Using the State of Good Repair municipal standard as a starting point, this research brief highlights the infrastructure deficit in Canadian municipalities and frames the issue of infrastructure repair and planning in the context of investments in digital infrastructure. Smart city initiatives must be considered in tandem with existing and future planned infrastructure investments, especially as communities account for sustainability and historically exclusionary patterns of investment. The research brief poses a simple yet powerful question: What would a state of good repair look like in an open smart city?
About the Research Brief series
This series of research briefs has been produced for the Community Solutions Network, a community-centric platform for communities to connect and build a national centre of excellence in Open Smart Communities. As the project lead, Evergreen works with its lead technical partner, Open North, and other partners to provide valuable information, learning opportunities, advisory and capacity building services to Canadian communities in key areas of data and technology, helping to improve the lives of residents.