A City Data Collaborative for the Age of Autonomous Vehicles
ARGO Labs want to do for California public works agencies, what it did for water utilities—prioritize services and, in this case, road repairs.
Inequality in the Bay Area Makes Preparing for Climate Change Impacts Harder
But a design challenge focused on resiliency currently underway hopes to change that.
San José Innovation Challenge Leads to Graffiti-Cleaning Drone
The next round of the contest will look at how the city can improve the way it orders evacuations ahead of serious flooding.
Airbnb Activates Disaster Program in Advance of Hurricane Harvey’s Landfall
Prepping free housing for evacuees and relief workers, the company’s network in the “cone of impact” includes more than 30,000 members and hosts.
Collaborating to Close Silicon Valley’s ‘Homework Gap’
A new partnership in San José plans to distribute free mobile hotspots to 1 million low-income students over five years.
More Good News for a Promising Earthquake Early-Warning Tool
Here’s what’s planned for the next phase of the ShakeAlert system that’s been under development on the West Coast.
Transforming Cities and the Need to Create ‘Greater Capacity for Change’
In a contributed Q&A, Anchorage’s chief innovation officer discusses the What Works Cities program and Code for America with Jennifer Pahlka, CfA’s founder and executive director.
A More Holistic Approach to Social Problem-Solving Requires Interagency Collaboration
Researchers and governments have teamed up through the Silicon Valley Regional Data Trust to craft better public policy and metrics.
Code for America’s New California Partnership Targets Food Stamp ‘Participation Gap’
GetCalFresh.org allows Golden State residents to apply for SNAP benefits via mobile phone. “You can do it wherever you are.”
In Government, ‘Failure Is Just an Opportunity to Learn’
Public policy makers in Colorado consider a second round of pathbreaking entrepreneurial-style problem-solving pitches.
The Return of the Mayors Challenge
It’s back in the U.S. for its fourth iteration and bigger than ever, having been folded into Bloomberg Philanthropies’ new $200 million American Cities Initiative.
Iowa City, Va. Beach and Tulsa Among Cloud Innovation Challenge Winners
Amazon Web Services’ “City on a Cloud” competition recognized 15 U.S.-based innovators among 19 awardees.
In Washington State, ‘All Solutions ... Are Local’
Video interview: As the executive director the state's Department of Enterprise Services, Chris Liu proved reducing costs, enhancing a local community and building trust can all go hand-in-hand.
What’s Holding Back Philadelphia From Being a ‘Top-Tier’ City?
The sixth-largest U.S. metro and top 10 research spender still isn’t globally relevant, according to a new Brookings report.
Counties Provide the Local Lens for Infrastructure Package
In a guest article, Hennepin County, Minn., Commissioner Peter McLaughlin advocates for an “all of the above” approach to federal investment in infrastructure.
How Cities and States Can Encourage Startup Superclusters to Take Root
Innovation ecosystems require more than good ideas.
In Booming Grand Rapids, Looking at Equitable Ways to Develop City-Owned Land
As a revitalization success story continues to be written, local leaders want to take a more inclusive approach to new development.
How Cross-Sector Partnerships Are Fueling Innovation in Tampa
“Not every city thinks this way. Not every city works this way.”
Survey Spotlights Citizen Sentiments on Outsourcing
54% said they would support a privately-run public library if the library was underfunded and could not update inventory or technology.
‘Business as Usual Can Be the Riskiest Procurement Approach’
Top insights about procurement and contracting from the What Works Cities Summit.
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