Making data work for social good requires bolder approaches to managing government data as a critical, open public asset. 

Online and digital technologies that provide a link between the government and the governed are increasing everywhere around the world. These technologies have the potential to build government…

Carmaker plans sustainable city that runs on hydrogen fuel cells, initially houses 2,000 people and uses internet technology in virtually all aspects of life

In urban regions worldwide, collaborative approaches to city-making flourish. This has traditionally been a top-down exercise but is now increasingly also bottom-up.

We asked five leaders in the gov tech market what they expected to happen in the past five years that did — or did not — come to pass. Their answers offer insight into what ground was gained and where there’s room to grow.

Get in shape. Get organized. Read more. Most New Year’s resolutions are focused on personal improvement. These are important, but what if this year we resolved to improve our places too?

Opportunity Zones are creating "offshore tax havens" inside the United States, one researcher says. But some funds are trying to think different.

Civic engagement trends are on the rise and cities around the globe are realizing they need to go beyond traditional tools for new kinds of civic engagement. That’s because City Halls have discovered a plain and simple fact: once residents are engaged, they are a powerful force that can significantly improve the quality of life in a city.

Mayors across the world say we all need to consider how urban planning and climate intersect with well-being.

Learn from some of these incredible city innovators as we head into the next decade and beyond.

This literature review distillation on civic engagement material focuses on the general themes, recommendations and challenges gleaned from academic journals, media articles and nonprofit briefs from literature reviews collected this year.

A look back at the biggest stories and themes from the world of urban planning in the decade that was the 2010s.

As we build more houses with lawns, we deprive ourselves of natural signposts

At this time of year, most of us are thinking hard about New Year's resolutions to make our personal, family and professional lives better. But before we finalize the list of losing weight, balancing our household finances, or cleaning out that back closet, what if we picked a few that could improve our lives, while ALSO improving our cities, towns and communities?

From St. Louis’s equity analysis to studying bell hooks in prison to free childcare at city meetings, a look back at the stories that inspired us this year.

Will digital technologies, both those that are already widespread and those that are still emerging, have substantial impacts on the way citizens engage and the ways through which power is sought, used, or contested?

The census holds power to bring visibility, resources and political agency to our communities. It's up to us to share the facts and mobilize each other around the upcoming census, so that our communities receive equitable resources and representation in the coming decade.

It’s kinda hard to believe - actually, it’s mind-blowingly hard - that we are nearing the dawn of 2020! We’re officially back to the future, folks! And boy has the world of planning and development exponentially changed over this past decade. 2010 seems like ancient history - we were knee-deep into

In the past month I’ve visited two cities — Barcelona and Beijing — pursuing drastically different directions to the smart, technology-enabled city of the future. I know which of the urban visions I…

I often think back to a specific day in the fall semester of my junior year. I’m sitting in the Computer Science (CS) lounge early one Saturday morning, waiting for the Data Structures and…

Every digital team knows the tremendous value of a retrospective — creating a safe space to reflect on and discuss what worked well and what didn’t, so that we continuously improve for the future…

In cities like New York, Paris, Rotterdam, and soon San Francisco, car-free streets are emerging amid a growing movement.

Cities have learned that residents offer an important real-world reality check on tech-centric and data-driven work.

Parking spaces are the most incorrectly valued urban asset. Want to get more people onto public transit? Simple. Stop making it so incredibly cheap to park a vehicle.