r/smartcities
3k members
r/smartcities is a subreddit with 3k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses smart cities, smart city, technology, future, and urban.
News, articles and discussion on smart cities, urban networking and related fields.
Popular Themes in r/smartcities
#1
Advice Requests
: "an actual discussion about the human side of smart cities on reddit"
6 posts
#2
Ideas
: "What are some revolutionary ideas in making a City "Smart"?"
5 posts
#3
News
: "Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg praises smart city innovation at CES"
3 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Authorities in New Delhi (India) launched an anti-pollution campaign on Monday in an attempt to curb air pollution levels ahead of winter. Kejriwal, said the government will start an anti-dust campaign, reduce smoke caused by agricultural burning and introduce a mobile app.."
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "[Apply by 11/20] Invitation/opportunity for startups to work with government and solve problems"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/smartcities
#1
Smart Cities
: "Are Smart Cities the Future or Just a Dream?"
61 posts
#2
Smart City
: "Nvidia picks up Alibaba and Huawei as partners for Smart City platform"
59 posts
#3
Technology
: "Transforming cities with Technology | The Economist"
40 posts
#4
Future
: "Are Smart Cities the Future or Just a Dream?"
27 posts
#5
Urban
: "The 15-minute city: « Carlos Moreno makes the case for the "15-minute city," where inhabitants have access to all the services they need to live, learn and thrive within their immediate vicinity -- and shares ideas for making Urban areas adapt to humans, not the other way around. »"
24 posts
#6
Transportation
: "Virginia, Washington DC and Fairfax (US) deploys Easy Mile Autonomous Shuttle on public roads, with closed campus potential and easy path-setting programming options for public transit. Passengers ride free, Dominion Energy sees the program as a step toward the electrification of Transportation."
12 posts
#7
Market
11 posts
#8
Iot
: "How Iot is transforming Smart Cities"
8 posts
#9
Security
: "The Access to Open Data Security in Smart Cities"
6 posts
#10
Development
: "Africa's Development Dynamics report shows digitalization of economic sectors will kick-start a new growth cycle after COVID-19. "Africa has over 480 million mobile money accounts, more than all other developing regions taken together. Over 640 tech hubs are active across the continent.""
6 posts
Member Growth in r/smartcities
Yearly
+213 members(8.4%)
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Last updated: June 9, 2026