Title
Resolution Supporting the City's Application for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) "Beyond Traffic Smart City Challenge" Grant
Body
Department: Transportation
Council District: Citywide
Public Hearing: NA
Advertising Date/By: NA
Contact 1 and Phone: Adam Fischer 373-2861
Contact 2 and Phone: Stephen Carter 333-6879
PURPOSE:
Approve the attached resolution supporting the City's application for the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) "Beyond Traffic Smart City Challenge" grant.
BACKGROUND:
The USDOT is soliciting proposals for a unique funding opportunity to further develop technologies that will support enhancements to existing and future transportation systems. The USDOT initiative is titled the "Beyond Traffic Smart City Challenge" with a vision to demonstrate how advanced data and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies can be utilized to improve transportation safety, reduce congestion, protect the environment, conserve natural resources, connect underserved communities and support economic vitality. The USDOT will award $40 million to one mid-sized city that can demonstrate a comprehensive approach to transportation challenges and integrate this approach with other smart city domains such as public safety, public service, and energy. The USDOT is seeking "BOLD" and innovative ideas to demonstrate smart city concepts that will address transportation and community challenges through advancements in ITS, connected vehicles, automated vehicles and by sharing information so that limited resources/assets can be utilized most efficiently. Initial applications from midsized cities, population from 200,000 to 850,000, are due February 4, 2016.
From the initial applicant pool, five (5) cities will be selected and awarded $100,000 each to refine their proposals. The five (5) finalists will be selected in March to further develop their proposals and one (1) City will be selected in Ju...
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