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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/cities-guaranteed-income-pilot-programs-results/806881/
150 cities tested guaranteed income. Here’s what worked — and what didn’t. | Smart Cities Dive
Direct cash payments effectively addressed housing, food and mental health needs, but administrators are grappling with questions about employment outcomes and...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/cities-struggle-drinking-water-chemical-standards-epa-deadline/815552/
Cities struggle to meet drinking water PFAS standards by EPA deadline | Smart Cities Dive
Communities are grappling with how to fund removing PFAS “forever chemicals” from their water supplies, experts said during a National League of Cities panel.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/8-trends-shape-cities-2026-transportation-housing-public-safety-climate/809096/
8 trends that will shape cities in 2026 | Smart Cities Dive
As federal funding becomes less predictable, cities face major shifts in transportation, housing and climate resilience in the new year.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/cities-can-encourage-faster-cheaper-rooftop-solar/816478/
How cities can encourage faster, cheaper rooftop solar | Smart Cities Dive
Permitting delays, inconsistent inspections and local utility rules add thousands to rooftop solar costs, pushing installers to avoid certain jurisdictions....
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/building-retrofits-cities-JLL/760851/
5 forces driving building retrofits and how cities can lead the shift | Smart Cities Dive
With nearly 1.5 billion square feet of aging stock in sustainability-focused markets, local governments are positioned to accelerate decarbonization, a JLL...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/how-cities-prepare-fifa-world-cup-transportation/817021/
How cities can prepare to overcome FIFA World Cup transportation hurdles | Smart Cities Dive
Three transit experts offer recommendations for public transit, traffic congestion and coordinating with law enforcement officials.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/new-jersey-affordable-housing-cities-lawsuit-dismissed/802131/
Court upholds New Jersey affordable housing mandate, dismisses suit from cities | Smart Cities Dive
The 27 cities vow to continue their legal challenges to the state law.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/data-centers-city-oversight-Port-City-Washington-referendum/817703/
How much power do cities have over data centers? | Smart Cities Dive
A Wisconsin referendum highlights the limits of local authority and the growing need for cities to negotiate community benefits and cost protections, experts...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/federal-government-cuts-funding-nonprofits-turning-to-cities/817530/
As the federal government cuts funding, nonprofits are turning to cities | Smart Cities Dive
With one-third of nonprofits facing funding disruptions, local governments are emerging as an option to replace lost federal dollars.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/3-things-cities-can-do-address-water-crisis-vvater/816307/
3 things cities can do to address the water crisis | Smart Cities Dive
Water infrastructure in the U.S. needs to be updated, and city leaders have a critical role to play.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/trump-national-guard-withdrawal-cities-supreme-court-insurrection-act/808717/
What Trump’s National Guard withdrawal means for cities | Smart Cities Dive
A Supreme Court ruling blocks deployments for now, but a legal expert says it increases the risk of President Donald Trump invoking the Insurrection Act.
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https://www.medtechdive.com/news/Incontinence-clinical-trial-automated-implant/637588/
UroMems starts clinical trial of smart, automated implant to treat incontinence | MedTech Dive
The device is designed to improve on products such as Boston Scientific’s AMS 800 by eliminating the need for manual adjustments.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/state-level-parking-reform-efforts-housing-development/812831/
3 state-level parking reform efforts to watch | Smart Cities Dive
To encourage housing development, more states are ending parking spot minimums.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/austin-texas-google-earth-tree-canopy/818429/
Who gets shade first? Austin, Texas, uses Google Earth data to decide. | Smart Cities Dive
By layering heat risk, demographics and tree canopy data, the city is prioritizing vulnerable neighborhoods as extreme heat intensifies.
