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Sidewalk Labs launches low-cost, “privacy-preserving” parking sensor

News19 May 2021

The sensor, which measures around 7cm in diameter, can be placed on a surface using adhesive and transmits data via a solar-powered gateway which uses the cellular network.

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.

Mapping platform joins open source foundation

News08 Apr 2020

The Urban Computing Foundation will host and govern Mapzen, which aims to develop a truly open platform for mapping, search, navigation, location and transit data.

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.

Hyperloop package delivery system raises £1 million

News28 Jan 2020

Magway plans to sell capacity on its underground system to online retailers and logistics companies.

Sidewalk Labs launches recycling pilot in Toronto

News08 Jan 2020

The Clean Recycling Pilot aims to study how well building residents respond to feedback about changing their apartment building’s waste-sorting behaviours.

Sidewalk Labs to launch tool for designing the neighbourhoods of the future

News19 Dec 2019

The company is designing a tool that can generate billions of planning scenarios and evaluate the impacts of different scenarios on key quality-of-life measures.

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’.

Sidewalk Labs' Toronto project proceeds to next stage but scope is scaled back

News01 Nov 2019

The controversial plan will progress to further evaluation and public consultation but it’s not a “done deal” yet, says Waterfront Toronto.

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”.

Podcast: Take off your tech goggles, with Ben Green, author of The Smart Enough City

Special Reports16 Aug 2019

Green offers insights into why technology is not an end in itself and how cities can be “smart enough,” using technology to promote democracy and equity.

Commissioner calls for new privacy laws to address smart city risks

News08 Jul 2019

Brian Beamish says Ontario’s privacy laws have not kept pace with digital technologies and practices such as sensors, big data analytics and AI.

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.

Portland pilots Sidewalk Labs’ mobile location data software

News30 May 2019

The tool uses location data to model how people travel in cities.

Sidewalk Labs prototypes community participation tool

News27 May 2019

The company is working with Digital Public Square on Collab, which aims to support communities by helping them to make more inclusive, collbaborative decisions.

Sidewalk Labs releases principles of good street design

News29 Apr 2019

The four principles are designed to act as a starting point for how cities can re-imagine and re-think their streets for pedestrians, bikes and transit.

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".

Sidewalk Labs launches app to evaluate how people use public space

News01 Apr 2019

The open source app, CommonSpace, is designed to give park operators or communities a new tool to help discover what makes a public space great.

Are data trusts part of the answer to smart city data governance?

Opinions21 Mar 2019

In the light of recent scandals, cities have no choice but to pay urgent attention to data governance issues. Could data trusts be part of the solution?

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

Poll suggests 55% support Sidewalk Labs’ Toronto project as grassroots group mobilises to block it

News28 Feb 2019

The Toronto Region Board of Trade says headlines about a ‘techlash’ against the Sidewalks project may not accurately represent public sentiment. Grassroots campaigners disagree.

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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