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Are Public-Private Partnerships the Best Path to Municipal Broadband?
(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Municipal broadband has become a key issue among those who believe internet access is increasingly central to individuals’ and cities’ prosperity. “Access to the Internet is...
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Post-DNC, New App Will Keep Serving Philly’s Hungry
The Mitzvah Food Project pantry in Philadelphia (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Despite doubts about what hosting a political convention can do for cities, Philadelphia will walk away from hosting the...
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Can Electric Vehicles Shed Their Elite Rep?
(Photo by Paul Morigi/Invision for NRG eVgo/AP Images) Electric vehicles may produce fewer carbon emissions and be cheaper to operate in the long term because they don’t rely on gasoline, but they’re...
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Lyft and Carpooling App Partner to Take Detroit Residents to the Doctor
A Lyft car in San Francisco (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) The jury is still out on whether Uber and Lyft are a boon or bust for disabled riders. Some say the services represent a promising partnership to...
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Young Atlantans Get a Jump-Start to Tech Jobs
Tech entrepreneur Rodney Sampson launched Code Start because, he says, “We believe we can disrupt poverty and our country’s racial wealth gap by providing communities of color and underrepresented...
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Is Apartment Bidding Platform More Bad News for Renters?
(Photo by JWPhotography2012 via Flickr) In Vancouver’s super-heated housing market, some renter’s advocates are expressing concerns about the launch of a new website that allows potential tenants to...
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Local Gov’t. Must Play a Role in Making Cities Smarter
Stockholm, Sweden (Photo by Arild Vågen) Twenty-five years after the public gained access to the internet, data has not only exploded in volume but also grown increasingly heterogeneous and...
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New App Will Track How Thousands of San Diego Residents Get Around
San Diego traffic (Photo by Chris Ostermann via Flickr) This fall, a mobile app will help track the transportation patterns of tens of thousands of San Diego residents as part of a survey that will...
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In Pursuit of a Safe Walk to School, Oslo Gamifies Street Design
Children try out the Traffic Agent app in Oslo. (Credit: Traffic Agent) A new app in Oslo gathers feedback on pedestrian safety from a group not often asked their opinion on urban planning:...
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$100 Million Fund to Tackle Tech’s Diversity Problem
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Over the next five years, a new fund will aim to award $100 million in coding scholarships to groups underrepresented in the tech sector, including women and racial...
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Mapping Displacement Risk in NYC Neighborhoods
The color-coded DAP Map A new map from the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development (ANHD) shows where tenants may be facing the most significant displacement pressures cross NYC and...
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New Data Tool Helps Cities Take Climate Action
A data set shows the projected number of days over 95 F from 2041 to 2070. (Credit: PREP) With both open data and evidence of the impacts of climate change proliferating, the White House announced a...
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20-Plus U.S. Cities Make “Smart Tech” Promise
Kansas City is one of more than 70 cities and communities involved in the Smart Cities Initiative. (Photo by Lasse Fuss) The White House announced Monday that it’s pouring an additional $80 million...
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Spokane Urban Lab Will Test “Smart City” Technology
WSU Spokane (Credit: WSU Health Sciences Spokane) A new smart cities lab in Spokane, Washington’s University District will take on connected streetlights and the shared energy economy, but first and...
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Philly Teens Find “Public Space” Online
Students walk through the hall of a Philadelphia school. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Talking to 60 Philadelphia youth between the ages of 13 and 24 about social media was an eye opener for Robin Stevens....
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Silo-Busting Data Analytics Help Mass. Cities Tackle Vacant Properties
(Photo by Nick Allen) Cities large and small grapple with neglected properties that can give rise to public safety and health risks, push property values down and drain city tax coffers. Whether...
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16 New Cities Join Bloomberg’s Open Data Initiative
Boulder, Colorado, is one of 16 cities to join What Works Cities Monday. (Photo by Teofilo via Flickr) A year and a half after its launch, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities initiative is...
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Minneapolis Takes a High-Tech Approach to Street Repair
A prototype street-scanning van (Credit: Dynatest) This fall, Minneapolis will roll out a laser-equipped van to scan the city’s streets for flaws, replacing city employees and interns who once did the...
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NYC’s Public WiFi Kiosks Are Heading to London
LinkNYC Internet kiosk (Credit: LinkNYC) Following in New York’s footsteps, London will roll out free internet and phone kiosks to replace its iconic red phone booths, reports Tech Crunch. UK...
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Elon Musk Unveils a Reimagined Solar Roof
Tesla CEO Elon Musk (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File) The future of residential solar may have just gotten a sleek makeover. Tesla announced the launch of photovoltaic-embedded roofing shingles Friday,...
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