Here’s a taste of what they are thinking about…

There are many high-level questions we want to think through, for example:

- What should a city optimize for?

- How should we measure the effectiveness of a city (what are its KPIs)?

- What values should (or should not) be embedded in a city’s culture?

- How can cities help more of their residents be happy and reach their potential?

- How can we encourage a diverse range of people to live and work in the city?

- How should citizens guide and participate in government?

- How can we make sure a city is constantly evolving and always open to change?

And there are tactical questions we want to dig into, for example:

- How can we make and keep housing affordable? This is critical to us; the cost of housing affects everything else in a city.

- How can we lay out the public and private spaces (and roads) to make a great place to live?

- Can we figure out better zoning laws?

- What is the right role for vehicles in a city?

- Should we have human-driven cars at all?

- How can we have affordable high-speed transit to and from other cities?

- How can we make rules and regulations that are comprehensive while also being easily understandable?

- Can we fit all rules for the city in 100 pages of text?

- What effects will the new city have on the surrounding community?

The convergence of city building and tech is something that I’m deeply interested in. I also think it’s inevitable. And I think that Toronto – thanks to our robust real estate industry – is in an ideal position to be a leader in this space. So I would love to see someone from here take on this job.

But even if you’re not from Toronto, you should still apply because it’s an exciting initiative :)

Here’s a taste of what they are thinking about…

There are many high-level questions we want to think through, for example:

- What should a city optimize for?

- How should we measure the effectiveness of a city (what are its KPIs)?

- What values should (or should not) be embedded in a city’s culture?

- How can cities help more of their residents be happy and reach their potential?

- How can we encourage a diverse range of people to live and work in the city?

- How should citizens guide and participate in government?

- How can we make sure a city is constantly evolving and always open to change?

And there are tactical questions we want to dig into, for example:

- How can we make and keep housing affordable? This is critical to us; the cost of housing affects everything else in a city.

- How can we lay out the public and private spaces (and roads) to make a great place to live?

- Can we figure out better zoning laws?

- What is the right role for vehicles in a city?

- Should we have human-driven cars at all?

- How can we have affordable high-speed transit to and from other cities?

- How can we make rules and regulations that are comprehensive while also being easily understandable?

- Can we fit all rules for the city in 100 pages of text?

- What effects will the new city have on the surrounding community?

The convergence of city building and tech is something that I’m deeply interested in. I also think it’s inevitable. And I think that Toronto – thanks to our robust real estate industry – is in an ideal position to be a leader in this space. So I would love to see someone from here take on this job.

But even if you’re not from Toronto, you should still apply because it’s an exciting initiative :)

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