Transport – An important factor on the road to a Smart City

Cities become smart when budget allocation in human and social resources, public transport and modern communication systems lead to economic growth and improved living standards through the smart system of resources and the contribution and involvement of its inhabitants.

There are 6 major principles that a city should consider in order to become smart, such as transport connectivity, human category, standard of living, social capital, information technology and citizen input into decision-making.

A first example of a smart city in continuous development is Bucharest. Bucharest City Hall intends to develop an intelligent infrastructure, including the following directions: traffic management system, the start of the Bike Sharing system, the restructuring of public transport, the launch of the traffic information application, the management of emergency situations in a modern way.

Other innovations that contribute to the modernization of Bucharest and putting it on the map as a smart city include: an auction for Wi-Fi means of transport, an application for managing parking lots, traffic flow, a free mobile application where citizens can report to the authorities.

Another example of a city aspiring to the title of smart city is Cluj, which has developed several projects in this regard, such as the My Cluj application, a free application through which residents can register complaints that reach the relevant departments in a timely manner, application for identifying parking spaces available in 6 parking lots in Cluj-Napoca, and an application that allows online payment of bus tickets.

All these projects represent a clear evolution, but our country is only at the beginning of this complex process, countries like Barcelona, ​​Munich, Copenhagen, Amsterdam developing much more prominent projects, already being on the map of smart countries.