The District government is also studying smart trash cans, with a sensor in the top of the bin using sonar and infared technology to determine the fill level.

GE has a new smart street light in early production, and it hopes that over time, cities and third-party developers will begin to take advantage of the platform to build smart city apps. The light ...

Duquesne Light is getting ready to start an extensive project where they'll be replacing all of their street lights with smart technology.

Some smart street light systems can also collect data to provide city planners insight into peak usage, traffic, parking and environmental conditions near the sensor.

The city council of Sénart en Essonne, France, is saving 35 percent in energy use with its new networked street lighting system based on Echelon’s LonWorks technology.

The city of Las Vegas and EnGoPLANET, a New York City-based clean tech start-up, announced that they successfully installed the world's first Smart Street Lights powered by pedestrians' footsteps.

The city of Las Vegas and EnGoPLANET, a New York City-based clean tech start-up, announced that they successfully installed the world's first Smart Street Lights powered by pedestrians' footsteps.

This LED street light also boosts mobile broadband in cities Philips and Ericsson have teamed up on a product that tackles two urban issues with one piece of infrastructure.

Think of it as a smart street light equipped with an LED light bulb and capable of providing Wi-Fi, improving cellphone service and charging electric cars.

Some 3,200 smart sensors have already been installed in street lights citywide as part of an effort to make San Diego a so-called “smart city,” and last week, city officials met with members ...