by Bob Sitkauskas and Russ Vanos | Sep 30, 2014 | Smart Cities
Detroit is at a tipping point. The city’s outmigration has led to city planning and funding challenges, forcing Detroit and its residents to reinvent the city. The challenges Detroit faces also offer an opportunity and a platform for discussion about alternative urban...
by Ben Hecht | Sep 29, 2014 | Smart Cities
A call to dialogue with fellow attendees of Meeting of the Minds 2014 At Meeting of the Minds 2014, we’ll be treated to a look at some of the Innovation Economy’s most extraordinary achievements. From data analytics to self-driving cars, capabilities that were once...
by Greta Byrum and Diana Nucera | Sep 29, 2014 | Smart Cities
For the past four years, the Open Technology Institute (OTI) and the Allied Media Projects (AMP) have been working with communities to build wireless mesh networks. Mesh is a technology for creating inexpensive local WiFi that allows users to connect their devices...
by Roberta Gamble | Sep 23, 2014 | Smart Cities
According to a report released this summer by the United Nations, over half of the world’s population lives in cities, a figure expected to increase to two-thirds by 2050. Considering less than 30 percent of the population lived in cities a mere 60 years ago, this...
by Jeremy Goldberg | Sep 22, 2014 | Smart Cities
Conventional wisdom on Civic Innovation is that we have all the right ingredients to change government: The timing, the talent, and the technology are all there and if used and blended properly, these “three T’s” can positively reshape government. The Second Wave of...
by Anthony Flint | Sep 15, 2014 | Smart Cities
St. Louis was ranked 8 of 18 post-industrial cities studied in our Policy Focus Report Regenerating America’s Legacy Cities, and the metropolitan area continued to make progress in planning and economic development. The revitalization along Washington Avenue,...
by Andrew Mangan | Sep 8, 2014 | Smart Cities
U.S. businesses, entrepreneurs and municipalities are rethinking the concept of “waste” to create competitive advantage beyond the market and pave the way toward a circular economy and a landfill-free future. While this is a national trend, you can find these...
by Shaina Kandel | Sep 3, 2014 | Smart Cities
There is a growing buzz around strengthening urban food systems. Consumers want more transparency in where their food is coming from and how it is being made. They are voting with their dollars by purchasing from local producers. A University of Kentucky study shows...
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