Thrilled to release "Toronto Tomorrow" - our 1,500-page proposal for the neighborhood of the future on Toronto's waterfront, and a global guidebook for urban innovation. You can read the whole plan on our updated
@SidewalkToronto
project website
Was pleased to be the guest on the most recent Freakonomics podcast. We covered how the Bloomberg Administration rebuilt New York after 9/11 and how my new company, Sidewalk Labs, is building the city of the future.
If New York, or any city, is going to fully recover, cultural institutions are going to have to thrive. Iβm proud that The Shed was among the first to host live performances indoors last night.
We are incredibly fortunate -Β and excited - to have
@brodheadjd
joining
@sidewalklabs
and
@SidewalkToronto
on the ground in Toronto. John deeply understands the problems facing cities and has been on the front lines developing innovative solutions for years. Welcome aboard!
via
@NYTOpinion
. My op-ed in the NYTimes today. Itβs not too soon to start thinking about how New Yorkβs economy can recover from this crisis. First focus on becoming a leader in public health. Then a new model for inclusive, sustainable, resilient growth.
Incredibly proud to be the chairman of The Shed, the first 21st century cultural institution. Opens Spring 2019 and looks more beautiful than the renderings!
Since when did government building necessary infrastructure count as an βincentive?β And is providing a βtax breakβ in an area where there were no taxes collected before really a tax break? There is no parallel between Hudson Yards and Amazon.
Sidewalk Labs created Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners to bring innovation to infrastructure. The great team at SIP has created Cavnue and partnered with the State of Michigan to rethink roads for the age of AVs.
#Cavnue
is building the future of roads
The more people understand that we have proposed a unique partnership with the public sector that seeks to address the problems that the vast majority of Torontonians identify as key challenges, the more people support the plan.
"Thirty civic leaders in Toronto have signed their names to a public letter encouraging residents to 'welcome and evaluate'
#SidewalkTO
βs proposed plans."
Best parallel to election? 1980 Carter v Reagan. Unpopular incumbent and low expectations of challenger pre-debate. Reagan did well and the race went from a tie to a ten point Reagan romp, who took the Senate with him. The debate this week should have the same impact.
@roybahat
I think the more likely answer is that they have made their money recently and earlier in life and people donβt generally give meaningful amounts of money away until they are 50+. The same thing happens in the tech community in New York.