Smart Cities Dive

The new entity is part of the companies’ strategic alliance that has been in the works since 2024, which aims to support the certification and commercial production of Joby’s eVTOL aircraft.

Transit agencies in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Seattle are reporting new highs in ridership on certain game days.

Although the agency’s “hastily” made changes were deemed procedurally incorrect, the court denied a request to block anti-housing-first policy changes in the next round of Continuum of Care grants.

California’s San Francisco-Los Angeles project looks to the private sector for help, but other privately funded projects are struggling.

Local governments in California will receive a 50% discount on Claude, the company’s AI productivity assistant, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.

Fast-track projects ranging from safer streets and transit access to home-sharing and disaster preparedness were among those funded at a record level this year. 

Construction of the $16 billion project in New York and New Jersey can now continue. The Trump administration froze its funding, causing work to briefly stop in February.

Housing demand is falling due to restrictive immigration policies, but the affordable housing shortage continues, says the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

A National League of Cities accelerator is helping local governments build cross-department solutions and design policies that distribute health benefits more evenly.

Existing heliports need charging infrastructure and additional electrical power to accommodate initial flights expected to begin later this year.

Speeding behavior and crash history factor into installation sites, with many locations using multiple cameras, Verra Mobility said.

New tools aim to help cities keep closer tabs on fleets and equipment in real time, participants in a Samsara public sector technologies event said.

With deferred maintenance growing and capital dollars stretched thin, local governments are using ESPCs to fund energy and infrastructure improvements through future operational savings.

The plaintiffs argued the 11 projects — located in New York, Oregon, Connecticut, Minnesota and Colorado — were targeted because those states voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

A pause on federal funding for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority could become permanent pending an investigation, the federal agency said.

A regional government introduced the Choose to Reuse initiative following Oregon’s introduction of a law allowing the practice. Local leaders collaborate with nonprofits and private reuse businesses to encourage adoption.

Climate pressure and industrial growth are exposing the cost of siloed infrastructure planning.

The Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill that streamlines disaster declaration processing and preserves preparedness grants they say are foundational to state and local response capabilities.

Wellesley, Massachusetts, officials called the plan to build 180 housing units on a state-owned parking lot “commendable” but said the ends don’t justify the means.

While airlines raise fares to cover higher fuel prices, public transportation agencies can’t easily pass those costs on to riders.