The digital innovations outlined in the report range from weather-responsive heated pavement meant to prevent ice and snow build-up to pedestrian detectors at crosswalks.

Waterfront Toronto's board has voted unanimously in favour of key terms to keep Sidewalk Labs' proposed Quayside development alive.

The draft comes as Sidewalk Labs has been facing mounting criticism over its data and privacy framework for the smart city planned for Toronto's waterfront.

Waterfront Toronto says a vote on whether to move forward on Sidewalk Labs' contentious development project will be pushed back several months to allow for a thorough evaluation.

The association announced it was filing suit against the federal, provincial and municipal governments as well as Waterfront Toronto.

In a letter to the prime minister, the premier of Ontario and the mayor of Toronto, the association says the Quayside project should be "reset."

The appointments, which will be reviewed at midterm, are to be formally confirmed during a city council meeting on Thursday.

The proposal has been marred by questions over how data will be collected, kept, accessed and protected.

Sidewalk Labs, a unit of Google’s parent company Alphabet, is proposing to turn a rundown part of the city’s waterfront into what may be the most wired community in history.

Toronto’s waterfront is set to undergo a nearly $1.2-billion flood protection project that will lead to a makeover of the area.