Case Study: Making Sense of ‘Smart State’ Efforts Underway in Illinois
Budgetary crisis aside, the Department of Innovation & Technology is finding ways to to innovate and transform its operations.
Case Study: Reducing Recidivism by Training Probationers in Construction
In Northern California, Sacramento County’s Probation Department has an 85 percent job placement success rate.
Program in Tennessee County Aims to Divert Single Moms From Jail
A $50,000 MacArthur Foundation grant will help Campbell County develop a gender-responsive risk and needs assessment for women at high risk of incarceration.
Trump to Meet With U.S. Governors in February
The president will host a dinner when the National Governors Association is in D.C. next month, and a private sit-down is also expected.
Trump’s Immigration Executive Order Gives Some Local Governments Pause
Miami-Dade County leads a flurry of jurisdictions distancing themselves from “sanctuary city” status for fear of losing federal grant money.
New York Gov. Demolishes His 50th Bridge
Andrew Cuomo boasted his state would use federal infrastructure funding better than any other in the process.
Closing the ‘Last Mile' Gap With Uber and Lyft Continues to Gain Steam
“We see it as building as many different modes to match the needs of our customers as possible,” according to the MBTA’s transportation innovation director.
Bolstering the Bay Area Against Climate Change Impacts
Rebuild by Design and The Rockefeller Foundation’s latest competition represents a shift in focus from disaster response to resilience planning.
Health Care Cost Transparency Website Will Inform Consumer Decisions in Massachusetts
The first iteration will rely on hospital claims data to infer the average costs of various medical procedures.
This Tool Helped D.C. Police Better Allocate Resources Throughout Inauguration Weekend
Geospatial data aggregation informs day-to-day police work and security for large events.
10 Ideas for Mayors Looking to Manage the Transition to Autonomous Vehicles
AVs don’t have to spell the death of walkable cities.
U.S. Mayors to Congress: Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform
City hall leaders at the U.S. Conference of Mayors were optimistic President-elect Trump will set aside divisive campaign rhetoric and work with them to fix the broken system.
Knight Cities Challenge to Choose From 144 Finalists Looking to Improve Urban Livability
Now in its third year, the competition will grant up to $5 million between this spring’s to-be-determined winners.
Pence: Trump Will Work With Both Parties’ Mayors on ‘Equal Footing’
“No politics, just results,” the vice president-elect promised at the U.S. Conference of Mayors' 85th Winter Meeting.
What Being 18 Months Into an Urban Resilience Strategy Looks Like
New Orleans has $200 million, a multi-disciplinary team and a network of partners with which to address infrastructure needs ahead of future shocks and stresses.
Amid Infrastructure Crisis, Accessibility-Minded Agencies Are Needed More Than Ever
“Transportation agencies know surprisingly little about the people and places that they serve…” said MassDOT’s secretary at a Brookings Institution event in Washington, D.C.
Accelerating Internet Accessibility in U.S. Cities
EveryoneOn has already brought affordable, reliable internet to 405,000 homes in 48 states, and the nonprofit is about to embark on a nine-month effort to expand its work.
Long Beach Tells Stories With New, Spatially Arranged Datasets
“We provide the raw data, but this gives residents the ability to see and understand datasets” that show how California’s sixth-largest city is evolving, according to Mayor Robert Garcia.
California County Supervisors Fed Up With Legislative Inaction on Road Funding
A $70 billion backlog of projects isn’t helping the situation in the Golden State.
How D.C.'s Police Department Is Trying to Improve Data Analysis and Sharing
The Metropolitan Police Department is using a cloud-based records management and moving toward a computer-aided dispatch systems.
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