The city of Oakland, CA has introduced a new pilot project – called N5SHIELD – to test the use of sensors to detect signs of wildfires. N5SHIELD is a joint project involving the Oakland Fire Read More
The city of Sacramento, CA has partnered with one of its public libraries to launch an electric tricycle lending program. Patrons of the library can check out one of the five e-trikes available. “We’re so Read More
Results for America recently announced seven new winners of the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities Certification. The awards are open to any city in North, Central or South America with a population of 30,000 or Read More
The New York City Council recently passed five bills in a bid to accelerate organics diversion efforts, codify zero waste targets, and expand recycling access. The “Zero Waste” bills will require the city’s Department of Read More
The City of Chicago has announced its first round of awardees for the city’s Community Growers Program. The eighteen awardees will work towards increasing equitable community access to healthy foods by creating new food access Read More
The City Council of Los Angeles, CA has approved a pilot project for park blocks – where traffic will be rerouted in one neighborhood to reclaim blocks of some streets as public spaces free from Read More
Data and analytics are the technical fuel of smart cities. From air quality sensors to surveillance cameras, municipal leaders are deploying smart city technology to collect and analyze data with the hope of enhancing city Read More
The winners of the Singapore GreenTech Challenge 2023 have been announced. The Challenge is a collaboration between Microsoft, Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), and SGTech, and is designed to accelerate the development and adoption Read More
The City of Philadelphia’s Parks & Recreation department recently published ‘Growing from the Root’ – a city-wide urban agriculture plan. The plan – the first of its kind for the city – was created with Read More
Four cities in the US have been selected to receive Resilient Community Impact Funds (RCIFunds) matching grants of US$50,000 each. The selected projects all have the aim of strengthening community resilience, closing racial equity gaps, Read More
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