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Smart City Design and Building News | Smart Cities Dive
The latest news about smart city infrastructure, buildings, planning, and development.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/ai-aws-case-management-anne-arundel-county-maryland/812973/
How a Maryland county integrated AI into its case management systems | Smart Cities Dive
Anne Arundel County is using AI to target repetitive tasks like transcriptions and case summaries, but staff oversight remains at the core of the process.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/kentucky-affordable-housing-faith-based-organizations/817709/
Kentucky cuts ‘red tape’ on affordable housing from faith-based organizations | Smart Cities Dive
The bill allowing religious developers to bypass some permitting rules received pushback from an environmental group.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/nyc-mta-subway-car-order/815386/
New York’s MTA plans to replace more than a third of its subway fleet | Smart Cities Dive
“We are in the midst of a public transit renaissance in New York,” said Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/4-trends-favor-intercity-buses-greyhound-flixbus/818288/
How 4 trends favor intercity buses | Smart Cities Dive
As gas prices and air fares rise, more and better buses may entice travelers, an expert says.
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Utilities | Smart Cities Dive
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/contractors-heat-safety-tips-summer/718330/
The heat is on. Contractors say they’re ready. | Smart Cities Dive
Commercial construction firms aren’t waiting on OSHA’s much-anticipated heat standard to protect their workers.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/residents-ai-government-survey/759500/
Half of US residents ‘uncomfortable’ about AI in government: survey | Smart Cities Dive
Survey respondents see the new technology as a way to increase government efficiency but express concerns about privacy, bias and inaccuracies.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/robotaxi-waymo-tesla-motional-zoox-add-more-cities/738071/
Tesla, Waymo will add more robotaxis to city streets | Smart Cities Dive
Feb 27, 2025 - A more favorable federal regulatory and legislative environment may help propel the growth of driverless ride-hailing vehicles in the United States.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/durham-north-carolina-affordable-housing-forever-home/814320/
How Durham, North Carolina, kick-started affordable housing development | Smart Cities Dive
A $95 million bond agreement in 2019 has led to a swell of affordable housing units in the city. More local governments are following suit.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/oklahoma-affordable-housing-crisis-solutions/813797/
4 ways Oklahoma can ease its affordable housing crisis | Smart Cities Dive
An Urban Institute study detailed challenges in Oklahoma’s housing market but also noted solutions for the state.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/smart-cities-trends-outlook-2024/706060/
US cities’ outlook for 2024 | Smart Cities Dive
Cities are pushing ahead on innovative bids to build more sustainable, safe and equitable communities, but many of the roadblocks they face likely aren't going...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/bill-streamline-transit-rail-permitting-process/818399/
Bill to streamline transit project permitting introduced in House | Smart Cities Dive
The bipartisan legislation seeks to bring parity between transit and highway projects to the National Environmental Policy Act permitting process.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/stadium-private-funding-washington-commanders-denver-broncos/803092/
As stadium boom resumes, ‘private funding’ often comes with public strings | Smart Cities Dive
Cities eager to tout privately financed sports stadiums are still spending big through tax breaks, land deals and public financing that shift costs back to...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/california-single-staircase-reform-proposed/816962/
Single-staircase reform proposed in California | Smart Cities Dive
Reducing the number of staircases smaller multifamily buildings require could unlock more housing, advocates say, but a state fire marshal report urges caution.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/building-performance-standards-proliferate-evolve/743450/
Building performance standards set to proliferate, evolve in 2025 | Smart Cities Dive
State and local governments continue to develop building standards that draw on existing frameworks and implement new metrics for measuring performance.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/mayors-housing-affordability-survey-boston-university-menino/817222/
Most mayors say market-rate housing development can boost housing affordability | Smart Cities Dive
