How Dubuque Is Becoming The Smartest City In America
Dubuque, Iowa Dirk via WikimediaBy providing its citizens with a steady stream of personalized, real-time data, the ninth-largest city in Iowa is changing the world When Roy Buol stepped into the mayor's office of the city of Dubuque in 2005, he did so with a handful of imperatives. There were the needs of his citizens, who throughout his campaign had voiced concerns on issues like public transit, green space, water quality, and recycling. There was the need to live up to his campaign message, which centered on engaging citizens as partners in the administration of the city. And then there were his private concerns about the larger world. "I've always been concerned about the energy and resource use in this country," Buol says "It's almost like people think we have an infinite supply of energy and resources, and we don't. There are better ways of doing things, but as citizens of...