Data-Smart Cities

SNAP changes are taking effect this month. On last fall’s #DataSmartCityPod, Dr. Sara Bleich explained the new work requirements and cost shifts, and what mayors can do now: clear communication, state advocacy, and documenting local impact. 🎧 Recast: datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/re…

NEW on the #DataSmartCityPod: @GoldsmithonGov talks with Jessica MacLeod, former Chief of Strategy and Performance in @sfgov, about cross-department teams, AI that tracks if problems move, and small experiments that scale. ➡️ datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/be…

We were part of the @CenterforCities Open House this month — great to see so many @Harvard students, staff, and faculty curious about data, tech, and local government!📸 Explore our work: datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/ Get involved with the Center: cities.harvard.edu/

The @Kennedy_School's Government Performance Lab has been helping cities implement alternative response programs—approaches that safely divert 911 calls. A persistent gap: no shared data for measuring performance. A new GPL toolkit changes that.➡ datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/me…

NEW ARTICLE: @GoldsmithonGov's latest for @Governing looks at how cities are using vision language AI to catch neighborhood problems before residents have to call them in: abandoned cars, illegal dumping, grass that's gotten out of control. 📌More here: datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/to…

This is episode #100.👏 We flipped the script: host @GoldsmithonGov answers your questions on his time in city hall, why responsiveness builds public trust, and what he thinks people in public service today need to know. Listen here!➡️ datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/10…

AI is only as responsive as the systems that back it. @GoldsmithonGov's new paper names the four components – technical, semantic, governance, and legal – that turn AI insight into coordinated action. 📌datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/as…

Cities and residents often see the same neighborhood differently. In @BloombergCities' The Forum, @GoldsmithOnGov argues AI's biggest use in local government is closing that gap—giving both sides the same evidence to act on. 📌bloombergcities.jhu.edu/news…

The Community Data Health Initiative helps cities take on environmental challenges that affect people’s health—starting with air pollution & extreme heat. Check out event recordings and resources from our summer webinar series supporting this work➡️ edf.org/webinars-and-resourc…

NEW ARTICLE: @austintexasgov is addressing the housing crisis with a set of levers city government already controls. Read the full piece➡️ datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/le…