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    Philadelphia maps out its first-ever digital equity plan

    The five-year plan aims to target the digital divide with certain smart city solutions, including piloting the use of city assets like transportation infrastructure and street furniture to enable new fixed wireless networks.

    By Cailin Crowe • Feb. 23, 2022
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    Opinion

    Four reasons why smart communities will take 2023 by storm

    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 last t...

    By Lisa Brown • Feb. 22, 2022
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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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    Orlando emphasizes 'wow factor' in digital twin project

    Unlike many other cities' digital twins, the project will map the entire 40-square-mile metro region. It will be updated with real-time data to help inform infrastructure policies and act as a marketing tool for the metro region.

    By Jason Plautz • Feb. 22, 2022
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    Preparing for BEAD broadband funding

    Preparing for BEAD broadband funding

    By Gary Bolton • Feb. 21, 2022
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    Rail transit vulnerable to cyberattacks, experts say

    Criminals and state actors have attacked transit computer networks and could soon attack operations systems, with potentially dangerous consequences, cybersecurity experts say.

    By • Feb. 18, 2022
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    Opinion

    Strategies that make universal broadband access a reality are needed

    As the federal government readies $65 billion for broadband adoption, local leaders should make thoughtful, culturally-responsive strategies that connect all of our communities, writes the CEO of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation.  

    By Antonio Tijerino • Feb. 16, 2022
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    State and local governments will be prime cyber targets in 2022: How to stay protected

    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.Cybersecur...

    By Tony D’Angelo • Feb. 16, 2022
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    How the U.S. will deploy intelligent transit networks that enable connected vehicles

    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.While Amer...

    By Timothy Menard • Feb. 15, 2022
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    2023: Ten predictions for a year of increased insecurity and opportunity

    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.It’s that ...

    By Dr. Alan R. Shark • Feb. 14, 2022
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    Q&A

    Replica CEO talks data privacy and lessons learned from Portland Metro project

    As the world nears the two-year anniversary of pandemic lockdowns, Nick Bowden discusses how COVID-19 has impacted urban planning and offers advice for city leaders to respond with privacy-friendly data practices. 

    By Cailin Crowe • Feb. 14, 2022
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    Sidewalk detection and safety monitoring are creating 'watershed moment' for micromobility

    As transportation robotics company Superpedestrian comes off a $125 million funding round, Development and Public Affairs Director Paul White says cities are "setting the bar" for safety as scooters and other small vehicles proliferate.

    By Jason Plautz • Feb. 8, 2022
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    Expert: Think through your agency’s digital conversion or renewal before implementing it

    Expert: Think through your agency’s digital conversion or renewal before implementing it

    By Michael Keating • Feb. 7, 2022
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    San Francisco mayor proposes loosening landmark surveillance ordinance

    The proposal aims to provide law enforcement with real-time access to camera footage in a bid to address increased rates of crime. But privacy experts caution it would result in significant civil liberties consequences. 

    By Cailin Crowe • Feb. 4, 2022
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    Four infrastructure considerations capable of making smart cities “smarter” and more resilient

    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.With the p...

    By Brandon Shopp • Feb. 3, 2022
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    These local governments are blazing the trail for cryptocurrency adoption

    From New York to Williston, North Dakota, some municipalities aim to integrate crypto into their operations, in part to attract tech-savvy businesses. But obstacles like fluctuating regulatory environments stand in the way.

    By Karen Kroll • Feb. 2, 2022
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    Smart Cities Dive 2022 Outlook

    In the year ahead, city leaders will continue preparing for the electrification of cars, buses and buildings, while also tackling the complex challenges of crime, growing inequities, labor shortages and extreme weather.

    Feb. 2, 2022
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    Open Mobility Foundation approves its Curb Data Specification tool

    The group’s board of directors this week approved the initiative designed to improve the use and safety of city curbs, “one of the most high-demand public assets,” LADOT General Manager Seleta Reynolds said in a statement.  

    By Jason Plautz • Updated May 6, 2022
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    2021 Crown Communities Award winner: City of Aurora, Ill. Pop-up Food Pantries

    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.With 200,000 r...

    By • Jan. 31, 2022
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    In the push for equitable and transparent governance, more cities turn to data

    The proportion of cities using data to monitor and analyze progress on key goals has more than doubled in the past six years, a marked difference from almost a decade ago, when the push began for more data-informed decisions.

    By Danielle McLean • Jan. 28, 2022
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    Building smart cities and counties with the Infrastructure Act

    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 “smart...

    By Mike Hernon • Jan. 28, 2022
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    8 trends shaping cities in 2022

    Cities continue to confront challenges surrounding the pandemic, the climate crisis, rising inequality and public safety this year.

    By Cailin Crowe, Danielle McLean, Maria Rachal, Dan Zukowski and Jason Plautz • Jan. 26, 2022
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    Three U.S. cities among Bloomberg Global Mayors Challenge winners

    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.Bloomberg ...

    By • Jan. 21, 2022
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    Philadelphia’s smart streetlight pilot aims to emphasize transparency

    After learning in part from San Diego's controversial smart streetlight program, Philadelphia's year-long pilot includes a number of measures to protect resident privacy while building trust about how the data will be used.

    By Cailin Crowe • Jan. 21, 2022
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    The mobility RollerCovid ride of 2021

    With more and more forms of mobility and delivery devices hitting the streets and sidewalks, the need for data is simply getting greater and greater.

    Jan. 18, 2022
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    Ahead of annual nationwide homelessness count, cities are turning to an app for help

    Houston and Kansas City, Missouri, are among the cities using the Counting Us app to help tally their unsheltered and sheltered homeless populations this month.

    By Jason Plautz • Jan. 12, 2022