Are Smart Cities Worth the Investment?

Proposed article topic: Smart Cities

Proposed article headline: Are Smart Cities Worth the Investment?

Article structure (provide details with topics and subtopics)
Headline
What: Brief explanation of the Headline
Why: Is the investment worth the trouble?
Conclusion: Paraphrase or quotate statement included in the sources searched for the article.

Original sources: https://www.industryweek.com/technology-and-iiot/are-smart-cities-worth-investment
Company Press Release: Industry Week; 13/11/2019

Prior information, sources (i.e. what is already out there on the topic)

https://gcn.com/articles/2017/10/20/smart-city-roi.aspx
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/25/spending-on-smart-cities-around-the-world-could-reach-41-trillion.html Used for reference
https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/PressReleases/smart-cities.asp Useful resource for the article

Methodology (e.g. calling company X for opinion, interviewing expert Y, desktop research, prior original research, etc.)
Willing to call companies, e-mail researches with further inquiries if needed.

Qualification statement (why did you decide to write on this topic?)
True; a smart city comes with many amenities including cars that can sense pedestrian activity, energy optimization, and management system for infrastructures. Although the world keeps evolving, and cities are getting smarter, are all those amenities worth it?
I liked the article, and would like to see many more of the same kind.

Volume (anticipated number of words for your article) 200-250 words
Budget: (in USD, ETH, STEEM or TECH)
389 TECH

Timeline (when do you anticipate to have your first draft ready)
15/11/2019; 8am (Eastern Time, USA)