Up to 80% of U.S. mayors say their city needs to develop more multifamily housing, a Boston University survey found. Support for zoning and permitting reform...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/boston-water-based-thermal-network-ease-grid-strain/817823/
Boston eyes water-based thermal network to ease grid strain | Smart Cities Dive
The BosTEN initiative explores whether a closed-loop system using thermal energy from the city’s waterways can deliver scalable heating and cooling — and what...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/air-taxis-cities-equity-infrastructure-safety/715439/
Air taxis will require urban, aviation planners to join forces: APA | Smart Cities Dive
With eVTOL operations coming as soon as next year, a report from the American Planning Association delves into key issues for urban planners.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/heat-wildfires-surge-ozone-pollution-american-lung-association/818297/
Heat, wildfires drive surge in ozone pollution, report finds | Smart Cities Dive
The American Lung Association’s State of the Air report cites ground-level ozone, data centers and EPA actions as clean-air threats, but cities have levers to...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/infrastructure-cities-google-earth-search/808748/
Want insights on your city’s infrastructure? Now you can Google it. | Smart Cities Dive
New Ask Google Earth feature allows users to see everything from the number of stop signs to storm drains in a city.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/trendline/energy-codes-building-performance-standards/591/
Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards | Smart Cities Dive
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/realpage-settles-nevadas-rent-lawsuit/761282/
Nevada strikes settlement with RealPage over rent-setting software | Smart Cities Dive
The deal places new limits on how rental data can be used and funds rent relief. Similar lawsuits from state and local governments are still pending.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/livingston-county-ny-fire-training-tower-2024-crown-communities-award/805327/
Investing in next-generation emergency response: 2024 Crown Communities Award | Smart Cities Dive
Livingston County, N.Y., turned federal pandemic funds into a regional emergency training asset by building a state-of-the-art fire training tower.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/los-angeles-subway-extension-d-line/816736/
Los Angeles to open subway extension May 8 | Smart Cities Dive
The nearly 4-mile extension is the first of three that will provide a through ride from downtown Los Angeles to Beverly Hills by 2027.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/large-nyc-buildings-meet-2024-carbon-emission-limits-report/735643/
92% of large NYC buildings meet 2024 carbon emission limits: report | Smart Cities Dive
Site energy use in buildings over 25,000 square feet dropped for the fifth year in a row, with 43% of buildings set to meet Local Law 97’s stricter 2030...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/san-jose-ai-education-training-openai/817327/
This city is not just training its staff on AI, it’s educating the public | Smart Cities Dive
San José, California, is partnering with OpenAI, Google and Anthropic to make AI tools and education available to residents through the public library.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/southwest-washington-dc-mobility-innovation-district/802922/
How Southwest DC helped residents and visitors get around the neighborhood | Smart Cities Dive
Businesses and the Washington, D.C., government formed a Mobility Innovation District to launch a pilot shuttle service.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/connected-communities-from-asphalt-to-asset/814551/
The path to building connected communities | Smart Cities Dive
Walkable, bikeable neighborhoods are an economic engine, a public health strategy and a blueprint for building resilient cities. Cities across the U.S. are...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/joby-aviation-air-taxi-flight-nyc/818648/
Joby Aviation air taxi takes flight in NYC | Smart Cities Dive
The air taxi developer and the Federal Aviation Administration are demonstrating advanced air mobility in a nationwide tour.
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The latest events for smart cities leaders
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5 ways these D.C. suburbs are turning climate goals into local results | Smart Cities Dive
Takoma Park, Maryland, and Dumfries, Virginia, are advancing resilience through funding alignment, infrastructure upgrades and resident engagement.
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Robotaxis: The latest developments | Smart Cities Dive
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/fta-99b-formula-funds-public-transportation/708948/
FTA makes $9.9B in formula funds available for public transportation | Smart Cities Dive
Due to the ongoing budget debate in Congress, the funds represent only the first five months of fiscal year 2024.
