-
Shipping Containers and Shopping
- Blog post
- Recommended
This blog post first appeared on thisbigcity. London’s first pop-up shopping mall has finally opened, after originally being slated for a Summer launch. Located in east … -
What Does it Take to Create a Smart City?
- Blog post
- Recommended
“Smart Cities” is Raconteur’s third annual report on cities, technology, sustainability and urbanization. The report is focused on the modernization of our current cities in … -
The top 12 of 2012
- Blog post
- Recommended
From apps to LEDs and electric cars to urban infrastructure, it’s that time of year when we look back at what’s been most popular in the 2degrees Smart Cities working group … -
How Interactive Maps Can Transform Cities
- Blog post
- Recommended
From the best Chinese takeaways to pedestrian road casualties, interactive maps have transformed the way we can gather and visualize data. Here are five examples being put to … -
Branson and Barclays: $650m retrofit gamechanger?
- Blog post
- Recommended
Following my previous post about the municipal bond program, PACE, being developed in the US for retrofitting domestic property, a new approach has been developed. Richard … -
Europe and North America’s most congested cities revealed
- Blog post
- Recommended
Drivers in Yorkshire face a delay of 36 minutes for every hour they drive in peak periods, according to a new study by satellite navigation firm TomTom. Motorists in the … -
London to become global centre for smart city development
- Blog post
- Recommended
Anyone who visited the Excel Centre to watch Olympic and Paralympic events via the Emirates Air Line cable cars would have noticed a new, sleek futuristic building beneath … -
Four Apps For Getting Around London on Public Transport
- Blog post
- Recommended
Things were very different back in early 2010. Transport for London (TfL) – the government body responsible for most of the British capital’s transport system – were a little … -
Glow-in-the-dark roads become a reality
- Blog post
- Recommended
The Netherlands is set introduce the first ‘smart’ highway that glows in the dark and warns drivers of hazardous driving conditions. The prototype ‘smart highway’, which was … -
What's the Future for London After the Olympic Games?
- Blog post
- Recommended
As London gears up to host the 2012 Games, Greg Clark asks: is the capital still relevant in the new global order, and can it continue to be a genuine leader?’ Since the …
