Local Government

Councilmembers say data centers are coming with or without the city's involvement, and that the city badly needs the potential revenue stream the centers are expected to bring.

Garbage trucks in Scottsdale, Ariz., were recently equipped with dashcams that offer a comprehensive view of operations inside and out. The results are helping exonerate the municipality from frivolous damage claims.

Early data from the new congestion pricing project in Manhattan is showing increased vehicle speeds, a boon for bus riders and transit users, and an indication fees to enter the zone below 60th Street are having an impact.

Through effective data governance, state and local governments are working to improve decision-making, public trust and equity efforts, by creating shared languages and collaboration across departments.

A hack in September continues to present issues around data loss and retrieval, and installation of a different bookkeeping system has been delayed. Officials were unable to determine who was behind the incident.

Zencity, which serves more than 400 public agencies with its community engagement software, now has a bigger presence in the United Kingdom thanks to the purchase of Commonplace. Zencity’s CEO talks about what’s next.

Cities would be prohibited from contracting with vendors to collect speeding fines from automated traffic cameras under a proposal that took its first legislative step Tuesday at the Iowa Capitol.

In a step toward more transparency in government, the Lee County Board of Supervisors began streaming their meetings live on social media at the beginning of the new year.

Pennsylvania state Rep. Chris Pielli, along with the Housing Authority of Chester County, recently held a free program educating people on how to spot and avoid frauds and scams that use technology.

Tech-heavy cities like San Jose and Seattle saw significant declines in remote work last year and the traffic to show for it, the INRIX 2024 Global Traffic Scorecard found. Elsewhere, other trends drove roadway congestion up.

New York-based URBAN-X is no more, after working with gov tech firms since 2016. But New York City’s Transit Tech Lab is looking for help to solve mass transit problems as congestion pricing kicks off in Manhattan.

Fredericksburg City Council continued its aggressive push toward bringing a data center or centers to the city Tuesday night, despite pleas from some residents to slow the pace.

Colorado Springs has been debating for months about whether to begin allowing battery and electric-powered bikes onto trails that are reserved for non-motorized vehicles through a city program.

Michael Sherwood, Las Vegas’ longtime chief innovation and technology officer, left the position late last year. The city’s deputy information technology director has been elevated to acting IT director.

The elected representative’s official email account was breached by a bad actor and used to reach other email addresses, in an attempt to steal their personal information. The issue was resolved fairly swiftly.

Orlando officials are considering a free public network to create connectivity in a neighborhood where more than half the residents lack access to high-speed Internet.

With over 187,000 residents, Cary is working to expand services to serve its growing community, and so far, this includes some minor uses of new, emerging artificial intelligence technologies.

Gov. Brian Kemp has issued a state of emergency ahead of severe winter weather expected to arrive overnight into Friday in metropolitan Atlanta. Agencies are mindful of 2014’s epic snowfall.