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Building Upon a Decade of Deploying Small-Cell Solutions to Improve Connectivity

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A Tech-Enabled Effort to Fight Census Undercounting in San José

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Virginia Beach Is Using an IoT-Enabled Sensor Network to Predict Flooding in Real Time

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Register for the 2018 Code for America Summit

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Midsize Cities Get a New, Free Data Portal Option

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Cities Should Meet Their Makers

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Cities of Service Launches New ‘Engaged Cities’ Award Program

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Reducing Isolation Among Denver’s Growing Senior Population

Instead of more services, our seniors needed better access to the services the city already provides.

18 Projects Across 6 Cities to Benefit From Gigabit Internet Grants

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Reducing Barriers to Shelter and Services in Denver

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Searching for Solutions After 14 Overdoses and One Death in a Library

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Prioritizing Disaster Recovery Projects Through a Social Resilience Lens

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How to Rediscover ‘Heart and Soul’ in Small-Town America

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