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    Opinion

    Why equitable community engagement matters—and how to practice it

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.Overseeing...

    By Celeste Frye • Sept. 30, 2021
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    Keep getting better: Cooperative procurement is evolving to meet government’s changing needs

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.This artic...

    By Tammy Rimes, MPA • Sept. 30, 2021
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    Taking the lead on cooperative contracts can offer sizable rewards

    This article originally appeared in the Q3 issue of Government Procurement.

    By Michael Keating • Sept. 29, 2021
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    24 U.S. mayors selected for Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

    24 U.S. mayors selected for Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

    By Michelle Havich • Sept. 28, 2021
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    Report: Urban Wealth Funds allow cities to commercially capitalize on their assets for the public’s benefit

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.Subways do...

    By Andy Castillo • Sept. 28, 2021
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    Five lessons procurement can learn from fleet management

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.On these p...

    By David Yarkin, Bernadette Launi, Alex Stonehouse • Sept. 28, 2021
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    New York City Council passes delivery worker protection laws

    The legislation includes a requirement for restaurants to provide couriers access to their bathrooms and set minimum pay for workers, representing the broadest protections in the U.S.

    By Julie Littman • Sept. 27, 2021
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    Coalition launches ballot initiative to end the tipped minimum wage in DC

    One Fair Wage believes pandemic-induced labor pressure is increasing support to end the tip credit in the nation's capital, where such a proposal was overturned by the city council in 2018.

    By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Sept. 24, 2021
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    New York City forges ahead with long-debated congestion pricing plan

    Public meetings on the plan are set to begin after years of discussion. They come as cities like London have had success with similar schemes and Los Angeles and San Francisco examine the concept.

    By Dan Zukowski • Sept. 17, 2021
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    Chicago to triple its network of contactless payment kiosks throughout the city

    The City of Chicago has announced it will triple its network of secure, contactless payment kiosks.

    By Michelle Havich • Sept. 17, 2021
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    Procurement can help shape public policy and help small, disadvantaged businesses thrive

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.Celeste Fr...

    By Michael Keating • Sept. 16, 2021
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    The art of the public art installation: Building a vision with communities

    The art of the public art installation: Building a vision with communities

    By Karin Brandt • Sept. 15, 2021
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    In the race to distribute rent relief, Houston-Harris County has made major strides

    As local governments hustle to distribute aid following the recently revoked federal eviction moratorium, the Texas rent relief program has been praised by the U.S. Treasury Department as one of the country's strongest.

    By Cailin Crowe • Sept. 15, 2021
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    Like many other American cities, Milwaukee faces a looming pension funding gap

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.In coming ...

    By Andy Castillo • Sept. 13, 2021
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    Opinion

    Three ways cities can support a modern workforce

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.The U.S. w...

    By Jill P. Meyer • Sept. 13, 2021
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    Building consensus for a smart city

    The key to smart city success is thoughtful community engagement.

    Sept. 13, 2021
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    Feds to require large employers mandate coronavirus vaccine

    The requirements will impact some 80 million workers, in addition to many working for the government and federal contractors, the White House said.

    By Ryan Golden • Updated Sept. 10, 2021
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    Opinion

    Reporting requirements for the American Rescue Plan Act money—what cities and counties should consider

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.Funding pr...

    By Jack Reagan • Sept. 9, 2021
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    Are federal AV investigations a first step toward federal regulation? Not necessarily, experts say

    Even with growing pressure on the federal government to increase autonomous vehicle oversight, industry watchers don't consider new NHTSA investigations into Tesla's Autopilot and similar technologies a sign of impending change. 

    By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 7, 2021
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    Los Angeles approves 100% clean energy by 2035, moving original target up by a decade

    The LA100 plan would see the city replace its natural gas electricity generation with wind, solar and battery storage, while also improving energy efficiency and transmission.

    By Jason Plautz • Sept. 2, 2021
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    Pittsburgh City Council approves unified fiber network for municipal buildings

    The NetPGH initiative would lay the backbone that allows Pittsburgh to install connected infrastructure and launch smart cities projects.

    By Jason Plautz • Aug. 31, 2021
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    Cintas Lab Coat Dispensing Program

    The Department of Chemistry at Wayne State University is dedicated to research, education, and outreach efforts that benefit Detroit, the State of Michigan and the world.

    Aug. 31, 2021
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    A low-cost approach to managing building inspections and risk mitigation challenges facing local and county governments

    A low-cost approach to managing building inspections and risk mitigation challenges facing local and county governments

    By Jeff Roth • Aug. 30, 2021
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    DC flexible housing subsidy shows promise for addressing homelessness, researchers say

    Participants used 29% fewer homelessness services, and 88% of them remained in stable housing, in the program's first year, but more time and research will be key to determining the program's long-term effectiveness, said Urban Institute and DC government researchers.

    By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 26, 2021
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    Opinion

    Codes of conduct and ethics in the public sector

    Editor's note: This article was originally published in American City & County, which has merged with Smart Cities Dive to bring you expanded coverage of city innovation and local government. For the latest in smart city news, explore Smart Cities Dive or sign up for our newsletter.In a two-p...

    By Shelline Bennett • Aug. 23, 2021