Transit agencies test bomb-detection tech at rail stations

TSA has worked since 2004 to test this technology with five transit agencies, including New Jersey Transit and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

By Kristin Musulin • Dec. 18, 2017

How the GOP tax overhaul could affect cities

Congress is expected to pass a tax overhaul this week. Here's a cheat sheet for what it means for cities, construction, energy and more.

By Kristin Musulin • Dec. 18, 2017

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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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Why some states may forgo FirstNet

As the Dec. 28 deadline looms, some states are facing a tough decision to join in or opt out of the public safety broadband network.

By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 14, 2017

Microsoft to invest $50M of AI tech in climate change program

Seed grants will be available to organizations that focus on climate change, water, agriculture and biodiversity.

By Kristin Musulin • Dec. 13, 2017

New Hampshire becomes the first state to opt out of FirstNet

The state will use an alternative service provider to build and maintain its emergency communications network.

By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 11, 2017

Pruitt: EPA will replace Clean Power Plan with new regulation

The agency had previously only said it would take comment on how to best alter or repeal the Obama-era regulation.

By Gavin Bade • Dec. 11, 2017

The agrihood transforming a blighted part of Detroit

The agriculturally-focused mixed-use development has already prompted millions of dollars in neighborhood revitalizations.

By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 7, 2017

Los Angeles continues litter bin experimentation with ECube pilot

After also trying Bigbelly and Enevo, the city has accepted an offer for one year of free service from ECube to help achieve its Clean Streets agenda.

By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 7, 2017

Cincinnati signs deal to run most facilities on 100% green energy

The move is expected to cut greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the city's utility rates.

By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 6, 2017

Budgeting for winter weather in an era of climate uncertainty

Some cities blame climate change for more extreme snowstorms, which complicates advance planning and budgeting.

By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 5, 2017

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

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

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

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

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