Kids Design Models Of Future Cities With Help From NYU


Young students are putting their minds to the test by designing model cities that are more livable, efficient and sustainable.

As CBS 2’s Alice Gainer reported Friday, 54 middle schoolers are part of the Science of Smart Cities Program. Their task? Create more resilient cities.

“It’s a vertical greenhouse, so it wouldn’t take up so much space,” one student said.

“If something is gonna happen you switch it up and you’ll be safe from whatever is happening,” said another student.

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