Quayside Smart City
Toronto, Ontario
Photo Credit: Sidewalk Labs
CASE STUDY
Initial Research by: Zoe Goldman
Edited by: Samantha Miller & Nicole Brekelmans
Case study compiled in 2018
Project: Quayside Smart City
Type of Urban Strategy: Smart City, Sustainable Design
Type of Project: Sustainable Neighbourhood
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date Designed/Planned: 2017
Construction Completed: Ongoing
Designer: Sidewalk Labs + Waterfront Toronto
The Quayside Neighborhood is a project that rethinks how we build cities and creates a new kind of urban community on Toronto’s waterfront. Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto have partnered up to create a high-tech neighbourhood that will improve the quality of life for its residents by offering a range of housing types, accessible and affordable transit options, and a digital component to access private and public services. The project recognizes Toronto’s existing technology sector and aims to enhance that success by becoming the global hub of the urban innovation industry. The project will provide innovative solutions to urban growth challenges by piloting new strategies on a large scale and creating replicable models for the world (Sidewalk Labs, 2017).


