A City of Toronto staff report says $800,000 in public money is needed to pay for temporary jobs, consultants, public consultation, research and analysis to review Sidewalk Labs’ master plan for its Quayside housing development. Sidewalk Labs has pledged not to control the data, but rather have an independent third-party “data trust” be responsible for overseeing it. Sidewalk Labs wants to build the mostly residential, tech-driven neighbourhood on a 12-acre parcel of land near Parliament St. and Queens Quay. The firm says the project would include a portion of the Port Lands where Sidewalk Labs wants a new Google Canada headquarters to be. Sidewalk Labs officials say the master plan could be as long as 1,000 pages if not more.

Source: thestar June 03, 2019 22:41 UTC