Google CEO Larry Page is applying his moonshot visions to solving urban problems, launching a new startup aimed at making cities smarter.
The startup, Sidewalk Labs, will be headquartered in New York, according to a June 4 filing with that state s division of corporations.
Sidewalk will focus on improving city life for everyone by developing and incubating urban technologies to address issues like cost of living, efficient transportation and energy usage, Page wrote in an announcement posted on his Google+ account Wednesday.
The company s CEO will be Daniel Doctoroff, a former investment banker who led New York City s economic development program as deputy to then-Mayor Mike Bloomberg.
Above: Google s designs for one of its proposed new office buildings in Mountain View include elements meant to reduce car traffic.
