StreetLight Data offers on-demand data for clear picture of traffic tendencies

The company's transportation planning software will provide monthly and hourly traffic counts to help planners better evaluate traffic analytics.

By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 12, 2019

City Tech Collaborative targets 2020 for putting heat mapping tool in urban planners' hands

Following the proof-of-concept period, the tool could be expanded to include any city for which satellite data is available.

By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 11, 2019

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Smart Cities Technology and Data

Cities are increasingly looking to technology and data to address real-world issues from traffic safety to law enforcement.

By Smart Cities Dive staff

5 ways cities can drive sustainable innovation

For cities to be digital and equitable, we need to shift from disruptive to inclusive innovation — but the disruptive model seems to still be the baseline.

By Alex Ryan • Sept. 11, 2019

DC transit agency issues RFPs for digital communication upgrades

One project aims to procure tech that would engage with nearby mobile devices for targeted advertising, while the other intends to assist riders with impaired vision.

By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 10, 2019

NACTO calls for congestion pricing, real-time monitoring to aid AV rollout

Autonomous technologies can benefit traffic and transit in the near-term, but the report warns against over-reliance on drones and delivery robots.

By Chris Teale • Sept. 10, 2019

Utility and city partnerships: Unlocking the power of community

Utility + city partnerships are proven to enable smarter, connected communities. Learn how at #IUW2019.

Sept. 10, 2019

Local governments will use Facebook to send emergency alerts

The platform began testing alerts last year to help government agencies spread information about crises like flash floods, shootings and bomb threats.

By Kristin Musulin • Aug. 30, 2019

St. Louis, DHS team up for smart city pilot

The pilot program will help the city improve its emergency response to extreme weather with flood, video and route management sensors. 

By Cailin Crowe • Aug. 30, 2019

Indeed: Boston, DC top list of highest-paying metro areas

As flexible working conditions become more mainstream, tech talent is unafraid to take skills outside of Silicon Valley. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 29, 2019

Google Maps adds multimodal trip planning feature

The app will display routes that include cycling and ride-hailing as first- and last-mile options along with transit directions.

By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 29, 2019

Should cities put mobility services on private MaaS platforms?

The idea of the city as a platform for carefully coordinated mobility services may indeed be a framework that can facilitate new services in urban centers.

By Rapahel Gindrat • Aug. 29, 2019

Utah researchers analyze transit data to determine pollution offsets

A University of Utah study found the state's public transit system offsets 1.5% of the region's on-road greenhouse gas emissions.

By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 28, 2019

NYC research site holds big promise for wireless tech

Academics and technologists hope to use the West Harlem testbed to try new tech like IoT, millimeter wave spectrum and cloud computing at the edge. 

By Chris Teale • Aug. 27, 2019

Parsons to 'revolutionize how cities move' through Smart Cities Challenge

The tech firm is partnering with AWS, Verizon and CoMotion to improve safety at intersections, where 40% of pedestrian accidents occur. 

By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 27, 2019

'We're really early in the game': Regulating and harnessing blockchain's future

NYC Blockchain Center Executive Director Kimberly Quinones discussed the importance of a "two-way dialogue" between regulators and entrepreneurs. 

By Chris Teale • Aug. 26, 2019

Report: Municipal cybersecurity to be 'woefully underfunded' in 2024

With many networks and tech providers interacting in a smart city, governments are "only as powerful as the weakest link," said an ABI Research analyst.  

By Jason Plautz • Aug. 23, 2019

Study: Florida, California home to most limited evacuation routes

As natural disasters intensify, StreetLight Data used machine-learning algorithms to identify the U.S. communities with the highest vehicle evacuation risk.

By Kristin Musulin • Aug. 22, 2019

Smart cities 'doomed from the start' without better broadband

At the Colorado Smart Cities Symposium, Rep. Diana DeGette, D-CO, urged cities to boost spending around access or risk falling behind.

By Jason Plautz • Aug. 22, 2019

Waymo releases autonomous vehicle sensor data

The company is the latest to make the data public for researchers to advance AV technologies, following competitors Aptiv and Lyft.

By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 22, 2019

Can a city solve homelessness with an app?

As cities deploy community-facing apps to alleviate homelessness, questions linger around who the tech is intended to benefit.

By Kira Barrett • Aug. 21, 2019

Texas officials 'unaware' of any ransom payments after widespread attack

More than half of the 23 organizations impacted are "back to operations as usual" after the August attack, according to the Texas Department of Information Resources. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Updated Sept. 9, 2019

Segway-Ninebot's newest e-scooter can drive itself

The three-wheeled devices will automatically return to charging stations without a rider, with Uber and Lyft among the potential customers. 

By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 20, 2019

A great talent drought awaits tech as valued skills shift

Could a debilitating shortage of talent await the tech industry? There are signs a drought is already here.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 20, 2019

Postmates to deploy autonomous delivery robots in San Francisco

After the vehicles were banned in 2017, Postmates worked with San Francisco on regulations that would allow the vehicles to re-enter city streets. 

By Cailin Crowe • Aug. 19, 2019

NYC advances cybersecurity challenge finalists

Several of the the Moonshot Challenge finalists will help address the phishing and ransomware attacks that have plagued cities.

By Jason Plautz • Aug. 19, 2019