KANSAS CITY -- What do you get when you put a bunch of smart people together to talk about smart cities? Hydrographs that illustrate flood mitigation and spell out university letters, streetlights that deliver WiFi, on-demand electric cabs, connected bike lights and more.
Throw in a Kansas City backdrop and you've also got 51 of the smartest blocks in the country and a jazzy night life.
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Kansas City lays claim to having 51 of the smartest blocks in the country. That includes connected streetlights with WiFi provided by Sprint and video sensors powered by Sensity, now owned by Verizon.
PaulERainford, User Rank: Light Sabre 4/9/2018 | 11:36:54 AM
Re: From the culture desk Oi Mendyk - I heard that. You're right, I eschew show tune references. It's strictly Ibsen and Chekhov with me, you should know that. With possibly a bit of Chaucer thrown in for light relief.
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