The document describes a vision for New York City 20 years in the future with advanced smart buildings, transportation, and infrastructure: Buildings will be smart structures that harvest renewable energy efficiently and are voice-controlled for productivity. Cars will run on liquid hydrogen and project maps, reserving parking through sensors. Public transportation will be free through magnetic energy and passengers will page driverless trains for pickup. Smart roads will monitor traffic in real-time to alleviate congestion. Other services include health monitoring chips, distance learning holograms, and sustainable neighborhood energy sharing. The city aims to be a global economic hub again within 6 months.

2. NYC
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3. New York City of the Future

4. Buildings will cease to be static structures and will start communicating to
us through data inflow and outflow. Through multiple sensors constantly
monitoring the living and ambient environment within the building, we can
harvest and utilize renewable energy efficiently. Buildings will be built with
the purpose of enhancing our productivity. The entire house can be
controlled from your wristpads and your voice, and this lets you focus on
the things which you care about the most.When you are ready to go to
work, the house will make sure that the lift is waiting for you. No more
waiting for the lift anymore. As a matter of fact, your house knows what
you want as soon as you want it. Let loose your mini legion of robots, and
let them take care of all the little things.
All of this has been possible because of the strong commitments of our
key partners Ikea, Samsung, Microsoft and Abraaj, who tirelessly worked
around the clock to provide a comfortable yet sustainable approach to
living in a megacity.
living Buildings

5. smart parking
Driving around for traffic, can cause severe traffic congestion. For that we
selected 10 cars from carmakers, who share the same commitment as us,
towards protecting the environment and enriching our lives with data.All
these cars will run on liquid hydrogen and the only emission will be
water. These cars will come equipped with a halogen pad, which can
project a moving 3D map of the city and other Points of Interests. The
cars will be connected to sensors in parking spaces all around the city, and
you can book one by simply asking the car to reserve it for you.With this
we can reduce traffic congestion by 30% and spare you from the lap
circuits around the block.

6. puBlic Transportation
We have left the gloominess of the underground and have moved
overground the entire subway network of New York. Given the recent
breakthrough in magnetic kinetic energy, we can now offer public
transportation for free to all residents of New York city.When you need
to get on the train, please bear in mind that there will be no more
stations.You have to page the train on your wristpad and when the train
passes by you, it will use one of its vacuum tube to pick you up.
A certain number of our existing taxi fleet can use teleport abilities, and
in order to avail this service, customers have to pay a nominal fee. Taxis
can be hailed using your wristpad or can be hailed by the house.

7. smart roads
The sensors in all the roads are continuously monitoring for possibilities
of traffic congestion, impending accidents, blind-spot errors and road
conditions in varying weather conditions. Monitoring road systems will
inform the car at all times, the best route and this has finally alleviated our
dependence on the obsolete GPS system.All the road markings will have
photo-luminishing contents, which will allow them to glow at night and
eliminate the need for street lights in highways and motorways. Street
lights in the city will be replaced by bioluminient plants and trees which
will naturally provide lighting for the streets. The amount of light to be
generated by one plant is equal to roughly two LED streetlights in 2014.
Walls in the city can become transparent at the slightest touch. With
augmented reality technology, you can use walls all around the city to
make reservations, get walking directions, check your email, buy tickets for
the movies, etc.

8. other services
Aside from all the aforementioned benefits, the citizens of New York will
enjoy a supreme standard of living.All the buildings in a neighborhood will
communicate with each other and continuously transfer data on security
and energy utilization. Buildings can also lend to each other their spare
energy reserves and will provide their occupants with an unprecedented
visibility of what is happening in their home, building, apartment,
neighborhood and city. Occupants can monitor water and energy usage in
real-time and this can help them avoid the tax imposed for unsustainable
use of energy, that contribute to greenhouse emissions.
Furthermore, all occupants of New York will have implanted in them a
chip, which continuously monitors their health conditions. In the event of
a medical emergency, the first response team can constantly track the
location and condition of the patient.
Educational institution have been designed to incorporate the latest
conveniences and technologies, which can significantly enhance the
learning environment for students. Furthermore, specialist courses can be
taught in educational institutions through our impressive distance learning
equipments, which permits a total body interaction.
Finally Wall Street, will once again open its doors to financial institutions
in the coming 6 months, and New York will once again be established as a
global center of finance and econonmy.

9. I want you Back in New York