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Digitizing Trash, Snow Services in Syracuse, N.Y.
March 2024 | Government Technology MagazineProcurement Transformation in the City of Syracuse: A Digital Service Network Spotlight
February 15, 2024 | BeeckCenterHow 3 cities are improving snow removal with software
February 15, 2024 | SmartCitiesDiveSyracuse considers speed and red light enforcement technology in school zones
January 3, 2024 | CNYCENTRALShould Syracuse City School transportation have more surveillance?
January 3, 2024 | localsyr.comSyracuse seeks feedback on traffic enforcement cameras near schools, on buses
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How Digitization Can Make Government More Equitable
December 12, 2023 | GovTech - Government Technology
City of Syracuse contest seeks transportation data projects
October 4, 2023 | Data-Smart City Pod - Bloomberg Center for CitiesLeading First and Leading Local with Clarence Anthony
September 6, 2023 | Syracuse.comAmid the Rapid Rise of AI and Autonomous Systems, Maxwell Scholars Have a Pivotal Role
July 6, 2023 | Syracuse University NewsResults for America Awards Seven Cities in North and South America with Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Certification for Exceptional Use of Data
June 21, 2023 | What Works Cities - BloombergCity of Syracuse launches new upgraded trash pickup service
June 16, 2023 | Local SYRThe Syracuse Data Challenge Encourages Residents to Use the City’s Open Data Portal
June 8, 2023 | The AtlasCity of Syracuse to start issuing citations for improper trash cart requirements Monday
June 5, 2023 | CentralCNYBloomberg Philanthropies Welcomes 20 New Mayors to the City Data Alliance, Empowering Them to Lead with Data to Improve Resident Lives
May 16, 2023 | Bloomberg Philanthropies20 new cities, mayors join Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance
May 16, 2023 | StateScoopBuilding Equity In Syracuse Road Reconstruction
May 12, 2023 | The AtlasSyracuse overhauls MWBE department; hopes for streamlined process, better data
May 3, 2023 | Central CurrentAdvancing progress in cities around the globe
April 19, 2023 | Harvard Kennedy School26 cameras on major Syracuse streets could record thousands of license plate numbers daily
April 17, 2023 | Syracuse.comWinter weather operations in Syracuse earn finalist standing in Smart Cities Awards
March 24, 2023 | CNY CentralDeadline to compete in the Syracuse Data Challenge is coming up soon
March 22, 2023 | Syracuse.comBig hopes for the Year Ahead
January 4, 2023 | Bloomberg Cities Network -
Chief innovation officers reconnect as their movement grows
October 11, 2022 | Bloomberg Cities NetworkAccelerating Government Innovation With Leadership and Stimulus Funding
September, 2022 | IBM Center for The Business of GovernmentMayor Walsh Announces City of Syracuse Presented with International Award for Innovative Winter Weather Operations Tool
August 29, 2022 | UrbanCNYSeattle & Syracuse set out to prove the power of procurement
August 17, 2022 | Bloomberg Cities NetworkFederal funds are building long-term data capacity in US cities
July 4, 2022 | Cities TodaySyracuse Mayor Interview: American Rescue Plan ‘How are we spending the Funds?‘
July 4, 2022 | UrbanCNYSyracuse Uses ArcGIS Velocity to Take Its GIS to the Next Level
April 5, 2022 | ArcNewsCity launches federal stimulus dashboard; see how Syracuse has spent ARPA funds
April 5, 2022 | Syracuse.comMayor Walsh Announces the Launch of New ARPA Dashboard Tracking Tool
April 5, 2022 | UrbanCNYMayor Ben Walsh announces ARPA dashboard to track proposed investments
April 5, 2022 | The Daily OrangeThe Rise of the Data Steward
April 4, 2022 | Cities TodayHow cities are using innovation to get smarter about infrastructure
March 23, 2022 | Bloomberg Cities NetworkCity gains real-time visibility into snow removal operations
March 9, 2022 | GCNCatching up with Jason Scharf, now a Data Program Manager with the City of Syracuse!
