Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information, but in its latest moonshot the search giant wants to help organize cities better.

The search giant has launched Sidewalk Labs, a company that will tackle some of the greatest challenges facing cities. It will develop technology to make transportation and government more efficient, as well as lower the cost of living and cut energy use.

The firm will be based in New York and headed by Daniel Doctoroff, a former deputy mayor of the city and Bloomberg CEO.

It will develop technology products, platforms and advanced infrastructure “that can be implemented at scale in cities around the world,” Doctoroff said in a release.

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