Smart Cities

A group of ten cities have been announced as semi-finalists in the Smart Cities Challenge sponsored by Parson Corporation.

November 19, 2019 - Smart Cities Dive

A development deal described as the most complex in recent Southern Nevada history is moving forward. The end result could be another digitally enabled city, in line with efforts in other cities like Toronto and TK.

November 14, 2019 - Las Vegas Review-Journal

From 190 acres to 12 acres, that's the reduction in scale announced this week by representatives of Sidewalk Labs of its plan for Quayside on the waterfront in Toronto.

October 31, 2019 - The Guardian

Of course artificial intelligence has applications relevant to the practice of city planning.

September 25, 2019 - Kayla Matthews

Quayside, Sidewalk Labs' smart city in Toronto, calls for ten tall buildings made entirely of wood. Here's why proponents think mass timber is a good idea, and what obstacles stand in its way.

August 23, 2019 - Smart Cities Dive

Adie Tomer, of the Brookings Institution, writes about the role of artificial intelligence in the new digital age transforming cities.

July 31, 2019 - Brookings

Recent reporting shows the U.S. falling behind its neighbors in both smart city deployments and 5G network rollouts—the latter of which is slated to be the connective tissue of these future cities. The news has some experts on edge.

July 24, 2019 - Robert Fischer

Predicting the future of challenges facing cities isn't very hard when the future is already staring cities right in the face.

July 19, 2019 - Meeting of the Minds

More cities are leveraging technology to better manage one of the most confusing and congested spaces in the public realm: the curb.

July 3, 2019 - Smart Cities Dive

The big city isn't such an anonymous place anymore.

June 30, 2019 - The New York Times

The long-awaited master plan for Quayside in Toronto was released to the public today.

June 24, 2019 - Toronto Star

The company that best understands what drives city residents’ decisions is best suited to untangle persistent urban problems.

June 17, 2019 - Lev Kushner

The Inclusive Innovation Playbook provides guidance about how to create smart cities without leaving anyone behind.

May 10, 2019 - Smart Cities Dive

The awards from the Smart Cities Council will support communities as they pursue smart technologies initiatives.

April 24, 2019 - Smart Cities Dive

The infrastructure required to support 5G is going to be massive, and while improvements in throughput sound great, one of the best kept – and dirtiest – secrets about 5G is the energy consumption required to support the network.

April 19, 2019 - wiscav.org

The humble curb is getting crowded: not only with new modes of transportation, but also with a slew of new data tools aiming to keep track of it all.

April 13, 2019 - CityLab

Another buzzy tech company with roots in the real estate market has designs on the "smart cities" revolution.

April 12, 2019 - Quartz

While 2019 doesn’t scream smart city revolution, we are seeing signs of significant smart city evolution.

April 2, 2019 - Robert Fischer

Curbed Architecture Critic Alexandra Lange provides everything you need to know about the $25 billion, "city within the city" that opened to the public in Manhattan today. Also, the review isn't exactly positive.

March 15, 2019 - Curbed

Weather plays a big factor in the "smart cities" technology experiments in development by Sidewalk Labs for its Toronto pilot project.

March 11, 2019 - The Star