The mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, recently signed LA’s Green New Deal: Leading by Example which sets out his vision for a carbon-neutral city and pledges a firm commitment to environmental justice and equity. Read More
The city of St Louis, Missouri has completed working with the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (DHS S&T) Directorate and local software development company Coolfire on a successful smart city pilot related to Read More
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Arbor Day Foundation have recognized the City of Boulder, Colorado with a Tree Cities of the World designation. The Tree Cities of the Read More
The Greater Phoenix Smart Region Consortium, known as “The Connective,” was recently launched to drive the creation, advancement, and adoption of smart city technologies within Greater Phoenix communities. The Connective is a collaborative applied research Read More
Mayor Eric Garcetti of the City of Los Angeles and London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan, have partnered to make London and Los Angeles ‘Innovator Cities’ with the shared goal of addressing transportation issues. The two cities Read More
Former executives of 100 Resilient Cities have just launched a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit – Resilient Cities Catalyst (RCC) – made up of urban practitioners, strategic conveners, and resilience experts. RCC is receiving initial funding support Read More
The City of St. Louis has partnered with IKE (“Interactive Kiosk Experience”) Smart City and the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) to deploy the city’s first group of interactive smart digital kiosks. The eight kiosks Read More
The city of Tampere, Finland has added a carbon footprint calculator to its mobile application. Launched in March of 2019, the free-of-charge app provides access to information about services in the city, including public transport Read More
The City of Everett, Massachusetts has established a Food Policy Council as part of its plan to ensure that all Everett residents have access to healthy, affordable, and culturally appropriate foods. A primary role of Read More
Between 2005 and 2008, either Cisco or IBM coined the term “Smart City”, kicking off more than a decade of confusion. It seems that no one can agree on who founded the movement, a singular Read More
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