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    Q&A’s from 2021 that spotlight 13 smart cities voices

    Revisit the year's one-on-one conversations, including with tech and climate leaders in Honolulu, Phoenix and San Diego and with execs at Revel, Veo and Drop Mobility.

    Dec. 23, 2021
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    How an app connects Phoenix youth with life-changing jobs

    A unique partnership at the ASU Smart City Cloud Innovation Center takes flight.

    Dec. 20, 2021
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    Trendline

    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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    Sidewalk Labs to fold its smart city products into Google

    The CEO of Alphabet-owned Sidewalk Labs announced he's stepping down due to health reasons and that the company's products will join Google.

    By Cailin Crowe • Dec. 17, 2021
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    New Jersey pursuing on-demand AV transit service in Trenton

    State officials say the service could help bridge first- and last-mile transportation, while one expert says it's unclear if "sexy new transportation technologies" like autonomous vehicles can achieve transportation goals. 

    By Danielle McLean • Dec. 15, 2021
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    Opinion

    Making the technical personal: How fiber is changing communities

    The passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides communities around the nation a once-in-a-generation opportunity to leverage their share of the $42.5 billion allocated for broadband infrastructure.

    By Gary Bolton • Nov. 22, 2021
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    How Downtown Phoenix is using the power of a digital twin to create a more sustainable, prosperous and inclusive future

    Downtown Phoenix, Inc. is in a unique position to make a difference in a place with a fast-changing urban core. 

    Nov. 22, 2021
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    Deep Dive

    The future of smart cities: Leaders forecast more digitally just governance

    Over the next five years, smart cities will emphasize digital justice, community trust and data-led decisions, city leaders say. But roadblocks — like funding and a public sector aversion to risk — could stand in the way. 

    By Cailin Crowe • Nov. 17, 2021
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    Location intelligence can help support urban revitalization

    Location intelligence can help support urban revitalization

    By Jeff White • Nov. 12, 2021
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    What about smart roadways? Missouri-based tech startup intends to turn highways into networks

    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.Those who ...

    By Andy Castillo • Nov. 11, 2021
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    Opinion

    Mainframe training and development are helping local governments fill their IT ranks

    For years, state and local governments have been trying to keep pace with a supercharged demand for more IT personnel.

    By Lauren Valenti • Nov. 10, 2021
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    Deep Dive

    Smart city evolution: How cities have stepped back from a ‘tech arms race’

    Following the 'first wave' of the smart cities movement, local leaders describe how they have largely shifted from a tech-first to a resident-first approach.

    By Danielle McLean , Maria Rachal , • Nov. 9, 2021
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    Reassessing the smart cities movement

    Smart Cities Dive asked 25 of the largest U.S. cities how they define a "smart city" and how that definition has evolved, the challenges they've faced in rolling out equitable policies and technologies, and their outlook for what's next.

    By the Smart Cities Dive Team • Nov. 9, 2021
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    For public agencies, proposed ‘metaverse’ has implications beyond social media—like predicting the spread of wildfire

    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.For the pa...

    By Andy Castillo • Nov. 9, 2021
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    Singapore named smartest global city for third year: report

    New York was ranked as the smartest North American city, according to the Institute for Management Development and the Singapore University for Technology and Design’s smart city index.

    By Cailin Crowe • Nov. 8, 2021
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    Emerging technology can help police increase transparency, streamline data collection

    Emerging technology can help police increase transparency, streamline data collection

    By Andy Castillo • Nov. 3, 2021
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    Opinion

    Government can use tech solutions to lower motor vehicle fatalities

    Traffic deaths and serious injuries on our roadways are preventable.

    By Christina Aizcorbe • Nov. 2, 2021
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    Deep Dive

    15 city leaders define a ‘smart city’

    Smart Cities Dive asked major U.S. cities to weigh in on the past, present and future of their smart city efforts. In the first story of a multipart series, we highlight how city leaders define the term today.

    By Danielle McLean • Nov. 2, 2021
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    Deep Dive

    Are digital twins the future of urban planning?

    Digital 3D models can help city leaders plan for the future, but their value will depend on the data.

    By Adina Solomon • Nov. 1, 2021
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    Populus CEO: Cities should be able to leverage 'really messy data' for Vision Zero efforts

    As part of the second phase of a U.S. Department of Transportation-backed initiative, mobility data firm Populus intends to help cities use data from micromobility fleet operators to craft road safety plans.

    By Jason Plautz • Oct. 28, 2021
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    The pandemic’s silver linings for smart cities

    Smart Cities Connect participants from Zencity, Vaisala, Passport Labs, IDC, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and elsewhere weighed in on COVID-19's impacts, and also the biggest misconceptions about smart cities.

    By Danielle McLean , • Oct. 27, 2021
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    10 cleantech startups to watch

    The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator fall 2021 cohort has companies whose efforts range from wildfire prevention to transportation electrification. CEO Matt Petersen discusses challenges startups face in working with the public sector.

    By Cailin Crowe • Oct. 25, 2021
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    European pickup depot Delipop launches an urban alternative to instant delivery

    The company's colorful automated kiosks hold pickup orders for multiple grocers and are initially targeting the same city centers where quick commerce has taken off.

    By Jeff Wells • Oct. 18, 2021
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    Dallas-based diesel tech training aims to support waste, recycling operations

    One major collection and disposal company has launched its own technical institute to address a shortage of skilled workers who can maintain its fleet. Those technicians may be trained on electric trucks going forward.

    By Maria Rachal • Oct. 14, 2021
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    Opinion

    Cloud security is key to cybersecurity resilience in state and local governments

    Cloud security is key to cybersecurity resilience in state and local governments

    By Rick Rosenburg • Oct. 12, 2021
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    Q&A

    6 questions with Smart Columbus on lessons since program’s conclusion

    The program manager of the USDOT's Smart City Challenge winner reflects on the initiative's challenges, offers key advice for city leaders seeking to implement smart tech and maps out what's next for the city.

    By Danielle McLean • Oct. 11, 2021