Smart Cities InitiativeTechnical Advisory Committee

August 16th, 2017

Agenda Item 5.

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

Industry Perspective

Current Smart City Efforts in the Houston Region

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

Transit: Mobility Options Discovery and Engagement

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

For More Information Visit:transportation.gov/smartcity