Smart21 Communities are Semi-Finalists in coveted Intelligent Community of the Year Awards program (New York City, USA – 16 October 2009) – The Intelligent Community Forum announced this evening its eagerly-awaited list of the Smart21 Communities of 2010. The announcement was made by Co-Founder Louis Zacharilla at an event hosted by the Swedish Consulate General in […]
SRDC Spotlight: Broadband Infrastructure
Broadband internet access is increasingly essential infrastructure for business, agriculture, education and most other aspects of day-to-day life. Communities must have broadband to compete in today’s economy. USDA’s Economic Research Service states the situation in clear terms in a report released last month: In this decade, “rural communities that had greater broadband Internet access had […]
STRIB on Cities and Broadband Stimulus Criteria
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune picked up on the NTIA/RUS stimulus broadband workshop, which I wrote about yesterday. Are Minnesota cities shut out by broadband rules? Criteria for seeking stimulus funds require proof that cities are underserved, and Minnesota providers can argue they’re not. By STEVE ALEXANDER, Star Tribune Last update: July 21, 2009 – 12:47 AM […]
Cities Concerned About Broadband Stimulus
League of Minnesota Cities update on ARRA broadband funding
Prince Charles Makes Nice with Architects
Tradition, wisdom and organic urbanism.
NPC 2009: Minneapolis Planning Successes
APA’s 101st National Planning Conference pre-promotional videos of parks and multi-modal systems.
Chicago-Best City in the World?
Today is opening day of Major League Baseball’s regular season. I would normally argue there is no place I would rather be today than that worst seat available in any park in the league. Normally. As as ESPN reports, Mother Nature had a different idea today: The Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox both […]