Hartford, CT police will soon use drones to chase criminals

The drones and new cameras are part of an expanded crime solving and mitigation program.

By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 4, 2017

Resiliency Plan of the Year: Resilient Boston

The Boston plan pays special attention to racial inequity and highlights the importance of addressing systemic issues in order to build a truly resilient city.

By Cody Boteler • Dec. 4, 2017

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Top 5 stories from Smart Cities Dive

From worsening climate change to a shifting transportation landscape and the housing affordability crisis, cities have their work cut out for them.

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Building with recycled materials could reduce carbon footprint

Steel, concrete and other building materials production releases more carbon pollution than each car, minivan and truck on the planet combined.

By Laurie Cowin • Nov. 30, 2017

Boston begins initiative to become carbon neutral by 2050

Carbon Free Boston designates a team of researchers to determine the best ways to reach carbon neutrality through mitigation of transportation, waste, electricity and heat.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 28, 2017

Government of Canada launches Smart Cities Challenge

The pan-Canadian competition encouraging communities of all sizes to develop smart city concepts that will improve citizens' quality of life "through innovation, data and connected technology."

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 28, 2017

Los Angeles kicks off seismic program with notices to concrete building owners

There are an estimated 1,200 concrete buildings that fall under the new seismic retrofit ordinance, which is the first of its kind enacted in the U.S.  

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 28, 2017

Sewage-sniffing robots may be the solution to city opioid crises

Some cities are using robots and analytics to fight the opioid crisis at the street level — and below it.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 27, 2017

Miami Mayor: City faces a ‘new generation’ of civic leadership

The newly-elected mayor proposed "smart, innovative and creative" solutions — including new system of government — to address city challenges.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 22, 2017

EPA proposes 2-year delay to Waters of the US rule

Critics of the regulation have argued that the rule's current wording casts too wide a net and puts drainage ditches and rivers alike under the control of the EPA.  

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 21, 2017

Turning the promise of solar landfills into reality

Soltage CEO Jesse Grossman makes the case for more states to follow the leads of Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey by incentivizing energy development on closed landfills.

By Jesse Grossman • Nov. 20, 2017

New NASA tool shows effects of melting glaciers on cities

The tool allows city planners — or anyone curious enough — to modify different variables and see how rising sea levels will affect different cities.

By Cody Boteler • Nov. 17, 2017

US cities, businesses highlight climate efforts at UN meeting

"There is nothing Washington can do to stop us," former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said of the efforts.

By Robert Walton • Nov. 14, 2017

Diverse stakeholders sign Transportation Electrification Accord

The accord offers principles and guidelines for moving forward with electric vehicles and necessary infrastructure.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 14, 2017

NYC offering $20K for 'creative' multi-unit recycling pilots

The tech challenge aims to fix high contamination rates among nearly 3,300 residents at a Brooklyn public housing complex with plans to scale further.

By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 14, 2017

US Green Building Council adopts RELi resiliency standard

RELi gives projects points in several resiliency categories, including adaptive design for extreme weather and associated hazards.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 13, 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

Overlooking risk until it's too late is no longer an option

Being proactive in the ways we plan our cities is a battle against inertia. Fixing problems might be too expensive, politically trying or emotionally taxing. 

By Johanna Hoffman • Nov. 13, 2017

How 5 local governments just expanded their recycling programs

As a small number of cities cut back amid market uncertainties, others from San Francisco to Chattanooga, TN, are forging ahead.

By Cole Rosengren • 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

The disappearance of the modern-day 'gayborhood'

Shifts in economics and mainstream acceptance are prompting LGBT business owners to leave their well-known neighborhoods.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 7, 2017

Federal report: It’s ‘extremely likely’ that humans cause climate change

The report says there is "no convincing alternative explanation" for global warming over the last century.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 6, 2017

Boston-area transit spends $101M in weather resilience investments

The money has been spent on winter preparations for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority over a nearly three-year period.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 6, 2017

San Francisco outlines comprehensive flood resilience strategy

The city has proposed $700 million of flood work to be included in the Sewer System Improvement Program over the next 15 years.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 3, 2017

Trump dubs November Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month

Despite calling for the need to safeguard national infrastructure, the president still has yet to relay any further details on his $1 trillion plan for public works.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 3, 2017

3 charts that illustrate the health impact of global climate change

A new report outlines how a response to climate change indicators, such as air pollution and climate-sensitive infectious diseases, can impact public health.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 1, 2017