March 3, 2022 | Hack UpstateUsing data to guide and track spending of federal aid dollars
February 9, 2022 | Bloomberg Cities NetworkCity of Syracuse plans for increased surveillance, technology oversight
February 7, 2022 | Daily OrangeSean Kirst: On clearing snow from city sidewalks: 'If Syracuse can do it, why not Buffalo?'
February 5, 2022 | The Buffalo NewsSnow plow tracking: Syracuse and Rochester have it, why not Buffalo?February 3, 2022 | WGRZ
Syracuse's upgraded snow plow map shows when streets were last cleared
January 11, 2022 | WRVO Public MediaNew Snow Tracking Tool
January 9, 2022 | NewsChannel 9 WSYR SyracuseWhen was my road last plowed? In Syracuse, GPS-driven map offers answers
January 7, 2022 | Syracuse.comSyracuse Launches New Winter Weather Operations Tool
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Syracuse police might use surveillance cameras to read license plates; officials want feedbackDecember 8, 2021 | Syracuse.com
Global city data projects selected for inaugural NYU incubatorSeptember 20, 2021 | Cities Today
How to use federal aid to bolster City Hall’s innovation capacityAugust 11, 2021 | Bloomberg Cities Network
After city recognized by national program for utilizing data, Syracuse Mayor says how it’s doneJuly 15, 2021 | WSYR-TV
In Syracuse, Data Delivers Efficient, Effective, and Equitable ServicesJuly 14, 2021 | What Works Cities Certification Medium
Crafting policy to guide the use of surveillance technologyFebruary 3, 2021 | Bloomberg Cities
Syracuse Speaks-What’s ahead For the City in 2021?February 3, 2021 | WAER
What are CDO’s 2021 priorities?January 27, 2021 | Data-Smart City Solutions
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Syracuse Is Finding Ways to Prevent EvictionsApril 18, 2019 | Next City
Eviction rate in Syracuse public housing drops 75% thanks to City Hall effortMarch 28, 2019 | Syracuse.com
City of Syracuse Announces Eleven New Initiatives to Address Housing StabilityMarch 28, 2019 | Urban CNY
Syracuse Aims to Reduce Evictions in Broad Plan to Address Housing StabilityMarch 27, 2019 | WAER
Mayor Ben Walsh announces plans to improve housing stability, reduce evictionsMarch 27, 2019 | The Daily Orange
Startups partner with Syracuse to tackle city issuesFebruary 10, 2019 | The Daily Orange
Syracuse awarded $500K to be New York’s ‘flagship smart city’February 1, 2019 | Syracuse.com
Walsh pushes 'Syracuse Surge' in State of the City addressJanuary 18, 2019 | WRVO
Syracuse State of the City 2019: Read the text of Ben Walsh’s speechJanuary 18, 2019 | Syracuse.com
Walsh outlines Syracuse Surge: The ‘biggest economic growth' plan in city historyJanuary 17, 2019 | Syracuse.com
Walsh: "The Transformation of Syracuse is Underway"January 17, 2019 | Spectrum News
How do you ‘rise above?’ Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh reflects on one year in officeJanuary 4, 2019 | Syracuse.com
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How a handwritten note helped Syracuse collect $1.5 million in back taxesDecember 12, 2018 | Bloomberg Cities
Report details barriers to economic opportunity in SyracuseDecember 11, 2018 | The Daily Orange
Storytelling Powers Change in CitiesNovember 28, 2018 | Data-Smart City Solutions
Inspector-centred design: innovation where it’s least expectedNovember 22, 2018 | Apolitical
How some handwriting saved Syracuse taxpayers $1.47M in 4 monthsNovember 13, 2018 | Syracuse.com
Snow-plowing robots? City Hall turns to tech start-ups to fix 5 problemsOctober 30, 2018 | Syracuse.com
