Mayor Lori Lightfoot of the city of Chicago, IL recently announced a new program – The Chicago Connected program – that will provide more than 100,000 K-12 students with the internet at home. The $50 Read More
Boulder AI – a visual intelligence company – is partnering with the city of Denver, CO to install an artificial intelligence (AI) platform at traffic crossings in the city. The goal is to create safer Read More
Austin, TX and CapMetro – Austin’s public transport agency – are partnering to operate the city’s bike-share program – renaming it as MetroBike. The move, which will go live this fall, is part of Capital Read More
NJ Transit is testing the use of ultra-violet-C light to sanitize equipment from COVID-19. It is working with Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) to study the effectiveness of the UVC wavelength in Read More
The City Council of San Antonio, TX recently approved a $4 million agreement with Port San Antonio to develop the Alamo Regional Security Operations Center (ARSOC). The center will serve as the cybersecurity hub for Read More
Utilizing newly deployed Industrial Control Links water level sensors and a cloud platform for Internet of Things (IoT) devices provided by ACE IoT Solutions, the residents of Monroe, Louisiana have access to dashboards providing real-time Read More
Salt Lake City, Utah is asking for a public review of its new guide – The Street & Intersection Typologies Design Guide – that details 15 new street designs, or ‘typologies.’ The goal of the Read More
The city council of Seattle, WA recently announced a Technology Matching Fund that will contribute $345,000 to 15 qualifying non-profit organizations promoting technology access and digital literacy training. The city’s IT department has been making Read More
If you’re missing one of these sectors in your smart city strategy, you’re not as smart as you could be. The topic of smart cities is commonly framed by technology but what is often overlooked Read More
The city of Lahti, Finland has introduced a personal carbon trading (PCT) program to encourage a shift to sustainable mobility. The free mobile CitiCap (Citizens’ cap-and-trade co-created) app is available to all city residents for Read More
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