PlanX is a content management system for creating digital planning services. It allows local planning authorities to collaboratively build and maintain data-driven planning services.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Urban planning

A publication of the nonprofit organization Post Carbon Institute.

• Sustainable cities and communities
• Climate action

• Nonprofit newsrooms

We are a city-building studio to seed and scale full-stack startup cities in areas where little to no infrastructure may have existed before.

• Sustainable cities and communities
• city

• Build something
• Civic apps outfits
• Blockchain

"Amateur actors of all ages donned costumes representing the animals, plants and natural environment of Southampton, to air their concerns and propose policy changes in the city council chamber."

• animals
• local
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Communicating with the government
• Artistic interventions
• Legislative theater

Auf Dialoge bauen: Die Stadtwerkstatt ist Stabsstelle für Bürgerbeteiligung und die Plattform für Information und Bürgerbeteiligung bei Hamburger Planungsprojekten. Stadtwerkstatt DIPAS navigator Bürgerbeteiligung auf einen Blick Entdecken Sie die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten der digitalen Bürgerbeteiligung in Hamburg auf einen Blick über unseren neuen DIPAS navigator! Bequem und einfach erfahren, welche Bürgerbeteiligungsverfahren in Ihrem Umfeld stattfinden. BSW Jetzt mitmachen! Bahnhofsumfeld Altona - Gestaltungsideen für das Zentrum Rund um den Bahnhof stehen in den nächsten Jahren viele Veränderungen an – dafür brauchen wir Ihre Ideen! Bis zum 01.08. informieren und beteiligen BSW/ Tobias Hager Rückblick 27. Stadtwerkstatt - Bezahlbar bauen: Öffentliche Dialogveranstaltung zum neuen Hamburg-Standard Wie Baukosten reduziert werden können, um z.B. den Wohnungsbau anzukurbeln, war Gegenstand der 27. Stadtwerkstatt - Bezahlbar bauen, die am 20. Mai 2025 im ehemaligen Hauptzollamt stattfand. BUKEA Neues Meldeportal bei trockenen Gewässern für Hamburger:innen Trockener Bach Seit längerem gibt es in Hamburg einen Trend zu heißeren und trockeneren Sommern. Dies bedeutet u.a. immer mehr Trockenheit in den Gewässern. Um entsprechende Maßnahmen ergreifen zu können und einen Überblick zu erlangen, hat die BUKEA zusammen mit der Stadtwerkstatt ein Meldeportal für... Stadtwerkstatt DIPAS navigator Bürgerbeteiligung auf einen Blick Entdecken Sie die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten der digitalen Bürgerbeteiligung in Hamburg auf einen Blick über unseren neuen DIPAS navigator! Bequem und einfach erfahren, welche Bürgerbeteiligungsverfahren in Ihrem Umfeld stattfinden. BSW Jetzt mitmachen! Bahnhofsumfeld Altona - Gestaltungsideen für das Zentrum Rund um den Bahnhof stehen in den nächsten Jahren viele Veränderungen an – dafür brauchen wir Ihre Ideen! Bis zum 01.08. informieren und beteiligen BSW/ Tobias Hager Rückblick 27. Stadtwerkstatt - Bezahlbar bauen: Öffentliche Dialogveranstaltung zum neuen Hamburg-Standard Wie Baukosten reduziert werden können, um z.B. den Wohnungsbau anzukurbeln, war Gegenstand der 27. Stadtwerkstatt - Bezahlbar bauen, die am 20. Mai 2025 im ehemaligen Hauptzollamt stattfand. BUKEA Neues Meldeportal bei trockenen Gewässern für Hamburger:innen Trockener Bach Seit längerem gibt es in Hamburg einen Trend zu heißeren und trockeneren Sommern. Dies bedeutet u.a. immer mehr Trockenheit in den Gewässern. Um entsprechende Maßnahmen ergreifen zu können und einen Überblick zu erlangen, hat die BUKEA zusammen mit der Stadtwerkstatt ein Meldeportal für... Stadtwerkstatt DIPAS navigator Bürgerbeteiligung auf einen Blick Entdecken Sie die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten der digitalen Bürgerbeteiligung in Hamburg auf einen Blick über unseren neuen DIPAS navigator! Bequem und einfach erfahren, welche Bürgerbeteiligungsverfahren in Ihrem Umfeld stattfinden.

