Category: smart cities

Toronto rejects some of Sidewalk Labs’ smart neighborhood ideas

Post author By Randall
Post date February 21, 2020
Categories In alphabet, business, canada, Google, Home, Politics, quayside, sidewalk labs, smart cities, smart city, Tech, tomorrow, toronto, Transportation

[ad_1] The technical evaluation broke the four-volume MIDP into 160 distinct proposals. Sixteen of those suggestions were labeled “non-support,” which means “new solutions must be explored,” Waterfront Toronto explained in a discussion guide that will inform a second round of public consultation. The organization rejected an “efficient” and “ultra efficient” housing concept that would have […]

Sidewalk Labs finally publishes its smart city master plan

Post author By Randall
Post date June 24, 2019
Categories In Google, Home, quayside, sidewalk labs, smart cities, smart city, Tech, tomorrow, toronto

[ad_1] Quayside and Villiers West First and foremost, a bit of geographical background. The company is currently proposing two smart neighborhoods — Quayside and Villiers West — that will exist inside a broader area called the Innovative Development and Economic Acceleration (IDEA) district. Quayside would be the first part of the project, and house 4,200 […]

Open Curbs database could make it easier to catch an Uber

Post author By Randall
Post date April 2, 2019
Categories In cities, coord, curb, curbs, Delivery, gear, open curbs, open data, ridesharing, smart cities, Tech, Transportation
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[ad_1] The initial data will include info from Coord’s own Surveyor augmented reality app, with initial city data for Denver, Los Angeles, Milan, Paris, San Francisco and Santa Monica. The company plans to support other forms of curb data in the future, however. If it takes off, it could quickly become a one-stop shop for […]