Abstract Atmospheric emissions pose significant challenges to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As key sources of emissions, cities are also critical actors in driving sustainable transitions. Their performance on emission-related SDG indicators is shaped not only by local factors but also by inter-city interactions. However, the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of these interactions remain poorly understood. Here, we investigate inter-city SDG interactions across 4,116 cities worldwide from 2010 to 2020, and simulate SDG performance under five interaction scenarios, including isolated and collaborative conditions. Results reveal that a 10% improvement in SDG 11.6 (particulate matter), SDG 12.4 (gaseous pollutants), and SDG 13.2 (greenhouse gases) in other cities can boost the focal city’s performance by 0.450%, 0.390%, and 0.200%, respectively. Most cities (93.51%) are influenced by other cities. Inter-city coordination can improve SDG performance by 10.81% compared to isolated efforts. These findings highlight the importance of coordinated strategies to enhance urban sustainability. Funding This research is supported by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council’s collaborative research funds (project no. C6032-21G to M.L.), general research fund (project no. 16300424 & 16215820 to M.L.), theme-based research scheme (project no. T22-501/23 R, T22-607/24-N to M.L.), NSFC/RGC Collaborative Fund (project no. CRS_PolyU503/23 to M.L.), “1 + 1 + 1”Joint Funding Program (project no. 2025A0505000018 to M.L.), National Science Foundation (2118329 to J.L.), Michigan AgBioResearch (to J.L.), and the Excellent Young Scientists Fund from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 42422105 to Z.X.). All co-authors at HKUST acknowledge the support by the Otto Poon Center for Climate Resilience and Sustainability at HKUST. This research has received funding from Global STEM Professorship (to Q.W), Hong Kong SAR Government (P0039329 to Q.W), and Hong Kong Polytechnic University (P0046482 and P0038446 to Q.W). This work is part of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
May 29, 2026 · via nature.com
Fashion’s climate ambitions are accelerating at pace. Net-zero targets, decarbonization roadmaps, and sustainability pledges have become standard markers of industry leadership and a respectable brand identity. But beneath this forward momentum, a more uncomfortable reality is emerging, one that is less about what the industry promises, and more about how those promises are being delivered. — By Sakshi Gupta As fashion brands push for rapid emission reductions across their supply chains, a critical contradiction is emerging: the costs of transformation are not being shared equally. Instead, they are being systematically pushed downstream. Nowhere is this more visible than in major manufacturing hubs like Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Indonesia, where suppliers are under increasing pressure to decarbonize production. The fashion industry produces an estimated 3-4% of global carbon emissions, with up to 80% of these emissions coming from manufacturers concentrated in Asia. Recognizing this, brands have committed to decarbonizing their supply chains and sharply cut emissions through innovative technologies. In order to remain competitive, factories are investing in energy-efficient machinery, transitioning toward renewable energy, and pursuing green building certifications. These are not marginal adjustments but capital-intensive restructuring that requires long-term planning and financial stability. Yet the commercial environment in which suppliers operate has hardly changed. Prices and margins remain tightly controlled, contracts are often short-term, and order volumes fluctuate. The expectation is clear: suppliers must comply, but largely at their own expense. High Costs, Little Reward This dynamic has created what can be understood as a growing “climate cost gap” – a structural imbalance between who is expected to deliver decarbonization and who has the financial capacity to do so. The scale of this gap is significant. In Bangladesh alone, the investment required to decarbonize the garment sector runs into billions of dollars, while industry-wide estimates suggest that over $1 trillion will
May 29, 2026 · via earth.org
Since 2015, Alessandro Ghinelli has led Arezzo, a city of 100,000 in the heart of Tuscany, with a philosophy that connects culture, peace and European collaboration into a single vision of what a city can be. As his mandate draws to a close, he reflects on eleven years of work that has taken Arezzo far beyond its walls. A city that opens its walls Arezzo is a place of deep history and cultural significance, shaped by Etruscan, Roman and Renaissance civilisations. It is also the birthplace of Guido d’Arezzo, the medieval monk who invented musical notation. “Music is an international, worldwide language,” says Alessandro. “You give a written part of music to a person in China and in the United States, and they play the same music. That is very important and it started here in Arezzo.” Alessandro arrived at the mayor’s office in 2015 with a background in engineering and academia and a practical mindset. For him, culture is heritage to be preserved and a vehicle for connection. Culture has to be the path through which you are able to make connections. “Culture has to be the path through which you are able to make connections,” he says. “History, heritage, arts, music, these are things other cities recognise and respond to.” Alongside culture, two convictions have defined his time in office: that cities must make their voices heard on the global stage, and the importance of solidarity between cities. Eleven years on, Arezzo is still evolving. What Alessandro leaves behind is a city that has learned the value of looking beyond its own walls. “A second economic engine” When Alessandro took office in 2015, Arezzo was facing an economic crisis. The city’s most important local bank had just collapsed, leaving the already struggling manufacturing sector without a key financial
