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The USDOT ITS JPO's Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program seeks to combine connected vehicle and mobile device technologies in innovative and cost-effective ways. Ultimately, this program will improve traveler mobility and system productivity while reducing environmental impacts and enhancing safety. The USDOT has selected three pilot sites, where teams are in the process of conducting Phase 1: Concept Development activities leading to later phases (Phase 2: Design/Build/Test and Phase 3: Operations). The three selected pilot sites are ICF/Wyoming, Tampa (THEA), and New York City.
The Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) leads the Tampa (THEA) Pilot project that aims to deploy a variety of connected vehicle technologies on and within the vicinity of the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway reversible express lanes in downtown Tampa. In addition to the Expressway, the deployment area contains bus and trolley services, high pedestrian densities, special event trip generators, and highly variable traffic demand over the course of a typical day. The primary objective of this deployment is to improve safety and alleviate congestion on the roadway during morning commuting hours. The project team will deploy vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) safety, mobility, and agency data applications to create reinforcing benefits for motorists, pedestrians, and transit operation.
During the Concept Development phase, there will be three public webinars from each pilot site to provide interested parties with a sense of the key issues addressed in each deployment, the conceptual approach, and expected deployment impacts. This Concept of Operations webinar is the first of three webinars focusing on issues to be addressed at the deployment site, the deployment concept, and insights gained from stakeholder engagement activities during concept development process. The next webinar will discuss how the sites plan to measure and monitor the success of the sites in meeting the performance goals of the deployment with respect to safety, mobility, and environmental impacts. The last webinar will be on the comprehensive deployment plan prior to Phase 2, which brings together the deployment concept, the performance measurement plan, and other areas (e.g., safety management, privacy, security, participant training, and application development and integration).
To register for this ITS JPO webinar, please visit: http://www.itsa.org/theaconopswebinar .
Stay tuned for more upcoming public webinars from the three pilot sites by visiting the program's website at: http://www.its.dot.gov/pilots.
For more information on the ITS JPO and current sponsored programs, please visit: http://www.its.dot.gov.