Smart Cities Sustainability

Principles and Goals

Checklist

Grow | Protect | Operate | Finance

In the pursuit of achieving their strategic goals and guiding principles, municipalities have a
wealth of proven smart solutions at their disposal. These innovative approaches offer invaluable
support in meeting and even surpassing their targets. By embracing these cutting-edge
technologies and strategies, local governments can pave the way for a more sustainable,
efficient, and prosperous future for their communities.

Together, Arcadis IBI Group and Dentons can help municipalities define a Digital Master
Plan and technology roadmap that aligns with their strategic goals. The below Smart Cities
Sustainability Principles and Goals Checklist provides goals and the guiding principles that
municipalities should keep in mind during the planning process.

If you would like to discuss this Checklist further, please reach out to either of the below contacts.

Key Contacts

Katarzyna (Kat) Sliwa Rahul Mehra

Dentons Partner, Toronto Director Intelligent Systems,
[Link]@[Link] Arcadis IBI Group, Toronto
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 GOALS GUIDING PRINCIPLES

GROWTH • Smart Traffic

Installing Smart traffic lights that are connected via the internet to connect
Advisory solutions for road users to the city grid using data from multiple sources and AI based
sustainable growth detection for consistent up-to-date traffic measures, eliminating the need to
re-time signals and accurately managing traffic variability.
• Autonomous Vehicle Infrastructure
AV infrastructure in our cities is crucial in promoting and supporting the use
of electric vehicles and public transit. It can be completed in phases which
initially implement basic roadway alterations for mixed-use traffic, then
ensure road safety such as maintenance is up-to-date and later introducing
mapping and infrastructure to support an AV city.
• Connected and Walkable Communities
A 15-minute community where everyday things such as work, food,
housing, cultural activities and education, are within access and walkable
or attainable without reliance of vehicles.
• Local Engagement
Leveraging technology to connect with those most impacted by land use
and other proposed community changes, and facilitate simpler communication
and comments between proponents, government and the community.

PROTECTION • Smart LED and Night Sky Street Lighting

Installing LED street lights that light up only what is needed and only when
Protecting our it is needed to reduce excess lighting creating light pollution.
environment and • Sustainable Transportation – Zero Emission Vehicles
reducing risks of Switching to transportation that uses renewable resources rather than fossil
unsustainability fuels, such as electric cars, busses and trains.
• Implementing Sponge City Principles
Implementing urban designs intended to absorb rain and prevent flooding,
including rain gardens on commercial and residential properties to collect
rainwater from roofs ad driveways to a low area in a garden, allowing it to be
absorbed by the soil or later harvested and reused for irrigation.
• Smart Water Management
Installing AI-intelligence systems to remotely monitor in real-time and control
wastewater at critical points of clean water delivery and sewer systems.
Collection of such data will allow for issues to be identified and resolved in a
timely manner, improving efficiency and reducing maintenance costs.
• District Energy Systems and Energy Transition Planning
Installing central district energy systems that produce hot water, steam and/
or cold water which flows through a network of insulated pipes to supply
hot water or air conditioning for multiple nearby buildings in order to create
economies of scale and reduce energy costs.
• Decarbonization Planning
Develop carbon reduction strategies to meet Provincial and Federal targets.
This will include municipalities’ own operations and the economic activities
within them.
• Resilience and Adaptation Planning
Identify a plan in response to the impacts from climate change, with
municipalities as key actors in implementing adaptation strategies.

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 GOALS GUIDING PRINCIPLES

EFFICIENT OPERATION • High-Speed Internet

Providing individuals and the public and private sector with access to 5G
Improving efficiency high-speed internet through sponsorship and funding by the public sector
and offering and construction, financing and operation by the private sector, to enable
consistency smart city applications.
• Energy Efficient Buildings
Designing and creating energy efficient buildings and homes that use
different methods, materials and resources to reduce the amount of energy
required to heat, cool, and run appliances and electronics (i.e. green roofs,
insulated concrete, solar panels, programmable thermostats and correct
window treatments).
• Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Providing Electronic Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) in all parking lots, as
a complete assembly consisting of cables, connectors, devices, apparatus,
and fitting, installed for power transfer.
• Smart Parking
In-ground Smart Parking sensors and cameras imbedded into parking spots,
to detect, in real-time data collection, whether parking bays are available.
• Smart Street Lighting Poles
Including e-vehicle charging stations, and data collection capability
vs. privacy - what’s in use.
• Smart Transit
Solutions to electrify fleets, provide reliable data to users and AI routing to
optimize service, such Calgary’s C-train that runs 100% on solar power.
• AI enhanced CCTV
AI enhanced CCTVs provide smart cities the statistics to assist
transportation plans – bike lanes, pedestrian areas, aligned street lights – or
to implement security measures as permitted by law.
• Open Data
Providing citizens with direct access, through a secure account, to the
personal information the city holds on them increases transparency and
accountability as well as it provides improved access to services.
• Public Amenities Apps
Whether to be informed of service flow, service interruption or service
availability, smart cities develop apps for their citizens to know public
transportation schedule and status in relation to schedule, to book assisted
transportation or common transportation, to be informed of incidents
or to receive alerts.
• E-Payment
• Particularly for transportation, cities offer e-payment to ease entry exit
and secure payment for use of city services.

FINANCIAL STABILITY • TEIGs / Tax Increment Financing

• Public Private Partnerships Revisited and Revised
Sustainability measures • Transit Oriented Communities and the Role of Infrastructure Ontario
reducing financial • Smart Cities and Smart Pro Formas for New Projects
burden

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