Resilience
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Microsoft pledges $500M to address housing crisis in Seattle region
The company's top execs said they hope to work with Puget Sound-area leaders "as a community."
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 18, 2019
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Q&AInside the Wi-Fi project illuminating Cincinnati's 'Smart Cincy' vision
Move over, Columbus. Ohio has a new smart city on the rise.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 17, 2019
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Kaiser Permanente launches 3 initiatives to tackle housing insecurity in Oakland, CA
The company says the initiatives are part of a strategy to advance economic, social and environmental conditions for health in the communities it serves.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 16, 2019
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125 ex-Chariot drivers sign up for San Francisco's 'CityDrive' program
The city's Office of Economic Workforce Development hopes to still recruit the area's remaining 175 Chariot drivers to the program.
By Katie Pyzyk • UPDATED: Jan. 18, 2019 at 7:59 a.m.
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California's proposed budget includes $1.8B to address housing affordability, homelessness
Newly inaugurated Gov. Gavin Newsom provided a budget proposal with aggressive actions to increase housing production.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 14, 2019
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APPA releases smart city roadmap for power utilities
The white paper from the American Public Power Association addresses topics including utilities' role in a smart city and cybersecurity.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 09, 2019
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Boston mayor unveils housing security and economic mobility legislation
The 14-bill package aims to promote equity, opportunity and resilience by supporting small businesses and providing greater protections for low-income residents, among other efforts.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 08, 2019
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DC to offer employees greater domestic violence protections
The city touted its "victim/survivor-centered" policy, which puts the focus on employees' safety and well-being.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 03, 2019
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Los Angeles launches earthquake early-warning app
The ShakeAlertLA app will alert users to an earthquake of greater than magnitude 5.0 or level IV intensity that has been detected.
By Chris Teale • Jan. 03, 2019
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Our 10 best stories of 2018
After a jam-packed year of emerging trends, innovations, startups and partnerships, here are the top stories that shaped 2018.
By Kristin Musulin • Dec. 21, 2018
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Researchers present Columbus, OH leaders with climate adaptation plan
The document contains 43 action items to boost the city's resilience to the effects of climate change, divided into categories: necessary and aspirational.
By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 21, 2018
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A look back at the top trends that shaped cities in 2018
From 5G battles to consolidation in mobility, these are the trends and innovations that altered the smart cities space this year.
By Kristin Musulin • Dec. 20, 2018
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Crime in the 30 largest US cities dropped in 2018
The average violent crime rate dropped 2.7% compared to 2017, while the murder rate declined about 5.8%.
By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 19, 2018
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HUD report: Homelessness up slightly across US in 2018
The national homelessness uptick occurs after seven years of declines, but bright spots for progress do exist.
By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 18, 2018
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AT&T launches 'Believe Dallas' to support homeless families, vets
The company will split $565,000 among 11 Dallas-area homeless service providers, and will match employees with volunteer opportunities through the initiative.
By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 12, 2018
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The smart city conferences to check out in 2019
Next year has a full slate of industry conferences, featuring conversations with top public and private officials on the pressing issues facing cities.
By Chris Teale • Dec. 10, 2018
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Study: Low-income neighborhoods disproportionately feel environmental burdens
The index from Data-Driven Yale examined five areas of environmental concern: air quality, climate change, water and sanitation, urban ecosystem and transportation.
By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 04, 2018
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World Bank to invest $200B over 5 years for climate change action
The money is targeted at climate adaptation and resilience, and is more than double its current five-year investment plan established after the 2015 Paris accord.
By Jason Plautz • Dec. 04, 2018
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San Francisco mayor to improve housing programs with excess tax revenue
Mayor London Breed wants a portion of the $181 million general fund windfall to bolster affordable housing and homelessness mitigation programs.
By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 04, 2018
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Dive AwardsCity Leader of the Year: Sylvester Turner, Houston
Turner was praised for his leadership during Hurricane Harvey, while in subsequent months he has worked to transform the city and move it forward.
By Kristin Musulin • Dec. 03, 2018
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EU adopts plan to become 'climate neutral' by 2050
The report presents eight scenarios to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with a large focus on the energy and urban mobility sectors.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 29, 2018
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Dallas unveils new initiative to curb child poverty
The Child Poverty Action Lab aims to break the generational cycle of child poverty, and reduce it by 50% in 20 years.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 28, 2018
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Greater Washington Partnership calls for vast improvements to regional transit
A new report suggests the Baltimore-Richmond, VA-Washington, DC region will suffer greatly without an overhaul of the transportation system.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 27, 2018
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Florida cities affected by gun violence named winners in Bloomberg art challenge
Coral Springs and Parkland will use art to bring together the communities and promote healing.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 21, 2018
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Singapore takes top honors at Smart City Expo World Congress
It beat out six other finalists — Dijon, France; Haifa, Israel; Florence, Italy; London; Melbourne, Australia; and Santiago, Chile — to become the Smart City of 2018.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 19, 2018