Stage 1 SMART Grants - Final Implementation Reports

Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities

Alaska Rural Remote Operations Workplan (ARROW Program): Use drone technology to conduct infrastructure inspections and gather situational awareness data essential to Rural Alaska’s way of life on snow, ice, and overland trails, partnering with Alaska Native and Rural Villages.

• Funding: $1,944,563
• Project Type: UAS
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham

Community-driven Regional Mobility Engine for Accessible Multimodal Public Transportation in Central Alabama: Convert existing public transportation systems in Central Alabama into an integrated mobility system leveraging cyberinfrastructure, route optimization and planning, service integration, trip dispatching, and more.

• Funding: $1,492,204
• Project Type: Transit Innovation
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Arizona Commerce Authority

DRIVE Arizona: Digitizing Roadways with Innovative V2X Ecosystems for a safe, inclusive Arizona: Demonstrate Back of Queue (BOQ) warning, Work Zone warning, and Transit Signal Priority (TSP) along Phoenix’s I-17 and I-10 corridors.

• Funding: $1,747,708
• Project Type: Connected Vehicles
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

City of Phoenix Street Transportation

City of Phoenix Passive Detection Technology for Bikes, Pedestrians and Motorists: Implement passive detection for cyclists and pedestrians at existing HAWK signals as well as for vehicles, all along Phoenix’s Grand Canal.

• Funding: $1,965,000
• Project Type: Sensors
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

California Department of Transportation, Division of Construction

Deploying UAS Innovations for Remote, Autonomous Infrastructure Construction Inspection to Enhance Safety, Save Time and Reduce Costs: Use drone technology for construction site condition inspections to support Caltrans pilot safety and operations at the Butte City Bridge Replacement project site and the East Otay Port of Entry project site in California.

• Funding: $430,036
• Project Type: UAS
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

City of Los Angeles

Code the Curb: Create a digital inventory of physical curb lane assets to improve management of the curb lane in Downtown Los Angeles.

• Funding: $2,000,000
• Project Type: Curb Management
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

City of San Jose

SMART Curbs: City of San Jose's Curb Digitization and Management Pilot: Collect curb inventory and utilization data to monitor curb uses, reallocate curb spaces, and provide real-time curb use information to users in San Jose.

• Funding: $1,999,412
• Project Type: Curb Management
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Event Integrated Ticketing Platform: Integrate transit trip-planning with the event ticketing process through an adaptable web program for safe access to events in Los Angeles, including the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games.

• Funding: $2,000,000
• Project Type: Transit Innovation
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Orange County Transportation Authority

Pilot Innovative Cloud-Based Transit Signal Priority: Deploy a cloud-based Transit Signal Priority (TSP) system by integrating existing signal systems, new multimodal ITS devices, and proactive signal operations to improve on-time arrive of OCTA’s Harbor Boulevard Bravo! Rapid Bus Route.

• Funding: $1,600,000
• Project Type: Smart Traffic Signals
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

The Digital Curb Program: Revolutionizing Curb Management in San Francisco: Create and disseminate a digital curb inventory throughout San Francisco that includes location-specific and up-to-date regulations via an open data feed.

• Funding: $1,999,607
• Project Type: Curb Management
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Wheels on the Bus – Real-Time Data (RTD): Evaluate technologies capable of collecting and disseminating real-time use data for front-mounted bus bike racks and interior mobility device securement equipment on VTA’s bus route network.

• Funding: $500,616
• Project Type: Transit Innovation
• Final Implementation Report: View the FY22 SMART FIR for Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Wheels on the Bus (WOTB)

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Transit Reliability Improvement and Performance System (TRIPS): Implement a multi-jurisdictional and connected Transit Signal Priority (TSP) system across Santa Clara County.

• Funding: $1,692,328
• Project Type: Smart Traffic Signals
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

City of Colorado Springs

Perception-Based Adaptive Traffic Management and Data Sharing: Plan, prototype, and test a multi-dimensional Perception-Based Adaptive Traffic Management and Data Sharing system in the Pikes Peak Region, partnering with academia, industry, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

• Funding: $1,776,200
• Project Type: Smart Traffic Signals
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

City of Fort Collins

Smart Grid Electric Vehicle Charge Management Solution: Demonstrate a smart grid electric vehicle (EV) charge management solution for the City of Fort Collins’ EV fleet, through a managed charging software pilot, a municipal fleet electrification standards framework, and a study on value to city-owned utility ratepayers.

