How Can Smart Parks Help Get More People Outside? | Edward Krafcik | TEDxCollegePark

Explore this talk to identify Ed's vision for surprising yet simple technologies that can help cities and counties design smart parks and public spaces for diverse communities. Edward Krafcik is an urban designer and landscape architect who currently leads City Partnerships and Urban Design at Soofa, an MIT Media Lab start-up working with Prince George's County, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia etc. His vision is to implement surprising yet simple technologies to design smart parks and public spaces for diverse communities. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@weeladylou]

That was brilliant! Parks are so important, but often not done right. Benches & social areas, kids swing removed to stop 'antisocial behaviour', which doesn't work. The kids miss out & the trouble-makers just move on to cause trouble somewhere else. Good to hear of technology being used to help put other initiatives in place. Great insight, thought-provoking & inspiring, thank you for sharing! 🙂

[@Squay313]

great blockbuster analogy i like how he came back around with that

[@Gari9090]

Future depends on technology 😍

[@tlafrenere]

Nice work Ed!

[@saranbhatia8809]

Benefits of technology!