Agenda Item 5. Smart Cities Initiative is a Smart City? A smart city uses information and...
Transcript of Agenda Item 5. Smart Cities Initiative is a Smart City? A smart city uses information and...
What is a Smart City? A smart city uses information and
communications technology to enhance the management of its assets.– Telecommunications– Water and waste management– Health and human services– Public safety– Transportation
Photo Credit: Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
US DOT Smart City Challenge
Grant competition initiated by USDOT in 2015 to fund innovative projects that address city issues– Safety– Mobility– Ladders of Opportunity– Environment
Smart City Challenge- Vision Elements Automation (autonomous vehicles) Connected Vehicles Intelligent, sensor-based Infrastructure User-focused mobility services and choices Data analytics Delivery and logistics Partnerships Electrification Involved citizens
Photo Credit: Google/Waymo
Smart City Challenge- Project Concepts
Providing first-mile and last-mile connections Facilitating goods movement Coordinating data collection and analysis Reducing inefficient parking systems Optimizing traffic flow Limiting impact of emissions
Smart City Challenge- Grant Recipient
Columbus, Ohio (40M federal with 360M match)– Smart corridors to improve transit service and efficiency– Autonomous vehicles for last mile transit connection– Routing app for trucks to improve freight system
reliability– Information for travelers regarding traffic and parking
conditions– Shared and real-time transportation options – Electric vehicle and smart grid expansion
Texas Smart State Alliance Texas Technology Taskforce
– Discover, develop and deliver emerging transportation technology – Texas Mobility Summit (October 15th)
Team Houston– HGAC, METRO, TxDOT, TMC, COH, GCRD, Port Houston, Harris
County (and others) Identify and deploy long and short-term projects
– Houston ‘ConnectSmart’ project– Corridor enhancements (ITS)– Transit infrastructure inventory and assessment– Shared mobility
Automated Vehicles Proving Ground Partnership
US DOT designation (proving ground/test bed site) Research, develop, test and deploy automated
vehicles Partners- Texas A&M, University of Texas, Prairie
View A&M, University of Houston and Southwest Research Institute
Houston area- urban and freight test bed– Pilot autonomous and connected vehicles
Houston ConnectSmart Integrated platform providing
solutions for managing congestion – Personalizing mobility options – Synergizing Transportation System
Management and Operations (TSMO) and Active Demand Management (ADM)
HGAC new ridesharing/trip tracking platform
A‐ICM
A‐ICM
TCC
Safety
Data Hub
Real‐time traffic
Route guidance
Traffic data
DMS
Houston NetworkTraffic data
Real‐time traffic
Real‐time traffic
•TxDOT•H‐GAC•City•County•METRO
Traffic data
Historical data
Houston ConnectSmart Project Architecture
Autonomous Vehicle Pilot- UoH/TSU
Source: Google Maps
• Test bed for AV technology in a controlled environment
• Connects two University campuses(Univ. of Houston, Texas Southern)
Mobility Pilot Projects Leverage CMAQ program to address a mobility
need and reduce emissions Three core concepts:
– First mile/Last mile– Suburb to Suburb(Activity Centers) transit connection– New intercity transit service
Innovative approaches– TNCs– Partnerships
Mobility Pilot Projects
Request of Information (RFI) released: July 27 Industry Forum: August 24 Response to RFI: September 18