May 28, 2026 · via eurocities.eu
Thursday’s Headlines Lots of follow-up on other stories we've covered, either by ourselves or in headlines. 9:47 AM PDT on May 28, 2026 Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org. More from Streetsblog California Here’s How to Vote Before Election Day in California Changes in federal post office regulations mean that it may already be too late to send in your ballot, depending where you live. But there's still a lot of ways to make sure your vote counts, including voting on election day like our grandparents used to last century. May 28, 2026 America Keeps Building Stadiums Like Transit Doesn’t Matter What would it take to build a truly transit-oriented sports stadium in Washington D.C., rather than repeating the mistakes of the past? May 27, 2026 Bay Area Advocates Rally to Stop State Giveaway to Oil Companies Governor Newsom's environmental agency wants to rob cash-strapped transit operators and give the money to the worst polluters, ostensibly to help with high gas prices May 27, 2026 Support L.A. River Path – Motion at Metro Board Meeting Tomorrow Contact your Metro representative today. Now, actually. It will take less time than reading this article. May 27, 2026 An Update on Contactless Fare Payment across Agencies in California Once Tap Plus launches later this year, it will be available on the agencies that operate roughly 95% of public transit trips in
May 28, 2026 · via cal.streetsblog.org
Ayala Group inks MOUs for smart city, digital infrastructure With Japanese firms MANILA, Philippines — The Ayala Group is set to expand Filipinos’ access to digital and financial products and services through partnerships with Japanese firms forged during President Marcos’ state visit to Japan. The group signed in Tokyo a series of strategic memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Japanese partners to help expand Filipinos’ access to more intelligent urban services, more inclusive financial solutions and data-driven digital platforms. The partnerships bring together Ayala Corp., Globe Telecom, GCash parent company Mynt, Mitsubishi Corp., MUFG and KDDI to pursue high-impact collaborations across intelligent cities, digital finance and data-driven ecosystems. “These partnerships reflect our shared commitment to nation-building, leveraging innovation, infrastructure and technology to support the Philippines’ long-term growth,” Ayala president and CEO Cezar Consing said. Consing said the Ayala Group and its Japanese partners are working to build intelligent urban environments and expand GCash’s role as a powerful platform for financial inclusion. “We are creating more connected cities, more inclusive financial systems and more opportunities for Filipinos to participate in and benefit from the digital economy,” he said. Among the agreements signed is the development of “Intelligent City” initiatives, a pioneering partnership with Makati, in which the partners will explore data-driven urban platforms powered by artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and advanced connectivity. Globe’s network will support the initiatives to enhance business productivity and support sustainable growth across sectors such as mobility, retail, energy and infrastructure. Ayala said this is complemented by a joint push to accelerate financial inclusion growth, leveraging the combined strengths of the group, MUFG and Mitsubishi. The collaboration will focus on expanding the quality of financial services, deepening ecosystem integration, enabling cross-border opportunities and advancing digital innovation to drive financial inclusion. To support these efforts, Ayala said
May 28, 2026 · via philstar.com
Abstract This paper addresses privacy and security challenges in smart cities, particularly in IoT applications that process sensitive data in sectors like healthcare and agriculture. Traditional security solutions often fail to meet the energy and resource constraints of IoT devices, creating a significant gap in data protection. To address this, we propose a two-phase lightweight privacy-preserving approach. In the first phase, DIVersed and Anonymized Instances (DIVA) are used to anonymize and diversify sensitive data, ensuring privacy while enabling efficient processing. This approach mitigates the risks of identifying individuals through sensitive information. In the second phase, Federated Learning (FL) is employed, a decentralized machine learning technique that allows IoT devices to collaboratively train models without sharing raw data, thus preserving privacy. The proposed approach is evaluated based on information loss, execution time, and scalability, with experiments varying key parameters such as the number of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and the value of k. The results show that our method significantly reduces