Getting the Work Done: What Government Innovation Really Looks LikeOctober 16, 2018 | New America
Is Ben Walsh's administration meeting its goals? See for yourselfSeptember 5, 2018 | Syracuse.com
Syracuse introduces public tracking program for major projectsSeptember 5, 2018 | The Daily Orange
City of Syracuse opens online performance tracking to publicSeptember 4, 2018 | Local SYR
Syracuse lawmakers approve $38M plan to buy city streetlightsAugust 20, 2018 | Syracuse.com
Citywide Summer Book Club launches with the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City”July 17, 2018 | Urban CNY
Syracuse i-team Seeks FeedbackJuly 17, 2018 | The Stand
Syracuse Innovation Team Hosts Ideation Sessions on Housing StabilityJuly 16, 2018 | LocalSYR
Syracuse mayor launches citywide book club this weekJuly 12, 2018 | Syracuse.com
Syracuse's Innovation Team Seeks Resident Input at "Ideation Sessions" on Housing StabilityJuly 11, 2018 | WAER
City of Syracuse Innovation Team Hosts Community Ideation Sessions- Priority “Housing Stability”July 11, 2018 | Urban CNY
To Combat Potholes, Cities Turn to TechnologyJune 18, 2018 | PEW Stateline
Syracuse Division of Code Enforcement introduces Healthy Housing 101June 15, 2018 | Spectrum News
“The Most Important Thing Is that We Are Figuring It Out Together”June 14, 2018 | What Works Cities
How good is your street? See a map of road ratings for every block in SyracuseJune 12, 2018 | Syracuse.com
Alligator cracks and data maps: How Syracuse decides which roads to paveJune 12, 2018 | Syracuse.com
City's "Healthy Housing 101" Aims to Educate Potential Homeowners, Landlords about Code IssuesJune 7, 2018 | WAER
How to Spot a Code ViolationJune 6, 2018 | The Stand
Effort to educate homeowners underway in SyracuseJune 6, 2018 | LocalSYR
The enduring mythology of the whiz kidMay 21, 2018 | CO.DESIGN
How crowdsourcing drives citizen engagementBloomberg Cities | May 10, 2018
Rise of the Chief Data Officer: Cities learn to crunch the numbersApril 26, 2018 | Smart Cities Dive
Hackathon winners create road map to track snowplows in SyracuseMarch 9, 2018 | WRVO
Hackathon Results Could Bring New Ways to Keep Syracuse Streets Clear of SnowMarch 7, 2018 | WAER
iSchool ‘hackathon’ winners tackle Syracuse snow removalMarch 7, 2018 | The Daily Orange
Winners of Plowing Through the Data Hackathon AnnouncedMarch 7, 2018 | School of Information Studies, Syracuse University
Civic Hackathon winners develop high-tech solutions for snow removal in SyracuseMarch 7, 2018 | Syracuse.com
Syracuse narrows options for sidewalk snow removalMarch 1, 2018 | WRVO
How rethinking your workspace can spur innovationFebruary 28, 2018 | Bloomberg Cities
Syracuse innovation team will address housing stability this yearFebruary 28, 2018 | Syracuse.com
Syracuse neighbors weigh in on snow removal in first ever "Snow Safety Summit"February 15, 2018 | WSYR
Syracuse City hosts first ever "Snow Safety Summit"February 15, 2018 | WSYR
City of Syracuse Snow Safety Summit: Open house event to collect community input about city’s snow removal processFebruary 15, 2018 | Urban CNY
Syracuse Snow Safety Summit Aims to Resolve Snow Removal ProblemsFebruary 15, 2018 | Spectrum News
Syracuse city leaders hear complaints and suggestions at 'Snow Safety Summit'February 15, 2018 | Syracuse.com
Syracuse City Hall's 'Snow Safety Summit' set for ThursdayFebruary 14, 2018 | Syracuse.com
Syracuse State of the City: Read the full text of Ben Walsh's speechJanuary 31, 2018 | Syracuse.com
Syracuse City Hall to host 'Snow Safety Summit' next monthJanuary 23, 2018 | Syracuse.com
