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Dynamic events for Smart City-Region Stakeholders. Next up: TRANSPORT Smart Class, Scotland 2026 - Glasgow, Sept 10. All events:

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#Flytipping is costing the UK an estimated £1 billion every year. @UniofOxford's @MaaloufAmani explores how "#AI, #drones and #satellitedata could help identify illegal #waste sites earlier - before #environmental damage escalates and clean-up costs soar". https://t.co/WgSwiYTooA

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Tim Bellamy's latest article explores "why perceived #safety is now as important as actual safety in determining whether #transportsystems succeed in delivering #modeshift, #inclusion and #decarbonisation goals". #activetravel #publictransport #VisionZero https://t.co/BEHaKNf2IZ

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Missed any of our #TRANSPORT Smart Class #Midlands 2026 Retrospectives? Use this "Round-Up" to revisit every presentation, access videos & slides, and browse event feedback. Contact us now if you'd like to speak at our #Scotland edition on September 10th! https://t.co/zE9rSj8gXz

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Our latest Digest features articles from the Smart Classes KB; sponsor insights from
#BlueSkyModelingLLC and the IfDT; upcoming events; presentation retros; + #ebblo (A @modaxo Company), @GrafUKLtd, #ProjectCentre and map16 under the #innovator spotlight! https://t.co/Hqtu2mLkqq

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@cardiffuni's Digital Transformation Innovation Institute and @NationalHways partnered to create a framework for ensuring #roaduserdata and #informationsafety. Dr Mehreen Ashraf's blog reflects on "what the “masses” need to know about #smartmotorways". https://t.co/K3pj9iSWkz

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At TRANSPORT Smart Class Midlands, @NodumIndustries shared learnings from guerrilla installs of non-gully style cross pavement #EVcharging solutions, and explored how #V2G could help alleviate wider challenges around grid congestion & supply constraints. https://t.co/3nga5fBvz0

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"As Amazon's Prime Air launches in Darlington, the implications of scaled drone use for UK #planning and the #builtenvironment require further investigation", explain @ahjackman (@UniofReading) and Paul Cureton (@ImaginationLanc) in their new article. https://t.co/nzxCR4B8HB

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In this insightful article, Bill Jones (President of Blue Sky Modeling, LLC) dives into the history of #airpollution control and how it gave birth to the field of air #dispersionmodeling. https://t.co/9K66Wgm2Ll

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Sandeep Shingadia (Executive Director, @TransportforWM) & Pete Bond (Director, Integrated Transport Services) joined us at TRANSPORT Smart Class Midlands 2026 to delve into the backdrop, process & benefits of #busfranchising for the West Midlands region. https://t.co/2sqPy0XpI4

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In this collaboration between @unibirmingham & @LSEnews, @RobertJRElliott @gavindjharper @vietecon argue that the shift to EVs "isn't being driven by the volatility of oil prices - it’s being driven by the unstoppable economics of the battery". #emobility https://t.co/9baaYDiYyZ

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"AV operators need real-world edge cases. Councils need capacity gains". Institute for Driverless Transport (IfDT) co-founder Tym Syrytczyk puts the case that "Early partnerships could benefit both". #autonomoustransport #publicservices #localauthorities https://t.co/dXGRXmJgBB

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@WalkWheelCycleT's Lorenzo Ciancarini joined us at TRANSPORT Smart Class Midlands to explore how Minecraft can be used as a joyful, accessible tool for engaging young people in engineering thinking and #placemaking #design. #activetravel #virtualmodelling https://t.co/8S7OVRrpjf

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At TRANSPORT Smart Class Midlands 2026 we were delighted to welcome back Nicola Small to update us on the progress and challenges in delivering Coventry’s first major Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) demonstration line. @coventrycc @TransportforWM @UK_Tram https://t.co/B1f8IYjReU

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"From overlooked #urban land to working #water systems, a quiet transformation is underway. London may be the proving ground, but the opportunity stretches across every UK city", demonstrates @GrafUKLtd's Shaun Warren in this article. #sustainablecities https://t.co/2HBkVDZp0j

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At last month’s TRANSPORT Smart Class Midlands 2026 event, #InterModalFlow's Steve Evans explored how the use of containerised #cargobikes within inter-modal supply chains can transform #sustainablelogistics across UK cities. https://t.co/KFwjeczPVw

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"The #Transport Committee’s recent inquiry on ‘joined-up journeys' offered a treasure trove of evidence and viewpoints on integration". @EconomicHeart's Barnaby Kinch reviewed the more than 100 submissions to help inform EEH's major programme of work... https://t.co/EZYZ7TgfvJ

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Devolution brings major opps for the Midlands by giving local leaders greater control over #transport, #infrastructure, & growth. In his opening keynote at TRANSPORT Smart Class Midlands 2026 @MidsConnect's Mike Bull set out the key challenges & next steps.https://t.co/odW6XKH1x8

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Variations in #urbanlandscapes can hold important consequences for #wellbeing. Sidney Sherborne and @eugenemalthouse's recent study explored "how people value different urban settings – and which types of #building they view most positively". https://t.co/amxLoA9WxL

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Our 1st 2026 Digest features articles from the Smart Classes KB; sponsor insights from @CapgeminiInvent & @northhighland; upcoming events; presentation retros; + Blyncsy (@BentleySystems), @Eunomia_RandC, @Ridango & @QatiumHQ under the #innovator spotlight!https://t.co/Y0fCdPz4fb

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"The Ofwat Innovation Fund, for all its good intentions, has become a machine that produces pilots - not transformation...the next step is getting #watercompanies to adopt these ideas at scale & at speed". Tom Harrison sets out two bold alternative models. https://t.co/VL4AvmPQbw