Through public voting, the IDC inaugural Smart City North America Awards named 14 cities, one state and one university for award-winning smart cities projects that showcase how technologically-enabled solutions improve public services.
The FCC ruled that Philadelphia’s ordinance banning street-facing satellites infringes on individual rights. Other cities and states have or are considering dish blight ordinances.
It’s not often smart city projects are led by Park & Rec, but a smart asset management system has helped put the city of Arlington, Texas, on the smart city map.
The SAKI Toolkit is to help law enforcement, prosecutors, victim advocates, criminal justice professionals and others address rape kit backlog. It can be customized, and offers a workspace sharing platform.
Citizen Problem Reporter is a 311 citizen reporting app tool in ArcGIS. This video explains how cities can create and skin responsive Web-based applications for citizens to report and map non-emergency problems.
In a lawsuit led by Monsanto, a California Appellate Court affirmed the state can require labeling of products containing glyphosate herbicide as toxic under drinking water law. 13 states have state or local glyophosphate bans or restrictions.
Fairlawn, Ohio, found out how to start municipal broadband, and the small town has reaped several rewards: more businesses, home value increases and a 50 percent sign-up rate.
Cities across the country have building departments plagued by permit backlogs. But other cities have overcome their challenges and found success in streamlining and managing permit requests with these strategies.