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Smart Cities Dive provides in-depth journalism and analysis into the most impactful news and trends shaping smart cities. We cover the latest trends on...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/housing-local-government-staffing-shortages-nlc/817447/
Local government staffing shortages threaten housing development, experts say | Smart Cities Dive
Nearly 38% of local government employees are expected to retire within the next five years, one study found.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/is-your-city-prepared-weather-storm-without-fema-emergency-management-resilience/749787/
Is your city prepared to weather the storm without FEMA? | Smart Cities Dive
Local officials must act now to build emergency networks for community-based disaster resilience as federal support evaporates, experts say.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/san-jose-california-ai-transit-bus-priority/811479/
How one city increased transit bus speeds by 20% | Smart Cities Dive
San José, California, employs AI traffic signaling to favor buses, helping keep them on schedule.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/local-governments-sue-hud-homelessness-grant-criteria/806939/
HUD withdraws homelessness grant opportunity ahead of court hearing | Smart Cities Dive
Dec 15, 2025 - The department said it still plans to change the Continuum of Care program, but future changes will be “well in advance” of the next funding deadline.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/trump-budget-targets-affordable-housing-homeless-grants/816830/
Trump budget proposal once again targets affordable housing, homeless assistance | Smart Cities Dive
Elimination of the HOME Investment Partnerships and Community Development Block Grant programs would be part of the 13% cut in the Department of Housing and...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/trump-2026-budget-dot-Amtrak-rail-public-transit/749970/
5 takeaways from Trump’s proposed 2026 budget for rail and public transit | Smart Cities Dive
Amtrak would be spared budget cuts, while public transit could get a 1.5% funding boost.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/affordable-housing-standard-evolves-sustainability-resilience-enterprise-green-communities/817059/
Affordable housing standard evolves from sustainability to resilience | Smart Cities Dive
Apr 10, 2026 - Updated Enterprise Green Communities Criteria focus on extreme heat, wildfire, flooding and power outages, treating climate risk as a core housing...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/raising-city-wages-detroit/816596/
Can raising city wages drive local growth? Detroit is about to find out. | Smart Cities Dive
Local leaders across the U.S. are betting that livable wages for city employees can strengthen consumer stability and community investment. But the policy...
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Smart City Climate Resilience News | Smart Cities Dive
Latest news articles on city climate resilience strategies, plans and sustainability.
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How one company is using AI to transform affordable housing | Smart Cities Dive
EliseAI is automating workflows and taking phone calls for property managers who oversee one in six rental units in the U.S., the company says.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/flood-codes-update-construction-asce/750805/
New building codes aim to provide vital flood protection | Smart Cities Dive
The updated standards mark a major shift in approach for design and construction in flood hazard areas, according to a floodplain manager.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/why-waste-diversion-pilots-struggle-to-scale/817402/
Why waste diversion pilots struggle to scale | Smart Cities Dive
The problem is rarely technology. It’s the upstream behavior inside homes and buildings.
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Are intercity buses having a Cinderella moment? | Smart Cities Dive
Ridership is on an upswing, and several cities are opening new or refurbished intermodal terminals. Here’s what you’ll find in eight major cities.
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The business case for dash cams: prioritizing ROI in a precarious fiscal climate | Smart Cities Dive
How city fleets are protecting drivers and budgets.
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Smart permitting, phase-out of diesel generators could curb data center impacts | Smart Cities Dive
A look at what’s happening in California shows that even in an environmentally progressive state, unhealthy emissions and resource depletion are problems...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/epa-coal-ash-ccr-protections-proposed-rule/817213/
EPA proposes weakening power plant coal ash protections | Smart Cities Dive
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin framed the proposal as “commonsense changes,” but environmental advocates say it threatens drinking water.
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43% of public sector employees use AI at least a few times a year, Gallup finds | Smart Cities Dive
Less than 40% of the public sector employees surveyed said their organization has a clear AI strategy, according to a recent poll.
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Bigfoot links smart insulin pen cap to improved glycemic control in real-world study | MedTech Dive
Using the system can bring “rapid and durable improvement” in glycemic control for older adults with Type 2 diabetes who use multiple daily injections,...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/court-narrows-new-jersey-case-against-realpage-rent-setting-suit/817061/
Court narrows New Jersey’s case against RealPage in rent-setting suit | Smart Cities Dive
A federal judge partially dismissed claims against the rental software provider and several major landlords in a suit that alleges collusion to raise rent...
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