Aug 12, 2026 | Featured, Smart Cities
A university is a small city in itself: There’s lighting, waste management, traffic control. That means, when researchers look to optimize a campus, they can simultaneously build a “smart cities” proof of concept for a municipality. It’s a logical fit. “Universities...
Feb 19, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Events, Smart Cities
Can artificial intelligence be ethical? No, according to a panel of experts. But neither can a car. “When there’s a vehicle crash, no one says a car was being unethical,” said Bennett Gebken, CTO of Huntridge Labs, who spoke at a Jan. 22 CivicLabs Roundtable Series on...
Jan 15, 2026 | Smart Cities, Transit
Cities are investing in less costly bus rapid transit over light rail systems, says Yonah Freemark of The Transport Politic. More than 160 miles of new rail, bus and other fixed-guideway transit lines opened in the U.S. in 2025, and about 94 miles more are...
Aug 7, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Smart Cities
There’s a rush to adopt AI in most every American institution — including cities. Mayors across the country are rapidly integrating AI into public services. Los Angeles launched an AI zoning pilot for rebuilding homes lost to the Palisades Fires. Raleigh, North...
Jul 24, 2025 | Climate, Featured, Smart Cities
Thanks to a new $3 million grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation, five Plastic Smart Cities projects have been launched in 2025 across Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia—and will run through 2028. This investment not only aims to power local action...
Jun 6, 2025 | 5G, Autonomous Vehicles, Smart Cities, Technology, Testing
At the heart of it is Curiosity Lab, a 5G-enabled, real-world test bed that allows startups and established tech companies to develop, test, and deploy cutting-edge innovations across the mobility, infrastructure, and the Internet of Things (IoT) sectors. Since its...
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