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1 week ago | smartcitiesdive.com | Ryan Kushner

Authorium, a cloud-based platform built for government administrative operations, announced the release of AuthorAI, a product that uses generative AI to streamline the procurement process. AuthorAI generates statements of work when a user prompts it with a description of the product or service a government team is looking to procure. Authorium says it trained the AI tool on 15 million government procurement documents.

1 week ago | utilitydive.com | Ryan Kushner

Electric vehicle registrations in Chicago are steadily climbing. A new plan the Chicago Department of Transportation shared last week aims to build the infrastructure the city needs to keep up with the growth, reduce transportation-related emissions and make EV access more equitable. The Chicago Moves Electric Framework is the city’s first such plan. It outlines initiatives that include a curbside charging pilot and expanded charging access in key areas throughout the city.

2 weeks ago | smartcitiesdive.com | Ryan Kushner

Electric vehicle registrations in Chicago are steadily climbing. A new plan the Chicago Department of Transportation shared last week aims to build the infrastructure the city needs to keep up with the growth, reduce transportation-related emissions and make EV access more equitable. The Chicago Moves Electric Framework is the city’s first such plan. It outlines initiatives that include a curbside charging pilot and expanded charging access in key areas throughout the city.

2 weeks ago | smartcitiesdive.com | Ryan Kushner

Manhattan’s central business district has seen 2.8 million fewer cars since New York’s congestion pricing program went into effect Jan. 5, with 60,000 fewer cars traversing the notoriously gridlocked area daily, according to Will Carry, an assistant commissioner for policy at the New York City Department of Transportation.

3 weeks ago | smartcitiesdive.com | Ryan Kushner

An article from Right now, “when individuals and communities need more support, but national and local resources are uncertain,” the data can help identify solutions, UWW CEO Angela Williams said. Published April 2, 2025 By Ryan Kushner Members of the Los Angeles Inside Safe team help an unhoused person, center, make their way from an encampment to a bus to be brought to interim housing on Sept. 19, 2024.