More than 380 loading zones in Oakland will be turned into smart zones, allowing for commercial fleets — like parcel and other deliveries — to seamlessly park and pay by the minute.
The curbs in Oakland, Calif., may soon feel a little less crowded and chaotic thanks to a new digital curb management system aimed at creating “smart loading zones.”
Read more: US: Oakland, Calif., Sets Up Digital ‘Smart Loading Zones’
A new report from the National Skills Coalition used data from 43 million online job postings to assess digital skills demand. The findings reveal that the vast majority of jobs now require some type of digital skills.
A record 92 percent of jobs now require definitely digital or likely digital skills, according to a new report from the National Skills Coalition.
Read more: US: The Majority of Jobs Now Require Digital Skills, Study Finds
Cohoes, N.Y., is placing a floating solar electric array atop a 10-acre city reservoir to generate all of the electric needs for municipal operations, with power to spare. The project could serve as a model for other cities.
A project to float a solar array on a community reservoir in New York may serve as a template to grow renewable energy on similar water bodies across the nation.
Read more: USA: New York: Cohoes: Small City Pioneers ‘Floating Solar’ Project at Its Reservoir
The Smart City technology being tested in Chattanooga is getting even smarter with the aid of technology from a Huntsville, Alabama business that has helped EPB develop parts of its electric grid and fiber optic networks over the past two decades.
The Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) has selected HxGN Connect, real-time incident center developed by Hexagon's Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division, to support its Smart City research. The new technology allows for more interaction and sharing of data that UTC researchers are collecting along it Smart Corridor along M.L. King Boulevard.
Read more: US: Tennessee: Chattanooga: UTC’s Smart City project gets smarter technology
Myrtle Beach could turn into what’s called a “Smart City,” which could decrease crime, among other benefits.
Chief Innovation Officer Howard Waldie is asking city council to consider turning parts of the Grand Strand into a Smart City, which is one that uses technology to provide services and solve city problems.
Read more: US: South Carolina: Myrtle Beach could turn into ‘smart city'