• Funding: $1,059,037
• Project Type: Smart Grid
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

City of Greeley

Connected Greeley – Emergency Vehicle Preemption (CG-EVP) Pilot: Provide Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP), snowplow priority, and a Vulnerable Road User (VRU) detection and warning system at intersections in Greeley.

• Funding: $1,382,150
• Project Type: Smart Traffic Signals
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Colorado Department of Transportation

ATMA for Work Zone Safety: Prototype innovative autonomous truck mounted attenuator (ATMA) technology to shield highway maintenance workers from errant drivers in a four-state partnership led by Colorado DOT.

• Funding: $1,891,343
• Project Type: Work Zone Safety
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Connecticut Department of Transportation

Connecticut Integrated Transit Mobility Project (CT-ITMP): Develop a statewide multimodal public transit fare payment application.

• Funding: $2,000,000
• Project Type: Transit Innovation
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Delaware Department of Transportation

Future-Ready Delaware: SMART Technology Enhancements for Safe, Resilient Intersections: Deploy cloud-based vehicle-to-everything technology (CbV2X) and optimized signal timing along statewide roadways.

• Funding: $1,990,711
• Project Type: Connected Vehicles
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Miami-Dade County

A MicroFreight Approach for Safer Streets: Introduce a platform of integrated data, networked sensors, and digital infrastructure to enable and scale safe, last-mile freight and goods deliveries in Miami-Dade County.

• Funding: $1,985,000
• Project Type: Curb Management
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Chatham Area Transit

CAT EV Zonal Micro Project: Deploy an On Demand Multimodal Transportation System (ODMTS), introducing first mile-last mile microtransit to CAT’s existing fixed route and paratransit service in the Savannah area.

• Funding: $1,201,736
• Project Type: Transit Innovation
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners

Singleton Road Corridor Technology Improvements: Prototype safety technologies along Gwinnett County’s Singleton Road Corridor, including passive pedestrian detection and Transit Signal Priority.

• Funding: $1,053,400
• Project Type: Connected Vehicles
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Bannock Transportation Planning Organization

Innovative Transportation Solutions Project: Install smart, sensor-based traffic signals and monitoring across the Yellowstone Corridor in Idaho.

• Funding: $1,317,074
• Project Type: Smart Traffic Signals
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Illinois Department of Transportation

Integrating Work Zone Data Exchanges in Illinois for a Safer Highway System: Develop a framework for the advancement of Workzone Data Exchange-compliant systems in Illinois.

• Funding: $979,500
• Project Type: Work Zone Safety
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

North Central Regional Planning Commission

Smart Counties in Kansas: Prototype a GIS-based platform that integrates local infrastructure assets to provide innovative data, monitor asset conditions, and inform technological solutions in Kansas.

• Funding: $1,031,730
• Project Type: UAS
• Final Implementation Report: View the FY22 SMART FIR for North Central Regional Planning Commission - Kansas

Louisville Metro Government

ViaSMART—a Safe Streets & Viaducts proof of concept (PoC): Integrate an intelligent, sensor-based platform that can report real-time data on flooding and congestion with existing advanced transportation, water, and communication technologies in Louisville.

• Funding: $1,999,481
• Project Type: Sensors
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

City of Brockton

Downtown Brockton Transportation Technology Project: Install a traffic management system that will also assess air quality, road temperatures and pedestrian safety in Brockton.

• Funding: $1,496,630
• Project Type: Smart Traffic Signals
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Planning a Smart Microgrid that Generates and Distributes Reliable Power at Cape Cod Gateway Airport to Increase Energy Independence: Plan, permit, and design a smart microgrid system at Cape Cod Gateway Airport (HYA).

• Funding: $1,950,000
• Project Type: Smart Grid
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Improving Rail Safety, Efficiency, and Climate Resilience by Using Drones and Sensors to Monitor and Analyze Railroad Infrastructure Threatened by Ground Water Variability: Use drone technology for environmental sensing in Cape Cod, MA.

