Speakers at a smart-cities conference outside Washington said their programs are only worthwhile if residents understand the new technologies being deployed in their communities.

Commentary: Jordan Davis, a director at the Columbus Partnership, shares how the Ohio capital is making the most of its $570 million experiment.

A mercurial landscape of transportation options is challenging cities in way that urban transportation officials say they can't build their way out of.

City officials say artificial intelligence is likely to play a role in the city's future, but there still remain questions surrounding its use by government.

City officials have been granted federal approval to redirect funding and halt a number of projects after research showed potential problems.

Economic forces have created a death of intercity travel options, new analysis shows, even in leading smart cities like Columbus, Ohio.

Commentary: The CEO of a London-based mobile ticketing company weighs in on how the winning city of the Department of Transportation's Smart City Challenge should focus its efforts for maximum value.

The seven cities left in the running for the Department of Transportation's "Smart City Challenge" pleaded their cases for funds to overhaul their transportation infrastructure through IT.