The Smart Cities Challenge Blog

As part of the countdown to the Winners Announcement, the Smart Cities Challenge Street Team hit the pavement at the City of Richmond’s Public Works Open House on Saturday, May 11. This interactive event is an opportunity for City staff to showcase the work that is done on [...]

The process is underway to review the City of Richmond’s vision, regional guidelines, and innovation in flood protection to establish a world-class standard for Richmond’s flood protection system. The 2008-2031 Richmond Flood Protection Strategy is a high-level guidance document for management of flood risk in the city of [...]

A big thank you to the volunteers and residents who, despite the cold weather, came out to the Richmond Resilient Partners event at Ironwood Plaza on February 6. Resilient communities are built through collaboration and partnerships. The special event was hosted by the City of Richmond’s Emergency Programs [...]

As promised, innovation took centre stage at the Richmond Smart Cities Ideas Fair on Thursday, January 17. Co-hosted by the City of Richmond and Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU), the Smart Cities Ideas Fair featured a variety of displays and demonstrations giving visitors a view into some of the [...]

It was Aristotle who coined the famous phrase, "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." This holds true for the collaborative efforts of the amazing team working on Richmond's Smart Cities Proposal. The collaborative process has many benefits including encouraging creativity, sharing information and resources, [...]