18-05-2019, por Jane Wakefield
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47815344
The Google city that has angered Toronto
That would include autonomous cars, innovative ways to collect rubbish and shared spaces for communities to come together in new ways.
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| Sidewalk Toronto’s vision for urban development (Sidewalk Toronto) Fonte: Yahoo FinanceClique na imagem para ampliar |
Sidewalk Labs, a sister company to Google, had earmarked disused land in Toronto, Canada for this bold urban experiment, which it hoped would become a model for other cities around the world.
The fact that it would be collecting a lot of data from sensors placed all around the harbourside development unsettled some.Now many are asking whether a private firm should take charge of urban improvement at all.
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This group [Block Sidewalk] was formed because leaked documents in the Toronto Star suggested Sidewalk Labs had a far grander vision than the 12-acre (48,500-sq m) site it had talked about. We were concerned that we were not getting transparency," Ms Wylie told the BBC.
The article she refers to alleged that the Google-affiliate wanted to build a much bigger neighbourhood at Quayside and provide new transport for it.
In return for its investment it wanted a share of property taxes, development fees and increased value of city land that would normally go to the city.
This has not been disputed by Sidewalk Labs. (Continua)
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