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Portland's streetcar succeeded as a tool for increasing urban vibrancy because it was first a tool for neighborhood development. This fact is important for two reasons: first, because it is a mistake to promote a streetcar in the absence of a major real estate opportunity and, second, because such an opportunity suggests the presence of private parties who stand to benefit tremendously from the investment. And these parties should want to help pay for it.

Walkable City

Jeff Speck

City agencies use automation to screen housing applicants, predict criminal recidivism, identify food assistance fraud, determine if a high schooler is likely to drop out, inform sentencing decisions for young people, and many other things.

Algorithms Quietly Run the City of DC—and Maybe Your Hometown

wired.com

Philadelphia will pilot smart loading zones as part of an effort to digitally manage commercial delivery drivers’ loading activity, limit dangerous or illegal parking and encourage efficient use of curb space.

City Tests App for Delivery Drivers to Reserve Spots in Loading Zones

Kaitlyn Levinson and Assistant Editor, GCN

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