# Prof. Arun Sundararajan argues that investments in the sharing economy can help cities prepare for large events

1 Faculty News September 29, 2014 ![Citylab logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/citylablogo_0.jpg?itok=m2XP-M92)>

Excerpt from [CityLab](http://www.citylab.com/tech/2014/09/the-sharing-economy-could-drive-down-the-price-of-mega-events/380908/) -- "Cities can invest in 'invisible infrastructure,' said [Arun Sundararajan](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan), professor of information sciences at New York University, 'without having to spend on steel and concrete.'"

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