Launched earlier this month, Google’s Sidewalk Labs, an initiative to improve quality of life in big cities, has kept fairly quiet about what exactly it was doing to create a better metropolis. Today, we’ve learned more about its first project: Sidewalk Labs has launched Intersection, a new company that aims to bring free Wi-Fi to New York City using various pieces of public infrastructure as hubs, such as pay phones and bus stops. The hubs will offer free connectivity to those within a 150-foot radius. If that concept sounds familiar, it’s because it’s been in the works for some time now. Alongside its…
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