As urban areas face threats to livability, safety, and inclusion, it is the streetscape — neighborhood streets, sidewalks, and shared spaces — where a city becomes a home.
The Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3) is a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center taking a unique approach to streetscape research by uniting community members, researchers, students, government officials, and industry partners.
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Our work makes streets more livable, safe, and inclusive through research with Columbia University, Lehman College, Rutgers University, Florida Atlantic University, and University of Central Florida, as well as three testbed facilities. We work on five engineering and scientific areas, also known as "Research Thrusts."
Click here to view recent CS3 research publications, and click on the images below to learn about each thrust.
Foundations
Raising the next generation of smart city innovators through educational programs for high schoolers, undergraduates, graduate students, and K-12 teachers.
Valuing community members in research ideation and design, while achieving the full potential of research by prioritizing diversity in our culture of inclusion.
Partnering with industry and government to develop an innovation ecosystem that translates research into products, fostering entrepreneurship through our accelerator.
News
Center for Smart Streetscapes Graduate Students, Faculty, and Staff Mentor High Schoolers Over Summer 2024
This summer, high school rising seniors from New York City and West Palm…
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CS3 Research Experience for Teachers in Pictures 2024
Every summer, K-12 STEM teachers from across New York City public schools converge…
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Center for Smart Streetscapes Hosts Four SURE Students in Summer 2024
The Amazon-Columbia SURE Program (Summer Undergraduate Research Experience) matches undergraduate students from across…
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Looking back on 2023 My Streetscape Summer Research Institute: Where is Joel Lazcano now?
Our 2023 My Streetscape Summer Research Institute participants have exciting updates on their…
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Looking back on 2023 My Streetscape Summer Research Institute: Where is Eunice Yanes now?
Our 2023 My Streetscape Summer Research Institute participants have exciting updates on their…
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Electrical Engineering CS3 Team Showcases AI-Based Urban Traffic Applications at CVPR 2024
Professors Zoran Kostic, Gil Zussman, Javad Ghaderi, and their students share their latest…
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Looking back on 2023 My Streetscape Summer Research Institute: Where is Susan Cao now?
Our 2023 My Streetscape Summer Research Institute participants have exciting updates on their…
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Looking back on 2023 My Streetscape Summer Research Institute: Where is Vania Senanu now?
Our 2023 My Streetscape Summer Research Institute participants have exciting updates on their…
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