• Sustainable cities and communities

• Participatory democracy
• Specific digital participation instances

Signalen is the Open Source software of, for and by Dutch municipalities for receiving and processing reports from public spaces.

• Sustainable cities and communities

• Govtech
• Issue reporting

Fondée en 2002, l'ADULLACT a pour objectifs de soutenir et coordonner l'action des Administrations et Collectivités territoriales dans le but de promouvoir, développer et maintenir un patrimoine de logiciels libres utiles aux missions de service public.

• Sustainable cities and communities

• Open source
• Open Source Program Offices (OSPO)

Public opinion infrastructure for cities

• Sustainable cities and communities
• place-based
• Polis

• Artificial Intelligence
• Engagement tech
• Digital participation platforms

Crowdsourced reporting on Illegal Factories on Farmland in Taiwan

• Sustainable cities and communities
• g0v

• Crowdsourcing
• Civic maps
• Environmental data

Native Wildflower Seed Mixes you can sprinkle on sidewalks

• place-based
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Artistic interventions
• Civic tech gifts

Citizen Paris is a movement committed to an innovative, ecological, and inclusive city. A collective of grassroots actors who work daily to foster Paris's dynamism and deliver concrete solutions for the capital's future.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Specific campaigns

The Miami Affordability Project (MAP) is an interactive online map providing data on the distribution of affordable housing, housing needs, demographic profiles, and environmental resiliency in greater Miami.

• Sustainable cities and communities
• housing
• city

• Civic data
• Civic maps

Unlocking regulatory innovation for the circular economy transition.

• sustainability
• Sustainable cities and communities
• supply chain

• Govtech
• Policy
• Economic development

Rapid and simple project-level environmental screening for humanitarian operations

• Sustainable cities and communities
• Climate action

• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

Building a research community focused on what a good digital society should look like and how we get there.

• Reduced inequalities
• Sustainable cities and communities
• resilience

• Get funding
• Research and policy centers
• Funders & donors

Research and resources for city leaders to expand their problem-solving capacity, build effective city hall organizations, and improve outcomes for residents around the world

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Academic programs

Agency For Urban Change

• youth
• city
• place-based

• Participatory democracy
• User experience

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Smart Cities and sensors

Hey Neighbour Collective (HNC) is a collective impact project that brings together housing providers, researchers, local and regional governments, housing associations and health authorities to experiment with and learn about ways of effectively building community, social connectedness and resilience in B.C.’s fast-growing vertical communities.

• housing
• city
• social isolation

• Research and policy centers
• Academia
• Urban planning

With the collaboration of Universidad Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona), Eticas carried out an audit of the natural language processing (NLP) system from the Social Services area from the Barcelona City Council.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Artificial Intelligence
• Access social benefits
• AI Auditing

O Acessibilidade Digital Challenge visa capacitar as equipas técnicas dos municípios portugueses a obterem a Declaração de Acessibilidade para os seus sítios web

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Govtech
• Assistive and Accessible Tech
• Challenges

Curious whether Congestion Pricing is having an impact on commutes in NYC? Take a look to compare traffic data before and after Congestion Pricing

• Sustainable cities and communities
• city
• mobility

• Data visualization
• Civic maps

Fondation Botnar works with and for young people towards a world that fulfils their rights and supports their wellbeing.

• youth
• city
• mental health

• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Panama’s Accelerator Lab is working to understand how strengthening solid waste management practices in rural municipalities can help create pathways to optimize national recycling strategies and work towards a circular economy.

• waste
• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Innovation teams and labs

Demystify local government and enable citizen participation

• local
• city
• TikTok

• Engagement tech
• Podcasts
• Civic data APIs

Descubrimos a grupos ciudadanos comprometidos con sus comunidades

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Participatory democracy
• Pro bono and volunteer
• Help out

The platform to reimagine the future of our cities.

• city
• apps
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

The Local Infrastructure Hub is a national program designed to connect cities and towns with the resources and expert advice they need to access federal infrastructure funding in order to drive local progress, improve communities, and deliver results for residents.

