What will parking look like in a post-COVID world?
Digitalisation, electric vehicles (EVs) and last mile logistics all represent huge opportunities for local authority parking divisions post COVID-19, but there are significant challenges to […]
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Smart Classes Digest: Issue #04
Check out the latest edition of Smart Classes Digest, our bimonthly thought leadership e-digest for Smart City-Region stakeholders! Issue #04 “Insights” explore: How digital placemaking […]
Accessibility – how barrier-free is public transport in the UK?
Accessibility in public spaces – especially in public transport – is unfortunately still a major struggle for people with reduced mobility. Yet it should by […]
Autonomous vehicles: is sharing really caring for the planet?
An oft-cited benefit of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) is that shared, automated, electric, on-demand services will be great for the environment, because far fewer […]
Combining Nature and Innovation to Improve Air Quality, Inside and Out: EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class, South 2021 Retrospective
ANS Global’s Principal Urban Environment Consultant, Steve McInyre, joined us at EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class, South 2021 last month and explained how we […]
Digital Town Centres: digital placemaking for people and place
In September 2019, the UK government invited 101 places to each develop a Town Deal proposal as part of its £3.6bn Towns Fund for England. The towns […]
Air Quality Best Practice in the City of London: EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class, South 2021 Retrospective
In September 2019, the City of London released its updated Air Quality Strategy, laying out policy and action to deliver improved air quality over the […]
EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class, South 2021 Filmed. Register for Free Access to Presentation Videos, Recordings and Slides from the In-Person Event!
On Wednesday, June 23rd, we convened at Greencoat Place Meeting and Conference Centre in London to host EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class, South 2021, […]
London, UK Jason Torrance Bethiah Humphrey Andrea Davidson Ashley Bijster Andrea Jones Adrian Sutton Steve McIntyre
Enabling city resilience post-COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged governments worldwide on a scale not seen in recent history. As parts of the world begin to emerge from the […]
Smart Classes Digest: Issue #03
Peruse the latest edition of Smart Classes Digest, our bimonthly e-digest for Smart City-Region stakeholders! Issue #03 “Insights” reveal: The evolution of predictive maintenance from […]
The future of “smart” cities starts with people, not technology
I love cities. I’ve been fortunate to live, learn, and work in some of the best in the world. Cities are hubs of cutting-edge technology […]
Smart city digital twins are a new tool for scenario planning
In this guest contribution from the American Planning Association (APA), Petra (Stieninger) Hurtado and Alexsandra Gomez explain how digitalization and virtual simulation of entire cities […]
What does it take to be smart?
The term “smart” has been used for some time now to broadly describe the adoption of technology by a city or infrastructure owner. The expression […]
AI-driven CCTV upgrades are coming to the ‘world’s most watched’ streets – will they make Britain safer?
Renewed concern about the safety of public streets, especially for women, has prompted the UK government to announce the doubling of a “Safer Streets” fund to £45 […]
Smart Classes Digest: Issue #02
Missed the second edition of Smart Classes Digest, our bimonthly e-digest for Smart City-Region stakeholders? Issue #02 “Insights” reveal: 5 emerging trends, one year on, […]
How do we, as a nation, actually get people walking and cycling more to meet daily travel needs?
Bold claims have been made over decades by Ministers using phrases such as ‘cycling revolution’ although less enthusiasm has been mustered to promote walking. Yet […]
Updated Schedule of Smart Classes: Secure your free delegate place or showcase your innovations and thought leadership!
With restrictions starting to ease and the vaccination roll out well under way, we thought this would be an opportune time to update you on […]
One year on: Five emerging trends that will shape post-pandemic cities
In March 2020, cities around the world experienced a shock which abruptly halted many of the flows and activities we associate with urban life. One […]
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