The city of Toronto, Ontario recently released its first resilience strategy with the aim of helping the city to “survive, adapt and thrive in the face of any challenge, particularly climate change and growing inequities.” Read More
The City of Santa Monica, California has passed its Climate Action & Adaptation Plan – commonly known as CAAP – which aims to have the city achieve an 80 percent cut in carbon emissions by Read More
The city of San Jose, California and AT&T are partnering to to extend Wi-Fi coverage and build smart city infrastructure across 14 parks around the city. The goal is to improve public safety, save energy, Read More
The city of Aurora, Illinois has its first demonstration electronic kiosk set up in front of city hall to give residents a preview of the system. Eight kiosks will be installed throughout downtown sometime this Read More
The Greater Washington Board of Trade, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), and the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, have formed the Greater Washington Smart Region Movement – a public-private partnership Read More
On August 7, 2018, several hundred people gathered in an auditorium at the University of Wisconsin Parkside (UW-P), for the Wisconsin Idea Smart Future Summit. It was there that I got to know the incredible Read More
New York City recently announced a $500M resiliency plan to help safeguard Lower Manhattan from the impacts of climate change – including measures to bolster flood protection, such as flood walls and deployable flip-up barriers Read More
The city of Dallas, Texas has launched a climate action website for the public to find information about and track the progress of the city’s environmental and climate efforts. The website is part of the Read More
(They have more in common than you think.) By Michael Tschirret, Marketing Communications Manager for Smart Cities, Sensus Having just returned from Smart Cities Connect, two things were made abundantly clear: the definition of what Read More
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) – a federal research facility in Livermore, California – recently launched a new program focused on sharing its solutions with local communities to help them develop a sustainable, resilient and Read More
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