Drum roll, please: presenting the 2020 Smart 50 Awards recipients -

The most transformative smart projects of the year:

Please join Smart Cities Connect and US Ignite in recognizing the most influential projects in smart communities worldwide. Meet awardee leadership at the Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo in Denver, this April!
Congratulations to the 2020 Smart 50 Awards recipients, including:

Community Engagement

Chicago Smart Lighting Program, Chicago, IL
Ile de France Smart Services, Ile de France
Maptionnaire Community Engagement Hub, Vantaa, Finland
Breaking the Code: The Un-hackathon, Portland, OR
Our Food Future, City of Guelph and County of Wellington, Canada
Using AI and 311 Data for Proactive Approach to Deliver Services and Build Trust, Sugar Land, TX

Digital Transformation

Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) Water Quality Monitoring, Las Vegas Valley Water District, NV
2020: A Spatial Odyssey, East Point, GA
Safety Codes Inspection Efficiencies, Edmonton, Canada
San José Business Registration, Tax Calculation, and Amnesty, San José, CA
City of Fort Worth Mayor and Council Communication Collaboration Wizard, Fort Worth, TX
Chattanooga Smart Community Collaborative – Data Analytics Practices, Chattanooga, TN
Smart Columbus Operating System, Columbus, OH
STAR Watch Center, Montgomery, AL
Cloud Data Warehouse, Kalamazoo, MI
GR PayIt, Grand Rapids, MI
Safe Smart CLE – LED Streetlight with Adaptive Controls, Cleveland, OH
Kansas City PayIt, Kansas City, KS and Wyandotte County
Breathe London, London, UK
Walla Walla Smart Utility Network, Walla Walla, WA
Zhiqiang North Park 5G Smart Community, Beijing, China

Mobility

Emergency Vehicle Digital Alerting, Grand Rapids, MI
We.Ride, Kfar Saba, Israel
Implementing Real Time Information for WMATA’s Global Transit Riders, Washington D.C.
Waycare and Nevada Highway Patrol Crash Prevention Pilot Program, Las Vegas, NV
Regional Connected Vehicle Platform with Signal Priority Capability, Durham and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Park 915, El Paso, TX
Cooper Street Smart Mobility Corridor, Arlington, TX
Smart Circuit, Columbus, OH
West Sacramento On-Demand: Mobility for All, West Sacramento, CA

Urban Infrastructure

One Metro New York (OMNY), New York, NY
Coral Gables Smart Districts, Coral Gables, FL
Collaborative Partners Enabling Smart City Infrastructure, Greenville, SC
GATEway Fiber Network Project, Cities of Kettering, Centerville, Miamisburg, Springboro, Moraine, Oakwood, West Carrollton, OH
Montgomery LED Street Lighting, Montgomery, AL
Water Meter Replacement Program, Kalamazoo, MI
Data Driven Transportation Infrastructure, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Smart Street Lamp, Siheung City, South Korea
Map901: Building Rich Interior Hazard Maps for First Responders, Memphis, TN

Urban Operations

City of Columbia Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Smart Water Implementation, Columbia, SC
Mountain Refuge, Courmayeur, Italy
CASPER – Vacant Property Fire Detector, Louisville, KY
Tel Aviv Living Lab, In Partnership with UrbanLeap and CityZone, Tel Aviv Yaffo, Israel
Kalamazoo Strategic Operations Center, Kalamazoo, MI
Real Time Out-of-Service Fire Hydrant and Fire Sprinkler Line Solution, Aurora, CO
Better Cities Today, Pismo Beach, CA
Geo-Aware Traffic Preemption Saving Lives and Protecting First Responders, San Jose, CA
Iowa Data Bike, Des Moines, IA
City of Pittsburgh Modernizes Waste Collection Process While Combating Climate Change, A Collaborative Case Study with Victor Stanley, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
City of Canton Urban Operations Showcase, Canton, GA