Table of content Chapter 6 - Smart and sustainable city: Toronto Executive summary .......................................................................................................... 166 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 169 1. Health .......................................................................................................................... 169 1.1 Basic sanitation ............................................................................................................ 169 1.1.1 Storm water strategy to reduce cost and increase water management efficiency ......................... 169 1.2 Recycling services ......................................................................................................... 170 1.2.1 Implementation of “pay-as-you-throw” smart waste chutes .................................................. 170 1.3 Public safety ................................................................................................................ 170 1.4 Air pollution ................................................................................................................ 171 1.5 Medical services ........................................................................................................... 171 2. Mobility ........................................................................................................................ 172 2.1 Public transportation ...................................................................................................... 172 2.1.1 Expanding public transport ........................................................................................ 172 2.1.2 Enabling walking and cycling all year round ..................................................................... 173 2.1.3 Harnessing new mobility and self-driving technologies ....................................................... 173 2.2 Traffic congestion .......................................................................................................... 173 2.2.1 Rethinking city deliveries and freight ............................................................................. 173 2.2.2 A neighborhood logistics hub for delivery and waste ........................................................... 174 2.2.3 Connecting underground delivery tunnels into buildings ...................................................... 174 2.2.4 Improving mobility management to reduce traffic congestion ................................................ 175 2.2.5 Designing people-first streets ..................................................................................... 176 3. Activities ...................................................................................................................... 177 3.1 Green spaces ............................................................................................................... 177 3.1.1 Thinking of streets as parks ....... ................................................................................ 177 3.1.2 New parks, plazas, and open spaces ............................................................................. 177 3.1.3 Maximizing public spaces using generative design ............................................................. 178 3.1.4 Multipurpose parks ................................................................................................. 178 3.1.5 Enabling an all-day ground floor .................................................................................. 178 3.2 Cultural activities .......................................................................................................... 179 3.2.1 Examples of some cultural activities within common spaces ................................................. 179 3.2.2 Providing physical infrastructure that enables the community to gather for cultural activities ........... 179 4. Opportunities ............................................................................................................... 179 4.1 Employment-finding services ............................................................................................ 179 4.2 Access to schools .......................................................................................................... 180 4.2.1 Collaborating with the Toronto district school board ........................................................... 180 4.2.2 Collaborating with Toronto public library ........................................................................ 180 4.2.3 Ensuring proximity to open spaces and adaptable classrooms ............................................... 180 4.3 Lifelong opportunities ..................................................................................................... 180 164 Quélin and Smadja | HEC PARIS | SMART CITIES | The sustainable program of six leading cities | 2021