Listening to Residents’ Voices to Build More Equitable Cities
People are drawn to cities because of the wide array of opportunities they offer, from employment to education to culture. The vast majority of Americans, approximately 84%, already live in urban areas and, before COVID-19, that percentage was expected to stretch to 89% by 2050. But with the pressure points of current urban design painfully […]
WSU study will use phone app to help people with asthma during wildfire season
Young people who have asthma will test a phone app to help them manage their condition during wildfire season in a Washington State University College of Nursing-led study that’s getting under way. The study is currently recruiting participants ages 18-26 in the Pacific Northwest, said Julie Postma, principal investigator and associate dean for research at […]
Microgrid of the future emerges in Washington as Avista preps transactive DER project
Avista Energy is preparing to launch a “micro-transactive grid” in Spokane, Washington, that experts say illustrates the future of distributed energy resource (DER) management. Beyond maintaining resilient power, the microgrid will provide visibility and control of smaller loads and enable trading of energy between two buildings in a way that could lead to new business […]
Gallup Podcast features Justin Bibb, Chief Strategy Officer
Change in U.S. Cities Critical in National Dialogue on Race Why has change in American cities been so elusive? Justin M. Bibb, Chief Strategy Officer at Urbanova, joins this Gallup podcast to discuss how events in U.S. cities are critical to the national discussion on race. Bibb also shares about Urbanova’s efforts to use data […]
Could George Floyd’s death while restrained by white police spark a new civil rights era in Cleveland and other U.S. cities?
Well, that was quick. By Wednesday morning, just a few days after a demonstration Saturday over the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police suddenly turned violent, downtown looked eerily neat and quiet. Shattered glass had been swept up. Graffiti had been scrubbed off the bronze statue of early 20th century mayor Tom Johnson in Public […]
Urbanova Names Justin Bibb Chief Strategy Officer
Urbanova welcomes Justin Bibb to the organization’s leadership team as Chief Strategy Officer. Charged with leading Urbanova’s accelerated market expansion and commercialization initiatives, Bibb brings over 12 years of experience in government, corporate development, corporate strategy, consulting and community engagement. “Justin is the right leader at the right time.” said Kim Zentz, CEO of Urbanova. […]
Partnership aims to lower the cost barriers to entry for smart city programmes
Critical infrastructure and services company Itron is joining forces with Key Equipment Finance to launch a funding programme that aims to reduce the barriers to entry for smart city and smart community programmes. Key Equipment Finance is a division of KeyBank and one of the largest bank-based equipment finance providers in the US. In addition […]
City of Spokane and Urbanova Finalists for IDC’s 2020 Smart Cities North America Award
IDC Government Insights named finalists this week in their Smart Cities North America Awards, including the City of Spokane and Spokane’s Urbanova. The awards are designed to recognize the progress North American communities have made in executing Smart Cities projects, as well as provide a forum for sharing best practices to help accelerate Smart City […]
Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband service available in more cities, including Spokane
In April of 2019, the first two cities in the world went live with Verizon’s 5G mobility network and today that number has grown to 28. The latest cities to get Verizon 5G include Charlotte and Greensboro, North Carolina; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Miami, Florida; Salt Lake City, Utah and Spokane, Washington. Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband […]
From fiber-optic lines to 5G, it’s turbulent times for data connectivity in the Pacific Northwest
From small cities rebelling against the introduction of 5G small cells to an aging fiber optic network, the Pacific Northwest has few bright spots amid serious challenges for enhancing both its wired and wireless data connectivity at a time of growing population and economic integration. Those were some of the takeaways at the Pacific Northwest […]