information loss, improves data utility, and maintains efficient execution, even as the number of devices and data points scale. This demonstrates the feasibility and effectiveness of our approach for privacy-preserving IoT applications in smart cities. Our solution ensures data privacy while enabling energy-efficient machine learning, making it suitable for IoT devices with limited resources. It provides a scalable, practical framework for applications in critical sectors like healthcare, where privacy and data utility are of utmost importance. Similar content being viewed by others Funding Open access funding provided by Vellore Institute of Technology. Author information Authors and Affiliations Corresponding author Ethics declarations Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests. Additional information Publisher’s note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Supplementary Information Below is the link to the electronic supplementary material. Rights
May 28, 2026 · via nature.com
Dive Brief: - Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed two major housing bills into law on Monday that he said could unlock 7,000 new housing units on land near transit and ease initial cost burdens for developers. - The Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act incentivizes qualifying land near transit for housing development by designating them as “enterprise zones” and eliminates parking requirements for certain new housing within a quarter-mile of an active rail station. The Maryland Housing Certainty Act delays local impact fees for developers until after construction is completed and requires local approval or denial of a project to be based on regulations in place when an application is submitted. - The transit and housing act opens up 300 acres of station-adjacent state-owned land for development. “I remember asking, ‘Who is the largest landowner in the state of Maryland?’ It happens to be the state of Maryland,” Moore said during a bill-signing event. “So if that’s the case, then let’s actually make sure that we can put better use to underutilized land.” Dive Insight: Several states are stepping in with legislation to address affordable housing shortages, at times causing friction between states and localities over local zoning control. States and local governments are also increasingly utilizing public land for housing development to address supply shortfalls. Multiple states, including California, Massachusetts and Washington, have pushed for increased transit-oriented housing development in recent years. Maryland’s new law increases financing options for transit-oriented development. “Our people should be able to live near where they grew up,” Moore said. “Our people should be able to live where they aspire and where they hope to be.”
May 28, 2026 · via smartcitiesdive.com
Insider Spotlight The agreements bring together Ayala Corp., Globe Telecom, Mynt, Mitsubishi Corp., MUFG, and KDDI to pursue projects aimed at improving urban connectivity and widening access to digital and financial services for Filipinos. The deals were signed in Tokyo during activities linked to the Philippine government’s broader push to strengthen investment and infrastructure ties with Japan, according to a company release. Why it matters The partnerships reinforce Ayala’s strategy to deepen its presence in technology-enabled infrastructure and financial inclusion, areas seen as key growth drivers in the Philippine economy. Among the projects under discussion are “Intelligent City” initiatives starting with Makati City, where the companies plan to explore data-driven urban platforms powered by artificial intelligence, Internet of Things technologies, and advanced connectivity. Globe’s network infrastructure is expected to support applications tied to mobility, retail, energy, and other urban services. The companies also plan to expand financial inclusion efforts through digital innovation and ecosystem integration, leveraging the combined capabilities of Ayala, MUFG, and Mitsubishi Corp. The big picture Ayala said the broader collaboration also includes efforts to create more data-driven lifestyle services for Filipinos, with Mynt contributing enhanced data capabilities and customer engagement solutions. “These partnerships reflect our shared commitment to nation-building, leveraging innovation, infrastructure, and technology to support the Philippines’ long-term growth,” Ayala Corporation president and CEO Cezar P. Consing said. “Together with our Japanese partners, Ayala Corporation, Globe, Ayala Land, and Mynt are working to build intelligent urban environments and expand GCash’s role as a powerful platform for financial inclusion. We are creating more connected cities, more inclusive financial systems, and more opportunities for Filipinos to participate in and benefit from the digital economy,” he added. —Princess Daisy C. Ominga |Ed: Corrie S. Narisma
May 28, 2026 · via insiderph.com
