Citizen Farm, a sustainable and socially-driven urban farm in the center of Singapore’s Queenstown (Jalan Penjara) district opened in June of 2017 with the vision of bringing the community together through urban agriculture. “The urban Read More
A recent study from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy (CUNY SPH) in a sample of 50 food pantries in the Bronx borough of New York City examined five factors: food Read More
I recently spoke with Bill Skerpan, Innovation and Analytics Manager for the City of Boulder, Colorado about developing a unique smart city vision in a Denver-adjacent community. He speaks openly about the city’s strategy, the Read More
On September 5th, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Carr released a Draft Order to streamline a critical aspect of smart city technology deployment – 5G connectivity. This is a milestone in the U.S.’s race to Read More
The Great Lakes Energy Institute (GLEI) at Case Western Reserve University has entered into a one-year agreement with Johnson Controls to develop and begin marketing their ‘Energy Diagnostics Investigator for Efficiency Savings’ (EDIFES) – software Read More
Mayor Jenny Durkan of Seattle, Washington recently announced the formation of the city’s first Innovation Advisory Council (IAC) to advise on improving city operations with data and technology – particularly in the areas of affordability Read More
The City of Houston, in collaboration with the Army Cyber Institute at West Point, AECOM, and Circadence, is running a three-day exercise to test its ability to deflect and cope with cyber attacks. The trial Read More
Ignite Buffalo recently selected 27 small local businesses to receive a combined $1 million in grants as part of a program funded by Facebook, M&T Bank, Intuit, Amazon, WordPress, and WooCommerce in partnership with 43North, Read More
Smart Columbus – the smart city initiative of the City of Columbus, OH – recently released its Concept of Operations (ConOps) for its Connected Vehicle Environment (CVE) pilot. The purpose of this ConOps is to Read More
Last year, The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and Broad Street Ministry (BSM) in Philadelphia, PA received a $300,000 grant from the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage to install and operate Farm for the City Read More
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