Technology, housing, climate action, transportation, public safety and more take center stage at events for local government leaders in 2026. Events for local government leaders in 2026 are designed to help you keep up with the changes and chart a path forward. They...
The Rockefeller Foundation and Center for Civic Futures launched the AI Readiness Project to help public officials collaborate on artificial intelligence use. Dive Brief: The Rockefeller Foundation and Center for Civic Futures launched the AI Readiness...
Six U.S. cities — Austin, Texas; Boston; Dallas; Denver; Kansas City, Missouri; and Newport News, Virginia — are set to join the Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance, Bloomberg announced. Image credit: Michael M. Santiago / Staff via Getty Images The program,...
American Forests’ shade map reveals a stark lack of shade in hundreds of U.S. cities, giving local leaders a powerful tool to prioritize cooling investments where they matter most. American Forests released a new nationwide shade map that visualizes the percentage of...
Self-driving robotaxis will likely appear in more cities and states this year amid a more favorable federal regulatory environment, industry officials and observers say. Despite the demise of General Motors’ Cruise robotaxi business in 2024, more than $100 billion in...
The 150,000 square foot rooftop array uses CSUN modules, Solectria inverters, and PVKIT rail-less racking hardware and mini clamps from S-5! Inc. Parallel Products' 1.9 MW rooftop solar array in New Bedford, Mass., Image: S-5, Inc. Parallel Products, a consumer...
Replacing lithium and cobalt in lithium-ion batteries would result in a more environmentally and socially conscious technology, scientists say. Toward that end, University of Texas at Austin researchers, funded in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation, have...
Rebecca De Cicco, global chair and founder of Women in BIM, discusses the group’s evolution over the past decade – and what lies ahead as it supports women across the globe to become part of a digital-first industry Digital impacts everything we do – from the homes we...
Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software giant, launched phase 2 of the infrastructure metaverse at its Year in Infrastructure conference in London. This new phase includes many enhancements intended to bridge gaps between data processes in information...
Cities must invest more in digital and physical infrastructure to become more inclusive, resilient, sustainable and safe, according to a recently released report by ThoughtLab, a marketing and economic research company, and Hatch, a consulting firm. jamesteohart via...
The SMART Competition is opening Session 1 for team registration. Teams are reminded that even though there are no official competition beginning or ending dates, teams may select which session in which to compete. Competition Session 1: December 1 – April 1...
New Delhi: Bentley Systems, Incorporated, an infrastructure engineering software company, and Genesys International, a pioneer in advanced mapping and geospatial content services, announced that Genesys’s 3D City Digital Twin Solution for Urban India – the first city...