The NACTO Designing Cities Conference 2026 in Minneapolis brought together transportation leaders, planners, engineers, and mobility innovators from across North America and INRIX was proud to be part of the conversation showcasing our latest mobility analytics solutions. The varied activities, panels, and attendees taught valuable lessons and reinvigorated our first-time attendees and grizzled veterans alike. Being a part of the conference gave INRIX a direct line into the conversations around what’s urgent, what is not working, and what meaningful change looks like on the ground. City transportation agencies are actively shaping what safer, more equitable streets look like for the people who live in their cities; by listening to and engaging in what is said at the conference, INRIX can make sure what we are building as a company actually moves the needle. OMF Workshop Highlights Data-Driven Mobility Management One of the highlights was the Open Mobility Foundation Academy Workshop co-hosted by INRIX at the start of the conference. The session generated strong attendance and engagement, with thoughtful discussions and collaborative exercises focused on how cities are transitioning from static, analog rules to dynamic, data-driven mobility management. Participants explored the growing importance of standards such as the Mobility Data Specification and Curb Data Specification and how these frameworks allow cities and private operators to collaborate while preserving privacy and public oversight. Minneapolis Showcases Best Practices and Real Lessons From the Field The City of Minneapolis proved to be an exceptional host city. They wove the city’s story and the weight of ongoing struggles into the conference program. It was a grounding reminder that the decisions we make as transportation professionals don’t happen in a vacuum. From informative walkshops (the hallmark of the Designing Cities conference) to hands-on experiences like painting a bus lane at night, the conference showcased how transportation
May 28, 2026 · via inrix.com
The Philadelphia Energy Campaign, an initiative to advance energy affordability, resiliency and sustainability across Philadelphia, has resulted in more than 11,000 jobs and $1.3 billion in economic investment and generated over $1.4 billion in energy savings for the city and its residents since it launched in 2016, according to a 10-year economic impact report released this month. The partnership between the Philadelphia Energy Authority, the city of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia City Council generated $25.3 million in annual tax revenue and over $130 million per year in capital investment for energy efficiency and infrastructure, according to the report. The campaign “has saved millions in utility bills for the City of Philadelphia, homeowners, and commercial property owners, and generated significant tax revenues while cutting emissions and improving the health of buildings and tenants across the entire city,” the report states. “We’ve come so far,” PEA President and CEO Emily Schapira told Smart Cities Dive. “We got $14.7 million total over the 10 years from the city of Philadelphia towards our operating budget. That was their investment. And we turned that into $1.3 billion and over 11,000 jobs. It's really been an amazing 10 years.” Schapira said backing from City Council President Darrell Clarke, who built a coalition of labor, school officials and community organizations to support the campaign, has been key to its success. “Having that political encouragement, even though it didn't come with a lot of money, really made all the difference,” she said. “It opened a lot of doors. It got different parts of government, like our housing authority and our transit authority and our school district and folks who don't always get to work together in productive ways, to really open their minds to it and say, ‘Okay, let's give it a try.’” The campaign started with what
May 28, 2026 · via smartcitiesdive.com
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More local governments are embracing preapproved housing designs to address surging housing construction costs, an analysis by The Pew Charitable Trusts found. Preapproved housing plans can reduce permitting timelines by months and trim builders’ overall development costs by around 1% to 2%, or as much as $10,000 per $500,000 single-family home, according to the May 13 report. South Bend, Indiana; Jackson, Michigan; Hawai’i County, Hawai’i; Seattle and Claremore, Oklahoma, saw meaningful preapproved housing design production after adopting such policies, Pew found. Among the approximately 40 jurisdictions with preapproved housing designs, a majority focus on smaller homes, such as accessory dwelling units — an increasingly popular solution to address the affordable housing shortage — as well as single-family homes and duplexes, according to the report. After Seattle published seven preapproved ADU designs in 2019, its ADU permitting more than doubled, eventually outpacing single-family home production in the city, according to the report. In 2023, California mandated that local governments adopt preapproved ADU designs by 2025 and developed a gallery of around 80 ADU designs they could purchase and license. New York City in March unveiled its “ADU For You” program, which also featured a preapproved library of designs. Hawai’i County’s library of 56 preapproved single-family and two-unit home designs led to 225 new units being permitted between 2021 and 2024, or 6% of all such housing permitted in that time period, the report states. Jackson, Michigan, also used preapproved single-family home designs for its 2023 “100 Homes Program” on city-owned vacant land. “Though these plans are promising, they are not a substitute for more sweeping reforms, such as allowing houses on small lots, eliminating parking mandates, allowing apartments on commercially zoned land, or modernizing building codes for small apartment buildings,” the report states.
