Smart City Ambitions in the 'City That Lights and Hauls the World'

Route Fifty: Schenectady, New York, located northwest of Albany, doesn’t necessarily have a high profile as a smart city. But it does have the heritage as a city with industries that have long powered innovation.

“The City That Lights and Hauls the World,” as Schenectady has been called, is the cradle of General Electric and the American Locomotive Company and in 1950 had a population of around 90,000 residents. These days, Schenectady has around 65,305 residents and It’s worked to reposition its economy around renewable energy.

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