by Jeff Geerts | Oct 31, 2018 | Smart Cities
West Union is a progressive county seat community of 2,486 people in far northeast Iowa filled with community pride. In 2013, West Union completed a 5-year downtown transformation including the following holistic, integrated components of sustainability and...
by John Addison | Oct 29, 2018 | Infrastructure, Resources
Water is a serious issue for the cities of the world. Even in a wealthy nation like the United States, people die from toxic water in Flint Michigan, confront mega droughts in Los Angeles, face salinated aquifers in Miami, and worry in Omaha about oil pipeline spills...
by Melanie Holmer | Oct 25, 2018 | Infrastructure, Resources
Drought, climate change, and overdraft – oh my! Communities are increasingly turning to water reuse as a tool to bolster water supply reliability in the face of numerous uncertainties. Droughts result in curtailments of surface water allocations that serve as drinking...
by Cedric Grignard | Oct 24, 2018 | Society, Technology
What if every single one of us could retrieve and have access back to the data he/she handed out when subscribing to a service on the web? Wouldn’t trust be reinforced between citizens and internet-based service providers when these companies proactively offer...
by Kate O'Brien, Senior Writer for Meeting of the Minds | Oct 22, 2018 | Global Mobility Research
This month, Meeting of the Minds Consultant and Writer Kate O’Brien connected by phone with José Holguín-Veras, who is the William J. Hart Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Director of the Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, and the Environment;...
by Thomas Hohenacker | Oct 18, 2018 | Mobility
Editor’s Note: Thomas will present a free webinar on this topic on October 24th, 2018. He will be joined by the Mayor of Bad Hersfeld, Thomas Fehling. More info and registration. The Internet of Things (IoT) has begun to permeate nearly every aspect of...
by Meghan Harte | Oct 16, 2018 | Economy, Society
Ever since, and long before, the housing market crashed in 2008, with its devastation of homes, neighborhoods and lives, pundits and policy makers have debated the wisdom of advocating for homeownership – particularly in minority communities. Conservative voices often...
by Evan Reis | Oct 15, 2018 | Infrastructure, Society
In the 1940’s, when Houston’s population was about 400,000 following devastating floods of 1935, city leaders constructed two large reservoirs outside the city to act as detention ponds, should another storm threaten their community. In the decades that followed,...
by Daniel Hoornweg | Oct 11, 2018 | Economy, Society
As far back as the 6th century and the Academy of Gundishapur in the Persian Empire, teaching hospitals have anchored the medical profession. Every would-be doctor must spend at least a year or two in one of the world’s 1000-plus licensed teaching hospitals. Most...
by Bob Doppelt | Oct 9, 2018 | Society
A year after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico in 2017, many residents continue to struggle with mental illness. One suicide prevention hotline center, for example, has had over 4,500 calls, double those before Maria. That same year significant psychological...
by Hana Creger | Oct 8, 2018 | Mobility, Society
If you’ve ever sat in traffic crawling at 5 miles per hour or been late to an appointment because of inadequate public transportation, I don’t need to tell you that transportation represents a constant challenge across the United States. But let’s not kid ourselves...
by David Condon | Oct 4, 2018 | Governance, Society
As Mayor of Spokane, Washington, I spend lots of time talking to people—delivering speeches, facilitating discussions, connecting at receptions, and yes, even chatting it up in the grocery store line. I find people can connect easily with information about street...
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