Mayor Walsh to host first State of the City address later this monthJanuary 17, 2018 | Syracuse.com
City Hall looking for input: What problem should innovation team tackle?January 15, 2018 | Syracuse.com
Mayor Walsh's plan: Tickets, towing, crackdown on snow removal scofflawsJanuary 12, 2018 | Syracuse.com
Syracuse's innovation office gets one-year extension from BloombergJanuary 4, 2018 | Syracuse.com
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Syracuse Mayor Discusses How Tech and Data Intersect on Her City’s StreetsNovember 14, 2017 | Route Fifty
Recasting Free Financial Counseling as a Public ServiceNovember 14, 2017 | Bloomberg Philanthropies
Data Experts are an Increasingly Popular Hire for GovernmentsNovember 9, 2017 | GovTech
3 Cities Call on Data to Solve Civic ChallengesNovember 3, 2017 | StateTech
Mayor Miner Announces New Code Enforcement Program Aimed at Improved Compliance through Community OutreachNovember 2, 2017 | Urban CNY
Syracuse mayor introduces code violations program being piloted on North SideNovember 1, 2017 | Syracuse.com
Syracuse Tries Out Data Driven, Proactive Approach to Code Enforcement Program to Improve ComplianceNovember 1, 2017 | WAER
Mayor Miner announces new code enforcement programNovember 1, 2017 | CNY Central
Pilot Code Enforcement Program Gives Tenants VoiceNovember 1, 2017 | Spectrum News
Podcast: Innovation Doesn’t Have to be Fancy with Sam Edelstein & Brendan BabbOctober 20, 2017 | ELGL
20 Open Gov Leaders You Need to KnowSeptember 28, 2017 | StateScoop
Increasing Innovation in America's Water SystemsAugust 2017 | Bipartisan Policy Center
Miner appoints new innovation director to replace Andrew MaxwellApril 12, 2017 | Syracuse.com
How creative partnerships are set to transform Syracuse one block at a timeAugust 22, 2017 | Hack UpState
Syracuse i-Team: Upgrading Infrastructure on a Limited BudgetAugust 7, 2017 | Data Smart Cities
How Syracuse, N.Y.'s i-Team Has Unearthed Value Through Infrastructure CoordinationAugust 7, 2017 | GovTech
iSchool Alumnus Launches DataCuse, Providing Public Access to City DataAugust 2, 2017 | The iSchool, Syracuse University
How One Rust Belt City Is Revitalizing its Neighborhoods through DataAugust 1, 2017 | What Works Cities
2017 Traeger List of Influencers - #52July 31, 2017 | ELGL
This Week in Civic Tech: City of Syracuse Launches Open Data PortalJuly 28, 2017 | Code for America
What’s New in Civic Tech: Syracuse Launches First Open Data PortalJuly 27, 2017 | Gov Tech
This Week in DataJuly 27, 2017 | Data Smart Cities
Open data comes to SyracuseJuly 27, 2017 | WRVO
Syracuse City Hall releases open data on potholes, vacant housing, lead paint & moreJuly 26, 2017 | Syracuse.com
Mayor Miner Announces Launch of “DataCuse,” New Open Data Portal for City of SyracuseJuly 26, 2017 | Urban CNY News
City of Syracuse opens data portal for potholes, other infrastructure issuesJuly 26, 2017 | WSYR
Syracuse officials unveil 'DataCuse' websiteJuly 26, 2017 | Spectrum News
'DataCuse' portal releases housing, infrastructure information to publicJuly 26, 2017 | CNY Central
Syracuse Govt Open Data Portal Goes LiveJuly 26, 2017 | The Reclaimer
City Profile: Syracuse, NYJune 23, 2017 | What Works Cities
Syracuse to launch open data policy soonMay 11, 2017 | WRVO
'Open data' a good move for Syracuse government transparency (Editorial)April 27, 2017 | Syracuse.com
How Mathematicians in Chicago Are Stopping Water Leaks in SyracuseApril 20, 2017 | Politico Magazine
Syracuse City Hall wants to make it easier for people to look at its dataApril 17, 2017 | Syracuse.com
