Smart Cities
Want to Solve Society’s Most Urgent Problems? Cash Prizes Can Spur Breakthroughs
COMMENTARY | Big cash prizes can be big motivators for people to get involved in developing innovative ideas.
Want to Solve Society’s Most Urgent Problems? Cash Prizes Can Spur Breakthroughs
COMMENTARY | Big cash prizes can be big motivators for people to get involved in developing innovative ideas.
Smart Cities
Report: The Country's Top Cities for Clean Energy Policy
New York City, Boston and Seattle top the 2020 Clean Energy Scorecard, which ranks 100 cities on local efforts to implement clean energy policy. But only 20 cities are on track to meet their own community climate goals.
In Santa Monica, City Hall Makes its Own Water, Power—and Goodwill
COMMENTARY | Municipal leaders can build new facilities that recycle water and generate power, as well as uplift staff and citizens.
Pandemic May Alter Big Cities, But Won’t Kill Them, Experts Say
The possibility that mid-sized cities could benefit from shifts in how and where people are working also came up during Route Fifty’s Future Cities event on Monday.
The Urban Future is Carless
COMMENTARY | As cities consider what a post-pandemic environment looks like, micromobility devices can help reduce reliance on cars, make streets safer and be more environmentally friendly.
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Eliminate Manual Processes Route and Approve Invoices from Anywhere
Today’s finance teams carry a heavy burden, supporting everything from growth strategies to long-term planning – all while continuously delivering monthly and quarterly numbers and keeping cash flowing. But even as demands on finance departments grow, many still spend excessive time using paper, spreadsheets, and e-mails to process vendor invoices, approvals, and payments.
The Nation's Marquee 'Smart City' Program Continues to Evolve
Experts and people involved in the Columbus, Ohio project say it provides a chance for the city and others to learn more about what works and what doesn't with emerging transportation technology.
Word Count Program Helps Expand Early Childhood Language Exposure
The Providence Talks program expanded to five cities, where educators are working with parents to increase the number of words per day that their children hear.
Cities Will Save Democracy, but Only If We Measure It
COMMENTARY | Cities have become the gatekeepers of democracy. Creating a new index to measure democracy in cities may help save the institution globally.
Why We Should Stop Conflating Cities With Innovation and Creativity
COMMENTARY | The language we use to discuss innovation and creativity has such a pro-urban bias that we’ve forgotten these qualities flourish outside of cities, too.
When Street Lights Do More Than Illuminate a City
New York cities plan to deploy smart technology, from optic scanners to weather sensors, when they retrofit street lights to make them more energy efficient.
Smart Cities Can Get Smarter in Protecting Residents
COMMENTARY | As cities and residents race to become more connected, we must consider how to protect public and private digital property.
Don’t Be Afraid of a Cashless Future
COMMENTARY | City ordinances requiring businesses to accept cash payments to protect the poor are missing the larger picture.
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