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14 U.S. Cities Named Champion Cities, Advance to 2021 Global Mayors Challenge By Michelle M. Havich / American City & County

Golden's Bold Broadband Plan Speeding Up Internet Delivery with a Core Fiber Ring in Golden, CO, for 1800s Buildings and Every Neighborhood By Brittney D. Kohler / NLC

Do Cities Devote Too Much Space to Parking? Some Are Changing the Rules Prioritizing cars limits space for housing, businesses, parks and other land uses that benefit citizens and contribute to local tax bases, urban planners say.  By Daniel Baldwin Hess & Jeffrey Rehler / Philadelphia Inquirer

Infrastructure Deal Could Offer Window of Opportunity for $1.1B Smart Cities Bill Smart Cities and Communities Act  By Jason Plautz / Smart Cities Dive

Smart Cities to the Hyperloop: This Region is Investing in a Tech-Led Transport Revolution By Damian Radcliffe / Smart Cities

VCPWA Water and Sanitation to Install Money-Saving Battery Energy Storage System By Micelle M. Havich / American City & County

New $1.1 Billion Smart-Cities Bill Prioritizes Equity, Sponsors Say By Ryan Johnston / StateScoop

Minnesota ‘Clean Cars’ Rule and Environmental Funding Move Forward By Briana Bierschbach and Jennifer Bjorhus / StarTribune

Boston’s Stormwater Problems Are Older Than The City Itself By Miriam Wasser / WBUR

What “Smart City” Means for 2021 As U.S. cities feel the strain of urban growth—rents rising faster than incomes, more than half a million people homeless, persistent racial and social equity issues—some are making much-needed strides. By Richard Budden / American City & County