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<br /> 28 | P a g e <br />City of San Leandro, CA <br />Fiber Master Plan <br />“A reliable Internet ecosystem is the glue that holds the Internet of <br />Things together.” <br />These examples include: <br /> <br />• Transportation Congestion <br />Sensors <br />• Water and Wastewater <br />Monitoring <br />• Parking Apps and Kiosks to <br />Coordinate with Smart Metering <br />• Bridge Inspection Systems <br />• Self-driving cars shuttling people <br />in or out of the city or making <br />deliveries <br />• Waste Management Sensors <br />• Lighting <br />• Fire Detection <br />• Energy Monitoring <br />• Solar Panels <br />• Smart Logistics/Freight <br />• Vehicle Fleet Communications <br />• Drones for Public Safety and <br />Infrastructure <br />• Monitoring Cameras <br />• Body Cameras <br />• Wearable Detection <br /> <br />Municipal Smart City Trends <br /> <br />The Report also contains case studies for Chicago, Philadelphia, Charlotte, NC, San <br />Francisco and New Delhi, India, along with comparisons and recommendations. <br /> <br />• Chicago, IL has created an administrative structure including its Department of <br />Innovation and Technology which provides for “an open data platform and <br />mandated cross- functional collaboration.”8 This structure positioned Chicago to <br />partner with Argonne National Laboratory on the Array of Things. <br /> <br />• Philadelphia, PA created an Office of Innovation and Technology to support <br />movement toward smart city concepts, including programs and measures designed <br />to lower the crime rate. <br /> <br />• Charlotte, NC established a PPP to help the City support its accelerating <br />population growth, including an initiative to reduce wasted energy consumption. <br /> <br />• San Francisco, CA has focused on environmental and transportation <br />improvement measures, including programs designed to reduce traffic congestion <br />and improve reliability of municipal transportation services. <br /> <br />Although not from the NLC report, it is worth noting that other cities have taken similar <br />measures to develop innovation. Las Vegas created a Department of Innovation and <br />Technology, as did Albuquerque, NM, Long Beach, Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga, and <br />Boston, MA. This model is not solely for larger cities. In the Bay Area, the city of Cupertino <br /> <br />8 NLSC Smart Cities Report