Sidewalk Labs

What does Sidewalk Labs plan to improve?

Sidewalk Labs wants to make various changes to the traditional style of city design. Here are some of the areas that they wish to improve.

Main Goal: Develop a system that reduces the need to own a car.

Technology:

• "Logistics Hub" connected to an underground package delivery system
  • To reduce truck traffic on streets, improve convenience
• Mobility management system
  • Would coordinate all travel modes, traffic signals, and street infrastructure, and apply demand-based pricing to curb and parking spaces
  • To reduce congestion and encourage shared trips
• "Dynamic Curbs" or flexible street spaces
  • To provide passenger loading zones during rush hour that could be used as public spaces in off-peak times
• Adaptive traffic signals
  • Give pedestrians enough time to cross the street
• Ride-hail, bike-share, electric vehicle car-share, and e-scooters
  • Affordable alternatives to car trips

Main Goal: Appealing set up to encourage people to spend more leisure time outside.

Technology:

• "Open Space Alliance"
  • To coordinate programming, operations, and maintenance across Quayside’s parks, plazas, streets, and water spaces for a more responsive public realm
• Real time map of public realm assets
  • Park benches, drinking fountains, landscape gardens, etc.
  • To enable proactive maintenance and keep spaces in good condition

Main Goal: Creating a climate positive community.

Technology:

• Advanced power grid
  • Use solar energy, battery storage, and time-based energy pricing to reduce reliance on the main Toronto Hydro grid during periods of peak demand
  • To make an all-electric community affordable
• Suite of energy "schedulers"
  • Optimize energy systems for residents, businesses, and building operators
  • To ensuring that buildings operate in the most efficient way possible