Feathers are flying around the abundance of smart city projects, but many lose traction under the weight of their own ambitions. Existing infrastructure and institutional bureaucracy are among the barriers confronting the type of systemic change proposed by these initiatives.
Sometimes, staying small pays off. Several private projects in the US are gaining ground by starting at the community level, developing partnerships with tech companies, utilities and the state to build smartly planned communities from the ground up. You can read more about them here.
Each project can serve as a living laboratory for sustainable practice, holistically looking at resource management, energy, transportation, and quality of life.
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