May 28, 2026 · via smartcitiesdive.com
Partnership enables interoperable data to accelerate scalable AI adoption across Southeast Asia SINGAPORE, May 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- InterSystems, a creative data technology provider dedicated to helping customers solve critical scalability, interoperability, and speed problems, today announced a new partnership with 59stVentures to enable more connected, interoperable, and AI-ready data ecosystems across ASEAN and the broader Asia-Pacific region. Key representatives from InterSystems and 59stVentures following the announcement of their collaboration in Singapore. The partnership combines the InterSystems global leadership in interoperable, high-performance data platforms and AI-ready architectures with 59stVentures' industry transformation and regional digital innovation and execution capabilities, to help organisations integrate fragmented data and scale AI adoption. Many organisations across ASEAN remain constrained by fragmented, siloed data spread across multiple systems and formats. This lack of interoperability limits the ability to generate unified insights, slowing down digital transformation efforts. Together, InterSystems and 59stVentures will tackle these barriers, empowering organisations to integrate, harmonise, and activate their data for scalable AI adoption, real-time analytics, and more informed decision-making. AI-Ready Platforms for Healthcare, Supply Chain and Smart Cities InterSystems data platforms – including InterSystems IRIS® and InterSystems IRIS for Health™ – enable organisations to integrate and harmonise data across complex systems, support standards-based exchange such as HL7® FHIR® (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources), and build and customise their own AI-ready applications. By aligning InterSystems technology with local market requirements, 59stVentures and its ecosystem-driven expertise will equip organisations to deploy interoperable, AI-ready data environments more efficiently. This will accelerate real-world adoption and ensure solutions are tailored to the diverse regulatory and operational contexts across the region. Ultimately, the partnership aims to help enterprises and public sector agencies transition from reactive operations to truly predictive, adaptive, and resilient models. While healthcare is a cornerstone – particularly in enabling longitudinal medical records and system-wide visibility, the
May 28, 2026 · via en.prnasia.com
Archive Gatekeeper Announces School Bus Video and Subscriptions Contract in Delaware Abbotsford, BC – May 27, 2026 - TheNewswire – Gatekeeper Systems Inc. (“Gatekeeper” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:GSI) (OTC:GKPRF), a leader in video and data solutions for school buses, public transit and smart cities, is pleased to announce a school bus video and subscriptions contract in Delaware. Under the contract, a full fleet of school buses will undergo a technology refresh to install new Mobile Data Collectors and new interior video systems and subscribe to the Company’s video management software offering for video analysis and storage. The contract is with a school district that is an existing customer of the Company and is valued at approximately US$333,000 (C$460,000) plus monthly-recurring subscriptions. About Gatekeeper Systems Inc. Gatekeeper is a leading provider of video and data solutions for a safer transportation environment for children, passengers, and drivers on public transportation fleets. Gatekeeper has provided solutions to more than 60 transit agencies and 3,500 school districts throughout North America and has installed more than 65,000 Mobile Data Collectors for customers which record video and data daily from over 200,000 onboard devices. The Company’s hosted software applications facilitate AI-assisted video analytics for incident management and storage. The Company’s Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) business model is centered around the Mobile Data Collectors, which are the cornerstone of its data company transformation. www.gatekeeper-systems.com Contact Information: Douglas Dyment ddyment@gatekeeper-systems.com Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements made in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements and are subject to important risks, uncertainties and assumptions, both general and specific, which give rise to the possibility that actual results or events could differ materially from our expectations expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. As a result, we cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will materialize,
May 27, 2026 · via thenewswire.com
By now, almost every company – regardless of sector – is beginning to introduce AI into their operations. In 2026, conventional wisdom suggests that any business still hesitating on AI is being left behind. One particularly practical subset of AI is machine learning. Unlike large language models like ChatGPT and Gemini, machine learning programmes are long-term projects which use a company’s data to learn and refine themselves over time. This kind of iterative improvement makes machine learning platforms especially well suited to industries like energy, where operations are constant and data sets are unfathomably large. But what exactly can machine learning bring to the modern energy firm? Some of its current use cases include optimising grid loads and predicting equipment failures before they even occur. Looking ahead, though, there is no telling how far machine learning could take the sector. In fact, many tech and energy companies alike believe that machine learning could be the thing that helps society achieve net zero and stave off the worst effects of climate change. In this week’s Top 10, Energy Digital takes a look at some of the most impressive machine learning (ML) platforms currently available to the world’s energy firms. 10. Uptake Founded: 2014 HQ: Chicago, Illinois, US Notable feature: Predictive asset health scoring across wind, solar, and gas fleets Uptake has carved out a strong niche for itself in industrial AI, with a particular focus on helping energy operators extract meaningful intelligence from machine data. Its platform is able to ingest data from turbines, compressors and grid assets, which it then uses to flag anomalies and recommend actions before systems fail. For utilities that are managing tired, ageing infrastructure, Uptake's model can provide a low-friction entry point into the world of machine learning. 9. Avathon Founded: 2013 HQ: Austin, Texas, US
