MiNextCities supports places where the need for integrated solutions — backed up by thorough research, ambitious policy and urban planning — can move Michigan toward climate resilience. We do this by blending existing planning efforts with inclusive public participation to determine which technologies to pursue. The solutions we deploy are tailor-made to meet each community’s specific goals and objectives.
Empowering communities.
Driving change.
Engaging communities to create more livable, resilient cities.
MiNextCities Program Goals
Identify and deploy tailored smart city solutions
Integrate equity into the engagement and deployment process
Provide a roadmap for implementing similar solutions across Michigan
Delivering custom solutions.
Our deployments use information and communication technologies to improve the efficiency and performance of interconnected infrastructure. Potential solutions include fleet electrification, smart street lighting, shared mobility, distributed energy systems and next-generation stormwater infrastructure.
Hyfi — Water Sensor | Dearborn
Driving a sustainable, resilient future.
We analyze deployment data and user-based assessments to evaluate the impact of each city’s technology deployments. This roadmap of best practices and lessons learned will guide other small to midsized Michigan cities toward implementing their own successful, sustainable solutions.
Learn more about our inaugural cities
Electric Mower | Marquette
Meet the team
NextEnergy is a leader in deploying smart city technologies in real-world environments and has a proven track record of quickly scaling solutions. With its extensive technical expertise and partnership network, NextEnergy serves as the prime program contactor and spearheads the program management, solution deployment and research for MiNextCities.
Public Sector Consultants is a nonpartisan public policy research and consulting firm with experience in stakeholder and community engagement to support program development, facilitation, research and community outreach. The firm has developed numerous roadmaps and best practice guides for multistakeholder initiatives and leads the engagement work for MiNextCities.
MiNextCities is supported by an advisory group composed of state government entities, industry representatives and business associations. The group provides strategic guidance and feedback on program design.
