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Waterfront Toronto launches competition to find Quayside partner

News18 Mar 2021

Announcement comes a year after Sidewalk Labs has shelved its controversial smart city plans, for the location, citing the impact of coronavirus and “unprecedented economic uncertainty”.

Why the Toronto Quayside project is a cautionary tale and a missed opportunity

Editor's Blog20 May 2020

While dogged by controversy, Toronto could have showcased exactly what a smart city could deliver, something that is important now more than ever.

Sidewalk Labs urged to justify digital solutions

News27 Feb 2020

A new report acknowledges the potential benefits of the digital infrastructure proposals for Waterfront Toronto but questions whether they create sufficient public benefits.

Sidewalk Labs unveils digital twin and 'Lego' vision for 35-storey timber building

News10 Feb 2020

Sidewalk Labs claims 35 storeys would be the highest mass timber building so far. The team modelled how it would perform compared to a traditional concrete building of the same size.

Sidewalk Labs co-founds venture capital fund to invest in urban tech

News06 Dec 2019

The fund could launch and begin making investments next year but it is conditional on Sidewalk Labs’ Toronto project being approved.

Sidewalk Labs details digital systems, says it won't sell data or use facial recognition

News18 Nov 2019

A new Digital Innovation Appendix outlines all proposed digitally enabled systems for Waterfront Toronto, aiming to clarify the ‘how’ and ‘who’ for each service as well as the ‘what’ and ‘why’.

Advisory panel issues response to Sidewalks Labs' Quayside master plan

News13 Sep 2019

Comments from Waterfront Toronto’s Digital Strategy Advisory Panel include “frustratingly abstract” and “unwieldy and repetitive”.

Sidewalk Labs launches advanced infrastructure partnership

News03 Sep 2019

Sidewalk Labs and its parent company Alphabet are partnering with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to form a spin-out company focusing on next-generation infrastructure.

Sidewalk Labs publishes 1,500-page Toronto smart city plan: More questions than answers?

News25 Jun 2019

Sidewalk Labs has put forward a detailed 1,500-page plan, but Waterfront Toronto has raised concerns in a number of areas.

Civil liberties association sues Canadian government over Sidewalk Labs' Toronto smart city

News18 Apr 2019

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is suing Waterfront Toronto and three levels of government, asking for the project "to be reset".

Canadian Civil Liberties Association threatens legal action over Sidewalk Toronto

News08 Mar 2019

The association is calling on the national, provincial and local governments to put in place digital data governance policies after "adequate" public consultation

Sidewalk Labs shares latest Waterfront Toronto concepts

News20 Feb 2019

Sidewalk Labs has released an update to the proposal for its new smart city development but the project continues to attract controversy.

Could public libraries be custodians of smart city data?

News10 Jan 2019

The approach has been put forward as a solution to the ongoing debate about data governance at Toronto’s Waterfront Quayside project.

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