Google’s parent company is building a futuristic neighborhood in Canada — but locals don't want to live in a 'new Silicon Valley'
Sidewalk Toronto
- In October 2017, Sidewalk Labs — the urban innovation unit of Google parent company Alphabet — announced plans to develop a high-tech neighborhood in Toronto, called Quayside.
- Sidewalk Labs recently held its first public roundtable with Toronto residents to discuss their thoughts and concerns about the project.
- In the company's summary, locals expressed worries that Quayside would become a "new Silicon Valley," bringing issues like gentrification/higher housing prices and income inequality. Silicon Valley (and the broader San Francisco Bay Area) has certainly experienced these problems at alarming rates.
- Some residents were optimistic that the project could address the city's existing sustainability and transportation challenges, according to the summary.
By 2020, Sidewalk Labs — the urban innovation subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet — plans to break ground on a high-tech neighborhood along Toronto's waterfront.
Called Quayside, the 12-acre development will prioritize "environmental sustainability, affordability, mobility, and economic opportunity," according to Sidewalk Labs. The City of Toronto and Sidewalk Labs call the larger project "Sidewalk Toronto."See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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