Cyborg City: New York’s central nervous system is growing; here's what it can do. In the not-so-distant future, on Roosevelt Island, you will pull into a parking spot and a small, white, square lump will be burrowed in the asphalt underneath. The lump, an ultra-low power sensor, will communicate with other white lumps under parked cars all over the island, telling each other when you pulled in, how long you've been parked and when you rumble away. Last month, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. announced plans to place these sensors underneath the 30 new parking spots next to Roosevelt Island's subway and tramway. The organization hopes the new "smart" parking spaces, created by a company called Streetline, will help ease double-parking snarls and short-meter-time frustrations.
By embedding sensors, Roosevelt Island will have the ability to assess its parking situation and make changes, like adding more parking spaces in certain areas or boosting fares in particularly congested areas. Now imagine the sensors canvassed citywide. STREET KNOWLEDGE HAS DROPPED. Amazon.co. No Logo. About Richard Florida. Charles Landry | Toolkits for urban innovators. COMEDIA : Thinking about creative cities.