Driving Innovation Beyond the Big City: A Model for Small and Midsized Cities to Achieve Data ExcellenceMarch 29, 2017 | GovTech
Miner: Syracuse water main breaks decline 18 percent, but city needs federal aidMarch 17, 2017 | Syracuse.com
Syracuse gets early warnings on water main breaks and firesJanuary 31, 2017 | GCN
Syracuse Fire Department hopes data can help prevent firesJanuary 23, 2017 | WRVO
In final State of the City, Miner reflects on 7 years in office, unveils plans for 2017January 12, 2017 | Syracuse.com
Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Innovation Teams Program To Seven New Cities Across The GlobeJanuary 12, 2017 | PR Newswire
Giving Cities Room to Experiment and InnovateJanuary 12, 2017 | CityLab from The Atlantic
Syracuse firefighters to get smoke detectors into high-risk homesJanuary 12, 2017 | Syracuse.com
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iSchool and City of Syracuse Launch Civic Data Hackathon, Syracuse University School of Information StudiesSeptember 26, 2016 | iSchool News
Syracuse The Latest City To Use Data In The Fight Against Water Main Breaks, Water OnlineAugust 24, 2016 | Water Online
N.Y. city teams with data science researchers to help predict, prevent water main breaksAugust 8, 2016 | StateScoop
Syracuse's Innovation Team wants to know: What issues in the city need fixing?June 8, 2016 | Syracuse.com
Syracuse I-Team Tackles Infrastructure: Part IIMay 22, 2016 | TWC News
Syracuse I-Team Tackles Infrastructure: Part IMay 21, 2016 | TWC News
After infrastructure fixes, what's next for the Syracuse's Office of Innovation?May 16, 2016 | Syracuse.com
SU Professor and Students Helping Syracuse's I-Team Tackle Infrastructure ProblemsFebruary 11, 2016 | WAER
I-team finds innovative solutions to infrastructure issuesFebruary 2, 2016 | WRVO
Syracuse brings 'hipster' remedy to ancient problemJanuary 28, 2016 | Syracuse.com
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Innovation in the Salt CityFall 2015 | Maxwell Perspective
Syracuse launches “innovation team” to tackle urban challengesMarch 12, 2015 | citiscope
Mayor Miner hires her former planning director to lead Syracuse innovation teamFebruary 26, 2015 | Syracuse.com
Miner's State of the City: New Office of Innovation to tackle Syracuse infrastructure problemsJanuary 29, 2015 | Syracuse.com
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Data Science Day 2023October 2023
Open Data Policy Lab City Incubator February 2022
Smart Cities and Policing | Syracuse UniversityMay 2021
How to Harness the Power of Data: Techniques for Local GovernmentsMarch 2021
“3I” Series on Infrastructure Ideas and Innovation: The Industrial Internet of ThingsMarch 2018
Summit on Data Smart Government November 2017
Cornell Smart Cities in a Connected World November 2017
What Works Cities Summit March 2017
Syracuse Center of Excellence Symposium 2017 October 2017
You and the Internet of Things Syracuse University September 2017
Mayor’s Innovation Project - City Innovation Professionals Forum August 2017
Smart Insights -- Leveraging Data (Big and Small) in Moving Towards a Smarter City, Smart Cities International SymposiumJanuary 2017
Open Data: What It Is, How It Can Help You, and Where to Start, New York State Local Government Innovation ConferenceOctober 2016
Syracuse Center of Excellence Symposium 2016 September 2016
Government Could be the Mother of Your Data, MITCDOIQ Symposium 2016July 2016
Syracuse Center of Excellence Symposium 2015 November 2015
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