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kick tech to the curb

a practical, cost-effective path toward making our streets more intelligent

by julian stromer, jan 11, 2025

For my eighth grade science fair project, I decided to look for ways to improve NYC's streets using technology. Our existing sidewalk and road infrastructure are built on ancient technology: concrete and asphalt. When cities add intelligence to our streets, the technology has to be installed over, under and around these obstacles. Instead, we should be installing new tech inside the infrastructure...

topic:  urban planning and living

keywords:  urban planning, architecture, smart cities, arduino