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1 min readJun 17, 2016
“Livability is incredibly important in terms of its relationship with the knowledge economy and attracting knowledge workers,” he said. “We see our size as a strength.”
South Australia has been trialling driverless cars and the city is also looking at electric vehicle charging stations in the city.
The city is also about to complete a 2040 Adelaide plan and has already released a 2016–20 strategic plan that paints Adelaide as a “smart, liveable, green, creative city”.
Mr Haese said each of these characteristics talked to infrastructure, whether that be light rail or “soft” infrastructure such as internet speed.
“We have certainly prioritised soft infrastructure as a way of enabling growth,” Mr Haese said. “Our goal is to be a smart city.”
