Florida county turns to AI to trim zoning review process | Smart Cities Dive
Swiftbuild says its AI tool trimmed the zoning review process in Hernando County, Florida, from 30 days to two.| Smart Cities Dive
With plans for more than 140 dropoff depots by 2027, the state’s new program is designed to make recycling more efficient and manage hard-to-recycle materials without new taxpayer costs.| Smart Cities Dive - Latest News
Oregon’s attorney general is seeking a full court review after a divided Ninth Circuit panel lifted a lower court’s block on troop deployment. Los Angeles’ police chief says other cities could face similar orders.| Smart Cities Dive - Latest News
San José, California, is testing AI and cameras to identify and quickly alert the city to potholes and other dangerous street issues.| Smart Cities Dive - Latest News
The country’s third-largest public housing authority says at least 13% of its budget is at stake.| Smart Cities Dive - Latest News
With liability insurance costs expected to rise nearly 24% next year, a bipartisan bill would give Amtrak, Brightline and commuter rail operators more time to obtain it.| Smart Cities Dive - Latest News
Chicago has a higher downtown office vacancy rate than the Big Apple. Housing advocates say those buildings could help address the affordable housing shortage.| Smart Cities Dive - Latest News
Cities eager to tout privately financed sports stadiums are still spending big through tax breaks, land deals and public financing that shift costs back to taxpayers.| Smart Cities Dive - Latest News
The proposed intercity bus and Amtrak station next to the restored Michigan Central Station “will grow our regional economy,” said Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.| Smart Cities Dive - Latest News
Swiftbuild says its AI tool trimmed the zoning review process in Hernando County, Florida, from 30 days to two.| Smart Cities Dive
Gov. JB Pritzker says DHS has requested 100 military personnel be sent to Chicago and calls the action an “unconstitutional occupation.”| Smart Cities Dive
With urban redevelopment, public-private partnerships and diversified manufacturing, the county wants to become a destination for opportunity and growth while honoring its Amish and agrarian roots.| Smart Cities Dive
Similar legal challenges over housing policy and development autonomy are unfolding in California and Massachusetts, potentially reshaping state-local power dynamics.| Smart Cities Dive
Roanoke, Virginia, is reassessing zoning reforms it passed last year after resident lawsuits cost the city tens of thousands in litigation.| Smart Cities Dive
The Urban Institute’s analysis gives local leaders information they can use to build cases for prevention and recovery support.| Smart Cities Dive
Trump’s orders threatening to strip funds from cities limiting immigration cooperation are unconstitutional, a federal judge said, extending protections to Boston, Chicago, Denver and more.| Smart Cities Dive
Local leaders say they’re prepared to defend protections limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement even as the Trump administration threatens to revoke funding and bring criminal charges.| Smart Cities Dive
Trump’s executive order puts the federal government in the driver’s seat for Olympics security. Experts wonder if cooperation — or confrontation — will be the result.| Smart Cities Dive
The city’s partnership with Hazel AI aims to cut costs, boost transparency and expand access for small and local businesses.| Smart Cities Dive
In 2025, New York City joined other major global cities that have implemented tolling programs to reduce traffic in select areas. Other U.S. cities are considering similar plans.| Smart Cities Dive
If the Trump administration moves forward to claw back the funding, “we will see them in court,” said Kym Meyer, litigation director at the Southern Environmental Law Center.| Smart Cities Dive
EVTOL aircraft are expected to aid law enforcement and firefighting efforts and provide emergency medical and freight transportation in addition to their air taxi operations.| Smart Cities Dive
While eVTOL aircraft may seem futuristic, they will "become reality in the not-too-distant future," Archer's chief operating officer said.| Smart Cities Dive
Archer Aviation revealed potential prices that would be slightly more than double the cost of ground-based ride-sharing — for rides that are five times as fast.| Smart Cities Dive
The River Mile project is treating the South Platte River as natural infrastructure, delivering flood protection, recreation and economic opportunity on land once considered undevelopable.| Smart Cities Dive
The latest news from urban air mobility companies Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation includes acquisitions and agreements to ready themselves for 2025 flights.| Smart Cities Dive
As FEMA funding fades and disasters intensify, risk assessments, standing contracts and debris-management plans are crucial, one conservation director says.| Smart Cities Dive
Most of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funds have already been awarded to states, however, and some observers say the Trump administration cannot end the program with just a memo.| Smart Cities Dive
