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2020: Google's' smart city'project in Toronto cancelled
Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of the American IT giant Alphabet specializing in innovative urban development, has abandoned the construction of the Quayside smart district in Toronto. This is stated in the May 2020 report of its CEO Daniel Doctoroff.
The reason for the cancellation of the project was "unprecedented uncertainty engulfing the global economy and the Toronto real estate market." So, according to the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, in April, home sales in Canada's largest city fell 67% compared to the same month in 2019.
 | Despite the decision, Sidewalk Labs will continue research to improve the urban environment, Doctoroff assured. "I am confident that the ideas we have been working on for the past two and a half years will make a significant contribution to solving the key problems of modern cities, especially those related to housing affordability and sustainable development," said the top manager of the company. |  |
- The Quayside project was announced in 2017 and originally envisioned the development of 77 hectares on the shores of Lake Ontario.
- In November 2019, Toronto authorities reduced its area to 5 hectares. It was reported that the reason for the adjustment was the discontent of local residents concerned about the company's plans to collect and use personal data.
2019: Toronto authorities' decision to cut Alphabet's smart city footprint by 15 times
As it became known on November 7, 2019, municipal officials responsible for the development of coastal areas Toronto decided to significantly reduce the area of the "smart city" Sidewalk Labs. Initially, the "daughter" American IT giant Alphabet planned to master about 77 hectares on the shores of Lake Ontario, but received permission only for 5 hectares, writes. The New York Times More. here
2017: Alphabet wins competition for 'innovative beautification' of Lake Ontario site
Holding Alphabet Inc, which owns the search engine, Google won a competition in 2017 for an "innovative landscaping" of an area on the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto, Canada. Writes about this with TASS Information Agency of Russia reference to. The Financial Times project will cost the company $1 billion. Another 1.25 billion will be allocated by the Toronto authorities.
The pilot project of "innovative arrangement" will be implemented on a plot of 5 hectares with the prospect of expansion to 323 hectares (3.2 sq. Km). Here, in particular, there will be unmanned public transport, adaptive traffic lights, courier robots and energy-efficient, but affordable modular houses.
"This isa test site for new technologies that will help us build cleaner, smart, greener cities," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau commented on the creation of a "smart neighborhood" in Toronto. 'It's not just a random project for us. This is the result of almost a decade of thinking about how technology can change human lives, "said Eric Schmidt, chairman of the board of directors of Alphabet.
The exact timing of the project is still unknown. They will be identified at the initial stage of technology planning and testing. The costs for these purposes will amount to $50 million.
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