GRID Smarter Cities

London Legacy Development Corporation leads UK team supporting climate-neutral urban space project

London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), Transport for London (TfL), the London Borough of Lambeth, University College London (UCL), AppyWay and Grid Smarter Cities have joined up for London’s contribution to CORESpaces, a new EU-funded project helping cities design and manage urban spaces to achieve climate neutrality. Cities across Europe face growing pressure to reduce emissions, improve […]

London Living Lab to trial Dynamic Kerbside Tools under €16.4m CORESpaces Programme

Kerbside management company Grid Smarter Cities is partnering with Transport for London, AppyWay, the London Legacy Development Corporation and a host of other organisations to deliver Corespaces, a €16.4 million (£14.2 million) project funded under the EU’s Horizon Europe programme to accelerate climate-neutral cities across Europe. In total the project brings together 45 partners across […]

Kerbside chaos and the fix you’re not using on today’s Highways Voices

Today on Highways Voices we return to discussing the challenges faced by highways authorities and freight operators at the kerbside, a solution to it and, more widely, why this and other innovations to tackle congestion and air pollution aren’t being snapped up. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! We hear from John Crosk, Chairman of the Brewery Logistics Group, and […]

New campaign calls for “safe stops” for drivers delivering to pubs across the country

A new campaign is being launched aiming to create a safer, practical data-driven approach to manage deliveries at roadside pubs in towns and cities where drivers currently either have to park illegally or a significant distance from their destination. Research from the Brewery Logistics Group has found evidence brewery vehicles are forced to make deliveries […]

“There’s an effective solution – it’s now time to use it!”

The founder of kerbside management company Grid Smarter Cities has expressed his ongoing frustration that people are having to put up with traffic jams in this country, when a way of significantly reducing them is being ignored. Neil Herron (pictured) was responding to the latest TomTom Traffic Index, which showed that London ranks as the […]

Smarter, Safer, Connected: Big ideas driving Day Two of the ITS Australia Summit

We’re back on the Gold Coast for Day Two of the ITS Australia Summit, discussing how the future of vehicle safety is moving beyond the vehicle itself thanks to the embracing of C-ITS technologies and how connected data is transforming how roads and emergencies are managed. In today’s podcast, Paul Hutton talks to AGD Systems, […]

‘Fining isn’t the answer’: Logistics group pushes tech fix for pub delivery chaos

The trade association for companies involved in deliveries to pubs and restaurants across the country is calling for councils across the country to embrace a technical solution to ensure safe and legal deliveries to the hospitality industry. The Brewery Logistics Group, which focuses on issues related to the safe and efficient delivery of beer and […]

Dashcams, Drones and Digital Kerbs — The tech changing UK roads highlighted at Highways UK 2025 thanks to SWARCO, Clearway, Arcadis and Westcotec

We gathered so much content from Highways UK this year that we bring you a bonus edition today thanks to Clearway, Westcotec, Arcadis and SWARCO, which, among other things, discusses how AI, digital alerts and smarter infrastructure can reshape road safety, maintenance, and sustainability across the UK’s highways. From AI-powered asset management to digital kerb systems and carbon compliance […]

Trade mag hails Grid Smarter Cities’ kerbside game-changer

A leading trade publication for the parking industry has published an in-depth article about Kerbside management company Grid Smarter Cities’ Kerb® Delivery solution, describing it as a “kerbside revolution cutting congestion in Southwark”. The Parking Review feature explains how the solution has been implemented full-time on Walworth Road in the London borough after just 12 […]