Lauded for its vibrant culture, beautiful beaches, and thriving economy, Miami has also been making strides toward becoming a world-recognized smart city.
Recent initiatives like an urban planning conference hosted by the University of Miami have showcased the community’s commitment to leveraging technology to promote sustainable urban development and improve quality of life. However, the transit challenges of today remain a barrier between the present and a better tomorrow.
Read more: US: Florida: Miami’s Smart City ambitions: From better bus to better tech
The Cherokee Nation’s Gadugi Portal, which empowers tribal citizens to stay engaged and connected in an easy-to-use online platform, recently won the 2024 Smart Cities awardee for the Civic Engagement category.
The Smart Cities awards recognize the progress North American municipalities and other governments have made and provide a forum for sharing best practices to help accelerate Smart City development in the region.
Read more: US: Oklahoma: Tahlequah: Cherokee Nation’s Gadugi Portal wins 2024 Smart Cities Award
Dallas, Texas, finds itself at a crossroads in its journey toward becoming a globally recognized smart city. While recent accolades such as the 2023 Smart 50 Awards celebrate the city’s strides in technological advancement, the shadows cast by its struggling transit system loom large, sparking debates and discontent among residents and taxpayers alike.
While winning a prestigious smart city award marks a significant achievement for residents and businesses, it also starkly contrasts this aforementioned faltering transit system—into which 10.8 billion dollars has been invested since 1999.
Read more: US: Texas: Dallas Strives for Smart City Success Amid Transit Troubles
Kiosks could provide free internet access, generate revenue for city. Some find them distracting, unnecessary.
Dallas leaders are considering placing interactive, digital kiosks along sidewalks, a growing initiative in cites throughout the U.S.
The City of Dallas Department of Public Works has started community engagement efforts to share the vision and benefits of a citywide digital kiosk program and receive feedback from stakeholders, according to a March 26 presentation to the city council's Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Despite being neighbors with two of the top three universities in the world (MIT #1, Harvard #3), Boston did not take home the top spot as 'America's smartest city.'
Massachusetts is praised for its higher education system, home to some of the best universities in the world that bred some of the most influential people like Mark Zuckerburg, Amanda Gorman, Matt Damon, Martin Luther King Jr., and Daniella Pierson-whether for a semester or four years. To say the educators and students of Boston have changed the world would be an understatement.
Read more: US: Massachusetts: Boston Was Not Ranked As ‘The Smartest City In America’ This Year