• Funding: $1,979,615
• Project Type: UAS
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

MetroWest Regional Transit Authority

Blandin Energy and Sustainable Storage Technology (BESST): Install solar power and battery banks for on-site energy and to power MWRTA's fleet.

• Funding: $985,000
• Project Type: Smart Grid
• Final Implementation Report: View the FY22 SMART FIR for MetroWest Regional Transit Authority

Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit Committee

BSOOB Transit Smart Grid Transition: Demonstrate renewable energy production, on-site energy storage, and electricity load management for Greater Portland’s transit agency.

• Funding: $350,000
• Project Type: Smart Grid
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

City of Detroit

Detroit MODES: Create smart intersections by leveraging existing traffic camera network to deploy AI software solutions which can predict and prevent traffic accidents in Detroit.

• Funding: $2,000,000
• Project Type: Sensors
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Michigan Department of Transportation

Advancing Rural Mobility: Michigan Public Transit Open Data Standards Program: Leverage open standard data to make real-time public transit information accessible in rural Michigan.

• Funding: $1,310,447
• Project Type: Transit Innovation
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Michigan Department of Transportation

Blue Water Bridge International Smart Freight Corridor: Implement a proof of concept of a smart corridor for truck-borne goods movement across Port Huron, Michigan’s Blue Water Bridge at the U.S.-Canadian border.

• Funding: $1,806,218
• Project Type: International Commerce
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Road Commission for Oakland County

Leading in Sustainable Safety with V2X technology in Oakland County Michigan: Create a framework for deploying C-V2X in a sustainable manner.

• Funding: $2,000,000
• Project Type: Connected Vehicles
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

City of Minneapolis

Open Data Approach to Curbside Management: Develop a collection of multi-faceted, open-source APIs to communicate Minneapolis’ policies and regulations, real-time changes to curb usage, and provide a historical view of curb usage, impacts, and efficiencies.

• Funding: $1,975,000
• Project Type: Curb Management
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Mid-America Regional Council

Operation Green Light: Regional Traffic Signal Performance Measures: Use data for traffic signal retiming to improve the flow of traffic in Kansas City.

• Funding: $734,653
• Project Type: Smart Traffic Signals
• Final Implementation Report: View the FY22 SMART FIR for Mid-America Regional Council - Missouri

North Carolina Department of Transportation

Automating Actionable Road Anomalies (AARA) for Traveler Information: Provide hands free, eyes free alerts to motorists through existing smartphone applications and navigation systems in North Carolina.

• Funding: $1,534,500
• Project Type: Connected Vehicles
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Three Affiliated Tribes

MHA Nation Drone Project: Planning and Protocol Development: Use drone technology for medical care and equipment delivery for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation.

• Funding: $1,966,345
• Project Type: UAS
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

New Jersey Department of Transportation

NJDOT SMART RIGHT NOW: Mitigate wrong-way driving events using sensors in New Jersey.

• Funding: $2,000,000
• Project Type: Sensors
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada

Safer, Faster, Smarter: Pairing Cloud-Based Vehicle Preemption and AI Intersection Video Analytics: Prototype a cloud-based signal timing optimization system that supports Emergency Vehicle Preemption, Transit Signal Priority, and AI analytics in the Las Vegas region.

• Funding: $2,000,000
• Project Type: Smart Traffic Signals
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Tahoe Transportation District

Intelligent Sensor Integration on Rural Multi-Modal System with an Urban Recreation Travel Demand, Lake Tahoe Basin, NV and CA: Optimize Lake Tahoe region travel using sensors at each of the Basin's seven entry points.

• Funding: $1,489,000
• Project Type: Sensors
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

City of Buffalo

Buffalo SMART Grant project: Capture real-time usage data and facilitate comprehensive curb management strategies in Downtown Buffalo.

• Funding: $1,919,343
• Project Type: Curb Management
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

City of Ithaca

Dynamic Signal Priority for School Buses, Transit and Fire Operations: Deploy Traffic Signal Prioritization to improve the efficiency of school buses, transit, and fire operations in Ithaca.

