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Smart Cities Round Up - 17 JANUARY 2025

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发布日期: 2025年1月17日

Cities and their partner ecosystems are leveraging innovation – both in terms of technology and policy – to improve transportation services, making them more sustainable, efficient, and supportive of urban liveability. This week on SmartCitiesWorld , we've been reporting on a number of stories from around the world that demonstrate the varying approaches city and transport authorities are taking to achieve these goals.

In the UK, Bristol is installing 40 cycle hangars across the city to provide residents with secure bike storage and encourage cycling as a mode of transport. These lockable pods, capable of storing six bikes each, take up the space of one parked car and are being installed in areas such as Ashley, Bedminster, Cotham, and Eastville. Funded by Active Travel England through the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority , the project is part of a wider initiative to enhance active travel options in the region, contributing to greener and healthier urban mobility.

Across the Pacific, Hawaii’s Kaua’i Bus has introduced a mobile ticketing app in partnership with Masabi to modernise fare payments and enhance the user experience. Riders can now purchase tickets and passes, manage accounts, and add funds directly through the app or an online portal, making public transit more convenient and accessible. The app represents the first phase of a broader effort to digitise fare collection and streamline public transport for users.

In New York City, the Transit Tech Lab ( Innovation Labs ) challenge is once again inviting global technology innovators to improve transit systems across the metropolitan area. This year’s focus includes a Ridership Improvement Challenge, which aims to analyse and enhance travel demand and ridership patterns, and an Inspection and Maintenance Challenge, targeting optimisation of transit system maintenance. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to test their solutions in a real-world environment during an eight-week proof-of-concept period, showcasing the region's commitment to fostering innovation and collaboration in transportation.

These initiatives highlight how cities worldwide are embracing technology and sustainable solutions to create more efficient and liveable urban environments, paving the way for a smarter, greener future in urban mobility.

Luke Antoniou , Senior editor, SmartCitiesWorld