Kristin Musulin
Smart Cities Dive
Washington, DC, United States
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Minneapolis bans facial recognition to dismay of city police
The Minneapolis City Council passed a surveillance ordinance that police say was "crafted and approved without any consideration" from the department. → Read More
Miami vies for the title of 'Bitcoin City'
Along with proposing the use of cryptocurrency in city governance, Mayor Francis Suarez introduced Venture Miami and appointed the city's first VC-in-residence — all in a matter of days. → Read More
Seattle mayor approves updated energy code
Mayor Jenny Durkan signed the updates into law, dubbing the city's building energy code as "among the strongest in the nation." → Read More
'Scooter-hailing' is on the horizon at Spin
The company has entered an exclusive partnership with Tortoise to bring three-wheeled teleoperated scooters to cities in North America and Europe. → Read More
COVID ushers new cities to top of VMT climate index
StreetLight Data ranked 100 U.S. metro areas on vehicle miles traveled, use of active transportation and other metrics for its annual climate index. → Read More
Automotive tech takes the digital stage at CES 2021
Leading OEMs and automakers remotely tuned in to the annual electronics show to tout new innovations in V2X, electric and driverless technologies. → Read More
RMI details urgency of ride-hailing electrification
In an insight brief, the nonprofit listed technological capability, financial competitiveness and charging infrastructure as the three major barriers to TNC electrification. → Read More
California tops ACEEE energy efficiency scorecard
This is the first report since 2010 that Massachusetts has not held the No. 1 spot, falling to second as California "continued to set the pace in energy savings." → Read More
Motional, Lyft to launch multimarket robotaxi service in 2023
The plans will expand on the partners' current robotaxi service in Las Vegas, which has served over 100,000 rides since its 2018 launch. → Read More
Industry leaders praise Buttigieg pick as transportation head
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to announce the former South Bend, IN mayor as transportation secretary on Wednesday, prompting praise from several industry leaders. → Read More
11 experts predict what will shape smart cities in 2021
From electrification to digital twins and the "15-minute city," respondents shared a wide variety of trends to watch in the new year. → Read More
Biden promises support, collaboration with US mayors
"Blue cities, red cities, it doesn't matter. They're all American cities ... and they deserve the full support of an American president," President-elect Joe Biden said in a virtual meeting with the U.S. Conference of Mayors. → Read More
California regulator approves fare-based AV services
The California Public Utilities Commission approved two programs that will allow companies to accept compensation on fare-based shared AV services. → Read More
Verizon brings 5G innovation hub to Florida smart community
Innovators within the community of Lake Nona will have access to Verizon's 5G Ultra Wideband network to test how the tech can be applied across industries. → Read More
25 US cities land on CDP 2020 'A List'
Despite the unprecedented obstacles of COVID-19, CDP identified 88 global cities that have continued to make progress on climate action, with 34% of those cities new to the list this year. → Read More
Biden expected to spur growth of smart city tech market
"Under a Biden administration, efforts around smart cities can be expected to accelerate," one analyst said, noting potential growth in smart water systems and transportation electrification. → Read More
Voters green light $7.1B Austin, Texas, transit plan
Now that public funding has been approved, the city first priority is to pick board members for the Austin Transit Partnership, which will handle all of the contracting and the disbursement of funds for the project. → Read More
NYC 'leapfrogs' to top of ACEEE clean energy scorecard
While many leading U.S. cities are boosting their efforts to achieve a clean energy future, more action will be needed from "lower-ranking" cities to move the needle nationally. → Read More
Nevada permits Motional to test AVs without a driver
The "driverless milestone" will be followed by a "rigorous, self-imposed testing and assessment period" in the coming months, said Motional CEO Karl Iagnemma. → Read More
Mandated energy efficiency scores would influence home buying: ACEEE
An empirical study of how U.S. homeowners value energy efficiency information found that homebuyers are more likely to purchase an efficient home if that data is presented in a listing. → Read More