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Predicting what's to come in a new year is at worst guesswork and at best a well-reasoned forecast based on the evolution of trends and developments, things we already know about, that look like they'll have a trajectory well into the future. The...
Article - 01/17/2019
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Policy and leadership, Financing and procurement tools
We recently reported on a collaboration between the city of Baltimore and Council Advisor the National Resources Defense Council to reduce food waste, provide high-quality food for the hungry and other benefits (including for local economies) food...
Article - 11/09/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services, Water and wastewater, Policy and leadership
Strategic partnerships are essential for smart city success. And as we've said many times before, local academic institutions make great partners. They can often help cities successfully overcome challenges they couldn't resolve on their own by...
Article - 10/12/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services, Policy and leadership, Policy frameworks and tools
The responsibility of being a smart city leader means facing a variety of challenges, developing visions, strategies and goals, making tough decisions and weighing trade-offs – all while keeping in mind that your overriding responsibility is to take...
Article - 10/03/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Policy and leadership, Smart City Tools, Policy frameworks and tools
New York City is special in a lot of ways. With a population of more than 8 million, it's the largest city in the U.S. by far. And buildings over 25,000 square feet cover almost 60% of the city's building area. So it makes sense that a city...
Article - 08/17/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Policy and leadership
One of the reasons we created Smart Cities Week Silicon Valley is that we hear from cities that they want help to become more innovative. Silicon Valley is known for its spirit of innovation. Home to many of the world’s leading technology companies...
Article - 05/18/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Policy and leadership
We often describe the concept of smart cities as race, not merely a trend. That’s because cities that make the investment to become more livable, workable and sustainable have a competitive advantage over cities that lag behind.Want to see what your...
Article - 05/03/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Policy and leadership
Energy costs for low-income renters and affordable housing owners are disproportionately high. While there are programs to help them, they often can't help enough to make a difference — or help all of the people who need assistance. As cities work...
Article - 01/12/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Citizen engagement, Policy and leadership
Climate change is already having dramatic impacts on us. Storms are growing more severe. Droughts are becoming more frequent. And that’s just for starters.But Carl Pope, former chairman of the Sierra Club and co-author of Climate of Hope, says there...
Article - 10/05/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Policy and leadership
Our third-annual Smart Cities Week D.C. is just weeks away, Oct. 3-5 in Washington, D.C. The world’s leading smart cities experts will converge there, sharing advice and practical steps you can take to make your city more livable, workable and...
Article - 09/21/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Policy and leadership
Sometimes technology for technology's sake is a trap that can hamper major electric grid upgrades. For California, now working aggressively toward a comprehensive smart grid that incorporates its clean air and renewable energy goals, the marriage of...
Article - 05/04/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Policy and leadership
Earlier this year, we named the first five recipients of our Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge Grants, a program we developed to help cities take that next step toward taking full advantage of smart technologies. This week, I had the pleasure...
Article - 04/21/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Upward Mobility, Citizen engagement, Policy and leadership
As urban mobility becomes a top priority for many cities, driverless cars and the technologies that make them possible are attracting a lot of attention from city leaders and planners. And rightly so. The technologies are evolving rapidly as car...
Article - 03/16/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation, Policy and leadership
The city of Orlando has accomplished a lot in terms of enhancing livability and sustainability with a variety of energy, transportation and other beneficial projects as it continues to develop its smart city program. And it has several more projects...
Article - 02/10/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation, Connectivity, Policy and leadership
You’ve heard it before: If you want to make your city a smart city, you need to get all of your departments working together toward a common vision. You need to tear down silos. But how do you do that?In Philadelphia, it was a matter of striking up...
Article - 02/09/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Policy and leadership
By Jason ShuehDecember 19, 2016Illinois officials report progress on their Smart State initiative, an unprecedented project for state government that is designed to improve digital infrastructure and the quality of life for residents. A two-day...
Article - 02/06/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Policy and leadership, Policy frameworks and tools
Published December 19, 2016 by Illinois Government Continues Rauner Administration’s transformation of state IT systems; Smart State Workshop provides valuable information and direction from key leadersCHICAGO, IL – The State of Illinois’...
Article - 02/06/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Policy and leadership, Policy frameworks and tools
When developing and executing your smart cities plans, are you paying attention to interoperability? Data security? Those have always been best practices, but this year, the consequences for failing to follow them could grow more severe.Council...
Article - 01/05/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Telecommunications, Computing resources, Policy and leadership, Security and privacy
Those of you who've heard me rant in person or in prose know that I hammer the need to build integrated, cross-cutting smart cities. No city, not even the wealthiest, can afford to build piecemeal, single-purpose applications department by...
Article - 12/20/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Interoperability, Policy and leadership
Our story summarizes new research that should interest city officials, particularly those in coastal communities subject to frequent damaging storms. In addition to explaining why wetlands are useful in disaster situations—and this is a key takeaway...
Article - 11/17/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Water and wastewater, Policy and leadership