Smart Cities Collaborative Gets Ready to Kick Off a 2nd Round
Nearly two dozen cities are planning to participate.
Why Cities Should Jump at the Chance to Add Cell Towers to Streetlights
COMMENTARY | In a contributed piece, the authors suggest compromises and efficiencies to ensure cities do not get left behind in the 5G revolution.
The President of Everywhere, USA
We asked South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg about a recent Politico headline, automation and much more at SXSW.
Smart Cities Council announces challenge winners
The Smart Cities Council has selected five locations as the winners of the 2018 Readiness Challenge.
Mayors Set to Converge on Austin for SXSW
The event provides the local leaders with a forum to dream up what’s next for American cities and towns with tech leaders, futurists and other visionaries.
Most Americans Uncomfortable With Self-Driving Cars, Survey Finds
Over half the respondents to a Northeastern University/Gallup survey also said they are unlikely to regularly use the technology.
As a High-Tech Quake Alert System Takes Shape, There’s a Lower-Tech Way to Save Lives
Many West Coast localities still struggle with certain types of dangerous buildings.
Stop Saying 'Smart Cities'
Digital stardust won’t magically make future cities more affordable or resilient.
The Mayor, the Smart Sewer System and Burrito Night
Just how targeted are the sensors in South Bend’s sewers?
A framework for smart city interoperability
With the Internet of Things-Enabled Smart City Framework, city managers, vendors and suppliers can ensure interoperability across smart city projects.
Smart Technology Must Be Part of the U.S. Infrastructure Discussion, Too
Q&A: Security and privacy issues will abound if they go unaddressed as cities increasingly install smart infrastructure, according to federal officials.
Smart cities need to be more human, so we’re creating Sims-style virtual worlds
Agent-based modeling simulates the behavior of individuals as they move around and interact inside a virtual world.
National Governors Association to Ramp Up State Cyber Assistance
As more smart communities emerge, states are being encouraged to get policy frameworks in place that secure the front end of disruptive technologies being adopted.
Collaborating for better smart cities
At the Global City Teams Challenge, government leaders will discuss how security and privacy can be addressed in smart city technology.
Sidewalk Labs' transit platform offers APIs for parking, tolls data
Coord is a cloud-based platform that integrates and aggregates data from curb signage, parking lots and toll gates and provides standardized application programming interfaces for transportation data.
Could Puerto Rico Turn Out to Be Trump’s First Infrastructure Win?
Some officials in the U.S. territory think so. And they’ve already secured a smart cities grant with hopes to expedite resilient hurricane recovery.
Smart Cities Council announces challenge finalists
The finalists are working to create e-government platforms, digitize transportation and make data easier to use and more accessible.
The Humble Curb Is Fast Becoming the City’s Hottest Asset
Digitizing curbs is “something that has benefit today, benefit in the future, and doesn’t require so much investment from cities that they can’t do it today.”
Auto Industry Tells Congress to Pump Brakes On Self-Driving Car Regulation
“If we set standards before we know what we’re creating, we could stifle innovation.”
Kansas City Enters ‘Phase 2’ of Its Smart City Transformation
“There is a greater value to the data we maintain as a city than we anticipated,” according to the city’s chief innovation officer.
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