transit is …