Are Smart Cities the Future of Urban Living?

From optimizing traffic patterns to real-time energy management, global cities are using smart city technology to transform urban life. Yet as we embrace these innovations, questions of equity and privacy emerge. In this episode, StreetsSmart considers the emerging reality of smart cities, and the role of technology in shaping the urban experience.

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Special thanks to the following sources:

A City Is Not a Computer - Shannon Mattern, Places Journal 

Billionaire-planned smart cities in the US: What’s the latest? - Adina Solomon, Smart Cities Dive

Chattanooga Smart City Plan - City of Chattanooga

Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia, by Anthony M. Townsend 

Smart Cities - National Geographic

Top 7 Smart Cities in the World in 2024 - Olivia Lai, Earth.Org

Uncovering the Early History of “Big Data” and the “Smart City” in Los Angeles - Mark Vallianatos, Boom California 

Urban Informatics and Big Data - Michael Batty, UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analytics

What is a Smart City? - Alice Gomstyn, Alexandra Jonker, IBM

Wired City, U.S.A. The Charms and Dangers of Two-Way TV - John Wicklein, The Atlantic