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Opinion
Solving transportation issues with IIoT technologies
Cities are leveraging smart connected assets and sophisticated data platforms to help alleviate transportation bottlenecks.
By Neil Strother • Nov. 16, 2017 -
Philips Lighting announces social impact analytics app
The app is designed to help cities collect feedback on the impact of public lighting projects.
By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 16, 2017 -
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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Lexington, KY may soon be one of nation's largest gigabit cities
A planned fiber-optic network would boost users' internet speeds from 16.2 megabits per second to 1,000 megabits per second.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 16, 2017 -
Best IoT security practices take backseat to 'societal' needs, Cisco CTO says
IoT devices are not about connectivity but rather data collection and utilization for "new opportunities and services."
By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 15, 2017 -
Cisco rolls out $1B city financing program, changes to Kinetic platform
The announcements were made today at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona.
By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 14, 2017 -
Bill Gates is building his own smart city in Arizona
The billionaire's investment firm spent $80 million on a 24,800-acre plot of land outside of Phoenix to develop the "forward-thinking community."
By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 13, 2017 -
Uber partners with NASA to bring flying taxis to cities
Uber selected Los Angeles this week as the second city to launch its uberAIR service, following an April announcement to test the innovative service in Dallas.
By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 10, 2017 -
Report: Smart cities services market to reach $94.2B by 2026
Researchers examined suppliers, like Cisco, Siemens and Microsoft, that are currently providing cities with widespread smart solutions.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 8, 2017 -
Nashville, TN uses tech to study dwindling tree numbers
The city's population boom has led to developers cutting down trees to build new structures.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 7, 2017 -
DOT to partner with at least 5 cities to accelerate drone adoption
The federal government is accepting applications from cities willing to serve as test cases for widespread drone use.
By Jennifer McKevitt • Nov. 7, 2017 -
Opinion
Empowering cities by rethinking wireless networks
The rapidly expanding implementation of smart architecture and infrastructure is shaping the functionality and future of the smart grid.
By Keith Teichmann • Nov. 6, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The great hunt for Amazon HQ2: 3 cities on our short list
While Amazon is sifting through its several hundred proposals, with a result expected in 2018, the CIO Dive Editorial Team predicts three contenders.
By Naomi Eide , Samantha Schwartz , Alex Hickey • Nov. 6, 2017 -
Engineers devise finger vibration-based security system
VibWrite uses vibrations in a person's finger bones to verify their identify for secure access to homes, buildings or cars.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 3, 2017 -
Deep Dive
How Louisville, KY is driving the trend of data-centric traffic optimization
Michael Schnuerle, the city's data officer, advises other cities to not overlook available data sources that may be sitting, untouched, right in front of them.
By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 2, 2017 -
IoT leaders will 'salivate' over opportunities in Indiana, says local mayor
The state's first IoT Lab is slated to open in Fishers, IN in January.
By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 2, 2017 -
Bill introduced to extend transportation technology grants
The legislation provides small- to medium-sized cities with grants of up to $100 million annually for five years to fund transportation innovations.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 1, 2017 -
Cisco launches State Digital Acceleration program in Michigan
The company will work with Michigan to pilot a connected roadways program, advance citizen-centric government and increase enrollment in its Networking Academy.
By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 31, 2017 -
Saudi Arabia announces $500B plan to build a new megacity
Leaders are talking with global companies like Amazon and Alibaba to develop technologies for the new city.
By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 30, 2017 -
GE enters deal to make New York Power Authority 'first fully digital utility'
The agreement aims to digitize NYPA's entire system to boost reliability and decrease its carbon footprint.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 30, 2017 -
Maryland invests $50M in self-adjusting AI traffic signals
The responsive signals, which will be installed across seven counties, are intended to ease traffic congestion.
By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 30, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Technology, markets and contracts — oh my! The keys to profiting from California's duck curve
California policymakers look to address renewables over-generation through smart investments in supply- and demand-side resources.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 30, 2017 -
New York MTA approves $573M 'tap-and-go' fare payment upgrade
The contract, officially approved Wednesday by the MTA Board, will effectively phase out use of the MetroCard by 2023.
By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 26, 2017 -
New global atlas shows which cities are preparing for AVs
The surveyed data shows 53 cities around the world that are preparing for autonomous vehicles — 35 of which already have AV pilot programs.
By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 25, 2017 -
Study: 'No statistical evidence' police body cams influence behaviors in DC
City police partnered with The Lab @ DC to gather data from the body cams and analyze how they influence police and citizen interactions.
By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 25, 2017 -
Parking network AirGarage wins Phoenix Smart City Hack
The peer-to-peer marketplace links homeowners and businesses with extra space to drivers looking for parking.
By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 25, 2017