Smart Cities Challenge
How would you use $10 million to improve technology in Greater Sudbury?
The City of Greater Sudbury is taking part in the Smart Cities Challenge, issued by the Government of Canada. The challenge encourages cities to adopt approaches to improving the lives of residents through innovation, data and connected technology.
The Smart Cities Challenge is calling on communities of our size to submit their big ideas, for a chance to win up to $10 million. The Challenge will be awarded to cities that can demonstrate innovative ways to use data and connected technology to address local issues.
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What do you feel our Smart Cities Challenge submission should include? Do you have a big idea? How can we use data and connected technology to make our community better? Share your ideas here!
View All Ideasover 2 years ago
Weather stations at city facilities
In the interest of water conservation, I am curious about the weather for my subdivision. Did it rain enough today / this week that I do not need to water my lawn?
over 2 years ago
Vehicle Data Collection To Help Reduce Traffic Jams, Identify Pot Holes, and Dispatch Emergency Services
Through use of a GPS connected device with G-force sensor, similar to what insurance companies offer, installed in vehicles, data can be collected on vehicle locations and impacts. With this data being provided in real-time lights can be signalled to change to best suit current traffic demands to reduce traffic back-ups. In addition, with the G-force sensor accidents can be identified and emergency personnel dispatched in a timely manner to a more accurate location. Also, traffic detours could be put in place by altering the traffic signals to identify this so people can take alternate routes, as most side streets in Sudbury do not connect to allow for easy detours. The impact data could also be used to identify severity and location of potholes to help prioritize the problem areas. The data could also be used to determine the most traveled routes through town to help identify areas that require more maintenance or help in deciding locations where pedestrian traffic needs to be more closely monitored. Future expansion could include using the data to identify available parking spots to help with the parking problem downtown. Enrollment could be increased by providing some sort of incentive that is only provided with a verified installation by an authorized agent that must be performed every year before the incentive is received.
over 2 years ago
Equip city vehicles with GPS location aware accelerometers to measure road roughness real time and build apps to dispatch pothole fill crew
These text boxes are way too small to elaborate on ideas submitted
over 2 years ago
Synchronization of Traffic Signals along Lasalle Boulevard
Synchronizing of the traffic signals along Lasalle Boulevard in Sudbury would optimize the flow of traffic, reduce aggressive driving and effectively reduce the likelihood of red-light running which is a very common occurrence in the city. Optimizing traffic signal timing is a low-cost, high-benefit approach to reducing congestion and maximizes traffic progression, avoids frequent stops with minimal use of braking, reduces idle time at stop lights, reduces fuel consumption and air pollution emission levels, reduces trip time and easy on the nerves. It would also minimize the diversion of traffic to local and residential streets and improves safety and traffic conditions.
over 2 years ago
Sustainable Communities
Become a world leader in sustainable communities, utilizing a Smart City approach and ISO standards and indicators (like ISO37120) to become a smarter, more connected city. United Nations Sustainable Development Goals could be used as a lens to ensure that initiatives remain accessible and promote sustainability.
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