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Introduction to Smart Cities & Metro21:Smart Cities Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Metro21 Mission: Develop 21st century solutions to the challenges facing metropolitan regions
www.metro21.cmu.edu
Smart Cities InstituteQuick Facts• Formed in 2014 from Traffic21
• University-wide institute with a unique interdisciplinary platform
• Strong partnerships with government, private and non-profit sectors
• Addressing real-world issues through research, development and deployment
• Currently managing 24 active projects with municipalities
Smart Cities InstituteMetro21 Concept
Real-World Challenges
Our Funding Partners
Metro21CMU Expertise
Pillars of Metro21Smart Cities Institute
Inter-disciplinary focus:people, technology and policy
Intellectual core:scholarship, science and education
Solutions to real-world problems:Research, Development andDeployment (RD&D)
Metro21 Goals and Project Focus
Safe mobility Net zero energy Clean air and water
Equitable economic prosperity
Safe and healthy citizens
Smart buildings and infrastructure
Smart Cities Institute
Metro21’s 24 active projects focus on:
Goals
Transportation and Mobility
Climate Change and Environment
Water and Sewer Citizen Engagement City Operations Infrastructure
• The Metro21: Smart Cities Institute leverages innovations in technology, policy and their interplay to have a positive impact on metropolitan societies.
• Metro21 solves real-world problems assisted by an intellectual core of scholarship, education and expanding knowledge.
• Metro21 works closely with government, private sector and non-profit partners.
SummarySmart Cities Institute