Smart Cities Penticton
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The City of Penticton is submitting an application to Infrastructure Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge. The winner of the Smart Cities Challenge for a community of our size will receive $10 million in funding from the federal government to solve the biggest challenge facing Penticton using open data and technology. Our effort is being led by volunteers in the community. The application was submitted April 24. Read a summary in the news feed. Watch for an update this fall.
The City of Penticton is submitting an application to Infrastructure Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge. The winner of the Smart Cities Challenge for a community of our size will receive $10 million in funding from the federal government to solve the biggest challenge facing Penticton using open data and technology. Our effort is being led by volunteers in the community. The application was submitted April 24. Read a summary in the news feed. Watch for an update this fall.
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What ideas do you have for the Smart Cities Challenge?
over 6 years agoA smart city approach is more than just technology and data. It is using an open, collaborative approach to achieve real outcomes to improve the lives of their residents through innovation, data and connected technology. Some examples of a challenge statement:
• “Live an active and healthy life”
• “Be empowered and included in society”
• “Move around my community”
• “Earn a good living”
• “Feel safe and secure”
There are dozens of ways that we can address these issues with technology, data and forward thinking. Share your ideas for the challenge statement and solutions here.
RickSylover 6 years agoPoised for tech movement
I moved to Penticton 4 years ago from the prairies through work. I was reading up on the smart city challenge and I have some cool ideas to consider if you’re looking for any. Coming from the outside of Penticton gives me a unique perspective about the town and 10 million dollars could really help put a dent in a few key areas the city is missing out on. What about using a plot of city owned land to create BC’s first electric charging park. The thought being to offer a full service venue including concessions etc. to help the community phase into renewable transportation via electric motorized vehicles. I don’t mean some dumpy little 4 charge small space but at least 10 charging stations, solar roofed buildings, trees, concession stores and maybe even a park or some other retail outlet. It could also be a massive Wi-Fi hub for the area if we can get it close to a populated space. I truly think that if we’re going to be a city of the future we have to start thinking about where the world will be in 20-30 years and Penticton could be poised for that kind of change. Much of the town is truly undeveloped, we could integrate Wi-Fi, solar, and future tech into all future construction. We’ve just seen a fiber optic upgrade to the city which makes it perfect for tech companies looking to have an amazing quality of life with all of the amenities of a bigger city. I hope some of this is helpful and it will be nice to know how this plan is developing. Thanks
1Nishitabout 6 years agoSmart Lamp Post at major places: Broadband access, Real-time weather and environment data, Smart Connected street light
Given the changes in climate and rainfall patterns, the solution aims to provide cities with a tool to reduce urban flooding, prevent property damage. The effort represents a new way to address an old problem, and adds a level of strategy, efficiency, and effectiveness. Sensors are increasingly valuable tools for better understanding, managing, and planning urban environments, it provides an innovative solution for what can be an everyday urban problem. It is a major step forward for one of City Digital’s most important areas of work: digitizing the public infrastructure. By connecting places with people, it collects real-time data. It provides city more insight into usage of public places and infrastructure, people’s travel pattern, pedestrian safety quality of life, environment. The Human-centric technology addresses the citizen concern about right level of municipal services (snow, water, salt, roadway lighting, EMS, etc.), eliminate administrative task, saves citizen's time and provide real-time feedback to city officials. Most important the historical data provides more insight and provide future prediction that can address climate challenges. It empowers residents with right knowledge, addresses the digital divide and improves socio-economic, health and environmental conditions.
0Nishitabout 6 years agoPedestrian safety, Achieve Vision Zero by eliminating the traffic casualties
Easier to walk and experience the city by adoption of innovative lighting in intersections, ITS signaling and smart sensing. Improve public safety in late evening hours.
0Brentonover 6 years agoSnow Removal
So my idea here is quite simple and achievable at a low cost. PROBLEM: When there is a huge dump of snow I have heard many people stating their streets were not cleared. SOLUTION: GPS (global positioning system - providing real time coordinates) and a real time tracking map, We could treat the cities streets like a pacman game and have the plows cover all streets. Due to tracking, we would be able to see which streets have been done and which have not. The city can assign streets with a priority for plowing eg. Main street would be a high priority for being clear. While a suburban street would have less priority. The people plowing could even have a simple path to follow which will have them efficiently plow the city. The city could provide a public facing map on a website of cleared streets in real time. I know it isn't the biggest priority but this would be a cheap way to manage the cities resources.
1Brentonover 6 years agoSummer Parking
PROBLEM: Parking downtown in the Summer can be a headache SOLUTION: using IoT (Internet of Things) sensors, the city could build an infrastructure that is able to "detect" when a parking spot is taken or when it is available. A simple website that shows how many spots are available in different areas downtown (through a map for instance) could be a good solution for summertime events and help reduce traffic congestion as people try and get "the best parking spot". You could even make an app out of it and for people with a smart phone they could pay their fee through the app, for people who are a li'l naughty and don't pay for a spot they could pay their ticket by scanning it with the app (maybe with a discount for using the app)
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Timeline
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Community Engagement (January - February)
Smart Cities Penticton has finished this stageThe Challenge team will be consulting with the community to understand what they would like to focus on for Smart Cities.
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Challenge Statement (February - March)
Smart Cities Penticton has finished this stageThe team will prepare a challenge statement reflecting feedback from the community for the application.
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Smart Cities Submission (April)
Smart Cities Penticton has finished this stagePenticton's submission for the challenge will be finalized in time for the April 24 deadline.
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Finalists Announced (Summer)
Smart Cities Penticton has finished this stageFinalists will be announced this summer. Finalists will receive $250,000 to further develop their solution.
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Final Proposal (Winter)
Smart Cities Penticton has finished this stageFinalists are required to submit their final proposal in the winter of 2018/2019.
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Winner Announced (Spring)
Smart Cities Penticton is currently at this stageThe winners will be announced in the Spring of 2019 and implementation will begin.