• Funding: $1,782,310
• Project Type: Smart Traffic Signals
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority

NY MTA - Inclusive Wayfinding through NaviLens: Implement a wayfinding application to allow visually impaired New York subway and bus customers to safely navigate their entire public transit trip.

• Funding: $2,000,000
• Project Type: Transit Innovation
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

New York State Thruway Authority

Smart Data Collection: Using Automation and Data Integration to Optimize Infrastructure Inspection: Use drone technology to inspect infrastructure along the New York State Thruway.

• Funding: $1,500,000
• Project Type: UAS
• Final Implementation Report: View the FY22 SMART FIR for New York State Thruway Authority

City of Cleveland

Complete Corridor Project: Provide the right of way to emergency vehicles using smart traffic signals in Cleveland.

• Funding: $1,820,500
• Project Type: Smart Traffic Signals
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Ohio Department of Transportation

CV Safety Alert & Predictive Crash Location Integration: Build two proofs of concept to mitigate, address, and report accidents in Ohio.

• Funding: $1,998,000
• Project Type: Sensors
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

City of Portland

Portland, leading by example: A Technology-enabled, efficient delivery zone: Use data and sensors to establish an efficient delivery zone in Portland.

• Funding: $1,999,384
• Project Type: Curb Management
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

City of Philadelphia

Philadelphia Digital ROW and Mobility Improvement Project: Digitize street, sidewalk, and curbside space and develop an online application to communicate Right-of-Way information to users.

• Funding: $2,000,000
• Project Type: Curb Management
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County

Leveraging Advanced Data to Deliver Multimodal Safety (LADDMS): Use LiDAR and camera technologies at key intersections to understand near misses in Nashville.

• Funding: $2,000,000
• Project Type: Sensors
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Harris County

Harris County Flood Warning System: Study and implement a user dashboard to alert residents in flood prone areas of Harris County.

• Funding: $2,000,000
• Project Type: Sensors
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Texas Department of Transportation

Smarter Intersections Pilot Project: Install smart intersection technology featuring visual and auditory devices in College Station.

• Funding: $1,900,000
• Project Type: Connected Vehicles
• Final Implementation Report: View the FY22 SMART FIR for Texas Department of Transportation

Utah Department of Transportation

Enabling Trust and Deployment Through Verified Connected Intersections: Prototype a Connected Intersection Corridor and develop a plan for nationwide V2X systems deployment.

• Funding: $1,855,000
• Project Type: Connected Vehicles
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission

Drone Medical Package Delivery for Improved Transportation and Better Patient Outcomes: Use drone technology to deliver and transport medical supplies on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

• Funding: $1,877,000
• Project Type: UAS
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority

Rainier Valley Safe: Technology Investments to Improve Community Safety: Leverage smart sensing infrastructure and upgraded traffic signals to address safety at at-grade crossings and multimodal efficiency at signalized intersections in the Ranier Valley.

• Funding: $2,000,000
• Project Type: Sensors
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

City of Seattle

Last Mile Freight Curb Access: Digitizing the Last-Mile of Urban Goods to Improve Curb Access and Utilization: Establish new Commercial Vehicle Permit (CVP) policies and implement a digital CVP built on the Curb Data Specification (CDS) in Seattle.

• Funding: $1,996,000
• Project Type: Curb Management
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Whatcom Council of Governments

Cascade Gateway Advanced Border Information System (ABIS) Design Project: Develop a binational public wait time system at the U.S.-Canadian border in Northern Washington.

• Funding: $458,000
• Project Type: International Commerce
• Final Implementation Report: Pending Publication

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Extending the Wisconsin Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) to Local Roads Using Smart Work Zone ITS: Expand Work Zone Data Exchange to local roads in Madison.

• Funding: $250,000
• Project Type: Work Zone Safety
• Final Implementation Report: View the FY22 SMART FIR for Wisconsin Department of Transportation

West Virginia Department of Transportation

West Virginia Structural Health Monitoring Project: Deploy a structural health monitoring tool for aging infrastructure in Charleston.

• Funding: $812,000
• Project Type: Sensors
• Final Implementation Report: View the FY22 SMART FIR for West Virginia Department of Transportation