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Microsoft expands government tech offerings
The company now offers its Teams, Power Platform and Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement programs to public sector customers.
By Chris Teale • March 14, 2019 -
A new source of planning data: online reviews
City planners can draw new data on quality of life in neighborhoods from online review sites, according to a new study from the University of Buffalo.
By Jason Plautz • March 13, 2019 -
Trendline
Smart Cities Technology and Data
Cities are increasingly looking to technology and data to address real-world issues from traffic safety to law enforcement.
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USDOT launches council to support emerging transportation tech
The council, which Secretary Elaine Chao announced during SXSW, will "better coordinate the review of innovation" around projects, including hyperloop and AVs.
By Kristin Musulin • March 13, 2019 -
3 startups collaborate on solutions to Brooklyn, NY's mobility issues
The results of the year-long collaboration were compiled as a scalable guide on issues like pedestrian flow and loading zones for other cities.
By Katie Pyzyk • March 12, 2019 -
Can a city go paperless? With blockchain's help, Dubai hopes so
The city is already 57% of the way toward its goal of going paperless, with plans to issue its final paper transaction in 2021.
By Chris Teale • March 12, 2019 -
Chicago police to add 200 automated license reading tech to fleets by April
Police say the license plate readers help combat vehicle theft and carjackings, but civil liberties groups say they collect too much data.
By Katie Pyzyk • March 11, 2019 -
Women pedestrians' app supports safety, trustworthiness of routes
The Safe & the City app helps users safely navigate urban areas and, one year after launch, it now has better accuracy and directions.
By Katie Pyzyk • March 11, 2019 -
Can cities take an innovative approach to opioid mitigation?
Smart Cities Dive caught up with Dayton, OH Mayor Nan Whaley to learn how the city strategically leverages technology and partnerships to curb opioid addiction.
By Kristin Musulin • March 11, 2019 -
San Jose, CA mayor: For citizens to trust cities, they must first trust each other
At SXSW, Mayor Sam Liccardo joined Cities of Service's Myung Lee and Detroit's Arthur Jemison to discuss leveraging citizen engagement for problem solving.
By Kristin Musulin • March 11, 2019 -
T-Mobile CEO touts high-speed 5G home internet if Sprint merger approved
John Legere said customers would get a free 4G router that uses the company’s LTE network, which would be upgraded to include 5G compatible hardware.
By Jason Plautz • March 8, 2019 -
StreetLight Data releases 2018 average daily traffic counts
It's the fastest the company has released its count of how many cars, trucks and bikes navigate the more-than 4 million miles of urban and rural roads.
By Jason Plautz • March 7, 2019 -
MIT researchers create 'Atlas of Inequality' for Boston area
The interactive map shows where people of different incomes and socioeconomic backgrounds spend their time during the day.
By Katie Pyzyk • March 5, 2019 -
Philadelphia warned that ad-funded kiosks could imperil highway funding
PennDOT said ads displayed on the LinkPHL kiosks may violate rules prohibiting advertisements along state roads, and could cost the city millions in federal funds.
By Jason Plautz • March 5, 2019 -
NYC business leaders call for Amazon to reconsider HQ2 pull-out
A group of business, elected and civic officials published an open letter urging the company to come back after its surprise withdrawal last month.
By Chris Teale • March 5, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Municipal broadband internet: The next public utility?
Initiatives seem to be gaining steam as U.S. cities look to encourage equitable access — but pitfalls around cost and taxpayer risk remain.
By Chris Teale • March 5, 2019 -
Report: Seattle home internet access increasing, but disparities remain
The 2018 Technology Access and Adoption Study found 95% of the city's households have internet access, but 21% of those living in poverty do not.
By Chris Teale • March 1, 2019 -
Toyota announces partnership to create HD road maps
The company's research arm will work with mapping platform CARMERA to build advanced maps using data from participating AVs.
By Jason Plautz • Feb. 28, 2019 -
Opinion
Tackling the opioid epidemic with connectivity and cannabis
Silver bullets are in short supply for the opioid crisis. It’s time to propose radical ways to tackle the entrenched epidemic.
By Ying Tam • Feb. 26, 2019 -
New York MTA chooses 4 companies for innovative transit pilots
The Transit Tech Lab accelerator graduated six companies today, four of which were selected to test innovations that address the city's subway and bus challenges.
By Katie Pyzyk • Updated July 30, 2019 -
Visa to launch touchless transit fare system
Rio de Janeiro will be the first city to roll out the system this spring, which can reportedly be done without replacing current turnstiles or terminal hardware.
By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 26, 2019 -
Sprint to launch 5G in 9 cities this year
The news, which was announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, comes as Sprint advocates for its proposed merger with T-Mobile.
By Jason Plautz • Feb. 26, 2019 -
NYC subpoenas Airbnb for data on 20K listings
In an interview with NY1, Mayor Bill de Blasio called on Airbnb to "be transparent and we can start to make progress."
By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 25, 2019 -
Transit app adds offline trip-planning feature
Users can now plan trips using fixed public transport schedules and walking and biking information, regardless of an internet connection.
By Chris Teale • Feb. 25, 2019 -
Study: US will lead Asia, Europe on 5G
Analysis by Cisco found 9% of mobile data connections in North America by 2022 will run on 5G, compared to 4% in Asia and 6.5% in Western Europe.
By Jason Plautz • Feb. 22, 2019 -
Honolulu launches publicly-facing performance dashboard
Citizens can track the city's progress on projects and services on topics including homelessness, affordable housing, roads and park improvements.
By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 22, 2019