Toronto wants to kill the smart city forever | MIT Technology Review

The city wants to get right what Sidewalk Labs got so wrong.

Toronto wants to kill the smart city forever | MIT Technology Review Skip to Content In February, the city of Toronto announced plans for a new development along its waterfront. They read like a wish list for any passionate urbanist: 800 affordable apartments, a two-acre forest, a rooftop farm, a new arts venue focused on indigenous culture, and a pledge to be zero-carbon. The idea of an affordable, off-the-grid Eden in the heart of the city sounds great. But there was an entirely different urban utopia planned for this same 12-acre plot, known as Quayside, just a few years ago. It was going t

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