r/smartcities
3k members
r/smartcities is a subreddit with 3k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and news, 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
: "What Does It Mean for a City to Truly Be 'Smart' in a Post-Industrial Age?"
3 posts
#2
News
: "Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg praises smart city innovation at CES"
3 posts
#3
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
#4
Opportunities
: "[Apply by 11/20] Invitation/opportunity for startups to work with government and solve problems"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "What are some revolutionary ideas in making a City "Smart"?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/smartcities
#1
Smart Cities
: "Are Smart Cities the Future or Just a Dream?"
61 posts
#2
Smart City
: "Digital transformation in Da Nang city is taking place strongly, with involvement of entire political system, mass organisations, biz and people. Smart City mobile platform deployed, offering over 30 intelligent services and utilities, ranged connectivity and monitoring for ambulance and waste bins"
59 posts
#3
Technology
: "Vani Kola about the future of Smart Cities in India: #smartcity #Technology #urbanplanning #future"
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
: "Understanding CyberSecurity Framework for 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
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Yearly
+216 members(8.5%)
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Last updated: June 2, 2026