Backers say collecting data about how we move and interact through a city can help shape high-tech services, like robots to pick up trash. But privacy concerns have scuttled several projects. As the ...

Our cities are evolving at a pace never seen before. Right now, in 2026, technology is reshaping how we live, work, and move ...

Cities are growing rapidly. Here’s how they can continue providing adequate public safety, emergency response and other critical services while prioritizing energy resilience. Keeping up with this ...

The concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) has been around since 1985, when Peter Lewis spoke about it in a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 15th Annual Legislative Weekend in ...

Colorado cities are calling for urban tech vendors to address some of the key issues facing their communities. The Colorado Smart Cities Alliance has announced the start of the the Connected Colorado ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna and two ...

As smart cities evolve from concept to reality, they are redefining how we think about urban development, particularly within the real estate and construction sectors. These urban areas envision a ...

China has made the transfer of smart city technology one of the dimensions of its security diplomacy towards Africa. How concerned should Washington be about this development? As China seeks to expand ...