A new project, the Greater Phoenix Smart Region Initiative, is a public-private nonprofit partnership that includes the Arizona State University Center for Smart Cities and Regions (CSCR), the Arizona Institute for Digital Progress (IDP), and Read More
The DC Office of the Chief Technology Office (OCTO) invites area application developers and entrepreneurs to compete in GigabitDCx – a public competition that will focus on the development of next-generation, high-performance applications in the Read More
I recently had the privilege to speak with Jordan Finegan, a Smart Cities Consultant at Denver’s Office of Technology Services and Public Works, about Denver’s Living Lab and her role within the project. As a Read More
“We are going big. And we are being bold.” “We are ready to partner in ways we have never done before.” “This era will be about alignment and collaboration.” “This is an opportunity for us Read More
A report commissioned by the city of Charlotte, North Carolina examined farming in a ten-county area, including the number of farmers markets, wholesale activity, access, and security. It concluded that the Charlotte region is behind Read More
The City of Portland in Oregon has launched its Traffic Sensor Safety Project, the first major project for Smart City PDX – the urban data and technology initiative. The Traffic Safety Sensor Project will install Read More
New York City’s waterfront real estate is seeing a transformation of abandoned piers into vibrant parks and public spaces. Pier 57 Abandoned from 2003 to 2009, the Hudson River Park Trust along with developer Youngwoo Read More
According to an Eden Strategy Institute study, the top 10 cities identified as the world’s best city governments, are: London, Singapore, Seoul, New York, Helsinki, Montreal, Boston, Melbourne, Barcelona, and Shanghai. In addition to New Read More
The Town of Bel Air, near Baltimore, Maryland, has contracted with ParkMobile to expand its parking options in the downtown area. With the new system, a visitor can pay for metered parking in town without Read More
The city of Gary, Indiana is one of ten cities that has been awarded a $25,000 US Cities of Service grant to assist efforts to clean up neighborhoods. The “Love Your Block” grant is designed Read More
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