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Waterfront Toronto seeks extension for Sidewalk Labs decision day

The Canadian Press Jan 23, 2020

TORONTO – Waterfront Toronto's board will have more time to make a decision on whether to move forward with Sidewalk Lab's proposal to build a smart city. The agency and Sidewalk have agreed to extend the deadline by which Waterfront…

Cities

Google affiliate begins drone deliveries in Virginia town

Rachel Lerman – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oct 21, 2019

A Google affiliate started using drones Friday to deliver customers' Walgreens and FedEx purchases in a test being run in a Virginia town. Wing, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet, received federal approval earlier this year to…

Urban Planning

Federal leaders should face tough questions about Toronto’s smart-city project

Blayne Haggart, Brock University Sep 23, 2019

Politicians from all parties should be asked tough questions about their support of Toronto’s Sidewalk Labs Quayside project while on the campaign trail. This is an artist’s rendering of the project. Sidewalk Toronto With the federal…

Urban Planning

Waterfront Toronto Releases Master Innovation and Development Plan for Quayside

Building Jun 24, 2019

Waterfront Toronto has released the draft Master Innovation and Development Plan (MIDP) for Quayside to the public. Chairman of the Board, Stephen Diamond, has written an open letter (see below for full letter) — addressing the evaluation…