The smartest cities in the world

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Boyd Cohen, editor of Fast Company and an expert on urban development, is one of the most "smart" and technologically advanced people he has ever created. presented a list of cities.

In compiling the list, Cohen Boyd created a survey of 62 indicators of urban characteristics and sent the survey to different cities.

The top three European cities are Barcelona, ​​Copenhagen and Helsinki. Not only does Barcelona have wireless internet access everywhere, but there is also a special social project underway to take care of the city’s elderly. In addition, the city has a platform called "crowdsourcing", which allows people to vote for the news and new technologies they want to see.

Barcelona

Copenhagen (Denmark) plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2025. About 1000 ceremonies, actions and initiatives are held in the city, and the city's residents take an active part in it. In Helsinki (Finland), all buildings have "smart" computer technology. The cities of Vancouver, Vienna and Singapore also ranked high.

Copenhagen

The list of smart cities also includes Los Angeles, Brisbane and Montreal. Thus, Brisbane showed itself by using cars and bicycles, and became famous for its Los Angeles - LA 2050 city innovation project. It is also the second largest charging station for electric vehicles. Montreal has developed a system of general use of bicycles and cars, as well as smart cards for use in urban transport.

 Vancouver (Canada)

A separate group included Bogota and Lima (the capitals of Colombia and Peru). Bogota has well-developed public transport and many bicycle lanes. In Lima, 80% of public services are open to the public through online services, and the city has a special system of street lighting that is suitable for traffic.

Bogota (Colombia)