• local
• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Get funding
• Foundation initiatives

The 2023 edition of the “IPIC – Portuguese Municipal Councils’ Online Presence Index” series of studies presents the results of the evaluation of Portuguese municipal councils’ websites.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Govtech
• Peer-reviewed research
• Report cards and audits

Localret és el consorci local format per les administracions locals de Catalunya per acompanyar els municipis en la seva transformació digital

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Govtech
• Partner networks and coalitions
• Digital transformation

• city
• local
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring
• Citizen Engagement

台南市議會觀測站

• city
• local
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring
• Chat and messaging

Argument and transparency in public debate

• Quality education
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Participatory democracy
• Engagement tech
• Digital participation platforms

Waymo partnered with dashcam company Nexar to analyze 500 million miles of driving, including 335 crashes, to create the 'largest ever’ dataset of pedestrian and cyclist injuries

• city
• cycling
• mobility

• Peer-reviewed research
• Data science for social good
• Hardware

We strive to support the development of more equitable and inclusive places through our belief in open, collaborative and data informed urbanism.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Civic data
• Data science for social good
• Urban planning

Landlord database & interactive map to promote property ownership transparency in rental markets

• landlord
• housing
• city

• Civic data
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Data science for social good

The SAGA Smart Machinaka Project is a demonstration project that aims to improve the convenience of the city center of Saga City through the use of technologies such as AI and IoT, and to create a city that is easy to live in.

• city
• place-based
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Artificial Intelligence
• Smart Cities and sensors
• Hardware

Civic tech participatory platform focusing on local level (municipalities). Kάνε ερωτήσεις και προτάσεις στο Δημοτικό Συμβούλιο, οργάνωσε εθελοντικές δράσεις , συνδιαμόρφωσε τον προϋπολογισμό του Δήμου και πάρε μέρος στις διαβουλεύσεις και στην αξιολόγησή του

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Engagement tech
• Digital participation platforms
• Participatory budgeting

Google Research is applying AI to satellite and aerial imagery to build a Heat Resilience tool, helping cities understand how to reduce surface temperatures through planting trees or using highly-reflective surfaces, like cool roofs.

• city
• heat
• Google

• Artificial Intelligence
• Mapping
• Mapping tools

The Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University drives innovation in local government by marrying cutting-edge practice with world-class research.

• city
• local
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Research and policy centers
• Academia

Cali Cómo Vamos es un programa de seguimiento y evaluación de la calidad de vida en la ciudad, tiene como referencia el Programa “Bogotá Cómo Vamos”, adelantado desde 1998 por iniciativa de la Casa Editorial El Tiempo, la Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá y la Fundación Corona.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Civic data
• Participatory democracy
• Evaluate impact

El programa Cali Cómo Vamos, el laboratorio ciudadano Mi Cali Contrata Bien, la Unidad de Acción Vallecaucana y el observatorio Cali Visible, ponen a disposición una ruta de obtención de datos referidos a indicadores de bienestar y gestión pública de la ciudad.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Civic data
• Evaluate impact
• Indicators

Metroverse, an interactive tool built by Harvard’s Growth Lab, makes it possible to understand your city’s economy and compare it to others.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

Counting trucks for environmental justice

• air quality
• Reduced inequalities
• city

• Civic data
• Smart Cities and sensors
• Cameras

Citizens have a critical role to play in advancing transparency, accountability and effectiveness in the delivery of municipal services.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Digital participation platforms
• Issue reporting

Take selfies with surveillance!

• city
• surveillance
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Artistic interventions
• Cameras

(with Isandla Institute)

• informal settlements
• housing
• city

• Civic data
• Report cards and audits

The Atlas contains measurements of nine indicators for cities all around the world.

• Sustainable cities and communities
• city
• mass transit

• Civic maps
• Mapping

In the period between the beginning of 2021 and the middle of 2022, we investigated open-source digital infrastructures used by communities that are under the constant threat of violation of civil and environmental rights.

• Sustainable cities and communities
• Climate action
• reports

• Advocacy tech
• Environmental data

DreamSpace Academy is a social enterprise tackling local socio-economic and environmental challenges through challenge-based learning, grassroots innovation and impact venture building.

• Community
• Sustainable Development Goals
• sustainability

• Civic and social impact companies
• Innovation teams and labs
• Public Interest Tech