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 Exactly one year ago, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced his vision to not just become a smart city, but to become the smart city. “We must leap, not stroll into the future. We must sprint, not jog. It will be this city that will be the Smart...

E-Scooters have taken over the streets in cities across the world and the US has been the epicenter of the e-scooter phenomenon where companies like Bird and Lime took disruptive measures to introduce their new services to the market. The...

The above is a question that comes to mind for many cities and city managers. The City of Fife, Washington, decided to tackle this question head-on. Fife is a city with a young, family-oriented population of 10,000 residents, many of whom commute...

City-sponsored ballot measures and general obligation bonds are usually high stakes and often involve significant funding requests that can also influence the budget capacity of basic services within local government. With the use of technology, a...

Cities are made by people and run by people. And because of that, not everything will run smoothly or according to plan. Often, it seems that the negative feedback from one standout incident or against one policy or project drowns out the rest of...

Originally published on Medium. Agile software development has taken over the hi-tech industry. Whether implemented as Scrum, Kanban or Scrumban, these methods were created in order to be flexible and allow quick changes by working in short cycles....

Smart cities are no longer just about utilizing technology to increase operational efficiency such as optimizing traffic patterns, or parking management. Nowadays, it’s about leveraging communication technologies to bring residents on board with a...

Smart City development isn’t just about boosting technology for technology’s sake. The bottom line for every Smart City tech solution should be solving real problems and improving the lives of residents. Cities are embracing the digital revolution...

So, you’re a PIO? We know, you’ve got a really tough job. As the mouthpiece of the city administration, you’re the one who needs to relay information in a crisis and provide updates about new projects and initiatives. And in today’s non-stop,...