What It Means to Be a ‘Smart City’

There’s such a strong emotional connection to places we love, and smart cities need to be built with this objective in mind.

By linking environmental sustainability and economic growth, Charlotte is showing the way.

Like self-driving cars, "smart cities" are getting a lot of attention these days. And rightfully so, considering their broad range of potential benefits, from more sustainable use of resources and enhanced resilience to improved citizen engagement, urban mobility and public safety. Realizing significant improvements in even a few of these would make building out a smart city a worthwhile goal.

by Bob Graves

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