Google ends plans for smart city in Toronto

Re:Google ends plans for smart city in Toronto by DHPersonal on Thursday May 07, 2020 @04:42PM (#23108054)

I don't think a "smart city" is our answer; I think actually looking to the past is a better plan for a good city, such as what Strong Towns advocates. https://www.strongtowns.org/

(I have no affiliation with the organization)

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Google ends plans for smart city in Toronto by notatoad on Thursday May 07, 2020 @08:19PM (#23109940)

i don't think a "smart city" is the answer either, but it's worth pointing out that the quayside project was not a smart city by any definition of the word city, it was a 4.9ha parcel (~7 standard city blocks) in a much larger city - possibly the perfect canvas for some experimentation.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Google ends plans for smart city in Toronto by Andorin on Thursday May 07, 2020 @05:27PM (#23108579)

Absolutely. We know perfectly well what works in cities and it's got nothing to do with smart tech.

[ Parent | on HN ]