Morning Brew - ☕️ What’s in a smart city?

Hello, and happy November! We’re popping into your inbox with a rare Tuesday edition to announce an interactive, 10-part series we just dropped on what it means to be a smart city in 2022.

• Jump right in, or keep reading for a bit more background on the project.

Why it matters: In recent years, many local officials have shifted how they think about the cities of the future. Building a smart city is no longer just about who can produce the most ambitious technological vision, but instead it’s about something much more logical: How tech can help fulfill the needs of city residents.

• And those needs are significant. From making transportation more efficient to improving food security to maintaining a city’s sewers, officials have their work cut out for them.
• Often, tech can help with this work—but it can also serve as a distraction.

For this interactive series, we’ve written 10 stories exploring this balance and how cities and companies think tech fits into the vibrant, complex, and human world of urban life.

Click here to check it out.—Dan McCarthy