May 27, 2026 · via energydigital.com
Since Eurocities’ 2018 position on automated vehicles, the policy landscape has evolved significantly. While early expectations of rapid, large-scale autonomous deployment have proven overly optimistic, cooperative, connected and automated mobility (CCAM) is now advancing through gradual, use-case-driven implementation under stronger public oversight. As commercial applications such as automated on-demand services and robotaxis begin to emerge in European urban areas, the central policy question is no longer whether automation will arrive, but how it can be integrated in ways that serve public goals. This policy paper, launched by Eurocities, presents a clear message: automation must strengthen, not undermine, sustainable urban mobility systems. It should complement public transport, support decarbonisation, improve accessibility, enhance safety, and contribute to better use of public space. Cities across Europe have gained valuable experience through EU and national pilot projects testing automated vehicles (AVs). Cities have learned that local regulatory frameworks, including sandbox environments, are essential to test services safely while informing national policy. Robust data governance and digital infrastructure are critical for traffic management, operational monitoring, and cybersecurity, while transparent communication, stakeholder engagement and visible public benefits help build societal trust and acceptance. Importantly, these experiences highlight that cities must be recognised as equal partners in the CCAM ecosystem and that embedding automation within Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) ensures alignment with broader climate, social, and digital objectives. The next EU budget cycle (2028–2034) and future research and innovation frameworks offer a critical opportunity to scale automation responsibly. The choices made now will determine whether automation strengthens Europe’s cities and public transport networks or fragments them. Go to resource
May 27, 2026 · via eurocities.eu
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Joshua Commoss Rejoins Streamlight as Regional Sales Manager Joshua Commoss has been appointed Regional Sales Manager by Streamlight Inc. for its Industrial/Fire sales markets in the Mid-Atlantic and New England areas. In his new role, Commoss will collaborate with independent sales reps and Streamlight distributors to increase market penetration and drive sales in these territories. From 2008 to 2018, Commoss worked for Streamlight's Industrial/Fire markets as a Territory Sales Manager. Commoss most recently worked for Seek Thermal, a producer of thermal imaging equipment, as the regional sales manager for the fire sector. He was previously the Northeast Regional Sales Manager at Firecom, a top supplier of wireless systems, headsets, and intercoms for firemen, emergency medical services, and first responders. “We’re very pleased to welcome Josh back to Streamlight, with his extensive sales background in industrial and fire sales,” said Aaron Freund, Streamlight Director of Sales - Industrial/Fire. “We look forward to leveraging his expertise to help Streamlight continue to maintain its market leadership in these categories.” Commoss graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor's degree in political science and economics. He lives in Marblehead, MA. About the Author Ryan Baker Associate Editor Ryan Baker is a writer and associate editor with prior experiences in online and print production. Ryan is an associate editor for Firehouse with a master's degree in sciences of communication from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He recently completed a year of teaching Intro to Public Speaking at UW-Whitewater, as part of his graduate program. Ryan acquired his bachelor's degree in journalism in 2023 from UW-Whitewater, and operates currently out of Minneapolis, MN. Baker, also writes freelances for the Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA) in his free time, while also umpiring baseball for various ages across the Twin Cities Metro Area.
May 26, 2026 · via firehouse.com
As that question surfaces more frequently, internal service teams — and digital service teams (DSTs), a specialized subset — are one answer. The Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation released a guide earlier this month calling DSTs central to the work for their ability to integrate technology, service delivery, and expertise drawn from resident experience. In Louisville, Ky.; Baltimore; and Des Moines, Iowa, successful modernizations hinged on internal teams that expanded their technical expertise and treated the endeavors less as deployments and more as long-term operational work. Each built some version of internal capacity around that idea. BUILDING TEAMS BEFORE TECHNOLOGY Louisville’s modernization story essentially starts with people. It began, CIO Chris Seidt said, around 2012 with investments in smart-city efforts and a shift toward enterprise modernization — and bringing in expertise that could “help to develop out what we need to function in the 21st century.” “Some people think technology on its own can be a problem solver,” Greenberg said. “That’s not the case. It’s good technology with great people managing the technology.” The city expanded its teams in part by bringing people from the private sector on board, then paired them with IT — and an enterprise resource planning system from Workday that was customized to fit city operations rather than deployed out of the box. “It takes some customization, and it takes real strength of management,” Greenberg said. Louisville staff have brought free public Wi-Fi to all parks and have used tech to support requests for city records. This year, plans are to redesign service delivery, making the experience, “from reporting a broken trash can lid to a pothole to tall grass,” Seidt said, easier for residents to request. GOVERNMENT AS ITS OWN CONSULTANT Baltimore approached internal capacity through CityStat, its “performance and accountability program,” per
May 26, 2026 · via govtech.com