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You're reading a wire summary of a report on a leaked document that hasn't been made publicly available, that's why it's so vague. The original piece that repo
by eigenvector 8y ago
You're reading a wire summary of a report on a leaked document that hasn't been made publicly available, that's why it's so vague.
The original piece that reported the leaked presentation is paywalled, but here is the link: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/02/14/googles-sidewalk-labs-plans-massive-expansion-to-waterfront-vision.html https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/02/14/googles-sidewalk...
A non-paywalled but more detailed summary is here: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/02/15/news/alphabets-sidewalk-labs-was-secretly-considering-big-plans-toronto-neighbourhood https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/02/15/news/alphabets-s...
- gpm 8y agoOutline.com is able to access the star piece for no apparent reason: https://outline.com/BGYJSq https://outline.com/BGYJSq
- howard941 8y agoThank you. The piece clarifies things, the financing mechanism is very common in the states (TIF), but the payee is always a public entity that may or may not (almost always it is) paying off bonds held by private parties. Tax Increment Financing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_increment_financing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_increment_financing