By James Brooks. “Technology doesn’t have to be expensive.” That’s what the sales people tell us. These words trigger the warning bell in our heads. But sometimes it turns out to be true, as the city leaders in Lewiston, Maine ...
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A book released this fall by education advocate Tom Vander Ark spells out why learning is essential to the health of cities.Smart Cities That Work for Everyone: 7 Keys to Education & Employment discusses the importance learning has on the ...
By Kevin Ebi. Broadband Internet isn’t something that’s just nice to have anymore. A study finds it can have dramatic impacts on people’s ability to use public transit, access health care and even find a job. That’s prompting cities to ...
By Brooks Rainwater. For the first time in human history the majority of the world’s population lives in urban areas, including 80 percent of Americans and 3 billion people worldwide. And this number is only expected to grow – current projections ...
UPDATE: League of CA Cities President and Arroyo Grande Mayor Tony Ferrara Loses Razor-Thin Election
The San Luis Obispo County Tribune has declared write-in candidate Jim Hill as the winner in the race to represent Arroyo Grande as the city’s mayor. Hill received 3,090 votes to incumbent Tony Ferrara’s 2,995. The stunning upset signifies an end to ...
How do we solve the problem of the suburbs? Urbanist Jeff Speck shows how we can free ourselves from dependence on the car — which he calls “a gas-belching, time-wasting, life-threatening prosthetic device” — by making our cities more walkable ...
By Brooks Rainwater. For the past 50 years Silicon Valley and Research Triangle Park epitomized the environments where the nation’s innovations germinated. Now, there’s a noticeable shift to a new complementary urban model, unleashing exciting opportunities for cities and city ...
New Study Reveals that Close to $7.3 Billion Needed Annually to Make Streets and Roads Fully Safe The biennial California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment is being released today and the results are alarming. The condition of the ...
Oklahoma City is a midsized town that had a big problem: It was among the most obese towns in America. Mayor Mick Cornett realized that, to make his city a great place to work and live, it had to become ...
