Transportation and smart cities: more bits and bytes, less steel and concrete

Federal transportation infrastructure spending can deliver more bang for buck by creating an ecosystem for the adoption of innovation and technology in Canada’s cities.
Getting urban mobility right—for people and goods—will be critical to attracting talent, investment and the competitiveness of cities of the future. To further this goal, the fall economic statement introduced the idea of a Canadian Smart City Challenge in 2017. How can federal efforts help writ...

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