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