Resilience
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5 futuristic design concepts proposed by Sidewalk Toronto
Building raincoats, underground delivery systems and dynamic pavement may all soon be a reality in the waterfront neighborhood of Quayside.
By Kristin Musulin • Aug. 17, 2018
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Q&AHouston public safety team reflects on 3-day cyberattack simulation
The city conducted the Jack Voltaic 2.0 exercise to answer a simple question: "If all sectors are under a coordinated cyberattack, would we be aware and able to handle it from within?"
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 16, 2018
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FirstNet 'laser focused' on network build-out, innovation after approving $240M budget
The total spending includes $78 million to fund new initiatives and technology for the platform, which has thousands of subscribers nationwide among emergency service agencies.
By Chris Teale • Aug. 14, 2018
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Baltimore officials fund affordable housing trust
The trust will be funded through $20 million a year in excise taxes and an annual lump sum allocation, two years after its initial creation.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 14, 2018
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IBM, Threatcare uncover vulnerabilities of smart city tech
The researchers discovered 17 specific vulnerabilities that could open cities to an attack, with eight of those flaws holding critical severity.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 10, 2018
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Zillow finds sharp increase in cities with $1M median home value
Nineteen states currently have one or more million-dollar home value cities, with 56% of the country's million-dollar home value cities in California.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 10, 2018
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Deep DiveWater works: Preserving water amenity accessibility in cities
Cities understand how critical water is to the health and well-being of residents. But, in some cases, those amenities' futures are threatened.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 09, 2018
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Denver releases set of community growth plans
The visions in Denveright are based on two years of community outreach, and cover land use, transportation, and parks and recreation.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 07, 2018
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10 cities receive grants to financially empower residents
The cities will receive $20,000 each to develop programs to help residents sustain financial health and bolster community stability.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 07, 2018
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Report: DOE, DHS planning new grid cybersecurity exercise this fall
The Liberty Eclipse exercise will focus on blackstart capabilities and the intersection of the natural gas and electric power sectors, E&E News reports.
By Gavin Bade • Aug. 07, 2018
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Searching for shelter: Homelessness by the numbers
From funding levels to the number of people with cell phones, a look at some of the striking data about homelessness in the U.S.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 01, 2018
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Marketplace.city joins 100 Resilient Cities partner network
The partnership would give 100RC members access to the website’s digital platform, which evaluates and validates new technology for smart cities.
By Jason Plautz • July 27, 2018
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Houston runs 3-day cyberattack stress test
The Jack Voltaic 2.0 Cyber Research Project will simulate a concurrent cyberattack and a natural disaster, testing how the incidents affect responses, collaboration and communications.
By Jason Plautz • July 26, 2018
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San Francisco mayor, advocates propose 2 measures to curb homelessness
Mayor London Breed pledged a one-time funding boost of $1 million, while advocates secured a ballot measure to tax businesses.
By Katie Pyzyk • July 26, 2018
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Honolulu mayor orders preparations for sea level rise
Mayor Kirk Caldwell signed a directive calling for city agencies to treat climate change as an "urgent matter" and to develop new ways to mitigate it.
By Jason Plautz • July 23, 2018
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Pew: Of largest US cities, Philadelphia has highest rate of disabled residents
The analysis shows a correlation between residents' rate of disabilities and living in poverty, which can lead to increases in cities' costs toward providing assistive programs.
By Katie Pyzyk • July 18, 2018
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NYC submits voluntary sustainability report to UN
This is the first time a city has submitted such a report, a task that previously had only been done by entire nations in their Voluntary National Reviews.
By Katie Pyzyk • July 16, 2018
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OpinionBill Gates' proposed smart city could also be a water-constrained one
The plan for Belmont's construction should include an acknowledgement of and robust planning for Arizona's long-term water crisis.
By Gillan Taddune
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5 cities finalize strategies to address inequity and inequality
Recent studies have cautioned of growing equity and equality disparities in communities throughout the U.S. and how that could have a destabilizing effect on cities.
By Katie Pyzyk • July 11, 2018
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5 of the world's most eco-friendly building materials
A number of hidden factors, including the transportation involved and how they hold up in certain climates, contribute to materials' eco-friendliness.
By Katie Pyzyk • July 02, 2018
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Study: Sea level rise threatens 2.4M US homes
UCS found the hardest hit communities will be in Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey and North Carolina. But they didn't simply offer a doom and gloom report without hope for reversing the negative findings.
By Katie Pyzyk • June 22, 2018
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NewCities Foundation unveils Wellbeing City Award
Indicators include cities' policies on health, safety and the environment, with the first competition's winners to be announced next spring.
By Katie Pyzyk • June 21, 2018
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6 local, state governments to receive Government Performance Lab assistance
The pro bono work will use data-driven methods to tackle unemployment, homelessness and child welfare issues.
By Katie Pyzyk • June 18, 2018
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Exploring smart cities through the lens of female leaders
Only 19 of the 100 largest U.S. cities are led by female mayors. Panelists at the Women in Smart Cities Forum want that to change.
By Kristin Musulin • June 14, 2018
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Panelists: More cities are tackling national, global issues
During the Chicago Forum on Global Cities, leaders navigated the topics of climate change, trade and immigration policies in a sea change from just a few years ago.
By Katie Pyzyk • June 13, 2018