Waterfront Toronto has announced that Sidewalk Labs, Google's city-building sister company, will be its partner in creating a new tech-focused neighbourhood on the eastern Toronto waterfront. On Tuesday afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Kathleen Wynne, Mayor John Tory, and representatives from Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk Labs announced plans for the new live-work area, called ''Sidewalk Toronto." A sketch depicts the hyper-connected new Toronto neighbourhood envisioned by Sidewalk Labs. (Sidewalk Labs)On Tuesday, Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff said in a release the company had "scoured the globe" for the ideal location to build a technology-focused neighbourhood before settling on Toronto. Sidewalk Labs has also committed $50 million to fund the first planning push for the neighbourhood.

Source: CBC News October 17, 2017 18:11 UTC