Smart cities are cities which look to reduce CO2 emissions and resource consumption by operating more efficiently. One smart city area that is close to GoKid’s heart is traffic and congestion reduction. By encouraging families to share driving responsibilities we can take cars off the road during high-congestion times of day.
There are many ways cities can be smart, so we also want to encourage smart and environmentally friendly living in other ways – there are many apps and practices that can help families operate “smart.”
Here we blog about our favorite smart cities books, our favorite smart companies, and give recommendations about how cities and families can be smarter.
Do you remember watching the cartoon The Jetsons when you were young? Were you disappointed when you became an adult and weren’t in a flying car? If so, you are not alone! Here’s the good news – we are closer than ever before of living like the Jetsons! If you have been paying attention to […] Read more
GoKid moved into the kid transportation space because we saw a need to transform urban transport in LA. LA’s traffic is the worst in the world for the sixth year running. That’s a major problem for parents wasting hours in the car taking their kids here and there – and it is a major problem for […] Read more
City traffic and congestion is an issue that’s only getting worse. Even with the presence of public transportation systems, vehicles remain necessary, and in many cases, a city’s infrastructure just can’t keep up with the volume of vehicles. If you’ve ever tried to travel through a city during rush hour, you know the frustration of […] Read more
In 2008, the number of people worldwide living in urban population centers surpassed the number of people living in rural areas for the first time in history. The growing population of the world, and the growth of cities in particular, has created numerous challenges for humanity. Cities are often crowded, polluted, and difficult to travel […] Read more
We have to admit that it was a terrible day for the world yesterday. How can we as parents, explain to our children why the US is leaving the Paris climate agreement? It is a treaty that took years to agree on and that is vital for the future of our planet. Two years ago, […] Read more
At GoKid our goal goes beyond getting people to use fewer cars and share their time; we also want to promote a healthier planet for our children by having cleaner air and safer roads. To that end, we love when we hear about others with the same goals, whether they are developing technology, or creating […] Read more
This week we were tagged in a video by Mobility Lab about the future of mobility titled Filling up seats in cars: The future of driving in which the main theme was “moving people instead of just cars.” The theme of the video was related to my question in last week’s blog: Can the slate […] Read more
Last week GoKid was invited to attend the Palo Alto Sustainability and Climate Action Summit. Pat Burt, the mayor of Palo Alto, welcomed the 80+ attendees emphasizing that this was the most important environmental gathering in the city’s history and would help determine what type of city we will pass on to future generations. Gil […] Read more
While doing research on urban traffic congestion I came across Samuel Schwartz’s book Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars. At first I was hesitant to purchase the book, it seemed to really exceed my needs – 292 pages on smart streets only? But the title is a bit deceptive as this book is about much […] Read more
I love data and research, I will even admit that in college I really liked my Social Statistics class. I am a huge Atul Gwande fan, he is doctor and researcher who examines all sorts of areas to understand what works and what does not– the Checklist Manifesto is one of my favorite books of […] Read more
I recently attended the book presentation Start-Up City by Gabe Klein, former Director of Transportation of both D.C. and Chicago. The first thing I thought was: Wow this guy is pretty young – aren’t high ranking city officials supposed to be white haired? Second thought: That’s a pretty unusual book format – a small, square […] Read more
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