Grid Smarter Cities’ kerbside management scheme on Walworth Road made permanent
In partnership with Southwark Council, Kerbside management company Grid Smarter Cities has announced that a pioneering kerbside management scheme on Walworth Road has now been made permanent. This groundbreaking initiative is the first-of-its-kind and sets a new standard for urban logistics and kerbside management, transforming how kerb space is used. The company’s Kerb® solution was […]
Businesses in Southwark enjoy a year of seamless deliveries thanks to Grid’s kerbside technology solution
Software solutions business Grid Smarter Cities is marking one year of delivering more efficient freight loading and unloading in a busy high street in London. The company’s Kerb® solution was introduced in February 2024 in Walworth Road in the London Borough of Southwark, London’s first scheme enabling freight drivers to book their kerbside loading slots […]
Grid Smarter Cities founder hails “landmark year” for the company
The founder of kerbside management company Grid Smarter Cities has hailed 2024 as the year the company went from “lots of pilot projects” to “actually making a difference at the kerbside”. Neil Herron (pictured) has pointed to a number of schemes delivered through the year, with six Local Authorities in London. Its Kerb® product allows […]
Grid Smarter Cities’ pioneering Kerb® solution profiled in leading magazine
The leading trade publication for the parking industry, Parking Review, has published an in-depth article about Kerbside management company Grid Smarter Cities’ Kerb® loading bay booking solution. Kerb® is being trialled for 18 months on Walworth Road in the London Borough of Southwark, enabling kerbside loading bay restrictions to be easily understood and recreated on […]
Grid Smarter Cities publishes report into cross-docking river freight scheme
London’s first river-road scheme which included dedicated space at the kerbside for cross-docking freight has concluded, with the company behind it publishing its conclusions. Two bookable bays were created on Bankside adjacent to Bankside Pier for the use of freight, servicing and delivery drivers, using a kerbside management solution delivered by Grid Smarter Cities. Following […]
London’s first bookable kerbside management scheme launches
Kerbside management company Grid Smarter Cities has announced that a new project allowing companies to book space at two loading bays is now live in partnership with Southwark Council. The bays across two areas of Walworth Road will be managed via the Kerb Platform to support the loading and unloading activity of local businesses and […]
Southwark Council switches to FixMyStreet Pro for managing street fault reports from residents
Residents in the London borough of Southwark can now report street and environmental faults, such as fly-tipping, graffiti and overgrown grass, using a brand new installation of FixMyStreet Pro, built specifically for Southwark Council. Provided by SocietyWorks, the wholly owned subsidiary of long-running civic technology charity mySociety, FixMyStreet Pro offers a simple, accessible and intuitive […]
