Building a Resilient Boston: How Technology is Reshaping City Life

Can technology make a city more livable? Boston's Office of Emerging Technologies is tackling this challenge head-on through innovative solutions in climate monitoring, traffic management, and urban planning.

Michael Lawrence Evans and Abigail Menendez share how Boston is using AI-powered traffic signals to reduce congestion, deploying environmental sensors to monitor air quality in real-time, and preparing for climate challenges like coastal flooding. Learn about Project Greenlight's impact on traffic flow, community-led initiatives measuring air quality in Blue Hill Ave, and how the city is building resilience through data-driven decision making.

Join Dr. Awesome and his guests as they discuss current efforts, cities and technologies that inspire them, and their hopes for a brighter and more resilient Boston. 

Key topics covered:

• How AI and machine learning are improving government operations
• Community-driven environmental monitoring
• Traffic optimization through Google Maps data and signal timing
• Climate resilience strategies for flooding and heat management
• The future of Boston's transportation and climate infrastructure

Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://thefuturistsociety.net/