1.0Innovation Network for Communitieshttps://in4c.netMelanie Nutterhttps://in4c.net/author/melanie-nutter/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8SQb1zWXFz"><a href="https://in4c.net/2018/02/smart-cities-boston-talks-no-nonsense-tells-vendors-get-real/">Smart Cities: Boston Talks No Nonsense and Tells Vendors to Get Real</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://in4c.net/2018/02/smart-cities-boston-talks-no-nonsense-tells-vendors-get-real/embed/#?secret=8SQb1zWXFz" width="600" height="338" title="“Smart Cities: Boston Talks No Nonsense and Tells Vendors to Get Real” — Innovation Network for Communities" data-secret="8SQb1zWXFz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://in4c.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Heads-in-Sand.jpg1390755In the rising wave of optimistic, but pie-in-the sky, smart city initiatives, Boston’s “Smart Cities Playbook” takes a pause for a refreshing examination of what cities actually need to move their projects and initiatives forward. It’s an honest and practical description of where the city is today. Although the city has ample ambition to be […]