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U.S. Department of Transportation Seeks Input for Thriving Communities Initiative, Created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced a Request for Information (RFI) to receive input from stakeholders about the Thriving Communities Initiative – launching this fall.Secure Data Commons - UseCaseCrossProjectAnalysis
Cross Project Analysis
Identify Technologies and Systems to Enable Intra-Project Analysis and Scale to National Level
A research program has identified internal DOT Researchers and external Partners (academia and other federal agencies) to share and analyze data from various grantees. SDC services helped support Researchers to conduct multiple data set analysis and develop general purpose code for data access across multiple projects. Research Programs are enabled to focus on gaining strategic value and policy insights, as well increase ROI future large DOT grant deployments.
Why Should Your Research Program use SDC Services?
- Set up for collaboration internally (DOT) and externally (academia and other federal agencies)
- Scalable for data size and computational needs
- Includes data science tools that can be extended and shared with partners
Last updated August 2022
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BTS Partnership Plan on Incorporating SDC Waze Data
Utilize SDC to build analytical weather-transportation modeling tools
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) program has a need to identify congestion hotpots, flood impacts, and severe storm impacts to support the Emergency Planning Transportation Data Initiative and national highway traffic cluster analysis (Waze “Hot Spot” Analysis). BTS utilized the Secure Data Commons (SDC) to build proofs-of-concept of analytical weather-transportation impacts.
Emergency Planning Transportation Data Initiative
The Emergency Planning Transportation Data Initiative is supported by a partnership between BTS and National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). SDC provided support to Researchers conducting data integration on severe weather with the national transportation system, historical analysis and forecasting components, and post-op evaluation of dataset limitations/opportunities. This initiative was able to make discoveries useful for public safety and emergency evacuation preparedness at the multi-state scale.
Waze “Hot Spot” Analysis
The Waze “Hot Spot” Analysis builds upon research Volpe has already conducted for the Safety Data Initiative. It includes the research evaluation of SDC Waze data, developing a proof of concept on a subset of the nation’s highway system data, and an experiment on predictive analysis on traffic forecasts. BTS Researchers were able work on machine learning and cluster analysis to evaluate options for creating a daily dashboard of “hot spots” of operational characteristics on the nation’s highway system: Congestion/traffic jam locations, Bottleneck sites, and Weather-related Road closures.
Sponsor: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Last updated December 2022
Identifying Underserved Communities for SS4A Grants
This document provides instructions on how to use the Underserved Communities Tool for a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant application.
Calculating Average Annual Fatality Rate for SS4A
This document provides instructions on how to obtain the necessary data and calculate the Average Annual Motor-Vehicle-Involved Roadway Fatalities 2019-2023 for inclusion in the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant application.
Eligible and Ineligible SS4A Applicants
This document addresses frequently asked questions about what types of entities are eligible to apply for Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grants.
Eligible and Ineligible SS4A Implementation Grant Projects
This document addresses frequently asked questions about eligibility requirements for Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Implementation Grant projects.
Implementation Grants are one of two available grant categories under the SS4A program. Implementation Grants are for implementing...
Eligible and Ineligible SS4A Action Plans
This document addresses frequently asked questions about what types of Action Plans meet the eligibility requirements to apply for a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Implementation Grant.
Comprehensive Safety Action Plans (Action Plans) are the basic building block to...
Highlights of Changes to the FY22 SS4A Notice of Funding Opportunity
The purpose of this amendment is to edit Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Number DOT-SS4A-FY22-01 to make technical modifications. Accordingly, the NOFO is hereby amended. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions remain unchanged and are in full force and effect. If a section is...