Sidewalk Labs

Sidewalk Labs LLC
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryUrban planning, infrastructure
FoundedJune 10, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-06-10)
HeadquartersNew York, NY, U.S.
Key people
Parent
Websitesidewalklabs.com

Sidewalk Labs LLC[1] is an urban planning and infrastructure subsidiary of Google. Its stated goal is to improve urban infrastructure through technological solutions, and tackle issues such as cost of living, efficient transportation and energy usage.[2][3] The company was headed by Daniel L. Doctoroff, former Deputy Mayor of New York City for economic development and former chief executive of Bloomberg L.P.[4] until 2021. Other notable employees include Craig Nevill-Manning, co-founder of Google's New York office and inventor of Froogle, and Rohit Aggarwala, who served as chief policy officer of the company and is now Commissioner of New York City Department of Environmental Protection.[5][6] It was originally part of Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, before being absorbed into Google in 2022 following Doctoroff's departure from the company.[7]

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  3. ^ Kamran, Bilal (April 6, 2016). "Alphabet Inc Subsidiary Sidewalk Labs Hints at Development Plans for a New City". BidnessEtc. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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  6. ^ "Sidewalk Labs' Rohit Aggarwala on building Toronto's first smart neighbourhood". MobileSyrup. March 20, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. ^ Lyons, Kim (December 16, 2021). "Sidewalk Labs will be folded into Google as CEO steps down for health reasons". The Verge. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.