Andrea Foard the Transit Division Manager and Deputy Director for the Cobb County Department of Transportation (DOT). She oversees a $21 million operating budget, including the oversight of contracted operations for transit service that includes Read More
I recently had the privilege to interview Lieuteant Colonel Daniel Solow of Nevada Highway Patrol at Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo in Tampa, Florida. The event convenes both smart cities and defense professionals. Lieutenant Read More
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced that as part of the Vision Zero initiative, the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT), NYPD, and TLC would begin their third annual Dusk and Read More
Verizon, Urbanova, and the city of Spokane, Washington are partnering to develop scale-able technology solutions aimed at creating a smarter, safer, more connected place to live. They are initially focusing on smart community solutions that Read More
Portland State University is investing $3 million over the next three years in The PSU Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative and the The PSU Digital City Testbed Center. The new research centers will focus on Read More
The Erie Innovation District (EID) in Pennsylvania has invested $50,000 in each of the nine companies that will participate in its first accelerator program, ‘The Secure Erie Accelerator,’ that seeks to bring technology-driven companies – Read More
I recently had the privilege to speak with Jordan Finegan, a Smart Cities Consultant at Denver’s Office of Technology Services and Public Works, about Denver’s Living Lab and her role within the project. As a Read More
The city of Wilson, North Carolina, recently received a $10,000 grant from smart cities accelerator US Ignite to enable development of a new live-streaming app to use with its unmanned aerial systems (UAS) public safety 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
The city of Los Angeles, California plans to install intelligent traffic signal controllers at 1,500 intersections this year. The new control cabinets will include new technology to control features such as the guide-lighting in crosswalks, Read More
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