Tech & Data: Page 17

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    Greenhouse gas emissions tracking project addresses ‘flawed’ approach cities use now, researchers say

    City Climate Intelligence can provide free, near-real-time information on greenhouse gas emissions at the city, neighborhood, building and street level.

    By Ysabelle Kempe • May 26, 2023
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    Shared micromobility companies recommended model regulations. Here’s what they didn’t mention.

    Bird, Lime, Spin and Superpedestrian’s recommendations largely leave out safety, infrastructure and community engagement concerns, researchers and micromobility consultants said.

    By Michael Brady • May 26, 2023
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    Smart Cities Technology and Data

    Cities are increasingly looking to technology and data to address real-world issues from traffic safety to law enforcement.

    By Smart Cities Dive staff
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    How to leverage digital tools to drive innovation in government

    How to leverage digital tools to drive innovation in government

    By Mike Szczesny • May 25, 2023
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    Why cities are investing in government-run gig work platforms

    Long Beach, California, was the first U.S. city to launch its own gig-work platform. Now others are considering following suit.

    By Gaby Galvin • May 24, 2023
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    Collecting data to support energy-burdened communities poses unique challenges, experts say

    Census data isn’t collected often enough to reflect neighborhood demographic shifts, and asking communities to self-report can present additional burdens, panelists said at a clean energy summit.

    By Diana DiGangi • May 24, 2023
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    Salary ranges are growing in tech hub job postings, Indeed finds

    California and Washington were home to seven of the top 10 areas with the largest one-year salary range increases, the employment website found. Both states have large technology talent hubs, including San Francisco and Seattle.

    By Roberto Torres • May 23, 2023
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    Dallas under pressure as Royal ransomware group threatens leak

    By listing Dallas on its leak site on the dark web, Royal rebutted the city’s claims that data was not compromised during the attack.

    By Matt Kapko • May 22, 2023
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    Dallas courts still closed 2 weeks post-ransomware attack

    Continued outages also prevent police from accessing data, severely impacting efforts to reduce crime as summer approaches, Police Chief Eddie Garcia said.

    By Matt Kapko • May 18, 2023
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    Zero trust is a great strategy but a terrible name

    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 monthl...

    By Dr. Alan R. Shark • May 17, 2023
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    How NYC is preparing its infrastructure for extreme weather

    Thu-Loan Dinh, who helps lead infrastructure design for the city’s Department of Design and Construction, discusses the agency’s biggest resilience concerns and how to address them.

    By Julie Strupp • May 17, 2023
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    NREL energy audit tool may help cities meet climate, building decarbonization goals

    Local governments often lack the staff and resources to conduct energy audits on thousands of buildings, an engineer at the National Renewable Energy Lab said, but technology can help overcome those challenges.

    By Joe Burns • May 16, 2023
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    A ‘tech hub’ in your city? Commerce Department launches application process for $500M in grants

    The program will focus on key technology areas such as artificial intelligence and batteries. Its first phase will designate at least 20 “tech hubs” with the potential to be globally competitive innovation centers in the next decade. 

    By Ysabelle Kempe • May 15, 2023
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    How Bird, Lime, Spin and Superpedestrian want cities to regulate shared e-bikes and scooters

    The companies’ recommendations come as many shared micromobility pilots end, and local governments make them permanent. 

    By Michael Brady • May 15, 2023
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    How Rubicon and Esri helped Columbus optimize waste collection

    Rubicon and Esri teamed up to optimize waste collection and cut wait times by two-thirds in Columbus.

    May 15, 2023
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    Chicago environmental justice order signed as mayor’s term ends

    The order requires the completion of a citywide environmental justice data project, creates a new environmental justice coordinator role and calls for community engagement standards.

    By Ysabelle Kempe • May 12, 2023
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    Dallas ransomware attack shuts down systems, forces public safety to use backup communication protocols

    Dallas ransomware attack shuts down systems, forces public safety to use backup communication protocols

    By Andy Castillo • May 11, 2023
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    Digital Government Adoption Index Report

    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.Govt. agen...

    May 10, 2023
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    Portland, Oregon, to pilot zero-emission delivery zone

    The project could help the city reduce climate pollution and improve public health, the Portland Bureau of Transportation said. Portland received nearly $2 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the project.

    By Max Garland • May 9, 2023
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    Dallas restores core emergency dispatch systems after ransomware attack

    “At this point, we do not have evidence or indication that there has been data removed during this attack,” Dallas CIO Bill Zielinski told city officials Monday.

    By Matt Kapko • May 9, 2023
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    Uber and Lyft ridership accelerates in Q1

    “After lagging other regions in the recovery through 2021 and 2022, the ride-share category in the US & Canada is now growing faster in 2023,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said.

    By Michael Brady • May 5, 2023
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    Dallas ransomware attack causes critical service outages

    Websites for the city and Dallas Police Department, which serves a population of nearly 1.3 million people, currently show error pages.

    By Matt Kapko • May 4, 2023
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    How governments are updating ‘operational technologies,’ including AI, and the challenges that remain: survey

    Over half of the survey respondents reported their agency plans to upgrade systems by 2025, a Center for Digital Government and Samsara survey found. Operational efficiency and cost savings are a big reason why.

    By Michael Brady • May 4, 2023
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    California spent $1.3B in cap-and-trade funds on climate, equity projects in 2022

    The California Climate Investments funding addressed affordable housing, transportation, energy costs, extreme heat, fire, access to clean drinking water and more, a California Air Resources Board official said.

    By Kalena Thomhave • May 2, 2023
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    Mobility could be transformed by 2035, with US car sales dropping 30%: report

    As cities and consumers move toward new mobility options, “the mobility ecosystem will most likely undergo a transformation not seen since the early days of the automobile,” a McKinsey report says.

    By Michael Brady • May 2, 2023
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    Delivery robot expansion hampered by ‘regulatory nightmare’

    While no states outright ban delivery bots, tech developers have decided to take a cautious approach to expansion rather than flood the market with robots and risk backlash.

    By Max Garland • April 28, 2023