Tag: “Smart Cities”

Jutta Treviranus Evaluates the Sidewalk Labs Digital Innovation Appendix

March 2, 2020

Jutta Treviranus evaluated Sidewalk Labs' Digital Innovation Appendix for the impact on persons with disabilities in Toronto.

We Count Evaluates Toronto’s Quayside Master Innovation and Development Plan

Vera Roberts

March 2, 2020

Project We Count evaluated the MIDP for Toronto’s Quayside from the perspective of persons in Toronto who have difficulty with or are excluded by the current urban plan.

A family of three in the middle of a signaled crossing. The father uses a scooter, the mother is with their upset toddler daughter in a stroller but is turning back to pick up a dropped stuffed animal. There are sensors in the pavement and the pedestrian signal light is lit. The father is saying, “Leave it, the light’s going to change!” while the daughter cries out, “Lamby!”

Journeys through the Digital Innovation Appendix of the Master Innovation and Development Plan

Vera Roberts

May 7, 2020

We Count worked with stakeholders to envision how the proposed technologies for the proposed Quayside “Smart City” project in Toronto could impact individuals with disabilities and their networks.

The Importance of Peripheral Vision

Jutta Treviranus

October 30, 2019

Jutta Treviranus was invited to contribute this essay related to We Count to Some Thoughts, a collection of essays on smart cities.